ᐅ Walk-in closet with or without built-in wardrobes

kbt09 schrieb:

Everything fits in there, including summer or winter jackets, pants, and so on. As I said, I never wanted folded T-shirts again, so everything except sweaters is hung up.

Usually, the desire and size of a house are independent of folding or stacking techniques. Homeowners want plenty of space but often don’t know exactly what for. That’s why we spend so much time discussing what belongs in a utility room.
A family of four therefore has to set different priorities, and that’s where folding techniques come into play to maximize storage in limited space.
Hardly anyone here in the forum has a walk-in dressing room. And if there is space near the children’s rooms, then the husband might also require some room.
We have a small room under the roof next to the bedroom: there is space for two people in about 5 square meters (floor area is larger).
It was important to avoid piles of laundry accumulating on chairs in the bedroom during the week.
Unfortunately, no wardrobe fits under the sloping ceiling. Under the slope are two chests of drawers measuring 160cm (63 inches) wide, then an Ivar shelving unit around the corner and another around the corner again. One wall has a large mirror. In the middle, there are about 4 square meters of floor space where you can move around comfortably, change clothes, etc. Two chairs are also there, plus a large sports bag that actually gets in the way.
An extra meter of wardrobe would be nice, but it is what it is. I’m healthy, so I need to sort through things again or work on folding methods like many others.
But today is gardening weather, and that’s more important.

@gmt94
@haraldv

Good evening, I’m interested in the dimensions of your walk-in closet, especially the width or the distance between the rows of wardrobes.

I would also appreciate a brief feedback like: "can be narrower," or "needs to be wider."

Many thanks!

@Kondo: I also roll/fold according to the Kondo method (just like in the photos). My wardrobe is 50cm deep (20 inches). I use banana box lids as "drawers" that fit well into the shelving. I cut the lids down to the right height, and made dividers from the leftover pieces of the lids. It has worked really well, even though it was originally just a makeshift solution. I have an Ivar shelving unit from Ikea as a wardrobe.

I don’t find dust to be much of an issue, but sunlight is more of a problem. A few of my T-shirts have faded already. Unfortunately, with the Kondo method, the fading only happens partially. That’s annoying.

@Ankleide: I find them terrible and don’t understand the craze for walk-in closets at all. These rooms are rarely spacious, often dark, and uninspiring. I don’t understand why people nowadays can’t just have a wardrobe (built-in or freestanding) in their bedroom. I advocate for a larger bedroom with well-planned space for a nice wardrobe.

@Bertram100

You are right, smaller and tighter for sure, but they do allow you to take clothes independently.

In theory, you can lay out your clothes the night before, but in practice, the T-shirt planned for the next morning no longer fits the concept, and you end up rummaging through the wardrobe :-(

VIVS.29 schrieb:

@Bertram100

someone is rummaging in the closet :-(

Man or male? 😀

I think you describe well what I find odd about walk-in closets: in theory, they are nice, practical, great, separate from the bedroom and all that. But in practice, I think they are rather meh. I sleep in a small child's room, so there is hardly any space for a wardrobe. It stands in an equally small child's room next to the bedroom. I find it really annoying and would prefer a large bedroom.