Tall dark two-door wardrobe with small scattered floral inlays on recessed door panels — The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 (Met Open Access). View source

Victorian (Queen Anne, Eastlake) · Built-ins & Bookcases

Herter Brothers Wardrobe with Inlaid Panels (1875–1883)

A tall two-door cherry wardrobe by Herter Brothers with a dark finish, inset door panels scattered with small inlaid flowers and a band of ornament at the cornice.

Before built-in closets were common, a wardrobe like this held a household's clothing, and its design translates directly to a modern closet wall or bedroom built-in. The doors are framed with narrow stiles and rails, and each recessed panel is scattered with small floral inlays rather than covered edge to edge, which keeps a large surface from feeling busy. A decorative frieze across the top and a matching band across the base tie the piece together. Herter Brothers often used this restrained Anglo-Japanese approach in bedrooms. For a built-in wardrobe today, the same idea works: a quiet dark or painted frame, one repeated motif, and a defined top and bottom band.

Have this made · Signature tier

Stile-and-rail doors with CNC-routed recessed panels; the scattered motif can be V-carved and color-filled or applied as inlaid veneer roundels.

A custom version typically runs $700–$1,050 per linear foot, installed in Colorado.

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