Materials for making wardrobes
There is more than one type of material for making sliding wardrobes; each material has its own characteristics and has pros and cons. The most popular frequently used:
- chipboard;
- Fiberboard;
- MDF.
Chipboard - chipboard. This material is considered completely natural and can be made to look like any tree. This material is quite strong and durable in use, affordable, but you should know that chipboard does not tolerate high humidity well. This material is divided into several classes, the safest for health are considered to be: E0, E1, which are used to make various furniture.
Fiberboard - wood fiber boards. This material is obtained from wood dust. As a rule, fiberboard is used to make the back walls of a cabinet; the material is treated with various means to increase resistance to high humidity.
MDF is a medium density fiberboard. This material is considered the safest for health and more environmentally friendly compared to others. MDF is very resistant to high humidity, durable and strong material, but its price is significantly higher than previous materials.
Wardrobes are also made from natural wood, but as a rule they are made to order, and they are practically out of stock in stores. Natural wood is the most expensive material, but also the most durable, durable, environmentally friendly and very beautiful to look at.Combined material
The industry is developing and now they have begun to produce sliding wardrobes that are not made of one separate material, but are a symbiosis of various components.
This is very convenient and practical, since each material has its own strengths and is suitable for the manufacture of a specific part. For example, fiberboard is a fairly durable and stable material, which makes the back surfaces of sliding wardrobes very well.
What material is best to make doors from?
To make wardrobe doors, several material options are used. More popular, good quality are:
- Chipboard is the simplest with lamination, this option is the most budgetary in cost;
- glass with sandblasting, you can depict any design or pattern using the appearance of matte spots;
- molecular photo printing;
- natural or artificial leather;
- glass, which is painted in any color, does not transmit light.
Each of these options has its own pros and cons, but they all look very beautiful and harmonious.
Where to install a wardrobe
The location of the sliding wardrobe can be different, depending on the dimensions, shape, color scheme...
Placing a wardrobe in the hallway is considered the most popular, because it can store seasonal outerwear, shoes, shoe care products, various accessories...
As a rule, sliding wardrobes that are narrower but at the same time as tall as possible are most suitable for hallways. In order to expand the hallway, you need to choose a wardrobe with mirrored doors, perhaps with some kind of pattern.
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A large wardrobe in the bedroom will be an excellent placement solution, because the wardrobe is designed for storing clothes, and most of it is stored in the bedroom.
In order not to clutter up the bedroom too much, it is worth choosing a wardrobe that is narrower, but at the same time as high as possible in height; a corner wardrobe will also fit very well into the bedroom. Both a modular and a built-in wardrobe are suitable for placement in the bedroom.
A sliding wardrobe is often placed in a children's room, often made of natural wood or MDF. The best option for the facade is considered to be black magnetic film or chipboard. You should not install a wardrobe with mirrored doors, so that if it breaks, the baby will not be injured by fragments; it is also advisable to choose a wardrobe without sharp corners, for greater safety of the baby.
Also, one of the most common places to place a wardrobe is the living room. In the living room you can place a wardrobe of various formats and dimensions, it all depends on the size of the room.
In the living room, a wide wardrobe with mirrored doors with or without patterns will look very good; you can decorate the door with a photo print; you can choose one part of the doors to be mirrored or glass, and the other to be chipboard.
It is allowed to place a wardrobe in an office or on a balcony, the main thing is that this attribute of furniture fits harmoniously into the design and interior of a particular room. You can install a small built-in wardrobe with chipboard doors on the balcony.Glossy facade is still popular
- The 2021 wardrobe with bright and shiny glossy facades has not gone out of fashion this year either. However, they are now subject to slightly different requirements. More recently, designers advised diluting a monochromatic glossy fabric with an even brighter edging, but now it is not recommended to do this.
- The trend today is restraint and conciseness, and therefore there is no need to add any significant decor to the snow-white shiny facade of the wardrobe, and it should not be brighter than silver. However, it is acceptable to place a small drawing.
- Bright flowers or prints of overseas landscapes are no longer in fashion, but some natural texture, such as marble, looks truly modern and stylish.
Advice! If you still want to make a drawing on the cabinet, it should not be bright, but blurry, reminiscent of a shadow or fog rather than a picture.
Stylish wardrobe with a natural wood facade
Beautiful cabinet design in minimalist style
Fashionable interior with wardrobe
Wardrobe color scheme
According to the color scheme, the wardrobe can be made in any desired color. A classic option is when the wardrobe is made to match the color of wood, the most popular ones (cherry, oak, walnut).
It is worth noting that the appearance of the cabinet can be any color and shade from white to black. Very often several colors are combined into one, it all depends on the style of the room where it will be installed.
Space saving
Due to its unusual design, which means that such cabinets can be folded out and the doors can be opened without sticking out in all directions. This may seem like a minor advantage, but in small and limited rooms it will be a pretty good help, since every square meter occupied is important. Especially if you have a one-room apartment, then a wardrobe will be very relevant for you.
A wardrobe like this is ideal for a hallway.
