What Size Wardrobe Suits a Spare Room?

Spare rooms are usually the smallest bedroom in a British home, and the bed takes most of the decision out of your hands before storage is even considered. This article sets out the wardrobe widths, heights and depths that genuinely fit, explains why 50cm to 55cm depth is the range that lets a hanger sit square across the shoulders, and shows how to find the true available wall width once radiators and door swings are subtracted. We cover how little hanging space a guest actually needs and how to handle a room doing double duty as household storage, a study or a future nursery. Ceiling clearance in loft conversions is addressed, along with layout strategies for awkward spaces: alcoves beside a chimney breast, rooms in the eaves, and long narrow rooms that benefit from storage placed across the far end rather than along a side wall. Small hospitality touches that make the room welcoming are noted at the close....