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8 Contemporary Wardrobes That Will Transform Your Loft Bedroom

8 Contemporary Wardrobes That Will Transform Your Loft Bedroom

Loft bedrooms have their own rules, and wardrobes designed for a standard room rarely follow them. The ceiling slopes exactly where you want height, the usable wall is often low and long, and the stairs are usually the narrowest in the house. This guide sets out eight approaches that work in real conversions: the low wide unit that claims the space under the eaves, sliding fronts that avoid catching the slope, pale finishes against exposed timber, the full height piece that belongs on the gable wall, mirrored panels that redistribute light from a single roof window, paired units flanking a dormer, open rails where nothing boxed will fit, and combined hanging and drawer storage for rooms with only one usable wall. Proportion, floor level, heat and access are all covered, with answers to common questions....

Contemporary Wardrobes: Colours, Materials and Shapes to Look For

Contemporary Wardrobes: Colours, Materials and Shapes to Look For

Contemporary wardrobe design leaves nowhere to hide. Without mouldings or decoration, the finish quality, door alignment and proportions of a piece are fully exposed, which makes knowing what to look for genuinely worthwhile. This article sets out the colour palette currently defining contemporary bedroom storage, from chalk and mushroom through to the deeper anchors of charcoal and inky near black, and explains why timber tones have warmed up again. We compare melamine, foil wrapped, lacquered, veneered and glass finishes on both appearance and durability, and explain why the edging is the single most reliable quality indicator. There is guidance on proportions, from tall narrow units to wide low ones, on handles and hinges, on building a room around the wardrobe, and on the specification details worth checking before you order online. The aim is a wardrobe whose simplicity still looks deliberate several years after it arrives, along with the placement and interior planning that make it work....