Bedroom Design Tips

Sort out your storage requirements

Please note if you can't fit your belongings in your new fitted bedroom - you have wasted your money!

Working out what you need to store first, is critical to the success of your new bedroom design - fitted bedroom furniture provides better storage solutions than ordinary wardrobes, this guide will show you how to store your stuff well!

Some common myth's

1. Woman have more clothes than men ... Not generally so! - What women have is more clothes that "hang up" than men - therefore it does not necessarily mean that women need more wardrobes than men, but generally more hanging space than men.

2. You can't have enough drawers ... Oh yes you can! - If your plan includes more than two sets of drawers you have probably wasted valuable wardrobe space ... you only need drawers for underwear.

3. I need twice as many wardrobes ... Probably not! - the whole concept of fitted wardrobes is based around a different way of storing your clothes, it's not how many wardrobes - but how you arrange the interiors that matters.

4. Fitted Bedrooms must be expensive ... No, not really! - properly designed around your specific storage requirements you will be pleasantly surprised just what value for money they represent.

Divide up your stuff

Now lets get on with sorting out what you have now ... divide up your items into the categories shown below:

q       Clothes that require a "long" (greater than 1000mmm drop) hanging space ... coats, dresses, long skirts, etc.

q       Clothes that require a "short" (less than 1000mm drop) hanging space ... jackets, trousers, shirts, blouses, skirts, etc.

q       Clothes that are better stored "folded" ... jumpers, sweatshirts, etc.

q       Clothes that are best stored in "drawers" ... underwear, socks, tights, handkerchiefs, etc.

q       Miscellaneous Items to store on "racks" ... belts, ties, shoes, etc.

q       Non clothes items to sit on "shelves" ... hats, books, photo albums, family papers, etc.

Measure the lengths of rails required for each option and note these details down somewhere - as they will provide the foundation of your design.

Fitted Bedroom Wardrobe Layout & Designs
	Long Hanging ... This is the standard wardrobe interior, used almost exclusively by free standing furniture manufacturers ... as you can hang any item of clothing in it. However, to maximise your storage this type of wardrobe should be used solely for hanging Dresses, Coats, and other items of clothing that require a "drop" of over 1000mm. You are likely to be surprised by the relatively small amount of long hanging you actually require ... on average one double robe is more than enough for any couple ... check again the length of hanging space you really need for long clothes.
	Shoe Racks ... Try to position shoe racks in the bottom of long hanging wardrobes. (The top shelf position is usually set at 1700mm from the base, and long clothes will not hang down this far.)   Generally you can use the depth of the wardrobe to stagger the position of the rails and provide storage for up to 12 pairs of shoes in each double wardrobe.
	Double Hanging ... Hanging two sets of short clothes (trousers, skirts, shirts, bloused etc.) one above the other allows you to hang twice the amount of clothes in a wardrobe. However, don't be tempted to place additional shelves into either "drop" zone ... as this will impair the "comfortable"hanging space.   As a rule of thumb you will find that you will need roughly four times the amount of short hanging, as long ... and this type of wardrobe is perfect for achieving this ... use them wherever you can!
	Shelving ... Shelves can either be the full width of the wardrobe, or part width "pigeon holes". Try to utilise at least one set of "pigeon hole" shelves, as these are the perfect way of storing jumpers and sweatshirts - avoid using drawers for storing bulky items like jumpers.   More of men's clothes tend to be folded, so position shelving accordingly.   Large "full width" shelving is particularly useful for storing hats, photo albums, family paperwork etc. - and as these are items that are not normally needed that often, put the shelves in the top of the wardrobe.