HOW TO GET STARTED

We define wardrobes as either “reach-in” or “walk-in”, and it’s pretty straight forward to work out which one you have.

Reach in wardrobes are wardrobes that you reach into, without walking into, and usually concealed with sliding, hinged or bi-fold doors.

Walk in wardrobes are wardrobes that you completely walk into and are usually a small room, or a walk-through area between two rooms. These wardrobe areas are not limited by wall returns or door jambs.

Below is the anatomy of a wardrobe, to help with the wardrobe terminology we use:

In order to find which system will fit, you’ll need to know the size of your wardrobe. Grab a tape measure, a pen and paper and write down these measurements.

Reach-in wardrobes:

• Width inside wardrobe from the left wall to right wall.
• Height from floor to ceiling inside wardrobe.
• Depth inside wardrobe front wall to back wall.
• Wall returns (if any).
• Height of door opening space from floor to underside of door jamb
• Width of door opening space when doors are fully opened (or sliding doors stacked to one side) – when your doors are open what is the accessible space you have to reach into your wardrobe?
• If you are building a wardrobe cavity, ensure your wardrobe is a minimum of 550mm deep to ensure there is sufficient depth to hang clothes.

You’ll need to pay close attention to any “obstructions” that could affect your wardrobe use, for example your door opening height, the opening width when your doors are fully open, and wall returns. All of these can limit accessibility and determine whether having drawers inside the wardrobe is possible or not.

Corners – When a walk-in wardrobe requires fitting around a corner, we recommend hanging clothes into corners. This is the most practical use of a corner and coat hangers can glide along the rail making access easier. Hanging clothes can take up as much as 600mm in depth (shoulder to shoulder) so when clothes hanging into a corner, 700mm space on the adjacent side should be allowed when planning multiple units.

Door opening width: You’ll need to ensure the opening space available is going to be wide enough to position a tower/module behind this opening so the system can be fully used. For example, you cannot place a drawer tower in the centre of a wardrobe with double sliding doors, as you will not be able to easily access shelves nor extend drawers in the centre section of the wardrobe where the doors overlap. However, depending on the wardrobe size and your door opening, sometimes placing the tower/module off centre can still work with double sliding doors, so long as the door opening is wide enough for the tower. Be sure to plan your position of the tower/module and then measure how long your hanging rails will need to be.

Wall returns: It’s very common to have wall returns on both sides of your wardrobe, some only one side, and new homes may have none. Either way, measure any wall return from the inside of your wardrobe to where the side of the door jamb stops. You will need to avoid putting a drawer tower behind the wall returns as these will obstruct the drawer extension. If the wall returns are insignificant (<150mm) you could still position a shelf tower behind the wall returns if you’re happy to access shelves around a corner, but not a drawer tower.

Decide whether you want a system with drawers, no drawers, plenty of shelves, or mostly hanging etc and then begin searching our range of products using your wardrobe size as a guide.

Small Wardrobes – systems to fit wardrobes from 900mm wide up to 2000mm wide

Medium Wardrobes – systems to fit wardrobes from 1200mm wide up to 2400mm wide

Large Wardrobes – systems to fit wardrobes from 2100mm wide up to 4000mm wide

Walk-In Wardrobes – systems to fit most sized walk-in wardrobes.

For example if your wardrobe is 1835mm wide, you would be best suited to look in the Medium Wardrobe range. Or if you like a particular look of one of our products, you can search by range.

Below are some examples of wardrobes at all different sizes and shapes, and we show you just a few ideas of what can be accomplished with each wardrobe.