Advantages and disadvantages of sliding wardrobes: types of designs

Advantages of sliding wardrobes

• Space saving. A standard wardrobe with regular doors must have space to open these doors – therefore, part of the area turns into an area that cannot be used. Doors that open like a compartment do not have this drawback, so one of the most important advantages of this design is saving space in the apartment.
• Large capacity. The entire volume allocated for the wardrobe is used for storage in all directions (depth, width, height).
• Versatility. A sliding wardrobe will suit any interior, any design style. It can be installed in a hallway, bedroom, children’s room or office.
• Multifunctionality. You can store anything in sliding wardrobes – from clothes and books to household appliances.
• Any internal filling. You can organize the filling of the wardrobe according to your own choice, only you determine how many shelves there will be, how many baskets, how many rods for hangers, and where they will be located. You can provide compartments for household appliances, an ironing board, and even build a small workspace into such a wardrobe.
• Suitable for narrow spaces. One of the advantages of sliding wardrobes is the ability to build them even into very narrow spaces in an apartment. Sliding doors will not “eat up” space.
• Zoning. With the help of such a wardrobe, you can divide a room or a studio apartment into functional zones. At the same time, it is easy to create the illusion of isolation of the room – for example, one of the sliding doors can become a passage to another zone. At the same time, space is saved – after all, instead of a wall in the room there will be a piece of furniture.
• Design for every taste. Unlike ready-made wardrobes, you can choose the design of the sliding wardrobe yourself and bring it as close as possible to the style of the interior of your apartment. The obvious advantages of sliding wardrobes also include the possibility of using materials of different colors and textures to decorate their facades. Thanks to this, they can fit into any environment.
• Mirror surfaces. They will help make a narrow room wider, a short room longer, add volume and increase illumination in places where there is not enough light. In addition, you will not have to buy a separate “full-length” mirror to be able to examine yourself at full height.
• Reliability. The doors of the sliding wardrobe will never loosen or “fall off”, they are very easy to care for – check the condition of the wheels from time to time, with the help of which they move along the runners, and promptly clean the runners from dust and dirt.
• Saving on materials. Built-in wardrobes have an undeniable advantage, because such a design has no walls, ceiling or floor, and this means not only an increase in its area, but also savings on materials.

• Wide price range. When considering the pros and cons of sliding wardrobes, one cannot ignore the issue of the cost of the product. Sliding wardrobes are no more expensive than ordinary ones, but at the same time they have many advantages over them.

Sliding wardrobes of a cabinet design

A sliding wardrobe with a cabinet differs from a classic cabinet design in the mechanism for opening the doors. It has a ceiling, a floor, a back and side walls, just like a regular one.

Pros. The main advantage of cabinet furniture is that it can be easily moved to any place, which may be necessary in case of repairs or interior changes. Such a wardrobe can even be transported to another apartment without disassembling, although this may lead to weakening of the structure, but it is not particularly difficult to disassemble it and assemble it in a new place. The advantages of cabinet-type wardrobes are basically the same as those of the built-in version.

Cons. Among the disadvantages, one can note a significantly smaller volume with the same occupied space and a higher consumption of materials for manufacturing, which entails an increase in price. In addition to the volume of the walls, ceiling and floor, which will have to be subtracted from the total volume, a cabinet wardrobe will also “steal” a few centimeters, which it moves away from the wall.

Built-in wardrobes

Built-in wardrobes take up the entire space allocated to them and use it as efficiently as possible. The wardrobe itself takes up only the area necessary for installing the sliding door mechanism.

Pros. The advantages of this design include full use of the allotted space. In addition, the wardrobe can be built into the most “inconvenient” place in the apartment, and be of any size. Such wardrobes can be designed in any style, and, accordingly, made an integral part of any interior. They look aesthetically pleasing and do not disturb the overall harmony.

Disadvantages. Perhaps, the advantages of built-in wardrobes more than outweigh the only disadvantage: they cannot be moved or moved to another room. In order to simply remove an unnecessary wardrobe, you will have to do cosmetic repairs in the room, since the wall, ceiling and floor in this place will have an unattractive appearance.

Types of sliding wardrobes

Sliding wardrobes can have different shapes, and each of them also has its own advantages and disadvantages.

Straight

Straight facades are an interior classic that is appropriate in any style. This is the simplest and most versatile design, which has only one drawback – it is difficult to give it an original look. This wardrobe looks traditional and is most suitable for classic interior styles.

Corner

The main advantages of sliding wardrobes with a corner design are their ability to fit into a small space where it is difficult to place another piece of furniture, as well as the efficient use of this space. They have one drawback – a complex shape that requires additional costs for production, which slightly increases the price, especially for cabinet options.

Radius

This type of sliding wardrobes appeared recently, but has already become popular with consumers. They are distinguished by their unusual shape, which brings an element of originality and novelty to the interior.

In terms of functionality, they are practically no different from other types of storage systems of this type, and have only one drawback: a higher price compared to them. The price is higher because the door opening system, as well as the doors themselves, have a complex shape, which must be made to order each time.