Walk in wardrobe / dressing room
Walk in wardrobe / dressing room
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Nicetobenice

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1,500 posts

7 months

Sunday 12th July
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I have had an AI fail with this so thought I'd ask here.

We finally got round to clearing out a large cupboard/ tiny room in the basement of our house. The rest of the basement is a small "self contained" unit with a bathroom small kitchen a hall bedroom and sitting room

I reckon it's a bit of a squeeze but it's big enough for some wardrobes and a dressing table

There's a radiator in the corner of the left hand wall that's 2470 (at the door end) and I'd rather keep that

Any input would be appreciated



Regbuser

6,910 posts

64 months

Sunday 12th July
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Wine cellar
Armoury
Sex dungeon

Nicetobenice

Original Poster:

1,500 posts

7 months

Sunday 12th July
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Regbuser said:
Wine cellar
Armoury
Sex dungeon
Don't drink any more
Don't shoot any more
Already got a sex attic as otherwise there's fk all left after stopping the first two.

JQ

6,801 posts

208 months

Sunday 12th July
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Book an appointment with an IKEA wardrobe designer - it’s free. They did a great job designing our walk-in wardrobe.

SkinnyPete

1,998 posts

178 months

Sunday 12th July
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JQ said:
Book an appointment with an IKEA wardrobe designer - it s free. They did a great job designing our walk-in wardrobe.
Do they do fitting as well, and in the proper sense of fixing to the wall and routing around skirting boards?

troika

2,145 posts

180 months

Sunday 12th July
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We’ve just done similar. In a small space, we decided lots of doors etc wasn’t the way forward. It’s a dressing room, so used these to create multiple height open rails, with shelves above for additional storage.

https://www.shopfittingwarehouse.co.uk/collections...

JQ

6,801 posts

208 months

Sunday 12th July
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SkinnyPete said:
JQ said:
Book an appointment with an IKEA wardrobe designer - it s free. They did a great job designing our walk-in wardrobe.
Do they do fitting as well, and in the proper sense of fixing to the wall and routing around skirting boards?
No idea, but the Paxx system is incredibly easy to install, took me a weekend. I’m sure a local handyman could install one without issue.

Craikeybaby

12,101 posts

254 months

Sunday 12th July
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I had a similar thread earlier in the year, albeit a slightly smaller room. We went with IKEA PAX.

redrabbit29

2,779 posts

162 months

Sunday 12th July
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Those saying Pax - are they set up and look just like normal wardrobes?

The reason I ask is I've also thought about making our spare room into a walk in wardrobe type place. But I liked the idea of it all being built in and fitted properly. Not just a set of wardrobes along the walls

omniflow

3,829 posts

180 months

Monday 13th July
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redrabbit29 said:
Those saying Pax - are they set up and look just like normal wardrobes?

The reason I ask is I've also thought about making our spare room into a walk in wardrobe type place. But I liked the idea of it all being built in and fitted properly. Not just a set of wardrobes along the walls
There are a fair few companies out there that make and sell doors that are compatible with Pax. They also make and sell decor panels which match the doors they make. Make up a Pax system using the IKEA designer and make best use of the space. Buy 3rd party doors, then use matching decor panels to fill in the gaps at the sides and the top (and the bottom if you really want to).

JQ

6,801 posts

208 months

Monday 13th July
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omniflow said:
redrabbit29 said:
Those saying Pax - are they set up and look just like normal wardrobes?

The reason I ask is I've also thought about making our spare room into a walk in wardrobe type place. But I liked the idea of it all being built in and fitted properly. Not just a set of wardrobes along the walls
There are a fair few companies out there that make and sell doors that are compatible with Pax. They also make and sell decor panels which match the doors they make. Make up a Pax system using the IKEA designer and make best use of the space. Buy 3rd party doors, then use matching decor panels to fill in the gaps at the sides and the top (and the bottom if you really want to).
We didn't bother with doors - we blocked up the window and have units to all walls. The door to the room is the wardrobe door, then you walk into the wardrobe. We did get some quotes at the time from these companies that will install fully fitted wardrobes and to match the functionality of PAX (drawers with a variety of shapes and sizes, shoe racks, tie racks, shelves, hangers, jewellery case, bookcase, etc) it was around £12,000 more. I'm sure a joiner could have knocked something up for a little less, but we love the functionality of PAX and didn't see the point of paying significantly more to have something with the same functionality but a little neater in a place we can't see.

nwmlarge1

12 posts

3 months

Monday 13th July
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We fitted ours out with IKEA Boaxel.
It makes the space lighter, its dirt cheap and easy to mod to get the combinations of height, shelves and drawers.

ukwill

10,184 posts

236 months

Monday 13th July
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We used the pax planner online - https://www.ikea.com/addon-app/storageone/pax/web/...

Then used a chippie to fit it all and make it look like fitted wardrobes. Used a chippie as I wanted the best finish possible, and my wood working skills are crap in comparison to a time-served pro.

stabbed rat

2,216 posts

204 months

Tuesday 14th July
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Have a look at www.online-bedrooms.co.uk

Will design for/with you, supply only, install yourself or find a local tradie to do it for you

ETA: Will be more expensive than IKEA but is made to measure and made to last. it is designed as fitted furniture, not just a bunch of freestanding units that you need to "hack"

Full disclosure - I am affiliated to Online Bedrooms

Crumpet

5,395 posts

209 months

Tuesday 14th July
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On the topic of IKEA Pax, personally I d look for another solution.

We have some from about ten years ago and then some from a couple of years ago and the cost cutting is VERY evident. What used to be reasonable and very acceptable quality for the money has turned to cheap and nasty st. They re not quite as junky as some other Ikea stuff, but they re piss poor now in comparison and no longer offer value.