| If you have ample space in your bedroom, you may | | | | the bedroom's other big pieces, especially the bed. |
| wish to consider a walk in wardrobe. They are fairly | | | | Wardrobe design and bed design then should |
| easily constructed, consisting usually of simple 'stud' | | | | complement one another, rather than have the two |
| walls, with either a plain opening into the rest of the | | | | vying for attention. |
| bedroom, or a door. Use all the available space - the | | | | A bedroom wardrobe can of course have either |
| space above the door and even the short 'corridor' | | | | hinged or sliding doors. Undecorated doors tend to |
| into the walk-in wardrobe can be used as storage. A | | | | create smooth lines and an expanse of space. This |
| fully open-plan walk-in stylish contemporary wardrobe | | | | can be advantageous in a contemporary setting, |
| with no front is a luxury in terms of space, of course, | | | | where uninterrupted lines add to the overall ambiance. |
| but has the advantage of being flooded with maximum | | | | In more period settings however, it's wise to break up |
| light. | | | | these surfaces, either by decoration or by choosing |
| The inside walls can be fitted out with a variety of | | | | hinged doors that open in sections, thereby allowing the |
| hanging space, drawers, shelves, and even racks for | | | | eye to dwell on detail, rather than roam free over a |
| shoes, ties and accessories. Make sure lighting is | | | | plain expanse. |
| adequate, and even if the wardrobe gets lighting from | | | | Standalone bedroom wardrobes are probably the |
| outside, you may wish to supplement that with detail | | | | cheapest option for your bedroom (walk in wardrobes |
| lighting such as spots. As well as being practical, such | | | | are usually the most costly), but that doesn't mean that |
| lighting creates a wonderful mood, making garment | | | | you have to compromise when it comes to style. |
| choice, at any time, something of an event. | | | | There are wonderful contemporary designs available |
| Standalone or fitted contemporary wardrobes, or | | | | which are a positive asset to a bedroom. Don't forget |
| rather their long doors, can be very imposing - to good | | | | that until only recently (a couple of hundred years ago) |
| or bad effect. To soften the lines of your wardrobes, | | | | it was thought unhygienic to keep a wardrobe in the |
| you could replace the doors' solid panels with pleated | | | | same room as you slept. Wardrobes were kept, until |
| fabric to create an gentle armoire effect. Another | | | | Victorian times, on the upstairs landing. Given the |
| suggestion is to replace the door with a wooden grille, | | | | relative size of the modern wardrobe, this makes |
| fretwork or a lattice. The backs of the doors could | | | | sense today, too. The proportions of a stairwell and |
| then be lined additionally with a fabric to create a | | | | landing are better suited than an average bedroom to |
| gentler facade. Because wardrobes, built-in or | | | | taking large pieces of furniture such as wardrobes and |
| freestanding are so large, they will always battle with | | | | armoires. |