Building a walk in Wardrobe

[paulpaulpaul]

We have a spare room next to our bedroom and want to dedicate the complete room to walk in wardrobe / dressing room.

At my last house we had the internals done by a professional company that do all the design, draws, rails, Shelfs etc and for what is a small room maybe 6ft x 6ft we paid what I consider a fortune, seem to remember it was well over 2 K, It is very nice but im hoping I can replicate something of similar quality by buying the wood and bits myself and having a experienced carpenter do it.

The room is 15 ft x 14 ft so want it to be really really special.

Can anybody reccomend suppliers of finished wood to complete the project and any tips/ suggestions for the rails etc, My local woodyard only seems to have the standard sawn wood for making boxes . decking etc.

 

[Jasonb]

You can get pre lacquered veneered MDF that looks very good and far better than the woodgrain Melamine faced boards, though they are not bad either.

Page 2 of this suppliers pdf http://www.edens.co.uk/gfx/ul/files/Veneered.pdf, they also do the woodgrain MFC

this is the pre lacquered oak and this is maple effect MFC

For fittings try Isaac Lord, Woodfit, Dowel.co.uk and any Hafele stockist

Jason

 

[foxhole]

For draws I used these http://www.drawersrus.co.uk/shop/viewcategory.php?groupid=22 for a friend bedroom, and had made to measure draw fronts and cupboard doors made all fitted to a mdf carcase , plenty of online company do them, or you could have the cup'ds made to accomodate standard sizes which are a little cheaper.Some styles of kitchen cup'd are suitable for wardrobe use.
http://www.discountkitchenfactory.co.uk/replacement_kitchen_doors.htm

 

[Jasonb]

The room is 15 ft x 14 ft so want it to be really really special.
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Think I'd be going for dovetailed draws and pull out shelves if the OP wants something "Really, Really Special" rather than Blum Metbox copies.

J

 

[foxhole]

Do your socks really care what they sit in.
Once the draws shut they all look the same.