Start with the layout
A walk-in wardrobe is planned from the walls you have. There are three shapes:
- One wall: a single run along the back wall. Suits a narrow room or a box room.
- L-shape: the back wall and one side wall.
- U-shape: the back wall and both side walls, with the side runs standing in front of the back run so their doors open into the room.
Units are 600 mm deep as standard, so a hanger fits across the rail; they can be made shallower, down to 400 mm, where the room is tight.
Make the corners work
Where two runs meet, a closed corner is hard to reach. We put an open-shelf corner unit there instead, with at least 500 mm clear to reach into, so bags, shoes or folded clothes sit where you can see them.
An island, if there is room
An island turns a dressing room into a room you use. Ours is 1000 mm long, 900 mm high and 900 mm deep, with four drawers each side, for jewellery, watches and folded things.
It needs space: about 900 mm to walk round it comfortably, and never so close that the wardrobe doors cannot open. Our online designer only lets an island in where it fits, and tells you when it does not.
A bench
A bench 1000 mm long, 450 mm deep and 450 mm high gives somewhere to sit and put on shoes. Where it stands is settled at your survey.
Inside: plan by what you own
- Long hanging for coats and dresses: a rail at 1700 mm.
- Double hanging for shirts and jackets: two rails, at 1000 mm and 2000 mm.
- Drawers for folded clothes, and a pull-out trouser rail.
- Shoe shelves and open shelves for bags.
- Sensor lighting that comes on when a door opens.
Doors can be flat or shaker, aluminium-framed glass in gold or black so the inside is on show, or mirror in silver, grey or bronze, which suits a dressing room that needs a full-length mirror anyway.
What it costs
Our walk-in wardrobes and dressing rooms are priced at £2,000 per metre of units, including VAT and fitting, with doors and extras priced as on our wardrobe price guide. Our starting design, a room 3.6 m wide and 3.0 m deep with units on three walls, has a guide price of £16,720. Site surveys cost £100, which is deducted from your quote should you go ahead.
Try layouts on your own room
Our online designer takes your room's width and depth, lays out one wall, an L or a U, adds an island and a bench where they fit, and shows a guide price as you go. More: walk-in wardrobes and dressing rooms · fitted wardrobes · fitted bedrooms
Common questions
Units are 600 mm deep as standard (down to 400 mm), so a one-wall walk-in needs that depth plus room to stand and open the doors. An island needs about 900 mm to walk round it. Our online designer checks your room's size and only places what fits.
Ours are £2,000 per metre of units, including VAT and fitting. A room 3.6 m by 3.0 m with units on three walls has a guide price of £16,720; a single wall costs much less.
Our island is 1000 mm long, 900 mm high and 900 mm deep, with four drawers each side.