If your bedroom always manages to look messy, despite decluttering and constant tidying up (or not), the real issue may be insufficient storage. Freestanding wardrobes are fine, but they don’t always look neat and often use up valuable living space. It’s not even possible to put them near the corners in a country house with sloping ceilings – what then remains that is useful for storing things? This is exactly where fitted wardrobes make a difference. Here are 5 things that tell you it is time for your bedroom to go fitted:
1) You’re constantly fighting clutter
This is often because there’s just not enough storage to begin with, and what we have quickly gets filled up. With the correct combination of hanging, shelves and drawers these can be tailored to what you actually own so everything has its place. For Fitted Wardrobes Bournemouth, visit lamco-design.co.uk/bespoke-fitted-wardrobes/
2) Your room has a less than ideal layout or wasted space
Box rooms, alcoves, chimney breasts and sloping ceilings can all present challenges when it comes to fitting in standard furniture. Free-standing wardrobes often result in having dead spaces above, beside or even behind it. Fitted wardrobes optimise the height and width of your house, utilising otherwise ‘nothing fits here’ bits to produce useful storage instead.
3) Nothing will get done in the morning
If you’re fishing through overstuffed drawers or squeezing hangers together, you still have existing space issues which perpetuate more of the same. Internal layouts are another addition of functionality within a fitted wardrobe – double hanging rails, pull out baskets for storing other items that can be added, zones specifically dedicated just to workwear and drawers all contribute towards making daily life easier. Less rummaging, less stress.
4) Sharing storage and it is starting to become a pain
A closet shared by two people can become a logistical nightmare. If space is a negotiation between two people (or more) then you can use the fitted wardrobes to delineate clear zones for each of them, by adding extras such as individual drawers and/or shelving options or even having an integrated laundry section.
5) You’d like your bedroom to feel a little more zen
Intentional spaces feel more peaceful and well-lived-in, especially a bedroom. A free-standing wardrobe will just jut out, and clash with the room, causing it to feel smaller. For example, fitted wardrobes are every space economist’s best friend as they sit flush, can be colour-matched to your decorating scheme and can include neat features like mirror-fronted or sliding doors – both big plus points for making the room that bit bigger and brighter.
If you are experiencing two or more of these things, it is worth getting a quote to see what can be done in your space.