Wardrobe Interiors
You've sorted out which type of furniture is best for you - now you need to determine how much storage space you need.
Tip - define what you need to store, then design your wardrobe interiors ... before starting with any fitted bedroom design
Fitted Wardrobes provide you with the opportunity of re-vamping the way you store your clothes - and dramatically reduce the "wasted space" you have in your wardrobes now. The best wardrobe interior designs make use of all available space.
In other words ... you don't need twice the number of wardrobes you have now to achieve twice the amount of "usable" storage. (it would be unlikely that you could fit twice the number of wardrobes in your bedroom anyway).
Tip - remember ... it's not how many you have - but what you do inside them that counts
Let's start with a couple of common misconceptions:Woman have more
clothes than men ... Not
generally so! - What women have
is more clothes that "hang up" than
men - therefore it does not necessarily
mean that women need more wardrobes
than men, but generally more hanging
space than men.
You can't have
enough drawers ... Oh
yes you can! - If
your wardrobe interiors plan includes
more than two sets of drawers you have
probably wasted valuable wardrobe space
... you only need drawers for underwear.
Now lets get on with sorting out what you have now ... divide up your items into the categories shown below:
- Clothes that require a "long" (greater than 1000mmm drop) hanging space ... coats, dresses, long skirts, etc.
- Clothes that require a "short" (less than 1000mm drop) hanging space ... jackets, trousers, shirts, blouses, skirts, etc.
- Clothes that are better stored "folded" ... jumpers, sweatshirts, etc.
- Clothes that are best stored in "drawers" ... underwear, socks, tights, handkerchiefs, etc.
- Miscellaneous Items to store on "racks" ... belts, ties, shoes, etc.
- Non clothes items to sit on "shelves" ... hats, books, photo albums, family papers, etc.
Measure the lengths of rails required for each option and note these details down somewhere - they will provide the foundation of your wardrobe interiors.