Eve Cunningham
When it comes to designing the perfect fitted wardrobe, you may be wondering how you decide what hanging, shelving and drawer space you need. The possibilities can seem endless with various configurations of pull down hanging rails, shelves, vanity units, baskets and shoe racks! With over 20 years combined joinery experience, we’ve both designed and installed a wide range of internal storage options and would start by saying there really is no ‘one-size fits all’. However, to help you get the most out of your investment, there are a number of advantages and disadvantages when it comes to shelves vs drawers vs hanging space that will help you design the perfect fitted wardrobe for you.
We find the easiest place to start the design for your wardrobe internals is the hanging space. Look at what you currently hang up and mentally or physically group them into height sizes.
T-shirts are good for being stacked so shelves will suit them well but smaller items such as socks and underwear will be better placed in a drawer. Being able to easily see and access your favourite clothes will help you retain that ‘wow’ factor each time you slide open one of those doors. Fitted Wardrobe Internal Storage: Shelves vs Drawers vs Hanging Space (Which is Best?)
When planning your fitted wardrobe, you will naturally get to a stage where you have to decide on the storage layout.
The drawer needs to be shut in order to let the wardrobe sliding door move in front to close; Without proper subdivisions, a drawer containing small items such as jewellery or make-up will quickly get messy;
of shoes, you don’t want to hide them away; It is easy to stack clothing such as t-shirts or trousers on shelving; They provide less support for stacked clothes so will likely need dividers to help items such as jumpers from toppling over; Great storage for items that are hard to fold, such as silk tops or shirts;
If too many clothes are hung in the space it’s easy for garments to hide at the back hidden from view. Will you also be looking to tuck away that laundry basket, your collection of jewellery, and selection of winter coats too? While it can feel daunting, and there’s no ideal standard configuration, a little bit of time and thought early in the process can ensure that the end result works for your lifestyle.
Our handy ebook covering everything you need to know about buying a fitted wardrobe from Millers can be accessed here.
