Wardrobe partition. How to choose and not lose?
In the apartment, as always, not enough space? Are things scattered on the floor? No separate cozy children's room? The sliding wardrobe partition is useful to you!
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Advantages and disadvantages
The subject is irreplaceable both for small one-room apartments, and for huge studios, in those cases when it is required:
- divide the space into separate cozy zones;
- maximize the use of space reserves;
- get extra storage space.
In our cramped apartments at the current cost per square meter, this may be the best solution. The advantages of the products are obvious. They provide a relatively inexpensive opportunity to zoning a room without building walls. Diverse and unaesthetic screens and wardrobes are also becoming unnecessary. And finally, there is more storage space. At the same time, a huge advantage is that facades and modules can be adapted for different zones and executed in a different design. It is proved that double-sided wardrobe saves 12% of the volume.
However, there are disadvantages
- Bad soundproofing.
- The design of the product is bulky and bulky, which places special demands on its reliability and the quality of the materials used.
- Such furniture should be made to order, since choosing a standardized standardized solution for individual purposes is not easy.
Kinds
The fantasy of manufacturers and customers is limitless, but the following types of products are distinguished in the market.
- Shelving partition (easy zoning option, convenient to get things, effectively use, for example, in the nursery).
- Ordinary cabinet partition (one-sided and double-sided).
- Sliding wardrobe partition (one-sided and double-sided).
- The shape of the furniture can be straight, angular, trapezoid, and even L-shaped.
Functions and filling cabinets can be arbitrarily diverse and depends only on your imagination. However, we recommend that you approach this issue very responsibly and give it to the professional designer (because the design of the product is complex).
So, the cupboard between the kitchen and the living room can have a window in its design for serving food and even a bar counter and a sliding table! From the side of the room you can make room for a TV, and from the kitchen - shelves for food and kitchen utensils.
In the children's rooms and the study, you can provide open and closed bookshelves, in the bedroom - drawers, sections for bed linen, baskets for clothes.
A good choice for a living room is a double-sided wardrobe-partition, including a shelving system.
Tips for choosing
Conventional wardrobes traditionally use alternative door opening mechanisms: roller (less reliable) and monorail (more reliable and durable). In the case of wardrobes, saving on this is almost a crime.
Pay close attention to the material of the rollers. Only metal! Plastic will not last a year. The profile of the sliding system is steel (strong, durable, reliable, but less aesthetic). Aluminum - more refined, silent, but less reliable. The choice is yours.
The thickness of the side panels is at least 18 mm (European standard). In addition, such particleboard contain less formaldehyde.
Shelves have a side cut with an edge. Pay special attention to its quality (often falls off). Mortise and patch edges are not suitable in principle.
Sliding wardrobe partition "demanding" to the width of the door wings. Not more than 1 m (otherwise it will be inconvenient to use).
Be sure to separately discuss the issue of assembly and installation, staff qualifications, since installing even a regular wardrobe compartment is usually not a simple process. And spoiling expensive components after several months of operation as a result of improper assembly is not an option. Have a good shopping!
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