Choosing Wardrobe Doors: Sliding, Hinged and the Alternatives
The choice between sliding and hinged wardrobe doors is usually settled by the room rather than by preference.A hinged door needs clear space in front of it to open. A sliding door does not, but it covers part of the opening at all times. Neither is better in the abstract. What matters is whether your […]
How to Maximise Storage in a Small Bedroom
Walk into a typical small bedroom and you will find a gap above the wardrobe, a gap beside it, dead space under the bed, a corner nothing fits into, and a chimney breast with awkward recesses either side. Added up, that is often a cubic metre or more of volume that you are paying for […]
Planning a Walk In Wardrobe: Space, Layout and Storage
A walk-in wardrobe is the most requested upgrade in bedroom joinery and the one most likely to go wrong, for a reason that has nothing to do with design. It is the only storage solution that costs you floor space rather than reclaiming it. A wall of fitted wardrobes takes up the depth of a […]
How Long Do Fitted Wardrobes Take to Fit?
Installation usually takes two to three days for a typical wall of fitted wardrobes, within an overall process of around four to six weeks from survey to finished. Those are two different answers to two different questions, and it is worth separating them. Most people asking this want to know how many days somebody will […]
Flat Pack Wardrobes vs Bespoke: Which Suits Your Room?
The IKEA PAX system is popular for good reasons. It is affordable, widely available, modular, and the internal fittings are well thought out. For a great many bedrooms it is a sensible purchase, and anyone who tells you otherwise is probably selling something else. It is also a modular system working to fixed dimensions, which […]
Fitted vs Freestanding Wardrobes
A wall of fitted wardrobes typically holds around half again as much as freestanding units occupying the same floor area.That figure is the main argument for fitted, and it is a real one. But it is also the only argument that holds universally, and in several situations freestanding is genuinely the better choice. This guide […]
How Much Do Fitted Wardrobes Cost?
A full wall of fitted wardrobes typically costs between £4,000 and £9,000, with smaller runs from around £2,500 and larger or highly specified installations running to £12,000 or more. That range is wide because the same wall can be fitted out in very different ways. Two quotes for an identical space can differ by a […]
Does a New Kitchen Actually Add Value to Your House?
The spread should tell you something. Notice also who publishes which end of it. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors puts the figure at approximately 4 percent, while Checkatrade estimates between 10 and 12 percent and some kitchen retailers quote between 5 and 15 percent. The organisations with the least commercial interest in you buying […]
How to Future Proof Your Kitchen Design
A well-built kitchen lasts twenty-five years. Very few households stay the same for twenty-five years. The people using it change, their bodies change, the appliances they own change, and eventually someone else moves in. A kitchen designed precisely around how you live in the year you install it will be fighting you within a decade. […]
Kitchen Island Ideas, and Whether Your Room Can Take One
Islands are the most requested kitchen feature and the most frequently regretted, almost always for the same reason. They get squeezed into rooms that cannot accommodate them, and a cramped island makes the entire kitchen feel smaller and work worse than no island would have. The space you need is non-negotiable: a minimum of 1,000mm […]