Advantages of a sliding wardrobe
A wardrobe with mirrors in the bedroom performs many useful functions. With its help, the room becomes cozy, clean (extra things do not clutter the room), bright and comfortable.
Cabinets help to store things and equipment correctly and neatly. Zoning the surrounding space. A mirror makes the room deeper and more spacious; it is convenient to try on outfits in full length in front of it. Mirrors can also rekindle former passions and create a romantic atmosphere in the bedroom.
Due to the fact that all things are put away in their places and not scattered around the room, dust does not accumulate on them. And sliding doors will help save space.
Moreover, the sliding wardrobe can be ordered according to the standard sizes offered by the company. But also make an individual order or even offer an independent sketch, according to which the craftsmen will make a cabinet. This is multifunctional, practical and durable furniture with a wide range of shapes, sizes, shades and styles.
Kinds
There are several types of wardrobes:
- The built-in wardrobe is mounted between the walls or placed in a niche. This structure has no floor and roof.
- The case version may have different dimensions, the number of doors also varies. Such models are placed near the wall.
Advantages of sliding wardrobes with photo printing, popular images
The shape of the wardrobe can be angular or linear. The first option is placed exclusively in the corner, which allows for more efficient use of the room area. Such structures are made in the form of a triangle with two doors; L-shaped models are popular (often with a large number of doors). There is also a trapezoidal cabinet, which is more spacious.
The linear model is located in a straight line along the wall. Such furniture can be equipped with a different number of doors. Designers still advise placing a moderate number of mirrors. It is better to combine such surfaces with inserts made of leather, bamboo, frosted glass, and photo printing. Otherwise, the room may create an uncomfortable atmosphere.
Cabinet Built-in
Straight
Angular
Types of cabinets
Cabinets vary not only in size, color, but also in shape. So, most often used are angular, straight, radius and in the form of a pencil case.
In small rooms, it is wise to save space by installing a corner wardrobe with a mirror in the bedroom. It will help you make profitable use of empty space. Regular square or rectangular cabinets are suitable for any room area; it is important to accurately calculate the dimensions.
Radius sliding wardrobes fit well into classic or modern styles. They have concave or convex facades. This is a luxurious and cost-effective option among all models. But it very advantageously emphasizes the luxury of the bedroom and the financial independence of the owner.
A narrow and tall pencil case is often used as an additional module to a bed or wall. Suitable for small apartments.
By type of door opening
Before purchasing a wardrobe for your bedroom, you should decide exactly how the doors of the structure should open. There are several options:
- Swinging doors. The classic version of the cabinet, when the doors are attached to hinges. This is a cheap and reliable option, but for a small bedroom you need to take into account that there should be additional space around the structure for convenient opening of the doors.
- Sliding doors. One of the most popular options. The doors move along special guides. This is an excellent option for a small bedroom, since the doors of the structure will not open outward.
- Sliding structures. They are fragile and fragility, require careful handling and smooth opening. This design resembles blinds; when opened, the doors fold like an accordion.
Internal filling
When choosing a wardrobe for a bedroom, much attention should be paid to the internal contents. The functionality and size of the furniture will depend on this factor.
Pay attention to the number of necessary shelves, clothes hangers, laundry baskets and accessories, and drawers.
Properly filling the closet in the bedroom will help you use the space of the room wisely, make the closet convenient and practical, and allow you to compactly fit all the necessary things.
This is especially important in miniature bedrooms, where it is impossible to place additional furniture, such as shelves, chests of drawers or poufs.
When thinking about filling a closet in a bedroom, be sure to take into account factors such as:
- type of things and their volume (clothes, shoes, bedding, textiles);
- the presence of mezzanines and shelves for shoes;
- presence, quantity, depth of drawers and shelves;
- rod location (transverse or retractable).
It is very useful to delimit the closet into zones in advance. Bottom, middle and top. The lower part is used for shoes, a vacuum cleaner, and other small things.
Underwear, pajamas, socks, and textiles for frequent use are usually folded in the middle part. The top can accommodate hats, boxes, bags and umbrellas.
It is important to determine a place for the ironing board, iron and other household appliances.
A wardrobe with a mirror in the bedroom is an irreplaceable and practical piece of furniture, where every shelf and every drawer is useful. If you organize the interior of the closet correctly, you can remove (hide) all unnecessary things in it so as not to clutter the room. Thus eliminating the purchase of additional furniture.
Selection rules
When choosing, the following dimensions are important:
- height - it depends on the height of the ceiling. On average, it varies from 2.6 m to 3.1 m;
- product width - the minimum size is considered to be 1.20 meters. Exactly as much is needed to equip a sliding door system;
- depth, which is selected taking into account the wishes of the owners;
- the thickness of the mirror - the reliability and safety of the non-standard facade will depend on it.
How to choose material
Undoubtedly, in any apartment there is a place for a wardrobe. Even if its area is very small. The main thing is to choose the right sizes. But do not forget about the material from which this piece of furniture will be made. Cabinets are made from MDF, chipboard, plastic, wood.
If we talk about a comfortable and functional piece of furniture for the bedroom, first of all you should understand the materials used to make sliding wardrobes. And choose it correctly according to your preferences and financial capabilities.
Chipboard
Cabinets made from this material are constructed from chipboard made from natural raw materials.
The slabs differ from each other in composition, size, quality, thickness and safety class. This variety allows you to choose the right option for any wardrobe. That is why furniture is most often made from it.
Moreover, the lightweight but durable material lends itself well to processing and copes well with loads, installation of fittings and fasteners. This is a high-quality and safe raw material for furniture in any style.
MDF
Compared to chipboard, such material is much more expensive. It is practical, safe, high quality, pleasant in appearance, and moisture resistant.
Particle board lends itself well to painting; for this reason, the color range of the material is quite wide.
MDF is one of the favorite materials of designers, as it allows you to use straight, broken, curved, rounded and smooth lines in the interior.
laminated chipboard
Compared to chipboard, this material is much more diverse in terms of external design. Laminated or laminated surfaces made of paper-resin film also differ in quality.
Laminating involves gluing a film to the surface of a chipboard. This processing method is unreliable; after some time, the film may peel off, wear off or peel off.
Lamination is much stronger and more durable when the coated board is soldered at high temperature. Then the laminated chipboard becomes durable and strong, protected from external damage, moisture-resistant and protected from overheating.
With the help of laminate you can turn almost any fantasy and idea into reality. Also design a wardrobe for the bedroom according to an individual design project.
Where to buy a bedroom wardrobe?
There are many stores that specialize in the manufacture and sale of sliding wardrobes. The most reliable and common option is to go to IKEA or Leroy Merlin. You can select the desired cabinet and order it directly on the Internet with delivery to your home; the main thing is to know exactly all the necessary parameters and dimensions.
A mirrored wardrobe is ideal for a bedroom. A large range of designs will allow you to choose the most beautiful and functional solution for even the smallest room.
Mirror decor
A mirror on any piece of furniture can be decorated. This also applies to the wall in the bedroom. It’s convenient to do this yourself or with the help of a designer.
Here are some simple ways:
Stained glass painting
Apply with acrylic or stained glass paints using stencils or freely. The drawing can also be made voluminous, then the finished decor will look simply amazing.
Mosaic
Pieces of multi-colored glass or mirrors should be placed on glue. This is a troublesome and labor-intensive task, but the result will exceed all expectations.
Airbrush
If your own drawing skills are not enough, it is better to order this complex procedure from a designer.
Self-adhesive film
The fastest and easiest way to decorate the mirror surface of a closet in the bedroom. Here you will need a little imagination, scissors and a stencil. Using tools you can glue any pattern or ornament. Ready-made patterns are also available for sale, which will greatly facilitate the procedure.
You can use other methods of decorating mirrors, for example, matting or the false frame method.
A wardrobe with a mirror in the bedroom is an indispensable piece of furniture and interior design. Before choosing it, you need to make sure of quality, safety, durability and functionality.
Don’t despair if the total area of the room does not allow you to install a large cabinet; even a small wall can be made compact and practical.
By case type
It is important to choose the right type of structure for the bedroom. The following options are available on the market:
- Cabinet cabinet. It is a one-piece design with back and side walls. Such a cabinet can be easily installed and, if necessary, moved from place to place. This option is perfect for people who like to change the decor of the room by rearranging the furniture.
- Built-in design. In this option, there are no back or side walls, and all shelves are attached directly to the wall. This is a cheap and reliable option. This design cannot be easily moved to another location.
- Semi-built-in wardrobe. This design is without a back wall. In this case, there may be one or two side walls. It all depends on the location of the closet in the room.
Photo of a beautiful and modern wardrobe with a mirror in the bedroom
Hinged compartment doors
The phrase “hinged compartments” seems absurd, but such doors have been in use for a long time. They are indispensable in non-standard openings less than 90 cm, when a traditional sliding door will wedge when moving.
In the middle there is a hinged compartment door
A hinged compartment is relevant in places where, due to the small width, full opening/sliding along the guides is impossible. Most often they are installed in corner, L-shaped cabinets on the side segments.
The hinged compartment door has no rollers or guides and does not slide anywhere. Swinging is ensured by hinges. As a result, the closet contains a door leaf made of the same profile as compartment doors, but swinging is ensured by a special mechanism.
Matte mirror with a pattern
Types of mirrors for sliding doors and methods of their design
To choose the right type of mirror surface, you should know that it can be:
- silver, when ordinary glass is covered with a layer of amalgam, fits well into any interior;
- matte - a dusty surface without a clear reflection of the space of the room, which looks stylish, elegant and modern;
- colored, when color additives are included in the amalgam, with the goal of emphasizing this piece of furniture or, conversely, visually hiding it;
- tinted, made from molten glass mass tinted with various metals;
- with one-sided visibility - both reflection is present and transparency on the other side is present.
Mirror panels of sliding doors can be decorated in various ways:
- Special stickers with an adhesive base. The most common are acrylic and vinyl, designed specifically for glass surfaces. The texture can be either flat or voluminous. The range of design solutions is wide.
- Chemical etching - satinate. The surface ceases to reflect the surroundings, becoming a matte background for the drawing.
- Sandblasting, the technique of which makes it possible to embody interesting patterns, genre pictures and other images on a mirror surface, including portraits of your family members.
- Laser engraving, which differs from sandblasting in that in the first case it is a mechanical effect, in the second it is thermal.
- Expensive hand-painted. Such mirror paintings can become a separate art object in the apartment.
- Photo printing, a stylistic device that is a thing of the past, but in some cases it is quite appropriate if the image appears to be covered in fog.
- Fusing - decor made of colored or transparent glass, glued to the surface of the mirror.
- A beveled edge, when to decorate a door they do not use a solid mirror sheet, but make it up from small parts. Sliding doors turn out to be original and unique, transforming the room with refracted rays of light.
- Stained glass. Or rather, their imitation, obtained by gluing a colored transparent film onto a mirror.
The standard thickness of the mirror sheet for sliding doors is 4-5 mm. If the thickness is greater, this will create additional load on the roller mechanism system, leading to wear and breakdown. In addition, such doors are difficult and inconvenient to use. The requirements for dimensions are no different from those for canvases made from other materials: height - 2.75 m, width - 1 m.
