The advantages of sliding wardrobes are widely advertised, the disadvantages are spoken about less often. In any case, the various designs of these modern storage systems have advantages and disadvantages that need to be well understood..
Advantages of wardrobes
- Saving space. A standard cabinet with conventional doors must have room to open these doors – therefore, part of the space becomes an area that cannot be used. Doors that open like a compartment are devoid of this drawback, therefore one of the most important advantages of this design is saving space in the apartment.
- Large capacity. For storage in a wardrobe, the entire volume allocated for it is used in all directions (depth, width, height).
- Versatility. The sliding wardrobe will suit any interior, any design style. It can be installed in the hallway, bedroom, children’s room or study.
- Multifunctionality. You can store anything in wardrobes like a compartment – from clothes and books to household appliances.
- Any internal content. You can organize the filling of the cabinet of your own choice, only you determine how many shelves it will have, how many baskets, how many hanger bars, and where they will be located. You can provide compartments for household appliances, an ironing board, and even build a small workplace into such a cabinet.
- Suitable for narrow spaces. One of the advantages of sliding wardrobes is the ability to build them into even very narrow spaces in the apartment. Sliding doors won’t “eat” space.
- Zoning. With the help of such a cabinet, you can divide a room or studio-type apartment into functional areas. At the same time, 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 the area of the room – after all, instead of a wall in the room there will be a piece of furniture.
- Design for every taste. Unlike ready-made wardrobes, you can choose the design of the sliding wardrobe yourself and bring it as close as possible to the interior style of your apartment. The obvious advantages of sliding wardrobes include the possibility of using materials of different colors and textures to decorate their facades. Thanks to this, they are able to fit into any environment.
- Mirror surfaces. They will help make a narrow room wider, a short one longer, add volume and increase illumination in places where there is not enough light. Plus, you don’t have to buy separately “growth” mirror to be able to see yourself in full growth.
- Reliability. The doors of the wardrobe compartment will never become loose and “fall off”, caring for them is very simple – check from time to time the condition of the wheels, with the help of which they move along the runners, and promptly clean the runners from dust and dirt.
- Saving on material. Built-in wardrobes have an undeniable advantage, because such a structure has no walls, ceiling and floor, which means not only an increase in its area, but also savings on material.
- Wide price range. When considering the pros and cons of sliding wardrobes, the question of the cost of the product cannot be ignored. Sliding wardrobes are not more expensive than ordinary wardrobes, but at the same time they have a lot of advantages over them.
Sliding wardrobes
A sliding wardrobe with a body differs from the classic cabinet design by the door opening mechanism. It, just like the usual one, has a ceiling, floor, back and side walls..
Pros. The main advantage of cabinet furniture is that it can be easily moved to any place that may be needed in case of repair or interior changes. Such a cabinet can even be transported to another apartment without disassembling, although this can lead to a weakening of the structure, it is not particularly problematic to disassemble it and assemble it in a new place. The advantages of cabinet-type wardrobes are basically the same as those of the built-in version.
Minuses. Among the minuses, one can note a significantly smaller volume with the same occupied space 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 steal” also a few centimeters by which it moves away from the wall.
Built-in wardrobes
Built-in wardrobes take up the entire space that is allocated to them, and use it as efficiently as possible. The cabinet itself takes up only the space required to install the sliding door mechanism.
Pros. The advantages of this design include the full use of the allotted space. In addition, the cabinet can be built into the most “uncomfortable” place of the apartment, and be of any size. Such cabinets can be designed in any style, and, accordingly, become an integral part of any interior. They look aesthetically pleasing and do not break the overall harmony..
Minuses. Perhaps, the advantages of sliding wardrobes, built in place, more than outweigh the only drawback: they cannot be moved, or moved to another room. To simply remove an unnecessary cabinet, you will have to make cosmetic repairs in the room, since the wall, ceiling and floor in this place will have an unattractive appearance.
Types of wardrobes
Sliding wardrobes can have different shapes, and each of them also has its own advantages and disadvantages..
Direct
Facades running in a straight line are interior classics that are appropriate in any style. This is the simplest and most versatile design, which has only one drawback – it is difficult to give it an original look. Such a wardrobe looks traditional, and is most suitable for classic interior styles..
Corner
The main advantages of corner wardrobes are their ability to fit into a small space where it is difficult to put another piece of furniture, as well as the efficient use of this space. They have one drawback – a complex shape that requires additional manufacturing costs, which somewhat increases the price, especially for case versions..
Radius
This type of wardrobes appeared recently, but consumers have already fallen in love. They are distinguished by an unusual shape, which brings an element of originality and novelty into the interior..
In terms of functionality, they practically do not differ from other types of storage systems of this type, and have only one drawback: a higher price in comparison with them. The price is higher due to the fact that the system for opening the doors, as well as the doors themselves, have a complex shape, which has to be made each time to an individual order.
