On Friday, February 20, 2015 at 9:35:27 AM UTC-5, Greg Guarino wrote:
I think someone here once mentioned a resource that lists recommended
dimensions for different types of furniture. Can someone post a link?

I'm especially interested in the recommended depth for an Armoire that
would have a clothes-hanging rod in the usual orientation: parallel to
the back. Also the height of the clothes-hanging area. Let's assume it's
for shirts and pants folded over hangers. No dresses. No outerwear.

Thanks in advance.

Attached are pictures of the Armoire in my daughters' room. This unit was inherited from my wife's grandmother about 35 years ago. We suspect that it is of German origin, from the early 1900's, but we are not sure. The wife and I used it for a few years and then it was "given" to the 2 girls for their clothes. (Actually, we switched rooms and left it behind because it is too big for the room we moved into)

The overall dimensions are 77" high x 89" long x 26" deep. Yes, it's a very big unit. (more on that later) It was originally designed with a hanging closet on both ends and an adjustable shelf section in the middle. I modified it by lowering the hanging rod and adding an extra shelf as shown in this picture.

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps048d847e.jpg

As far as the dimensions you were asking about, the top of the hanging rod is 34" from the floor of the Armoire. This was high enough for the girl's clothes when they were young, but adult size shirts touch the floor. (I've used a height of 38" in some closets and that works fine for my shirts, but I'm only 5'4".) The outside depth of the unit is 26", but the inside depth is 23". That is more than enough depth for hanging shirts, pants, etc.

The original hanging rod on the opposite side (not shown) is 59" from the floor of the Armoire. That's 7" lower than the rods in my standard closets. The shelves in the end sections are 10" from the ceiling of the Armoire.

The Armoire is big, in fact way too big to move as a single unit. However, it is a cleverly designed knock-down unit. The following picture shows 2 features:

1 - The notched brackets and cleats used for the adjustable shelves in the center section.

2 - One of the knock-down connectors that connect the walls to the top and bottom of the unit. By inserting a thin rod, such as a Allen wrench, into the hole in the barrel, you can screw it down (or up) to take the unit apart.. When completely dismantled, you end up with 12 flat pieces, the largest of which are the top and the bottom. Oh yeah...and 8 shelves. The doors are attached with piano hinges using 56 flat screws per hinge.

http://i440.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps30d5b0d6.jpg

If you need any more dimensions or other information, don't hesitate to ask..