Step 01
Count the contents
Hanging clothes, folded clothes, bedding, suitcases, devices — listed before anything is drawn.
A guide · storage and media walls
Wardrobe Design and TV Unit Design
Two pieces of joinery you use every single day. Getting them right is mostly about what goes inside and where the cables run — not about the finish on the front.
- Sliding vs hinged wardrobes, honestly compared
- How to plan the inside around your clothes
- TV height, wall panelling and hidden cables
- The details that decide how long it all lasts
Tell us about your project
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Why us
Start with what goes in, not what shows
A wardrobe is a box you open twice a day. A TV unit is a wall you look at every evening. Both are usually designed from the outside in — a finish is chosen, then the insides are worked out around it — which is how people end up with a beautiful wardrobe that has nowhere to put a suitcase.
We do it the other way round. Count what has to go in, decide how it is divided, then design the face. It is a duller conversation for the first twenty minutes and a much better piece of furniture afterwards.
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Hinged wardrobes
You see the whole interior at once, every inch of the width is usable, and internal fittings are easy to reach. They need clear floor space in front for the shutters to open, which is the only real catch in a small bedroom.
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Sliding wardrobes
Nothing swings into the room, so they suit narrow bedrooms and spaces beside a bed. In exchange, only part of the wardrobe is open at any moment, the track needs cleaning, and the overlapping panels take up a little depth.
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Loft storage above
The space above a wardrobe is the cheapest storage in the house. Plan it in from the start, with shutters that match, for suitcases, bedding and the things used twice a year.
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Inside the wardrobe
Hanging heights for long and short clothes, drawers for folded items and valuables, a shelf for bags, and a section for bed linen. Fitting a mirror, ironing space or a safe is easier to plan now than to add later.
In detail
The details that decide how long they last
Hardware is the part that wears out. Hinges, drawer runners and sliding tracks are used thousands of times, and the difference between adequate and good hardware shows within a year or two — drawers that stay aligned, shutters that close softly, tracks that still run smoothly after a monsoon. Ask for the make and model in the specification, not just the word ‘branded’.
Plan the light inside as well as outside. A wardrobe lit only by the bedroom light is dark at the back; a simple strip or a light that comes on with the door solves it. On a TV wall, a soft light behind the panel or above the console eases the contrast in a dark room and makes long evenings easier on the eyes.
Think about the wall behind. Tall units against an external or bathroom wall can suffer if there is any damp, so we leave an air gap and deal with the damp first. Panelling should also allow the television and any device to breathe rather than being boxed tight.
The choice of board and finish behind all this matters too — our guide to plywood vs MDF and laminate vs acrylic covers what belongs where.
How we work
How we design them
Step 02
Fix the positions
Wardrobe run and TV wall set against the bed, the seating and the room’s circulation, not just the longest wall.
Step 03
Services and cables
Power, network, conduits and switch positions marked on the electrical drawing, before walls or panelling close.
Step 04
Detail and install
Unit-by-unit drawings with materials and hardware specified, then supervised installation and a snag check.
The studio
The studio in numbers
Projects delivered
120+
Clients worldwide
100+
Years of practice
10+
Design professionals
19
Questions
Frequently asked
Sliding or hinged wardrobe — which should I choose?
Hinged if the room has space for the shutters to open, because you get full access and slightly more usable width. Sliding if the wardrobe sits close to the bed or in a narrow room. Many bedrooms end up with hinged doors on the main run and sliding where space is tight.
What height should a TV be fixed at?
Roughly at eye level when you are seated, which is usually lower than people expect — a TV mounted high above a console looks tidy and is tiring to watch. Decide the sofa position first, then set the height from where you will actually sit.
How do I hide the TV cables?
Run a conduit inside the wall or behind the panelling from the TV position down to the console, with a power point and a network point at both ends, plus a spare conduit for whatever device comes next. This has to be decided before the wall is closed or the panelling is fixed.
What is the right depth for a wardrobe?
Enough for a hanger to sit square across the wardrobe rather than at an angle, plus room for the shutter. Anything shallower means clothes press against the door; much deeper and the back becomes a place things disappear into.
Can a TV unit and a wardrobe use the same finishes?
They can, and in a studio flat or a bedroom with both it often looks calmer. In separate rooms there is no need — what matters more is that the hardware quality is the same, because that is what you feel every day.