Design ideas for built-in wardrobes
Built-in wardrobes are the storage solution dream. They allow for ample clothing space and can seamlessly fit in with a bedroom's decorating scheme, or be used for a foil for experimentation. Whether panelled, traditional or entirely modern, there are many different ways to design a built-in wardrobe, as these examples from the House & Garden archive prove. For some great ideas for off-the-peg wardrobe doors to update your existing wardrobe click here.
Paul Massey1/10Interior designer Lonika Chande added a zest to her bedroom via built-in wardrobes painted in Little Greene’s ‘Citrine’ traditional oil gloss. The citrus colour is complemented by a yellow bedspread and matching blinds, while the wardrobe doors feature traditional panelling.
Yuki Sugiura2/10When renovating her London house, Matilda Goad knew she wanted a lot of wardrobe space and something fitted. In order to make the space work, her husband's company, Blockhouse Build, completely moved the original bedroom door to allow an entire wall free for wardrobes. The cane panelled result were Matilda's own design and are painted in the same colour as the walls.
Michael Sinclair3/10Wardrobes are built into the walls, panelled and painted white in keeping with the rustic charm of this Oxfordshire cottage.
Davide Lovatti4/10The owner of Bennison Fabrics' house in Mallorca features built-in wardrobes with a clever design twist; the wardrobes frames a door through to the en-suite bathroom. The panelling adds visual interest.
Elsa Young5/10In Victoria von Westenholz's Battersea cottage, the bedroom has built-in wardrobes with pretty fabric panelling. It's a charming idea that creates a country feel in the city abode.
Ngoc Minh Ngo6/10In Long Island, the designer David Kleinberg built wardrobes that appear to be coming out of the walls, rather than the traditional building them into. The end result creates two nooks on either sides.
Paul Massey7/10Suzy Hoodless has pastel pink-panelled wardrobes built in to her bedroom. They are a modern take on the design, with recessed handles rather than door knobs.
Paul Massey8/10The built-in cupboards in the main dressing room of this renovated Georgian farmhouse feature a laser-etched design of birds and foliage by fabric and surface designer Daniel Heath.
9/10In the bedroom of interior designer Jane Taylor's London flat, smart panelling conceals walls of wardrobes and cupboards: a perfect solution for a small room.
10/10This double height wardrobe, designed by Emily Todhunter of Todhunter Earle for a house in West London, has a secret. Disguised among the doors are the entrances to twin bathrooms and a dressing room.
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