You don’t need an extension to get a walk in wardrobe. You just need clever zoning.
If you are lucky enough to have a large bedroom or in this case two small bedrooms that you can open up to become a large bedroom, you can be clever with the zoning. Below was the original floor plan, which had 2 small bedrooms. You can see after we opened up the rooms by removing the wall and stripping out the bulky, outdated wardrobes, we had a large space to play with.
My clients wish list was to have a very large wardrobe to accommodate all their clothes, a super king bed, a dedicated dressing table, a cosy armchair and if possible make a feature of the fireplace. If we designed the room in the standard way of pushing the bed up against the bottom wall we could have had a wardrobe either side of the fireplace. For my clients this simply would not have been enough storage.
To solve this, I proposed something that initially raised a few eyebrows! My clients thought it was an odd decision for me to knock down a wall, only to build a new stud wall just over a meter away from it.
By adding in the stud wall a quarter of the way into the room (this space measure 1.7m) we were able to achieve everything we wanted from the dream bedroom “wish list”. The zoning allowed us to install a floor to ceiling wardrobe stretching across the entire back wall. We finished the walk-in-wardrobe with separate lighting and a large full length mirror at the far end to bounce the natural light beautifully.
For an extra bonus, because this was a semi-detached property, this solid wall of cabinetry acts as a brilliant acoustic buffer, dulling any sound from the house next door.
With the addition of the new stud wall, we now have the space to add the armchair, a dressing table, bedside tables and make a feature of the fireplace. This is the difference between “furnishing” a room and designing it. An interior designer will look at the volume of your space, not just the floor plan to give you the best use of space possible.
If you would like help with your floor plan to unlock your homes full potential, I can help. If you’re based in Kent or London and looking for a family-focused interior designer who gets how real homes work, I’d love to chat. Send me a message here to discuss your project.