You might have it in your kitchen, to hold the best china and silver. Or you could have it in your bathroom, keeping medicines way out of reach of children. And you could have at least one in your bedroom, where everything from clothes to shoes, yearbooks to photos are stored.
Taken for granted and often abused, closets make up a great part of our every day lives. They are called by many other names; the word closet is, in fact, native to North America, and is associated with cabinets, cupboards, or pantries. The British call it a wardrobe, or even an armoire.
Way before C.S. Lewis introduced the world to a magical universe past the furs hanging in a closet, the Elizabethans closeted themselves and referred to any room as a closet, as long as someone could read in it and have privacy. In the modern age, even the bathroom is referred to as a water closet, or W.C.
Closets can be made in a variety of materials. The traditional wood allows a closet to be decorated with carvings and mirrors. The more modern closets are made of less insect-prone materials, and are more lightweight.
Whatever they are made of, and whichever name they are called, closets...