There are a lot of reasons to install a set of fitted wardrobes, but the best balance between high-quality materials and affordability can be found by using our dedicated, easy-to-use wardrobe builder tool.
This gives you the opportunity to choose the materials, shape, design and finish of your wardrobes before they are custom cut for you and shipped as an easy-to-build flatpack kit.
This allows you to get the best wardrobe for the best price, whether you want a focal point for your bedroom, need to maximise your available space or have an unusual floor plan to account for.
As with other types of bespoke furniture, there are a lot of considerations to think about whilst using our design tool. Here are the five factors to consider first.
There is both a luxury and a practicality argument to getting fitted wardrobes, but the first consideration is the size and shape of the room in which they are being installed.
This is the first stage of our design builder, but the reason why we see it as a priority is not just because it is more essential for a fitted wardrobe to snugly fit in your chosen location than a freestanding design, but also because it will determine how that space is used.
A bespoke fitted wardrobe will not only help if you have a large room and want to make a statement, but also if you want to maximise the space available in a relatively small room.
This may affect the location of your fitted wardrobes in the room, as well as the depth and length of each unit, all of which can be altered and adjusted before you buy.
There are also considerations such as alcoves, unusual corners and sloping ceilings, which may affect your options or make conventional flatpacks less of an option.
Homeowners have different priorities and timelines, which will often affect their furniture options, particularly if they plan to buy bespoke.
However, as long as you are not planning on moving immediately, choosing a bespoke fitted wardrobe can have some practical advantages even if you do not feel like you have found your forever home.
Fitted wardrobes take some time to custom cut, ship and construct, so it is not necessarily the best solution if you need storage space immediately, but once it is in place, it will provide seamless, easy storage for decades to come.
If you do not plan to stay that long, a well-maintained fitted wardrobe is often a beneficial selling point that can add value to your home.
A somewhat eyebrow-raising study published by Ideal Home suggested that it could add up to £100,000 to the value of your home. Whilst this astronomical figure is based on rather questionable methodology, it does show an association between fitted wardrobes and bigger sales.
The key advantage to buying bespoke is that it is tailored to your needs specifically, rather than being at the mercy of the more typical offerings provided by flatpack furniture suppliers.
If you need to store, for example, full-length gowns, costumes and other longer, bulkier items of clothing that cannot be readily folded without creating creases, then going bespoke is the best option.
If you need a full-length mirror, vanity space or a hidden chest of drawers, going bespoke will let you choose the internal fittings that are right for you and enable a new level of clothes organisation.
The biggest benefit of going bespoke is that you have a huge range of door styles, finishes, colours, fittings and handles to choose from with your wardrobe.
From the ornate and traditional to the minimalist and strikingly original, there are countless combination options to choose from, which can help you create a striking wardrobe design that harmonises with your existing interior design plans.
As fitted wardrobes are designed to be seamless, they can be as unobtrusive or focus-grabbing as you want them to be, and exploring the options in the design tool will give you a lot of potential ideas.
There are fitted wardrobes to suit every budget, aided by the fact that they are such an effective way to use otherwise unusable or underutilised space, such as fitting a wardrobe underneath a staircase or in the higher part of a sloped ceiling.
Naturally, the more you pay, the higher quality the materials and components will be, but by using a design tool to create your bespoke wardrobe and buying it in kit form to assemble, you will save a lot of money on a higher-quality piece of furniture.
