Types of sliding wardrobes for the living room
To successfully solve the problem of creating the desired living room interior, it is advisable to have an idea of the existence of different types of sliding wardrobes.
By type of construction:
Cabinet sliding wardrobe . It differs in that it is an independent separate unit of furniture. It has its own side walls, ceiling and floor, and rear wall. It can be moved to another location if necessary. The disadvantages of such cabinets are: incomplete use of room space, additional cleaning costs. The presence of areas that are difficult to access or not at all accessible for cleaning and maintenance (the space between the wall of the room and the walls of the cabinet; the space between the lower crown (cabinet floor) and the floor of the room);
Built-in wardrobe . It involves using the floor, walls, ceiling in the living room as its own frame and load-bearing elements, natural boundaries. It does not suffer from the drawbacks of a cabinet cabinet as stated above. But such a cabinet cannot be moved without serious costs associated with dismantling and, possibly, subsequent renovation of the premises.
In external form:
Corner wardrobe . It's like two closets joined at 90 degrees in one living room;
Straight . Linear cabinet. It is located along one wall of the room. This is the most rational solution for a living room of any size;
Diagonal . As a rule, it is located in the corner of the room. The doors adjoin at an acute angle directly to the walls of the room;
Trapezoidal . A type of diagonal cabinet. The presence of its own side walls makes it a deeper and more practical product.
The choice of one type or another depends on many factors. The functional significance of a closet in the living room is very multifaceted.
Color solution
Living rooms in a modern style do not tolerate a riot of colors and a mixture of immiscible color shades. The same can be said about furniture, the color of which should be laconic, complementing the rest of the decoration.
If the living room is spacious and bright, you should choose cabinets in both light and dark shades.
If the room has a small area and a low level of illumination, refuse to purchase dark cabinets, which visually make the small room even darker and narrower. But for a well-lit small living room, you can choose medium-saturated furniture tones: alder, walnut, beech.
If the room is decorated with luxurious materials and expensive interior items, it is better to choose furniture in those shades of wood that would emphasize the subtle style and high cost of the interior. For example, mahogany and oak. If the room is decorated with rather cheap materials, it is not economical to select furniture of a similar color scheme.
Convenient location in the living room
When designing a closet for this room, you have to take into account: the possibility of storing personal items and linen; and dining room sets and, possibly, books and documents. Often this area houses a home theater and speaker systems.
The sliding wardrobe allows you to harmoniously fit into a single ensemble with existing furniture. But this type of furniture has both positive and negative sides.
Selection rules
To make your new cabinet spacious, attractive and durable, it is recommended to follow a few simple rules before visiting a furniture showroom:
- take all measurements: built-in models are rarely purchased ready-made;
- pay attention to the contents: calculate where various items will be stored, and what height of the shelves will be optimal;
- In order for the cabinet to fit correctly, it is necessary to check the evenness of all walls;
- choose the type of facade - it is the one that will appear before the eyes of household members every day: product options are presented in the photo;
- choose high-quality fittings - this is where the product will last for a long time.
It’s worth stocking up on a lot of ideas to know which model will fit perfectly into the living room. The more carefully the built-in wardrobe is thought out, the better the result. Don't forget to leave free space for additional shelves in case you increase the number of clothes.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages and advantages of sliding wardrobes are mainly considered:
Capacity . It can occupy the entire space of the room from floor to ceiling.
Compactness . Opening the doors does not require additional space. This is an ideal option for small apartments.
Uniqueness . The arbitrary dimensions and varied external shape of sliding wardrobes make it possible to place even household appliances in them. With individual design, you don’t have to be afraid that the harmony of the interior will be disrupted, or that the cabinet will not correspond to the purpose of the room.
Simplicity . Moderately simple installation and dismantling. If you need to move, without significant costs, you can move the cabinet to a new location.
The disadvantages mainly stem from the main advantage of sliding wardrobes, their spaciousness.
Additional lighting . Large dimensions and zoning of the closet require lighting, without which it will be difficult to find anything in the closet. And these are additional costs for lighting fixtures and electricity.
Fragility . Natural abrasion of the rollers in the sliding mechanism necessarily occurs.
Additional care . The bottom guide should be regularly cleaned of accumulated dust.
Modern furniture sets
The furniture market provides the buyer with a huge selection of wall cabinets. Let's look at some of them:
- Corpus. They are a standard wall cabinet, which has a certain number of cabinets and sections that fit tightly together.
- Modular. Such products are highly practical and easy to use, since they contain a certain number of sections that can be swapped and complemented by the design.
- Built-in. Such a cabinet will significantly save space in the living room by being built into a specially prepared niche.
Minutes of the built-in wall: there is no possibility of installing additional shelves, it is difficult to move the cabinet to another place in the apartment.
- Angular. They are convenient because such a design will seamlessly fit into any space, since most often the corners in the rooms remain unused.
- Hanging. This design will bring an unusual and fashionable detail to the interior. The main feature from others is the need for fastening either to the ceiling, or to the wall, or to another support, using special fastening systems. The walls can be modified in different ways, for example, combined with cabinets, but despite this, the model does not lack the necessary capacity and lightness.
- Gorki. The furniture design has a massive bottom with fixed lower cabinets and a free top with sometimes small hanging cases or sections.
- Walls "Transformer". These designs are universal in use, especially if the living room is a bedroom, since such a cabinet can be modified independently. With a slight movement, lowering it down, the wall turns into a bed, stand or other desired structure provided by the manufacturer.
Wardrobe design in the living room interior
The design of a wardrobe planned for the living room is subject to special requirements, because it is intended for the main, central room of a house or apartment. Preference is mainly given to built-in wardrobes. After all, such cabinets are not mass-produced. They are created individually, taking into account your tastes and priorities.
Strict classic facades (doors) made of MDF profile or metal in techno style. Use of photo printing on any subject or correct strict geometry. Finishing with artificial leather or using colored glass, faceted mirrors.
The widest range of colors of modern materials used for the facades of sliding wardrobes allows you to create your own unique interior.
You don’t just buy a cabinet you like, but you yourself, with the help of a designer, create your own world. A world in which it will be convenient and comfortable for you and your family.
A world in which you will be pleased to welcome guests or have confidential conversations with friends. All these and other tasks today can be solved thanks to the wide variety of interior solutions accumulated during the creation of sliding wardrobes.
Filling options
Basic options for internal equipment.
Cupboard
A china cabinet or buffet is distinguished by the presence of glass doors behind which festive dinnerware, porcelain, crystal and much more are displayed. This design is especially appropriate if the living room is combined with the dining room. Sometimes these products are combined with a bar with a special compartment for drinks.
The photo shows a china cabinet with decorative multi-colored lighting in the living room interior.
Under TV
Such a multifunctional furniture element is an alternative interior solution that not only has an original design and harmoniously fits into the design of the room, but also at the same time provides an area with a cabinet or chest of drawers for placing a TV device and storage space for things. Such a semi-open cabinet is mainly equipped with additional niches, shelves for related equipment, books, etc.
The photo shows the interior of the living room with a light corner wardrobe equipped with a TV stand.
For clothes
Clothes closed structures are fully formed and belong to cabinet furniture. The simplest option is considered to be a two-door wardrobe, one half of which involves horizontal storage of items on shelves, and the other - vertical placement of items on a rod using hangers.
Bookcases
Shelves or cabinets with books give the room a special atmosphere and create a more serious and slightly austere design.
Tips for choosing a wardrobe for the living room
One of the tasks of a wardrobe for a living room is to hide what you need from guests. Use open shelves on which you can place beautiful and pleasant things.
Books hidden behind sliding cabinet doors made of glass look interesting, as well as a TV zone hidden in the wardrobe.
An important role is played by: the combination of the color of the facades and the body, the choice of material, planning the interior of the cabinet, and more.
Book library
Even an ordinary shelving unit can turn into a closet if you add glazed hinged doors to it. The latter will be needed to quickly find the necessary literature. Also, a book library often has open corner shelves for photo frames and other accessories.
Below the bookshelves there may be drawers. But these departments seem monolithic compared to the shelves filled with books. After all, looking at the photo of a living room with a wardrobe in the form of a library, it becomes clear that literature serves not only as a storehouse of knowledge, but also as a colorful frame.
If a book library has a closed section, the door of which, when folded, becomes a tabletop, then the corresponding design can be safely called a secretary. However, the latter in its traditional design is small and looks more like a chest of drawers than a wardrobe.
Style and color combination
When choosing this option, you need to take into account the color of the furniture in the living room, as well as the decoration of the walls, floor and ceiling of the room. Decide what result you want to achieve: sharp contrast or laconicism of soft tones and smooth transitions?
Classic style involves restrained neutral shades. The main tone is white. Use brown, burgundy, light yellow, soft pink shades. Gold elements are allowed.
The ethnic direction includes various styles: African, Japanese, Chinese, Egyptian, and others. This is the creation in the interior of an environment characteristic of certain cultures.
The modern direction is the interior of active people, a huge flow of information and a rapidly changing situation. This is a refusal of excessive comfort. The maximum number of straight lines, a combination of similar shades of color (for example, black and gray; beige and white), minimalism, the presence of chrome parts, clear shapes, a lot of light.
Eclecticism. Combining different interior design styles. A mixed interior allows different styles to coexist. Adult parents and young people will be able to comfortably coexist within the framework of eclecticism.
Furniture
The choice of furniture in a modern interior directly depends on its direction:
- minimalism. Involves a minimum of items in a neutral color palette (gray, white, black, light beige). Here it is allowed to install bulky wardrobes on the entire wall with mirrored or translucent glass doors. Instead of cabinet furniture, modular structures are installed, in which glossy and mirror surfaces, as well as blank facades, predominate. The following must be installed here: a TV stand, a bookcase and a CD stand. The main requirement for furniture in a minimalist style is the absence of decor. The facades here must be perfectly even and smooth. As for upholstered furniture, it is chosen in strict geometric shapes (most often rectangular), with hard and low seats;
- high tech. It is dominated by innovative materials, original types of structures, and a minimum of decor. The furniture here is monochromatic (white, gray, black). It is worth purchasing a transforming sofa. When choosing a coffee table, attention is drawn to its legs. They should be strict, straight and metallic. Any cabinet furniture with compartment doors will fit harmoniously into such an interior. The main materials for its manufacture: chipboard, metal, plastic and glass. The main emphasis when arranging a living room in a high-tech style is on: cabinets, shelves and racks, mini-walls with glossy surfaces, coffee tables. Upholstered furniture is chosen in strict shapes and monochromatic colors;
- modern Smooth lines and curves are allowed here. The main emphasis is on the naturalness of materials (wood, metal, glass and stone). The furniture selected is durable, reliable and functional. The main element in Art Nouveau is the sofa. Its dimensions are selected according to the dimensions of the living room. The sofa must have carved legs that smoothly flow into the armrests and back. Floral ornaments and patterns are welcomed on upholstered furniture in the Art Nouveau style. The room also has a coffee table, a sofa with two armchairs, and a cabinet wall with sliding glass doors.
As you can see, furniture in a modern style is quite diverse and directly depends on the chosen direction. But all of them are easy to use, have a wide range of models, functionality and spaciousness.
Diamond IMPORTANT : several chairs of fancy shapes and bright colors look original in the high-tech style.
Materials
For the body. The main material for the external visible parts of the cabinet body and for their filling is laminated chipboard (LDSP). It can be finished with either synthetic or natural veneer. Today, both monochrome and “wood” coatings are available in a wide variety of shades.
For facades. The range of materials used for the production of facades is much more diverse. The most common and affordable are frame facades.
Their external frame in the form of a frame is usually made of aluminum profile. Frames made from the “Classic” profile, made from MDF, are considered more presentable. The internal part, the façade fabric, can be made from a variety of materials: laminated chipboard, MDF, glass (including painted or frosted), mirror (various shades, possibly with drawings), plastic, leatherette.
Each of these materials has a wide range of colors. The creation of completely individual interiors is facilitated by the use of a combination of materials of different colors and textures. Inclusion of lamps, glass and metal products into the design.
Backlight
Very often, wardrobes use their own lighting. Original canopies with various lamps built into them also add originality and help solve private interior problems. But such external lighting is not functional enough.
It is not able to provide the necessary illumination for many internal areas of the wardrobe. You should know that the selection of specific lamps, their installation and connection should be trusted exclusively to qualified specialists.
Internal filling that affects capacity and practicality of use.
Modern wardrobes, depending on the characteristics of the living room and the range of things intended for storing things, can have a varied internal layout. Particular attention should be paid to planning the internal contents of the wardrobe.
The most popular option is the construction of load-bearing and dividing walls, horizontal shelves, and drawers made of laminated chipboard. However, filling with this material deprives the owner of the opportunity to change it if necessary, without significant costs.
Today, designs for filling sliding wardrobes made of metal structures are available. In this option, there may be no vertical walls, and horizontal elements (shelves, drawers, baskets, etc.) can be rearranged without special tools and without much effort.
Carefully consider the number and purpose of independent zones, the number of shelves or drawers, and hanger bars in each of them. The entire volume must be used optimally.
In the project, study the relationship between the vertical walls of the internal filling and the opening of the facades in each part of the wardrobe. So, with a two-door design, it is advisable to divide the internal filling into two zones.
This is especially important in the presence of retractable structures. A closet should be more than just roomy. Convenient access to each storage area is required.
Drawers are very convenient for storing small items. They can be made from different materials. The main thing to pay attention to is the extension mechanism.
There are simple, inexpensive, but short-lived roller guides. When using them, the drawers have incomplete extension. Ball guides are a linear bearing. They are much more reliable and provide full extension of drawers or baskets.
If the wardrobe is deep enough, the rods (pipes) for the hangers are located parallel to the back wall.
It is important to consider the number and length of outerwear intended for storage in a given closet. For example, jackets, blazers, and shirts require a small compartment in height. They can be arranged in two levels.
If the height of the cabinet is large and if it is necessary to place a large number of hangers, you can use special folding pantograph bars.
For convenient storage of trousers, there are a variety of pull-out hanger shelves. There are various convenient shoe racks, pull-out brackets, tie racks and much more.
If the cabinet depth is less than 60 cm, it is recommended to use retractable hangers. The features listed above significantly affect the final cost of the product.
Wardrobe
The corresponding product is distinguished by the presence of a back wall, which prevents things from coming into contact with the finish. There are many sections for storing clothes and other things:
- Cabinets;
- Closed shelves;
- Open shelves;
- Drawers;
- Fold-out compartments.
Moreover, there are always more closed shelves than open ones. There are also few drawers and folding compartments, but they are voluminous. The cabinets are tall and have rails for hangers. Therefore, a living room with a wardrobe can accommodate shirts, jackets, coats, etc.
What does the cost of a wardrobe consist of?
The cost of a wardrobe depends on many factors. The most expensive part of the cabinet is its front. Even if these are fairly simple frame doors. The same type of facade may vary in price depending on the materials and complexity. The more individual elements a door has (separate inserts made of different materials), the higher its price.
The filling of the cabinet, made of laminated chipboard with PVC profile trim, is the most budget option. The inclusion of drawers, baskets, hangers, pantographs, and external lighting increases the cost. Filling with metal structures also leads to an increase in the final price of the product.
The combination of price, external design, internal content, and the level of quality of the materials used may vary. Each person determines it based on their own capabilities and preferences. One thing remains unchanged.
The sliding wardrobe will harmoniously fit into the design of any living room, regardless of its size and configuration. Due to its individuality, this type of furniture will not only be a convenient place for storage, but also an original decoration of the room.
Nowadays, choosing a wardrobe for the living room will not be difficult, since the collection of materials and ready-made, standard furniture is presented in a huge assortment. Modern designs are also ideal for small-sized apartments, where it is important to use every square centimeter when decorating the living room.
Form
The variety of shapes and sizes that modern living room cabinets have today is very wide. Based on the configuration features, you can choose:
- corner models allow you to correctly and profitably use the corner space in the room. Cutting a corner ensures safer use of furniture for children, since the cabinet does not have external corners that a child could accidentally bump into. Often, corner structures are very roomy, so they allow you to place clothes, shoes, sports equipment and other bulky items inside;
- linear models, rectangular, square. They are installed against the wall and can be varied in content and design. This is roomy furniture, the practicality of which will surprise even avid critics;
- radius versions are distinguished by rounded compartment doors that slide apart around the circumference. Spacious, practical, original in appearance;
- modular designs are characterized by a high degree of functionality, mobility, and practicality. This type of cabinet is complemented by a variety of shelves, cabinets, racks, and hanging elements that can easily fit into a living room of any size and shape. Therefore, without much difficulty you can create a surprisingly cozy and beautiful room.
Regarding sizes, manufacturers offer customers standard cabinet sizes that are more affordable. Height 180-240 cm, width 50-150 cm, depth 30-60 cm. Today people also have the opportunity to order models of non-standard sizes at a higher price.
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