A wardrobe is judged on its internals, not its shutters. A beautiful exterior with a useless inside is the most common wardrobe complaint we are called in to fix. Here is what we put inside every Kurumban wardrobe — and why.
1. Adjustable shelves, always
Fixed shelves at builder-default heights have made more people unhappy with their wardrobes than any other single thing. Every shelf in our builds is on metal pin supports — fully adjustable in 32mm increments.
2. Pull-out tie & belt rack
A 4-inch pull-out drawer with felt-lined slots for ties, belts, and watch boxes. Costs maybe ₹2,500 extra. Becomes the most-used 4 inches of the wardrobe.
3. Internal LED with motion sensor
Open the door, the LED comes on. Close it, off. No switch. No fumbling. Adds maybe ₹4,000 to the wardrobe. Removes a small daily friction for fifteen years.
4. A single jewellery drawer
Velvet-lined, with proper compartments. Optionally a digital lock. For most Tamil families this replaces a separate locker visit and ages with the family.
5. Real hanging height
A common mistake: hanging rod set too low because the shutter is shorter. We size hanging height to the longest garment in the family — sarees, sherwanis, long kurtas — and then build storage above and below it.
P. Saravanan
Workshop Master
Writing from the workshop floor at Kurumban Crafts, Coimbatore.
