Long bedroom - where to install a wardrobe?

7 years ago

I have a bedroom that is approximately 15' x 8'. A window fills one end of the 8' wall while the bedroom door is located on the 15' wall at the other end of the room.

As the room is long, and one end wall is filled with the window I thought that perhaps the best solution was to build a wardrobe along the length of the 8' wall by the bedroom door. Visually this will make the room more if a square. My concern is that the bedroom door will open and one is confronted with the side of the wardrobe.

I would be grateful for any advice. Apologies, if this post sounds a little muddled. This is my first post plus I am not yet familiar with different terms, expressions etc.

Thanks so much.

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Jonathan

7 years ago

If you have a 5' wide king sized bed and a 2' bedside table on each side your bed area will have only used 9' of the total length. I would put a wardrobe on the long wall which in turn means that you could get away with a smaller one near the door so it is not in your face as you open the door.

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7 years ago
You could put a mirror on the end of the wardrobe. Or put something in front of it like a pot plant. Or any chance of moving the door slightly along so you can have a built in wardrobe all along that wall?
castellano_other
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7 years ago
Thanks very much @Jen. Unfortunately, the door cannot be moved. I can perhaps have a 5' wardrobe built along the 8' wall. The idea of a mirror on the side of the wardrobe facing the door is a good one.

I suppose there is no way of making the wardrobe as unobtrusive as possible other than by painting it the same colour as the wall.
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7 years ago
I liked jonathan's idea, and maybe you could carry it a little further and have a corner set up for the wardrobes, which will lessen the length of the room and make the space more uniform.
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How about a walk-in wardrobe at the end of the long wall?
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Just came across this "how to create a walk-in wardrobe" on mad about the house website
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castellano_other
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7 years ago
Sorry that it has taken a while for me to respond. I assumed that I would be notified if anyone was kind enough to comment on my post. Still learning how to use this app!

Jonathan, thanks very much for your advice. I think you are right . The logical spot to place the wardrobe is on the long wall at the far end from the window which means that it will be opposite the door.

I am not sure about having two wardrobes. My concern is that it may make the room too furniture heavy and a bit claustrophobic. My preference is for a spacious feel. Maybe it is not possible to accommodate all my clothes without the room being over stuffed with wardrobes. Ooof!
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castellano_other
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That is not possible as the door to the room is at that end. I would only be able to fit a 5ft wide wardrobe on the 8ft wall that is opposite the window wall. The other 3ft of space is needed for the door to open fully.
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I had a similar size room in our previous property, only the window was a dormer and couldn't place anything of height at that end of the room.

We had a ikea pax wardrobe corner wardrobe (approx. 1.5m) which went along the 8' wall and the long wall opposite the door - just as Jonathan and Man about the House suggested. It gave us loads of space as it was equal to 5 of their single wardrobes. If you don't want to be confronted with the side of a wardrobe when you walk in, you could hang a mirror or have a bookcase built to fit. I had a small bookcase with hooks above for bags and scarves.

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