5 Reasons Why Fitted Sliding Door Wardrobes Make Sense

Space – Our bedrooms, especially the master bedroom always seem to be cluttered with furniture and other things. You’re lucky sometimes if you can make your way around the bed let alone get in it! You look at your furniture and all of it is full to bursting point. What you need is more room, but not another item of furniture is going to fit. Well, help is at hand with fitted sliding door wardrobes as you will instantly create space. As they are fitted to any area shape there is no space wasted and because of all the storage elements you will need less furniture rather than more. Also, because there is no door opening allowance you can place other essential pieces very near to them.

Storage – The world’s your storage oyster with fitted wardrobes. Whatever your storage requirements, they can be catered for. Whether you are desperate for hanging rails, shelves, drawers, tie or shoe holders, all of these can be incorporated in and the great thing is that it’s all neatly tucked away behind those closed doors. The fact that they are purpose built for you is an added bonus.

Style – Fitted wardrobes have come a long way in the last few years and new designs are being launched all the time. If you choose wisely you can have an up to date design that will also look good in years to come. Once they are built in you will hardly recognize your room, such will be the transformation.

Savings – It is wrongly presumed that fitted sliding door wardrobes are very expensive but actually when you price them up and compare them to free standing items of furniture; they can actually work out to be cheaper. There are always many savings to be made and many deals to be done. So shop around and you are likely to find the design you want at the price you want to pay.

House Sale – When you are ready to sell your house, fitted wardrobes in the bedrooms can be a really positive selling point. Buyers these days with busy lifestyles just want to move in, hang up their things in the wardrobes and settle themselves in. There is nothing worse than having to trudge around the shops trying to find some free standing units that will fit the bedroom.

Check out our main website at Slide Wardrobes Direct for lots more information.

The Guest Bedroom - Designs to Impress Your Visitors

Guest bedrooms, by their very nature are usually only used occasionally and as a result tend to end up a little barren in design or worse, filled with junk and clutter! However, with a few well chosen items and an improved storage solution, the guest bedroom can not only be suitable for your guests but also make a great extra room for the home.

Firstly, why not put absolutely everything into the redesign? Instead of using furniture and accessories from other rooms in the house, if you have the available budget, you can start from scratch with some new items and pieces of furniture.

The walls always make a good starting point. A modern coloured paint will go a long way to stopping the room from looking neglected. A plum colour on one or two of the walls and cream on the other walls will stop the room from looking too dark. A neutral coloured carpet nearly always works well because sofa beds are often used in these rooms and the carpet will help to stop drafts. The neutral shades will work with any future colour schemes.

For the window area, a splash of plum and cream full length curtains will give the feeling that this is a proper room and not just something that is used once in a while. Blinds are probably not a good choice on this occasion as they can make the room feel a bit too clinical.

Clever use of furniture is vital for a room that needs a lot of storage. Walnut style furniture will help add depth and warmth and you could even make a headboard out of chipboard and wadding. Cover it with a plum and cream chequered fabric and this will help create a modern feel. Hold back some of the fabric and you could make a matching runner for the bed.

If you choose to replace the wardrobes and current storage areas, wardrobes with sliding doors would certainly make a sensible alternative for a guest bedroom. Storage options inside fitted wardrobes are plentiful and you can select what you think will be most beneficial, whether it’s rails, shelves, drawers, shoe holders or storage baskets. This will provide all the required storage space needed for general use plus extra storage for spare duvets, pillows, blankets and towels, which your guests will need. The beauty is it will all be hidden behind the sliding doors! Walnut is one of the popular finishes for this kind of wardrobe and if you have one door finished in white glass, it will provide a stylish contrast and add light to the room.

Your guest room is now ready for your guests as well as being a room that you can now feel confident in presenting to anyone.

For more information about sliding wardrobe doors and bedroom design, please visit our main website at www.slidewardrobesdirect.co.uk

Top Tips for Building Your Own Wardrobes

If you are willing to take the job on, then building your own wardrobes could save you some money in the long term, especially if you are thinking about buying new wardrobes. It might seem like a daunting task but taken one step at a time, some basic DIY skills should see you through the job comfortably.

Let’s just take a step by step look at the basics as you consider the pros and cons of building your own wardrobe.

Planning – What sort of wardrobe are you hoping to end up with? Are you looking for something that just has lots of hanging rails or are you hoping to incorporate drawers and shelves too? It’s a good idea to get a pencil and paper and try to sketch out what you are hoping to achieve. Will you be storing lots of hats and shoes in the wardrobe? If so, it’s worth considering a shelf unit above the hanging rails, where all the relevant bits and pieces can be stored.

Measuring – You won’t really get very far without some accurate measurements and every aspect of your wardrobe, from the various interior components (shelves, rails etc.) , the doors and the overall structure itself needs to be carefully measured out and matched up with the measurements you have made in your bedroom.

Materials – Before you spend a fortune at your local DIY superstore, it might be worth looking around the home for materials, to see if you can recycle. If you are replacing your existing wardrobes, before you throw them into the skip, it’s worth checking to see if you can scavenge any of the materials from the carcass. There might be shelving, rails or other bits of wood you can use to get you started, as well as saving you a pretty penny. If you don’t have enough in the budget for sliding doors but still want to save on opening space, you could feasibly just put some curtains on the front!

Construction Ideas – Wardrobes are often large and heavy and even individual components can be awkward to hold in place at the same time as using tools. So, it’s always a good idea to have another person with you, even if it’s just to hold things or to pass you materials. Ensure all of your tools are in good working order and safe to use. Small knocks and bangs are sometimes inevitable during DIY jobs, but serious injuries are avoidable.

For much more information about building wardrobes as well as a great selection of wardrobe sliding doors, please visit our main website at Slide Wardrobes Direct.

Choosing Wardrobes to Match Your Bedroom

Wardrobe type - Fitted sliding door wardrobes are by far the most popular currently available and it’s easy to see why. They can be tailor made to fit your bedroom and they make the best use of any available space, which also makes them ideal for all of your bedroom storage. If you prefer not to go down the fitted wardrobe route, there are still plenty of free standing units on the market that are stylish and classy.

Perhaps you have already revamped the rest of your bedroom and your wardrobes are the last piece of the jigsaw, allowing you to draw all the elements together. If the plan is to blend them in with existing furniture, your decision making needs to be spot on. Selecting a whole range of bedroom furniture of the same design, should obviously not a problem but if you are looking to incorporate sliding door wardrobes into an existing scheme, your planning will need to be more considered.

Measurements - It doesn't matter what sort of wardrobes you have decided upon, you will still need to get all your measurements just right. Measuring up should be your very first task before you head out wardrobe shopping. In the case of fitted wardrobes, you will be asked by the supplier to provide precise measurements anyway. However, if you fall in love with a free standing unit in a shop and impulse tells you it’s exactly what you have been looking for, you need to ensure that when it’s delivered to your home that it’s not too small or even worse - it’s far too big for your bedroom!

Style - The style of your room will be important. If you crave a modern looking bedroom but are also fond of antique furniture, then you have a crucial decision to make because it’s unlikely the two styles will work together, in fact they are more likely to clash.

Colours – Colour selection is another thing to plan carefully. Choosing darker wardrobe colours is likely to make your room feel smaller and of course darker. Lighter coloured wardrobes can help to create a larger, warmer feel, whilst wardrobes with a mirrored finish will help create an illusion of space as it reflects light around the room. What colour are you walls? If you do have very light coloured walls, then this might be the only occasion when darker wardrobes could work by adding some depth and warmth to the room.

Choosing wardrobes for children - If you are preparing a room for a child, then fitted wardrobes could be the best option. Themed, free standing furniture for children may look very cute initially but the child will quickly grow up and the furniture will date, so some fitted wardrobes along one wall, will not only give the room design longevity but will also be great for hiding all those toys!

For a full range of sliding wardrobes for the bedroom, please feel free to visit us at our main website - Slide Wardrobes Direct.

The Best Colours to Use When Decorating Your Bedroom

Your bedroom is very often your personal palace and sometimes the only place where you can retreat from the hustle and bustle of daily life and relax. For that reason it’s important to decorate and dress your bedroom in a manner that will promote a sense of tranquillity and comfort.

To understand why some colours work, it’s perhaps easier to first look at why some simply don’t.

Colours to avoid

Extremely bright or dark colours are probably best avoided, with the latter making the room feel smaller and darker, while the former tend to be dominant and whilst stimulating are not particularly relaxing.

Blue – Regardless of whether the shade of blue is light or dark, the overall feeling is perhaps a bit chilly, which is not really what you want for an environment intended to be restful. If you simply must go blue, then try adding a splash of yellow to it for a touch of warmth.

White – White can be tricky, because although it can brighten and help create the illusion of space and size, it also tends to be a little bare and clinical. You may be able to get away with it if you cleverly accessorise with lots of primary colours.

Red – This may be seen as the colour of romance but instead tends to make rooms look rather dark and gloomy. Perhaps the most suitable way to use red is to paint just one wall and use it as an accent colour.

Yellow/Orange – Although primarily cheerful colours they are not really tranquil enough for a bedroom setting. As with reds, using them as an accent could work in some circumstances.

Maroon/Pink/Purple – Currently popular colours, they are indeed pretty and vibrant, but once again, they are probably best used as accent colours or drawn out through use of accessories.

Colours that work

Neutral colours naturally provide balance and most importantly are easy to work with. Pastels and warm, earthy colours are not only stylish but relaxing on the eye too.

Green – Green is for go! This really is a great colour to use in your bedroom, although perhaps a little unorthodox. As long as you don’t go for some of the brighter shades, green is natural, peaceful and promotes a slower pace, perfect for when you simply want to unwind.

Cream – Cream may be a little clichéd these days, but there is no denying how well it works as a base bedroom colour. It’s neutral so it’s also versatile, meaning when it comes to accessorising; the world is your oyster! Warmth is also found in cream colours and for an extra sophisticated touch you can add some light browns and beiges.

Light Taupe/Beige – Either on their own or together, these are earthy, warm colours and promote easy accessorising in a restful environment.

Peach/Apricot – These are naturally warm tones and they also blend really well with green, so you could actually mix all three to stunning effect.

If you are looking for sliding wardrobe doors to blend in with your colour scheme, please visit the website at Slide Wardrobes Direct.

The Benefits of Sliding Wardrobes

To fully grasp the benefits of sliding wardrobes, we also have to realise the problems that can arise with some free-standing wardrobes. In comparison, free-standing units are somewhat clunky and cumbersome and unless you have spent the extra money to have them specially made to measure, they often never fit a specific area in your room and actually leave you with space that is wasted, not to mention all the dust that gathers on the top!

There are actually many benefits to sliding wardrobes but for the purpose of this post, we are going to break them down into 3 “S” words.

Storage – Perhaps the most obvious of the 3 “S” words we will look at. An effective storage solution is absolutely crucial in any bedroom and wardrobes often take the brunt of the action. The beauty of made to measure sliding door wardrobes is that they will work with your room perfectly and are able to store and pack away more of your clothes and other bedroom accessories than most free-standing units.

Space – The benefit of space is actually twofold. Firstly, you have all that extra space inside your wardrobe that enables you to store so much more than you could before. Secondly, by using all the available area inside the wardrobe, you have been able to create a lot of extra space on your bedroom floor, perhaps space that you never knew you had before! If all you've known is a free-standing wardrobe, then you will be all too familiar with the opening space required just to get access to your wardrobe contents on a daily basis. This problem is completely eradicated with sliding doors. This can be even more beneficial in smaller rooms or rooms that are peculiar shapes or contain boilers and airing cupboards. Not only can sliding wardrobes be made to measure to overcome these problems but in some cases they can also help to hide them!

Style – If you are passionate about interior design, then this might be your favourite of the “S” words. Floor to ceiling and wall to wall, sliding wardrobes can be a really stylish feature in your bedroom. There are so many ways in which you can tailor and personalise them so that they work perfectly with the rest of your décor  With wooden finishes, metallic finishes and ultra modern glass finishes, you can let the wardrobe take the design lead or choose something that blends beautifully with what you already have.

For lots more information about wardrobe sliding doors, please visit our main website at Slide Wardrobes Direct.

5 Of the Most Creative Bedroom Storage Solutions

It doesn't seem to matter what size your bedroom is, space is always at a premium! Whether it’s a single, a double, a guest room or a room for the children, finding places to store things soon becomes an issue. So, we have put together some creative but simple ways in which you might be able to improve the storage situation in your bedroom. (Don’t panic; hanging clothes from curtain poles didn't make the list!)

Wardrobe Sliding Doors – Built in wardrobes can make such a massive difference to bedroom storage that we simply had to have it as our number one tip! Floor to ceiling hanging space can seem like a revelation if you have been used to cramming clothes into a free standing wardrobe. Shelves and drawers can also be contained within this space, which of course frees up other areas around the room. The addition of sliding doors ensures that you don’t need that vital opening space that so many other wardrobes require.

Built in Bed – This is especially useful for smaller bedrooms or “box rooms”. With a little careful planning, a single or double bed can be built on top of a storage space, which can either have drawers built in or for more permanent storage, a hardboard lid can be placed on top (doubling up as a base for the mattress)  and contents placed inside, effectively turning the bed into a giant storage box.

A Cupboard over the Bed – The space above your bed is often completely wasted, especially if you are in dire need of extra storage. Storage units or cupboards can be purpose built at the sides of the bed and continue over the top, effectively giving you bedside and overhead storage in one package.

Under the Bed – Most of us have probably stuffed things hastily under the bed, when we don’t know where else to put them and often they are simply left to gather dust. However, there are all kinds of storage solutions for under the bed, including drawers, small mobile storage units or even air filled bags. Nobody really gets to see under the bed, so it’s a great chance to utilise some valuable space.

Customising drawers and wardrobes – If you need to get more into your storage spaces without them overflowing, customising them can bring a little order and organisation. Simple drawer dividers can be a great way of fitting in more items and make them easier to find! In wardrobes too, things like specialised hanging shoe storage can make a massive difference and also help you to avoid rummaging around for odd shoes! Perhaps if you have some corner space left inside your wardrobe, you can put in a small chest of drawers that may have been taking up space on the bedroom floor.

To find out more about how made to measure wardrobes can help with your bedroom storage solution, please visit our main website at Slide Wardrobes Direct.

Wooden vs. Glass Wardrobes - Made to Measure

Choosing a wardrobe that is finished in either wood or glass is really only a matter of personal preference or perhaps what works better for your interior design. Both are extremely popular choices and you can have a modern and stylish appearance whichever way you go.

Traditionalists may prefer to opt for classic wooden wardrobes and those who prefer something with a more contemporary feel may choose wardrobes that are glass fronted. Let’s take a brief look at the benefits of both options.

Wooden Wardrobes – In general, a wooden finish will help to create a warmer feel in a room, especially if the grain is exposed or enhanced. If you have a loft bedroom with sloping ceilings and chunky beams, then wooden wardrobes will complement this look nicely.

Another advantage for a wooden finish is that it tends to be relatively easy to match it up with existing wooden furniture. For example, a walnut coloured bed frame and dresser will obviously blend really well with wardrobes with a walnut finish. So, if you are intending your room to have a natural feel, with lots of earthy tones, then wooden wardrobes will be absolutely perfect.

From a safety point of view, a child’s room might be more suited to wooden wardrobes rather than glass ones.

Glass Wardrobes – Glass furniture, by its very nature seems to exude that contemporary and stylish theme and it is often thought to have a calming effect, so it certainly helps to promote a feeling of peacefulness, which is ideally what you want in a bedroom.

If your room is small, then furniture with a glass finish can help to create the illusion of space and if you have a mirrored effect you also get the benefit of light being reflected around the room, again enhancing the notion of a larger space.

Frosted glass can also make the room feel mellow and relaxed as well as looking really stylish, perhaps with frosted panels on wardrobe doors creating an interesting feature that you could build the rest of your decor around.

Longevity is also a great benefit of glass wardrobe doors and if looked after properly, they are likely to outlast the rest of your bedroom furniture!

So, wooden vs. Glass, is there a winner? Not really, I think we would call it an entertaining, high quality draw and your choice should be based on the plans you have for each of the rooms in question.

For lots more information about made to measure wardrobes in various stylish finishes, please visit the website at Slide Wardrobes Direct.

How to Design a Minimalist Bedroom

It’s amazing how quickly things can become cluttered around the home and our bedrooms, in particular, seem to be a clutter magnet. Clothes, trinkets, precious items and other bits and pieces all seem to congregate and suffocate any ideas we had of an effective design scheme in the room. So in order to design a minimalist bedroom, de-cluttering is the first step.

Strip the room bare – As part of ridding the room of clutter, it is a good idea to start with a blank canvas, so begin by taking down anything adorning the walls, including shelving and any fussy window dressings. Take up the rugs and throws and cast an eye over your furniture. You will need to be ruthless and unsentimental here.

Perhaps, all you should be left with is your bed, bedside stands, a dressing table and if you don’t already have them fitted, this might be a good opportunity to install some wardrobes with sliding doors, which will give you far more space than any old free standing ones. If your room is particularly small, then opting for mirrored wardrobe doors well help to reflect light around the room and make it feel bigger.

Furniture – You don’t want too many items (especially after all that hard work de-cluttering) but essential pieces would be ideal in either clear plastic or glass. Again, this creates an illusion of space whilst remaining modern.

Walls – White is probably the best colour when the aim is “minimalist”. Illusions of space and light are the main benefits. If you have exposed floorboards, then these could be painted white as well to maximise the effect.

Windows – Curtains can be heavy and bulky, so blinds are a good option here, with perhaps a drape either side to soften it up a bit.

Lighting – Keep bedside lamps and ceiling lights as simple and stylish as possible. A chrome effect can look modern and simple.

Bedding – Again, white is a good base to work from, although you can help modernise the look with some primary coloured diagonal stripes. Pick these colours up again with your lampshades, blinds, rugs and a couple of cushions.

Seating – If you want to sit without adding bulky chairs, then bright coloured bean bags can help with the modern, minimalist theme and if you need extra space, you can store them in your wardrobes.

Artwork – Putting up lots of pictures will destroy the feel you have worked so hard to create but a well positioned piece of modern art, will add weight to the project.

To find out how sliding wardrobes can help you in your quest for a minimalist bedroom, please visit the website at Slide Wardrobes Direct.

Advantages of Fitted Wardrobes over Free Standing Wardrobes

Regardless of why you are in the market for new wardrobes, there are certain things to consider before you actually make your purchase. Here are just a few ways in which fitted wardrobes hold an advantage over the free standing variety.

Adding value – If you are a home owner then you will know how important it is to make improvements and upgrades to the property, so that if you ever need to sell, the upgrades you have made will actually increase the value of your home. Along with up to date kitchens and modern bathrooms, fitted wardrobes are one of the main attractions for potential buyers.

Size does matter – It cannot be underestimated just how important it is to get the size of the wardrobes just right for each room. Space is already at a premium in a bedroom and wardrobes are required to fit into a certain area, which, unless you plan some restructuring, will be of limited space. Fitted wardrobes do what they say on the tin, they are tailored specifically to “fit” into your available space, so size really does matter.

Saving Space – Fitted wardrobes are suitable for most, if not all bedrooms and regardless of the size of the room, will always help to maximise the available space. Shelves and drawers can be built into the wardrobe, which in turn can free up other areas around the room. Sliding door wardrobes are better still because you can effectively put furniture right next to them and still open them easily (left/right).

Flexibility – No two rooms are exactly the same and have their own quirks and curiosities, such as sloping ceilings or walls that have strange angles. Fitted wardrobes can overcome challenges such as these and can even help to disguise the problem area once installed.

Storage, Storage, Storage – Already hinted at in “saving space”, perhaps the biggest benefit of having fitted wardrobes is the complete storage solution they create. Racks, rails, drawers and shoe holders can all be built in and you could still have left over space for boxes or other items.

Style and Substance – We’ve already seen how practical in design they are but they can also add great elements of style to your bedroom. Just as the size can be specifically tailored, so too, can pretty much every other aspect of the wardrobe such as colours and finishes. You can literally design your wardrobes to complement the rest of your decor.

Spick and Span –Most fitted wardrobes are built from floor to ceiling and often span the length of an entire wall. This means that there are very few nooks and crannies for dust to accumulate. They are very easy to clean so keeping the bedroom constantly fresh is also much easier.

To see our full range of sliding wardrobe doors, please feel free to visit the website at Slide Wardrobes Direct.

How to Customise Your Wardrobe

Has your existing wardrobe been driving you crazy? It’s not big enough! It’s not wide enough! I can’t get enough in it! Sound familiar? Well, regardless of the size of your budget, there are things you can do to both its interior and exterior to make it look better and work better!

If your budget has no boundary, your fist port of call should be to invest in some made to measure sliding door wardrobes. They are versatile and bedroom friendly and can make a massive difference to the whole bedroom. From a storage point of view, there’s so much you can do with them, with personalised drawers, shelving and rails adding a new dimension. The personal touch can be extended to the overall design, so you can choose something that works perfectly for your room.

Your budget may be limited but there are still things you can do to transform your existing wardrobes before giving up on them!

Wardrobe Exterior – If you are sick of how your wardrobes look, then whether you are dealing with free-standing units or something fitted, there are ways to address the problem.

If your wardrobes have a wooden beading on the outside, you can very carefully remove it using a screwdriver and a small hammer.

Sand the doors down to give you a working base.

If handles are in the way, you can usually unscrew these from the inside before sanding.

Painting the doors is straightforward, give them a couple of coats of primer to help the paint stick and then apply a couple of coats of your chosen paint. You can then do the same with varnish to protect the painted surface.

Now you are ready to become really creative! Instead of putting the old handles back on, why not spend a few pounds and put a completely new set back on? They can make a real difference to the overall appearance.

Wardrobe Interior – There are also ways in which you can improve the inside of your wardrobe, making it more stylish and user friendly in the process.

Empty the wardrobe completely – be ruthless and throw things out that you won’t ever wear again!

Work out what you need the most and reshuffle accordingly, more hanging space, more shelving or more drawers?

Drawers – Why not use a small free-standing chest of draws and actually place it inside the wardrobe? If you don’t have one, charity shops and second hand furniture shops are places you can pick one up cheaply.

Shelves – Using the same theory you used for drawers, place a small set of bookshelves inside the wardrobe.

Rails/Hanging Space – If you have created more hanging space from your clear out but don’t have any rails, you can easily pick them up from DIY stores (measure up carefully).

You can apply the same theory for shoe holders and clothes dividers to complete your wardrobe customisation.

For much more information about sliding wardrobe doors, please visit our main site at Slide Wardrobes Direct

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Shaker fineline sliding wardrobe doors | Slide Wardrobes Direct
Due to popular demand, we have just launched our fineline range of Shaker sliding wardrobe doors.
The door itself is a three panel door where the center panel (fineline) is 300mm high, which gives the door a very contemporary look. Perfect to showcase accents of colour, compliment textiles in the room or simply breaking up natural or block colour combinations.
20 safety glass colours to choose from and 4 contemporary woodgrain colours. Only available at Slide Wardrobes Direct
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Saving Space with Sliding Wardrobes

If our bedrooms are cluttered with piles of clothes, both clean and dirty and other things we might have acquired over the years, it can be really hard to convince yourself that this room is meant to be the most tranquil and relaxed place in the home! You would love to light a candle and read a good book and spend some time just chilling out on your bed but you can’t find a space for your feet, let alone the candle!

It’s become quite clear that you need to come up with a solution to create more space in your bedroom, so that you can turn it into a sanctuary of calm and rest.

The great news is that an easy solution is at hand in the form of sliding door wardrobes. It really cannot be underestimated what a transformation they can produce in your bedroom. Let’s have a little look at why:

Wider – The majority of sliding wardrobes tend to run from one end of a wall to the other meaning that in general, they are much wider than your average free standing wardrobes. This means you now have enough storage space for all those piles of clothes around the room and the knock on result is more space in your room.

Doors – One of the biggest advantages of sliding door wardrobes is the doors themselves. They are single-handedly responsible for creating much of the extra space in your room. Because they slide from left to right or right to left they don’t use any “room” space when being opened. This means that some of your furniture can be really close to your wardrobes without you having to worry about moving it all when you want to get inside.

Illusions of even more space – Most sliding wardrobes are built from floor to ceiling so they help to create the illusion of space. If you go for doors with a mirrored glass finish, then this illusion will be enhanced even further.

More – These are not just wardrobes with a bit of hanging space; they can actually be a complete bedroom storage solution. You can get them built and made to measure and specify exactly what kind of storage facilities you want to find in them. So, you can decide to have some drawers and shelving to go along with all that great hanging space. You’re really only limited by the dimensions of your room and your imagination.

And less – With pretty much everything now safely tucked away in your purpose built sliding door wardrobes, it stands to reason that there is now considerably less clutter and less furniture in the rest of your bedroom! Perhaps all that extra space has allowed you some room for a comfy chair in one corner, where you can finally sit and relax with your book.

Top 5 Things to Consider When Redesigning your Bedroom

There are probably a lot more than 5 things to consider when redesigning your bedroom, but the 5 listed here are perhaps the most obvious ones.

Budget – This is a really good place to start because everyone will be working under the restraints of their own budget. The size of your budget will inevitably dictate the scale of your redesign. If it’s something you have been planning for a while, then you may have been putting some money aside each month, which will really help when you get started. If you have decided on a whim that you simply must redesign, then your budget may be smaller and the amount you can achieve likewise. It might be worth pricing up all the things you would like to do beforehand and set your targets accordingly.

Time and Preparation – This could be a redesign that has no deadline attached to it and therefore you can take your time and do a little bit whenever you want. However, it might be that your project is in preparation for a special event, in which case you have a definitive completion date to meet. If this is the case, then preparation is crucial! What equipment and materials will you need to get the job done quickly? Knowing exactly what you need, will make the process much smoother, so work out what tools, paints, wallpapers etc, you will need ahead of time. Making last minutes decisions about colours and accessories could lead to disaster, so manage your time carefully.

Design Plans – This should be part and parcel of the preparation phase but it’s an element that needs attention. Will your theme be modern, traditional, minimalist or something completely unique? This will dictate the furniture you use, the lighting, the colours and the accessories. The more prepared you are, the easier the job will seem when you start.

Recycling and Reusing – If you are on a tight budget or you just don’t like throwing old things away, with careful planning, you may well be able to recycle things you have used before into your new scheme. Sometimes a quick paint job and a furniture reshuffle is as good as a complete overhaul! Painting existing furniture is another way to save money and yet still make changes. If you only have a few pounds spare, it’s amazing how a handful of new accessories can transform an old bedroom.

Storage – It’s possible that your bedroom itself doesn’t actually need a major redesign; it might simply be a case of improving your storage solution. Perhaps you have an ancient, bulky, freestanding wardrobe in a corner. The wardrobe itself seems to take up half the room and the space inside it has long since been filled. It could be time to consider installing fitted wardrobes along one wall, with sliding doors to save even more space with all that extra storage room inside.

By Slide Wardrobes Direct

Manufacturer of made to measure 

Sliding Wardrobe Doors and Wardrobe storage