Wardrobe-dressing room: compartment, built-in and other options in the room, photo examples

Before ordering a wardrobe, it is important to get at least basic information about it. This article is devoted to this and not only. It will be interesting!

A wardrobe is not a luxury at all, but rather a deliberate way to put things in order in a room and a convenient option for storing things and clothes.

Pros and cons of a wardrobe

The only alternative to a wardrobe is a separate storage room. Arguing about the advantages and disadvantages, it is with her that we will compare it.

Not everyone has the opportunity to place a dressing room in a separate room or to allocate an area for it in a spacious room.

But a wardrobe can be placed in most rooms found in our apartments and houses.

Advantages of a wardrobe for a dressing room:

1. Arranging a dressing room is much more difficult than buying and installing a wardrobe, it takes more time and is far from always justified.
2. Suitable for premises of any size, whether it be a private house or an apartment in Khrushchev.
3. The cabinet occupies 100% of the usable area and volume. All things can be packed very tightly.
4. A wide variety of sizes, designs, etc.
5. Possibility of installation in almost any part of the living space. Most often they are equipped in bedrooms and hallways.

Disadvantages: Most of the items in the closet are out of sight. In an effort to fit the maximum into it, we lay a part so that you can hardly get it. Everything is at hand in the dressing room.

Varieties of wardrobes

Although there are innumerable designs, styles, models and sizes of such furniture, wardrobes designed for clothes can be divided into two types: wardrobes and built-in wardrobes.

A wardrobe closet is a large roomy structure equipped with a convenient storage system

Wardrobes wardrobes

The main thing that makes them different from the rest of their fellows is the sliding doors. Their canvas moves along the upper and lower tracks. The width of the cabinet (but not its doors) can be up to 3 m. The height varies from 60 cm to the ceiling.

Sliding wardrobes are divided into cabinet and built-in wardrobes. The latter is not the same as a regular built-in wardrobe. Cabinet cabinets have a full-fledged design of doors and walls. If necessary, you can disassemble, rearrange. Built-in wardrobes are close in appearance to dressing rooms, but retain certain distinctive features of furniture.

Cabinet wardrobe with wide sliding doors

L-shaped built-in wardrobe

Advantages of a wardrobe-compartment:

1. Sliding doors do not eat up space. Sliding wardrobes, made to order, can be delivered anywhere in the apartment (house).
2. High capacity in all directions. All space involved.
3. Suitable for any architectural direction and design style. They look good both in a rich apartment and in a not luxuriously furnished one.
4. Inside, it is easy to organize any filling, make compartments for placing a variety of things.
5. Extensive price range, and not at the expense of quality. It is not difficult to find a reliable and stylish wardrobe for owners with middle income. Perhaps this is due to the fact that their models were released for housing of different prices.

Minuses:

1. People with incomes well below the average will not be able to afford high-quality wardrobes. There are very few cheap, at the same time reliable, models suitable for long-term operation.
2. Limited door width. It should be such that the wardrobe opens freely.

If there is no confidence in the compartment systems, you can choose the option with swing doors

Built-in wardrobes

Built-in wardrobes are those that are structurally incorporated into the room. They may lack the top, bottom, back wall. In principle, built-in wardrobes can also be attributed to built-in wardrobes, but the latter have so many distinctive features that it was more correct to describe them not here, but above.

The dimensions of the built-in wardrobe are chosen individually based on personal needs

The depth of such a wardrobe depends only on the availability of free space in the room.

You can also choose the shape of the cabinet in accordance with the configuration of the room.

Advantages:

1. Built-in wardrobes are always more spacious and roomy than their other counterparts, good for storing bulky items.
2. They allow you to easily adjust the size of the room, to make even its serious flaws invisible to the eyes.
3. They give the opportunity to use any, even the smallest or not beautifully located niche.
4. Fits perfectly into any apartment. They give more room for imagination and original ideas.
5. Due to the lack of some of the elements, for example, the ceiling, they are cheaper than conventional cabinets of similar capacity.

Flaws:

1. Rearranging or even moving will not work. You can't take it with you when you move.
2. Not suitable for temporary housing such as rented apartments.

Corner wardrobe does not take up much space and has good spaciousness

Filling options

It is difficult to give advice on this topic. In general, you should proceed as follows:

1. Check out what you want to put in the closet, it's better to make a list.
2. Clearly understand what prevails in it, what things are intended for long-term storage, whether the child will use the cabinet.
3. Estimate how much space you need for your clothes. Add another 15-20% to it.

Shelves

Seasonal items are stored on the upper shelves. On average, then you have to use it all the time. The lower part is for shoes. You can take up space with shelves that would otherwise be unclaimed. The height of the shelves, with the exception of shoe shelves, is best done at least 40 cm.

Simple open shelves are the most inexpensive components, but you shouldn't get too carried away with their number, as dust accumulates on them.

Hangers

This is the most important part of the wardrobe. The height of the bar should be such that the hems of even the longest dresses do not touch the floor. In the case when it is difficult to reach the crossbar, you can use the pantograph. Sometimes it is convenient to make two barbells, one on top of the other.

One rod across the entire width of the wardrobe - the minimum package for the smallest wardrobe

If we talk about the arrangement of the hangers horizontally, then it would be more correct to make its own thematic department behind each open door.

A pantograph is intended for placing hangers with clothes in the upper part of the cabinet.

Be sure to make sure that the child, the elderly family members, is also comfortable. You can make a children's section in the closet.

Boxes

By such we mean any shelf with sides that can be pulled out to the full depth. Usually the boxes are located on the middle and bottom tier. Make sure they slide out easily. There should be a reasonable distance between the drawers and the nearest obstacle in the pull-out path. It is desirable that the width of the box is no more than 1 m, otherwise it will "slip".

For ease of use and a complete overview of the contents, drawers should be fully extended

Pull-out baskets will be no less useful, in which you can store many things and objects.

Choosing a style and color palette for the dressing room

Among the styles, of which at least one is suitable for your room, you can mention:

• Classical. It is distinguished by a clear, without unnecessary details, decoration, walls in one color, stone (or from a material imitating stone) floor. Colors should be light: white, beige, etc. The style is suitable for a dressing room of any area, but if it is less than 10 sq. m., the designer will have to try.
  

  A classic interior requires natural wood, at least for the manufacture of facades

• Neoclassicism. Its peculiarity can be called embossed projections, large mirrors, and the presence of floral ornaments. Of the tones, white, pink, blue and others from the light range prevail. Gold and silver elements are acceptable in the decoration. Along with natural materials, it is permissible to use plastic and microfibers.
  

  When choosing a cabinet for a neoclassical interior, you can save a lot on materials by giving up expensive solid wood

• Provence. It is characterized by open wardrobe systems with no doors or no front wall. Do not forget that the style came from the French Mediterranean province, so the tones should be warm, natural, giving the impression of lightness and spaciousness. It is good if the wardrobe is decorated with floral painting.
  

  When arranging a dressing room in a rustic style, you can do without a closet by arranging a storage system in a niche or by separating part of the room with a small partition for this

Photos of examples of the design of wardrobes

Cabinets with glass doors. The light from them allows you to visually enlarge the space. During the fitting, you can immediately look at yourself without leaving the closet. Sandblasting patterns are acceptable as decorations along the edges of the mirrors.

Glass doors can be matte, tinted, decorated with photo printing or sandblasting

Photo-printed cabinets. The technology of its application is now so advanced that it allows you to display on the surface any photo or image downloaded from the Internet. It helps a lot if the cabinet doors look bulky and create the effect of a visual reduction in space.

Drawing for photo printing must be selected taking into account the style direction of the interior of the room

Stained-glass cabinets. They combine sophistication and beauty, testify to the delicate taste of the owners. The composition can be done both on glass and on a mirror. There is a so-called pseudo-stained glass window. It is made from a film that is then glued to the surface.

Doors with beautiful stained-glass windows will perfectly fit into the interior of the bedroom in a classic style

Less common are cabinets made from combinations of different inserts. However, it takes a very experienced designer to make them look good.

There are many options for inserts on cabinet doors

You can combine glass and mirror surfaces, openwork drawing and photo printing

You can also choose the material from which the cabinet doors will be made. Popular options are glass, MDF, wood, or combinations thereof

In conclusion, I would like to note that it is not the amount of free space that is important, but the rational use of what is. This is exactly what you need to strive for when choosing and equipping a wardrobe.

Video: Built-in wardrobe as a dressing room

Photos of wardrobes in the interior of the rooms