Sliding wardrobes: pros and cons, types of designs

The advantages of sliding wardrobes are widely advertised, the cons are spoken less often. In any case, the various designs of these modern storage systems have their advantages and disadvantages, which must be well understood.

The advantages of wardrobes

  • Saving space. A standard cabinet with ordinary doors must have a place to open these doors - therefore, part of the area is transformed into an area that cannot be used. Doors that open like a coupe are deprived of this disadvantage, so one of the most important advantages of this design is to save space in the apartment.
  • Large capacity. For storage in a closet, the entire volume allocated for it is used in all directions (depth, width, height).
  • Versatility. The sliding wardrobe will approach any interior, any design style. It can be installed in the hallway, bedroom, children's room or office.
  • Multifunctional. In cabinets of the type of compartment you can store anything you want - from clothes and books to household appliances.
  • Any internal content. You can organize the filling of the cabinet of your choice, only you determine how many shelves there will be, how many baskets, how many shelves for hangers, and in what places they will be located. It is possible to provide offices for household appliances, an ironing board, and even to build in a wardrobe a small workplace.
  • Suitable for narrow spaces. One of the advantages of wardrobes is the ability to embed them even in very narrow places in an apartment. Sliding doors will not “eat” the space.
  • Zoning With the help of such a cabinet, you can divide a room or a studio-type apartment into functional zones. It is easy to create the illusion of isolation of the room - for example, one of the sliding doors can become a passage to another zone. This saves room space - because instead of the wall in the room there will be a piece of furniture.
  • Design for every taste. Unlike ready-made cabinets, you can choose the wardrobe design yourself, and bring it as close as possible to the style of the interior of your apartment. The obvious advantages of wardrobes should also include the possibility of using materials of different colors and textures for the design of their facades. Thanks to this they are able to fit into any situation.
  • Mirror surfaces. They will help to make a narrow room wider, shorter - longer, give volume and increase the illumination in those places where there is not enough light. In addition, you do not have to buy a separate “growth” mirror in order to be able to examine yourself in full growth.
  • Reliability. The doors of the compartment closet never become loose and do not “fall off”, care for them is very simple - check the condition of the wheels with which they move along the runners from time to time and clean the runners from dust and dirt in a timely manner.
  • Savings on the material. Built-in wardrobes have an undeniable advantage, because such a design does not have walls, ceiling and floor, and this means not only an increase in its area, but also savings on material.
  • Wide price range. When considering the pros and cons of cabinets coupe can not ignore the issue of the cost of the product. Sliding wardrobes cost no more than usual, but they have a lot of advantages over them.

Sliding wardrobes of a case design

The sliding wardrobe with a case differs from the classical design of the cabinet by the door opening mechanism. It, just like a regular one, has a ceiling, floor, rear and side walls.

Pros. The main plus of cabinet furniture is that it can easily be moved to any place, which may be necessary in case of repair or interior changes. Such a cabinet can even be transported to another apartment without disassembling, although this may lead to a weakening of the structure, it does not make it particularly difficult to disassemble it and assemble it in a new place. The advantages of cabinet cabinets of the cabinet structure are basically the same as those of the built-in version.

Minuses. Among the minuses, it is possible to note a significantly smaller volume with the same occupied place and a greater consumption of materials for manufacturing, which entails an increase in price. In addition to the volume of the walls, ceiling and floor, which will have to be subtracted from the total volume, the cabinet will also “steal” a few centimeters, to which it moves away from the wall.

Sliding wardrobes built-in design

Built-in wardrobes occupy the space that they have been allocated entirely, and use it as efficiently as possible. Actually the cabinet occupies only the area required for the installation of the mechanism of sliding doors.

Pros. The advantages of this design include the full use of the allocated space. In addition, the cabinet can be built into the most "uncomfortable" place of the apartment, and have any size. Such cabinets can be decorated in any style, and, accordingly, make an integral part of any interior. They look aesthetically pleasing and do not disturb the general harmony.

Minuses. Perhaps the dignity of wardrobes, built-in, more than outweigh the only drawback: they can not be moved or moved to another room. To simply remove the unnecessary closet, you will have to do redecoration in the room, as the wall, ceiling and floor in this place will have an unattractive look.

Types of wardrobes

Sliding wardrobes can have a different shape, and each of them also has its advantages and disadvantages.

Straight lines

Facades that go in a straight line - interior classics, which is appropriate in any style. This is the most simple and versatile design, which has only one drawback - it is difficult for it to give an original look. Such a wardrobe looks traditional, and most of all fits to classic interior styles.

Corner

The main advantages of corner cabinets are their ability to fit into a small space, where it is difficult to put another piece of furniture, as well as the effective use of this space. They have one drawback - a complex form that requires additional costs in the manufacture, which slightly increases the price, especially for hull variants.

Radius

This type of wardrobes appeared recently, but was already fallen in love with consumers. They are distinguished by an unusual shape that introduces an element of originality and novelty into the interior.

In terms of functionality, they are virtually indistinguishable from other types of storage systems of this type, and have only one drawback: a higher price compared to them. The price is higher due to the fact that the system for opening doors, as well as the doors themselves, have a complex shape, which has to be made on an individual order each time.

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