Fitted wardrobes

[AliG]

I thought this might be useful for people looking for fitted wardrobes.

 

Most of our bedrooms have wardrobes with the same doors as the our room doors, but our bedroom had a dressing room that needed fitted furniture.

 

I see this all the time in various show homes but didn't know where to buy it.

 

As we struggled to find it we did get quotes from a couple of people - Sharp's and someone the builder knew. These were roughly £11,000 and £10,000.

 

I just wasn't prepared to pay this, basically it is 4 double wardrobes, 2 singles and 2 chests of drawers (I changed it to 3 when I built it). No way was I paying over £1000 per item, it is ridiculous.

 

Anyway I had found two companies on line that allow you to order fitted furniture cut to size. I was a bit concerned about using these as I wasn't sure about the quality and particularly I was worried about getting the measurements wrong.

 

In the end I just decided to get on with it and the builder's joiners fitted them.

 

They look great and they cost around £6000 compared to the £10000+ quotes I had, still not cheap but a lot more reasonable.

 

That's about £4500 for the cabinetry and then the fitting, I could have done most of it myself but simply don't have time.

 

The company I used was

 

https://www.diyhomefit.co.uk

 

The other one I found was 

 

https://www.larkandlarks.co.uk

 

The second would have been a little cheaper but I just felt better about the first and they were a little more flexible. They also had 2400mm tall wardrobes that I thought would fill the space better.

 

It is very heavy, the drawers and wardrobe backs are all 18mm board.

 

The handles still have to be fitted and I decided to get some kind of granite top to finish it off nicely.

 

 

 

 

Edited October 13, 2018 by AliG

[lizzie]

Looks very nice. 

 

I have spent months trying to find the right thing for our walk in wardrobe, it needed to be modern  not sharps type.....just about to press go on the order will let you all know how it goes.

[CC45]

Interesting - a decision to come for us.

 

Thanks

[jonM]

Thanks. Looks Good - something to bear in mind for us as well.