After the first design stage, when you have already decided on the place where you plan to install the storage system, have chosen its internal filling, the stage of choosing the design of the doors of the sliding wardrobe begins.
The standard option is solid chipboard facades (chipboard), mirror facades, as well as their various combinations. This is the most budgetary solution, moreover, it allows you to correct the imperfections of the room – for example, expand it with mirrors.
In practice, several types of facades are most often combined in one product, obtaining a variety of interior solutions. Combined facades of the sliding wardrobe make it possible to fit it into a room of any style, and even make it the main decorative element of the interior.
Combination options for the front doors of the wardrobe
By design, combined facades can be divided into several groups:
- Classical. These are solid facades made of chipboard sheets imitating wood, as well as mirror facades. They can be combined in various combinations.
- Geometric. In this case, the facades of the sliding wardrobe doors consist of separate rectangles, which can be decorated with glass, mirror or chipboard. Various combinations of finishing materials are possible here, it all depends on the designer’s idea.
- Diagonal. Metal profiles are placed on the facade, dividing it into parts directed at an angle to each other. As in the geometric version, a combination of a variety of materials is possible when decorating the facade..
- Sector. Profiles divide the facade into separate cells, each of which is designed in accordance with design sketches.
- Wave. Instead of rectilinear profiles, curved ones are used, which allows you to divide the facade with soft, smooth lines. This is the most expensive option to manufacture, since the profiles and material for their filling are made individually..
Options for filling the doors of wardrobes
The design of the doors of the sliding wardrobe is determined not only by the principle of fastening the finishing material you chose, but also to a greater extent by what kind of material will fill the doors.
Chipboard
The most popular option due to its low price. Its main advantages are: durability, mechanical resistance, variety of color solutions of the plate, easy maintenance and safety in operation. There is only one drawback of such facades of sliding wardrobe doors – a rather modest appearance. Such a wardrobe, most likely, will be invisible in the interior, however, many people achieve just such an effect..
Mirror
Fully mirrored doors will cost more than combined with particleboard. Material thickness 4 mm, on the back of the mirror there is a film (amalgam) applied to protect it from damage.
Lacomat
This is the name of frosted glass, it is frosted by etching with hydrofluoric acid. The thickness of such glass is about 4 mm. It creates the effect of translucency, at the same time hiding the contents of the cabinet and making it possible to navigate – what is where..
Lakobel
This option is often used in combined facades of sliding wardrobes. Lacobel – glass coated on one side with a layer of varnish, usually colored.
Decorative glass or mirror
- Sandblasting drawings. Frosted glass is used for the facades – various patterns are applied to it using a sandblasting machine. They can be either ready-made or made according to your order..
- Etched mirror. An additional matte pattern can be etched on the mirror, such facades can become an original interior decoration.
Plastic
The facades of the doors of the sliding wardrobe made of plastic are quite a budget option that opens up wide possibilities for combination. Plastic can be transparent, opaque or translucent, glossy or matte, and the color can be chosen from several dozen different shades.
Bamboo and rattan
- Bamboo. This is a natural material suitable for decorating the facades of cabinets in styles such as oriental, ethnic. Bamboo strips are glued to the fabric, which is fixed on chipboard or MDF panels. These stripes can be of different widths and different shades..
- Rattan. This is another natural material derived from rattan wood. A core and bark are used, intertwined in a special way, and fixed on chipboard or MDF panels. Combined fronts of the sliding wardrobe, made of natural materials, are especially suited to the eco-direction in design.
Decoracryl
An interesting material that combines the advantages of synthetic and natural materials. Between two panels of acrylic, which can be either completely transparent or matte, natural elements are fixed – leaves of various trees, beautiful herbs, bamboo or coconut fibers, even shells and butterflies.
Artificial leather
The design of the sliding wardrobe doors with the use of artificial leather will make the storage system solid, such a wardrobe is especially suitable for an office or library in your apartment. Artificial leather can have various colors and textures, it is fixed on chipboard or MDF panels.
Photo printing
Any photograph of your choice is applied to the paper that is glued to the glass from the back (or to the glass itself). Usually each company has a collection of images for every taste, but you can also use your personal photo..
By combining the layout of the profiles on the front of the wardrobe and filling them with various materials, you can create a unique piece of furniture that fits any interior.
