Walk in wardrobe dilemma
Kate Willett
8 years ago
We have a long thin bedroom, with a long window on one wall, and two doors on the opposite wall (en-suite and entrance door). We are considering having a wall built three quarters of the way across the room to create a walk in wardrobe next to the en-suite door. The plan shown puts the new wall just shy of the window, and friends have suggested that this wall being built will make our very long window look odd as it will be up one end of the room. Does anyone have any experience of a window like this? Or have any advice to this plan? Thank you!
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Victoria
8 years agoVictoria
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PROGerard Puxhe
8 years agoKate Willett
8 years agoThe bed is currently at the other end of the room, with wardrobes cover the end wall. We have so much space in between, it seems wasted. That's how this suggestion came up to create more storage while having room to put a dressing table against the new wall.
Regarding curtains, we were considering plantation shutters to avoid bulky curtains. I didn't think a window at one end would look strange before, but now with someone suggesting it would look odd, I wondered if anyone has faced this.
Kate Willett
8 years ago
minnie101
8 years agoKate Willett
8 years ago
PROSolid Furniture Design
8 years agoGary Lau
8 years agoKate Willett
8 years agoWe had considered that, but it limits the storage. Plus I really don't want to see the hanging rail or shelves. Our plan was to keep our one wardrobe with shelves & drawers, and change the doors for mirrored ones (floor to ceiling) so it reflected back light in the opening. If we have open both ends I can't shelve or drawer that end and I'd see clothes :-/
Kate Willett
8 years agoI didn't really want to have to walk through the wardrobe to get to the en-suite (especially for a wee in the night), but what do you think to moving the new wall to the other side?
Pro's:
Walk in wardrobe can be made wider
Wall doesn't get too close to the window
A little natural light goes in the walk-in
Con's:
No space at the end for drawers/shelves
Walking through the clothes to get to the toilet/shower
Does anyone have anything like this? Does it work?
Gary Lau
8 years agoKate Willett
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