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Two very different wardrobes can be seen below.

1). Wardrobe for a young woman's bedroom

The wardrobe has been custom made according to the wishes of Rachel. At the time of taking the photograph,  it required a cornice  along the top to finish it off.  The cornice  will be a copy of the existing picture rail (moulding). and fixed at the same height.

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General description

Both cabinets are lit within whenever the doors are opened.  There is also a light in the central section with a switch behind Dopey!  In the right hand cabinet are hanging rails.  At the bottom are pull out wire baskets for shoes.

In the left hand unit is small hanging rail, jewellery trays, holders for tennis and squash racquets.

The construction material is MDF. The finish is spray painted two coats of primer followed by two coats of eggshell yellow. The blue panels were sprayed on top of the previous four coats to give a really smooth and deep colour.

The spraying was undertaken using a high volume low pressure (HVLP)  spray gun. Unlike conventional spray guns  a low pressure delivers the paint to the surface with little waste to the atmosphere. This type of spray gun is now widely used in America where  legislation exists to reduce the amount of volatile organic compounds (VOC's) being discharged into the atmosphere.

2). Very Large wardrobe for the master bedroom.

The photographs below  are of a very large wardrobe made from 5 discrete  units. Total length of the wardrobe is  3.4 metres. Height is 2.1 metres.

The brief was to keep things very simple yet elegant within a house that is Edwardian and almost 100 years old.  The doors have been made with "a nod" towards the design  of the bedroom door. There is a drawer at the bottom of each unit - principally for shoes. Three of the units have a sliding tray in them. Each unit has a singe hanging rail. BTW.... The blue blanket on the bed was to protect the rather nice cream  duvet from   damage during construction,  and what appears as a peculiar speckling around the chandelier is in fact light scatter from  the camera's flashgun ...

3. Luxury Cottage Wardrobe

For a small cottage, a country style wardrobe  with lots of luxury features  .

Above left. Difficult to get to, the customer had  had problems finding a wardrobe that would:  ( a ) pass  through the front door and up the stairs and ( b ) fit into the bedroom.

The drawer fronts and doors are made using tongue and grooved softwood. The finish is (HVLP see above) spray painted "Slaked Lime" eggshell finish acrylic paint to give a soft neutral finish. Soft close high quality  "blum" hinges"  ( as used by Poggenpol et al) are used.

Above right. The left and right hanging bays are lit when the relevant door is  opened. On the left hand door is a full length  mirror that has been foil backed so, the silvering will NEVER degrade. Should be common practice for   mirrors  generally (bathroom mirrors in particular)  but rarely is.  On the right hand door  are tie/scarf racks. The lighting  is set into the upper surfaces of each bay. Popular  practice  is often   a bare  15x bulb  (like those found in fridges)  simply screwed onto the upper surface just behind the door.

The three drawers at the bottom have full  heavy duty  (i.e. will take up to 45 kilos) extension runners meaning that; the back of the drawer  comes right out to where the door is  ( rather like a filing cabinet) and are  intended for shoes - lots of them !

Above left and right. Five drawers all  heavy duty with full extension runners  and  with shelving above.

Above right. The upper cupboards all have a stay mechanism that allows the users to open the door as much or as little as is required. In the final stages of closing,  the "over centre" mechanism pulls the front lid  in and holds it shut.

4. Luxury Wardrobe American Ash

A large wardrobe made using American Ash. to produce  a piece of furniture in the  Shaker style .

The two central bays are divided for shorter garments, longer garments hang in  the two end bays. The bays are lit with low voltage lighting as and when the relevant door is opened.

The doors use  self closing hinges with "Blum" buffers meaning that, the doors will fully close when given a gentle push and in the final stages they are slowed by pneumatic buffers so that their final closing is silent. The top doors are fitted with stays and will stay open at any angle for as long as the user requires it.

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