“Opening up your closet/wardrobe should be like arriving at a really good party where everyone you see is someone you like.” -Amy Fine Collins. Well, since we’re talking about THIS wardrobe… It’s time to PARTY folks!!!! This is a FABULOUS wardrobe, entertainment center, or storage cabinet by Lane Furniture composed of a smooth white lacquer frame with rounded edges, double doors, a single adjustable shelf behind the double doors, a capped cord cutout in the lower right corner, a toe kick style base with brass trim along the front of the base, and 3 drawers that all pull open a bit differently. There is a recessed brass strip between the top two drawers creating a lip below the top drawer and above the middle drawer that acts as a pull and the bottom drawer opens from the lip underneath. It has TONS of adequate storage space and is EXACTLY what you need to set your bedroom or dressing area apart from ALL others!! Unless of course, you aren’t in need of a wardrobe, in which case, it is versatile enough to utilize as a marvelous entertainment center or even a linen or blanket cabinet. It would be beautiful in a dining room storing dishes & kitchen items, or maybe in a den or home office for books and other supplies. This magnificent cabinet bears a minimalist aesthetic with a style that is similar to other strikingly sleek pieces by Ello and Glenn of California… WOW!!! It has a classic presence exuding clean lines and a Modern to Postmodern style that will also be magnificent among Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency, Contemporary, and other styles of furnishings & décor. We fell in love with this lovely Lane piece the moment we saw it and know you have too. I mean, how could you resist??
Lane was founded in 1912 by Edward Hudson Lane at the age of 21, upon his father’s suggestion after he, John Edward Lane, bought a small packing-box plant in Altavista, Virginia. Edward procured a loan and converted the factory to make cedar chests and named it The Standard Red Cedar Chest Co. Sales were good, and the company expanded. But during WWI, with the banning of rail freight deemed non-essential, they began making pine ammunition boxes. This is notable as it led to an assembly line which was revolutionary and became the first moving conveyor assembly system in the furniture industry. After the war, with sales still increasing, Ed Lane decided he could risk giving the company his name and changed it to The Lane Co. in 1922. They began advertising and an ambitious program of research and development leading to hiring their first staff designer and sales force. They made it through the depression with a lot of hard work and again during WWII converted to providing items needed for wartime. After WWII a complete design department was added. They were innovative, creating new materials. One called Lanewood which was produced from waste wood. 1951 brought the making of occasional tables. Then in 1956 the acquisitions began of other companies to add case goods and upholstered furnishings. With production of their mid-century-modern furnishings, the company continued to grow and expand until in 1987 it was acquired by Interco, Inc. But, for 75 years the Lane family of Altavista, Virginia ran the business with Edwards son, Bernard Bell (B.B.) Lane, being at the helm at the end. Lane is still to this day a leading U. S. furniture manufacturer.
So, there you have it… Call it a wardrobe, call it an entertainment center, or call it a storage cabinet… But whatever you choose to call this incredible white lacquer & brass piece by Lane Furniture… Be sure to call it YOURS!!!!
