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For our walk-in closet, we need two wardrobes. We took a look at Nolte Attraction at Höffner and liked it quite a bit. However, it only comes in widths of 270 or 300cm (106 or 118 inches), and with our wall measuring 291cm (115 inches), neither option fits at all.
So, we thought it might make more sense to consider custom-made furniture right away. After all, you want to have something for decades, and it should probably fit seamlessly. The room height is also important—who wants a dust trap area above the wardrobe? (On the other hand, especially for sliding door wardrobes, there needs to be some space left at the top for the doors to be installed properly.)
What do you think about a ceiling-high wardrobe solution?
Does anyone know of any providers for custom-made furniture who deliver reliable, high-quality work and stick to delivery schedules? Even with a custom solution, we want to have the same quality as offered by brands like Nolte or Staud.
Here is our walk-in closet.
Room height is 2.565 meters (8 feet 5 inches).
For our walk-in closet, we need two wardrobes. We took a look at Nolte Attraction at Höffner and liked it quite a bit. However, it only comes in widths of 270 or 300cm (106 or 118 inches), and with our wall measuring 291cm (115 inches), neither option fits at all.
So, we thought it might make more sense to consider custom-made furniture right away. After all, you want to have something for decades, and it should probably fit seamlessly. The room height is also important—who wants a dust trap area above the wardrobe? (On the other hand, especially for sliding door wardrobes, there needs to be some space left at the top for the doors to be installed properly.)
What do you think about a ceiling-high wardrobe solution?
Does anyone know of any providers for custom-made furniture who deliver reliable, high-quality work and stick to delivery schedules? Even with a custom solution, we want to have the same quality as offered by brands like Nolte or Staud.
Here is our walk-in closet.
Room height is 2.565 meters (8 feet 5 inches).
There must be huge regional differences. We were looking for a 1.5m (5 feet) built-in wardrobe for our hallway. The simplest version from a carpenter among the 4 quotes we received was $2400. We then went with the Pax system for just over $600. The 2cm (0.8 inches) gaps on the sides were not worth three times the price to us.
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Steffen8031 Jul 2018 09:54We had almost all the furniture custom-made for the house. Here are some example prices: walk-in closet 8 m² (86 sq ft) €6,400, upper and lower hallway €14,000, children’s rooms 15 m² (161 sq ft) each about €4,000, and living room €22,000, 3 bathrooms currently still in progress... total also about €20,000. Partly solid wood, partly high-quality lacquers.
Regards, Steffen
Regards, Steffen
But maybe not everyone wants IKEA furniture or the usual pieces from a furniture store everywhere.
I find furniture stores quite questionable. Either they have cheap items that are poorly made, with poor veneer work and many visible edges, yet priced too high, or they have nice, high-quality pieces that are incredibly expensive.
As mentioned before, we will end up spending around €1200 / m² (about $130 / ft²), including drawers below, doors above, flooring, and so on. When I look at the good pieces in furniture stores, I’m paying around €600 (about $650) for a small sideboard.
Or €4000 (about $4350) for a “media unit” consisting of three loosely arranged parts, into which I can’t fit any of the stuff that needs to go in there.
And for system furniture (Sudbrock, for example), I would be looking at over €7000 (about $7600) and still wouldn’t even get it exactly the way I want it.
I find furniture stores quite questionable. Either they have cheap items that are poorly made, with poor veneer work and many visible edges, yet priced too high, or they have nice, high-quality pieces that are incredibly expensive.
As mentioned before, we will end up spending around €1200 / m² (about $130 / ft²), including drawers below, doors above, flooring, and so on. When I look at the good pieces in furniture stores, I’m paying around €600 (about $650) for a small sideboard.
Or €4000 (about $4350) for a “media unit” consisting of three loosely arranged parts, into which I can’t fit any of the stuff that needs to go in there.
And for system furniture (Sudbrock, for example), I would be looking at over €7000 (about $7600) and still wouldn’t even get it exactly the way I want it.
Certainly, everyone can buy furniture as they wish, but I would simply consider it a waste of money to spend so much on custom-made pieces. A few years ago, we also had a solid wood wall unit in the living room—it was quite expensive—but still, we wanted something new after a while. It feels like a shame to invest so much in such costly furniture. In the children’s room, I wouldn’t spend much at all. Seeing how our son treats his furniture, there was already a pair of scissors stuck in the cabinet door that he threw across the room.
Best regards
Sabine
Best regards
Sabine
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Steffen801 Aug 2018 10:04Curly schrieb:
Of course, everyone can buy furniture however they like, but personally, I think it’s a waste of money to spend so much on custom-made furniture. A few years ago, we had a solid living room wall unit that was quite expensive, yet we still wanted something new after some time. It feels like a shame to replace such costly furniture. I wouldn’t spend much on kids’ furniture at all. Seeing how our son treats his furniture—he once stuck scissors into the cabinet door and then threw them across the room.
Best regards,
SabineMaybe it’s a question of upbringing?
Regarding IKEA... Anyone who compares IKEA products with high-quality custom-made furniture clearly doesn’t get it, right? Sure, I can get furniture for 1/20th of the price... but then it’s only worth 1/20th as much.
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