ᐅ Solution for the wardrobe area

Created on: 31 Jan 2016 20:38
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Legurit
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:

Bathroom floor plan with toilet, doors, and adjacent walls


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:

2D floor plan of a bedroom with adjacent toilet


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):

3D model of a wardrobe wall with light-colored cabinets in the interior


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.
Masipulami7 Feb 2016 11:11
I also really like the entrance area.

Regarding photos:
I meant, of course, the finished wardrobe.

@BeHaJa:
What do you mean by the metal box? What does it look like in your case? In our home, the distribution boxes are also built into the wall, like with Sebastian79.
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Legurit
7 Feb 2016 11:23
For us, it is installed in front of the wall and then behind a cover panel – we will probably put a countertop on top and a base cabinet below, where laundry baskets or similar items will be placed.

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Masipulami7 Feb 2016 11:33
Thank you for the photo. I wasn’t familiar with it like this. I thought they would always be installed inside the wall.
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Legurit
7 Feb 2016 11:57
I don’t think our walls would be thick enough for that – 175mm (7 inches) sand-lime brick / 115mm (4.5 inches) sand-lime brick
Masipulami7 Feb 2016 12:03
We use 17.5cm (7 inches) for interior walls. They definitely would not have fit with 11.5cm (4.5 inches) interior walls.
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Legurit
7 Feb 2016 12:18
It’s also quite possible that it’s simply the more affordable option—although the metal containers weren’t exactly cheap either.
It’s not really a big issue; of course, it would look nicer otherwise.