Estela Wooden Armoire

There's a weight to it, the weight of furniture that was truly made by hand, and the Estela Wooden Armoire has exactly that. This wooden armoire is not trying to be sleek or spare. Instead it embraces its heritage, with a door front built from rows of deep carved squares, each one marked by a worn metal medallion and a border of hammered studs. The two small mirror panels set near the top look almost like an afterthought from the maker, a quiet flourish that gives the whole piece its personality.

Open it up and the romance gives way to real function. Inside there is room for a full clothing wardrobe, with space to hang coats and dresses while still leaving shelves for folded articles. Plenty of people buy it for the bedroom, but it holds its own just as well in a hallway or a corner of the living room, where you simply need a wooden cabinet for storage that does not look like storage.

Honesty is what makes this solid wood armoire stand out. The wood is real, the joinery is traditional, and the finish carries a patina that machines cannot fake. It is heavy, it is built to last, and it is likely to outlive the trends that come and go around it.

If you are the kind of person who is tired of browsing wardrobes online only to find flat, forgettable boxes, then the Estela is a different story altogether. It is an armoire wardrobe closet for clothes with real character, a wooden cupboard you buy once and live with for a very long time.