The internet is full of fitted wardrobe inspiration photos with no context. Below are twelve layouts we've actually installed across London — what worked, why, and what we'd do differently. Use them as a starting point for your own room rather than as templates to copy.
1. Alcove run flanking a chimney breast
The classic Victorian terrace move. Two full-height wardrobes either side of the chimney breast, in shaker doors painted to match the wall. The chimney breast stays exposed and the wardrobes recede.
2. Single wall, floor to ceiling
The most common SAV install — one wall, four to five hinged doors in shaker or flush, no gap at the top. Doubles the storage of a freestanding wardrobe and reads as architecture.
3. Sliding mirror wall opposite the bed
Best for small bedrooms. Mirrored sliding doors save the swing arc, bounce light around, and act as a full-length mirror. Bronze tint reads warmer than plain silver.
4. Over-bed bridge with side wardrobes
Three pieces: full-height wardrobe on the left, bridge cabinet over the headboard, full-height wardrobe on the right. The bed sits in the recess. Best when the room is too narrow for wardrobes on one wall.
5. Walk-in behind a half-wall
A 1.6 m deep section at the end of a long master bedroom, screened with a half-wall, open joinery inside. Adds a dressing room without losing the bedroom.
6. Loft-eaves wardrobe following the slope
Doors that follow the rafter angle, hanging where headroom allows, drawers and shoe storage in the low ends. Bespoke is the only honest option here.
7. Mirrored fluted feature wall
Fluted timber to dado height, mirror above. A full-wall wardrobe disguised as a designed wall.
8. Built-in with dressing table
Two banks of wardrobes flanking a recessed dressing table with a lit mirror. Common in master bedrooms over 3.5 m wide.
9. Shaker over a built-in window seat
Wardrobes either side of a bay, dropped to bench height in the bay itself with upholstered cushion above storage.
10. Open joinery walk-in dressing room
No doors at all — open carcasses with full-height hanging, drawer banks and a shoe wall. Looks luxurious but only works behind a closed bedroom door.
11. Internal corner with I-shaped wardrobe
When the room turns a corner — a longer run on one wall, a shorter run perpendicular, joined in the corner with a deep mitred return. See our corner wardrobes page for detail.
12. Floor-to-ceiling sliding glass on a long wall
Frosted tempered glass in slim aluminium frames across a 4 m wall. Reads as a modern feature wall, hides everything behind it.
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