Hello everyone,
we are currently in the process of buying some furniture. We are a bit puzzled by the wardrobe and the closet in the master bedroom.
First problem: wardrobe:
We have 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) of space available – with 4 people (2 children), it feels like we have 100 pairs of shoes and 40 jackets. At the moment, we are using a Billy shelf unit for the shoes. It holds a lot, but unfortunately, it also tends to get a bit messy (at least it feels that way). We currently have 9 coat hooks (5 for adults and 4 for children). Do you have any suggestions for what might work here? We are currently considering the
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Basically, it consists of slatted panels into which shelves and hooks can be inserted. The panels are 50 cm (20 inches) wide – three of them with 16 hanging shelves and three coat hook units with 4 hooks each would be the plan. At first, one hook section could be hung lower for the children. The only thing holding us back is the price – 1300 €. We have also thought about making something ourselves – maybe some kind of hanging rails. Does anyone know of something like this, or are these prices normal for good quality furniture? So far, we have only bought secondhand or from IKEA.
Second problem: the bedroom:
Here we have about 6 meters (20 ft) of space available. Unfortunately, the light and roller shutter switches are positioned so that 60 cm (24 inches) depth cannot be used at the edges. Well – you work with what you’ve got – otherwise the door would have to open into the wardrobe, which wasn’t an option.
Until now, we had thought of assembling 6 meters (20 ft) of Pax units. 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high, 60 cm (24 inches) deep in the middle, and somehow 37 cm (15 inches) deep on the sides. It fits and looks pretty good (with doors, which for some reason are currently not an option):
The problem is, we recently put together some Pax units and visited IKEA again – they don’t feel very sturdy, and the doors don’t impress me much either. Does anyone have long-term experience with Pax?
Alternatively, does anyone have ideas on what we could do here? I have considered simply using a 3 m (10 ft) wardrobe and then, on the left side near the window, maybe creating a kind of desk area. On the right side by the room door, something else.
Looking forward to your feedback and suggestions. Thanks.
we are currently in the process of buying some furniture. We are a bit puzzled by the wardrobe and the closet in the master bedroom.
First problem: wardrobe:
We have 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) of space available – with 4 people (2 children), it feels like we have 100 pairs of shoes and 40 jackets. At the moment, we are using a Billy shelf unit for the shoes. It holds a lot, but unfortunately, it also tends to get a bit messy (at least it feels that way). We currently have 9 coat hooks (5 for adults and 4 for children). Do you have any suggestions for what might work here? We are currently considering the
Link removed by moderation, try searching for Ingresso by Allnatura
Basically, it consists of slatted panels into which shelves and hooks can be inserted. The panels are 50 cm (20 inches) wide – three of them with 16 hanging shelves and three coat hook units with 4 hooks each would be the plan. At first, one hook section could be hung lower for the children. The only thing holding us back is the price – 1300 €. We have also thought about making something ourselves – maybe some kind of hanging rails. Does anyone know of something like this, or are these prices normal for good quality furniture? So far, we have only bought secondhand or from IKEA.
Second problem: the bedroom:
Here we have about 6 meters (20 ft) of space available. Unfortunately, the light and roller shutter switches are positioned so that 60 cm (24 inches) depth cannot be used at the edges. Well – you work with what you’ve got – otherwise the door would have to open into the wardrobe, which wasn’t an option.
Until now, we had thought of assembling 6 meters (20 ft) of Pax units. 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high, 60 cm (24 inches) deep in the middle, and somehow 37 cm (15 inches) deep on the sides. It fits and looks pretty good (with doors, which for some reason are currently not an option):
The problem is, we recently put together some Pax units and visited IKEA again – they don’t feel very sturdy, and the doors don’t impress me much either. Does anyone have long-term experience with Pax?
Alternatively, does anyone have ideas on what we could do here? I have considered simply using a 3 m (10 ft) wardrobe and then, on the left side near the window, maybe creating a kind of desk area. On the right side by the room door, something else.
Looking forward to your feedback and suggestions. Thanks.
We moved the bedroom upstairs, and now the downstairs is a sports and TV room.
We went with Pax wardrobes. Downstairs there is a 4.5-meter (15 feet) Pax, 2.36 meters (7 feet 9 inches) high, and 35 centimeters (14 inches) deep with Tyssedal doors. Somewhere in the middle will be a natural wood desk; above it, a TV.
Upstairs there is a 2-meter (6 feet 7 inches) Pax, 2 meters (6 feet 7 inches) high, also with Tyssedal doors—matching nightstands and a Tyssedal chest of drawers next to the wardrobes.
A natural wood canopy bed. The contrast actually doesn’t look bad at all.
Not overly styled or high-end, but we like it.
It felt like the whole thing weighed three tons, and I’m sore from all the lifting.
We went with Pax wardrobes. Downstairs there is a 4.5-meter (15 feet) Pax, 2.36 meters (7 feet 9 inches) high, and 35 centimeters (14 inches) deep with Tyssedal doors. Somewhere in the middle will be a natural wood desk; above it, a TV.
Upstairs there is a 2-meter (6 feet 7 inches) Pax, 2 meters (6 feet 7 inches) high, also with Tyssedal doors—matching nightstands and a Tyssedal chest of drawers next to the wardrobes.
A natural wood canopy bed. The contrast actually doesn’t look bad at all.
Not overly styled or high-end, but we like it.
It felt like the whole thing weighed three tons, and I’m sore from all the lifting.
Yes and no – we already have several lamps, but we haven’t fully gotten around to installing them yet. Especially on the upper floor, there is a vapor barrier under the panels, so we need special drywall anchors here or are lucky if there is a batten next to the ceiling outlet (the building inspector said this should basically always be the case).
We have already installed a children’s room lamp using a hook with barbs – all the others still need to be screwed in.
We have already installed a children’s room lamp using a hook with barbs – all the others still need to be screwed in.
I once bought a box of 100 Fischer drywall anchors quite cheaply. These are thick metal screws with wide threads that you can easily screw into drywall, and they hold firmly (available online for about 20 Euro). They have a hole in the center where you can insert regular screws; most common screws for mounting lamps and similar fixtures fit in there. I find it simple and quick to secure something with them.
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