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DIY alcove wardrobe issue

HU-133432064
3 years ago

Hello, we are fixing up our first house, which is a flat in a Victoria terrace and I am building alcove wardrobes in the bedroom. I have almost finished one side and need to start the other side now. The issue is that this wardrobe cannot be as deep as the other side due to an exterior door and door frame. To fit a rail and hanger it is going to need to come out a little, but I am worried this might look odd, any tips for negotiating this corner? Apologies for the poor images, tried to show the almost finished side and then the frame in question.


Thanks!





Comments (6)

  • rinked
    3 years ago

    But isn't the hanger side in the alcove and the shelving on the door side? (as in: I don't see a problem)

  • rinked
    3 years ago

    Sidenote: We have 40cm deep ikea pax with rods to hang stuff sideways.

  • Ellie
    3 years ago

    So you want to build almost identical cupboard as in pic 1 on both sides, but you don't have the depth because it would come out past the window?

    Yes it would look awful and I would not do it. You could build identical from the front, but shallower but then it wouldn't take hanging rail.

    Decide what's priority. Does it have to be identical looking from the front or wouldn't you just do open shelving on the other side?

  • Ellie
    3 years ago

    Could you amend the cupboard already built to take 2 hanging rails, one top, another halfway and get rid of the shelf in the middle. that's what I'd do if I needed more hanging space,

  • HU-133432064
    Original Author
    3 years ago

    Thanks for the comments, the plan is to have one for me and one for my wife. I don’t mind having the left hand side one slightly shallower to fit inside the door frame, but I was wondering if I could build it so it comes out as far as the frame but doesn’t protrude out as far as the actual door or would that look strange? I guess alternatively I could do side hanging rails on that side that can be pulled out... we have so much stuff that we ideally need two separate ones!

  • rinked
    3 years ago

    How about a filler panel next to the door frame? 15cms wide or so?

    Definately make the wardrobe one and the same depth.

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