Two-door wardrobe, pros and cons, important nuances of choice

The sliding wardrobe is a convenient furniture design with sliding doors that allows you to compactly organize storage of a large number of things in a small room. In many apartments today you can find this element of furniture, a two-door sliding wardrobe occupies a leading position in the ratings of furniture sales due to its functionality and dimensions.

Advantages and disadvantages

The main advantages of a two-door coupe:

the opportunity to save significant space in the living room, as well as the prospect of using this variant of furniture for zoning a room where the partition is a double-sided wardrobe itself;
sufficient capacity inside a similar design;
the ability to hide defects in uneven walls and other repair flaws;
multifunctionality of the item: in one cabinet you can store both books and clothes. This is made possible thanks to two wings, dividing the internal space of the module into equal parts;
the ability to fully review the contents of both halves of the cabinet at the same time;
simplicity of care of facades and internal filling of the cabinet.

Any sliding door wardrobe 2 sliding doors has its own drawback, this is a high probability that the grooves of the wings can suddenly jam from the accidental ingress of animal hair, dust, shreds of hair and various foreign objects. But this problem is easily solved by timely, high-quality cleaning of the apartment.

Kinds

Sliding wardrobes can be of the following types:

built-in or semi-built-in - the first are distinguished by the absence of a back and side walls, and by the presence of doors and shelves attached directly to the walls of the room, one or both side furniture cases are added to the second option;
cabinet - are a four-wall model, where there are side, upper, lower walls, and the wall of the room acts as the back;
modular - this is a freestanding furniture structure with solid modules sections that can be combined with each other to your taste, creating your own compact storage system.

Built in

Case

Semi-built

Also, 2-door sliding wardrobes differ among themselves not only in the material of manufacture and the method of location in the room, but also in the external design and functional placement of the internal shelves and drawers. Such materials as expensive natural wood (birch, pine, oak, beech), more cost-effective wood-shaving or wood-fiber boards, or a soft, environmentally friendly MDF board can serve as a manufacturing material for a two-door construction.

By the method of location in the room - it can be a corner 2-door wardrobe or a standard direct furniture design. At the same time, both the one and the other coupe model are quite functional and roomy.

In the external design, at the request of the client, mirrors or mirror inserts can be used. And in the case when the mirrors are not like, instead of them you can install solid doors using the material that was originally taken as the basis of the body. The doors of the compartment can be the same color as the 2-door wardrobe itself, and there can be colors contrasting with the basic shade of the furniture. Recently, it has become especially urgent to order the printing of various photos on doors or the design of doors with a sandblasting pattern. Today this is another way to give the room in which it is located, originality and uniqueness.

Straight

Angular

Where is better to place

A two-wing sliding wardrobe would be more appropriate to place in a small room such as a bedroom or at the entrance to a living room due to its small size. But it is quite suitable for other rooms.

A two-wing sliding wardrobe can be placed in a niche in the wall of the room. Thus, its design will consist of sliding doors and groove guides, and the niche itself will replace the walls and the back wall. Or you can put this element of furniture against the wall, which will act as a back canvas in the compartment, making only side modules with internal filling and central facades.

Facade decoration

The design of the external facades of a double-wing cabinet depends on the imagination, the interior of the room and the estimated budget.The most often chosen option for the design of double-leaf facades is a mirror surface. Such a variation of the facade will look especially good in a small apartment due to the visual expansion of the space with the help of mirror image. It adds light to the room, and such a performance will look especially good in the bedroom or hallway. On the reverse side of the mirror doors, many manufacturers attach a special film, which in case of breaking the glass does not allow it to scatter in all directions, so this type of facade is also considered safe.

If you choose a more budgetary 2-door version of all, then in this case it is worth considering as chipboard facades. This option is reliable, durable and makes it possible to choose a wide variety of shades, but has its own drawback - it looks quite simple in appearance, therefore it is not suitable for bohemian interiors.

With a limited budget, a plastic material is suitable that easily covers any paint. Variations of the plastic facade can be varied: tinted, transparent, shiny. They look quite modern.

Many people prefer to install 2-door frosted glass facades with a thickness of 4 cm in sliding wardrobes. Through such opaque glasses, the overall filling is visible inside, but it is impossible to consider any particular part in the contents of the structure. Another variation of glass facades is colored glass, which is initially a transparent glass surface and acquires the necessary color due to the ORACAL film glued onto it.

For lovers of ethno-style, a bamboo or rattan facade is suitable, where the basis is the sections of the stems, topped with a neutral color varnish liquid. This design will add a touch of nature to the interior design.

For fans of the modern style, glossy facades will be relevant, which can be covered with a film, acrylic paint or varnish on top if desired. And for those who want to stand out with their originality, facades with photo printing or with a sandblasted pattern will do.

The modern market today offers a large selection of all kinds of facades, among which everyone will be able to choose for themselves a performance to their taste. Or, if desired, it is possible to combine several facade options in one design, if it is difficult to give preference to any one option.

Organization of the internal space

The internal content of the double-wing cabinet will directly depend on its location. The 2-door wardrobe for the bedroom inside will be slightly different from the closet filling in the hallway. The first option should have enough space inside to store everyday and work clothes. It may contain the following elements:

mesh baskets and shelves for storing everyday clothes, accessories, underwear;
hangers rod standard or end;
retractable trouser holders;
holders for ties and belts;
multi-level retractable shelves for storing various trifles;
shelves for storing shoe boxes;
drawers with or without handles (with gaps);
n-shaped design - pantograph, which saves space at the top of the cabinet;
built-in module for storing ironing accessories;
side table or chest of drawers, inside the furniture structure.

In the second version, standard coat hanger is unlikely to fit, since double-sided wardrobes in the hallway often have a small width of about 40 cm. For such a narrow wardrobe, the use of a perpendicularly arranged coat rack will be relevant. It can be retractable, or it can be fixed - this choice is individual.

To store unnecessary shoes, pull-out wire shelves of the basket are used, which are fixed at an angle for convenience. But one such design can accommodate no more than 2-3 pairs of shoes, so it is recommended to provide ordinary shelves for storing the main part of the shoes in boxes.

Also in the compartment two-door for the hallway will be such elements as:

small drawers for storing shoe cosmetics;
large shelves or drawers for storing off-season outerwear;
hooks for bags, bags, umbrellas and other necessary things.

For a double-wing cabinet in the hallway, the presence of lighting in the interior or on the visor of the structure will be relevant.

Which is better

When choosing a wardrobe, the question often arises of which model will be more practical and will serve well for many years. To begin with, it is worth deciding what it will be: corps or ordinary. The first option is selected for a specific ledge, a niche or a recess in the wall of the room, going, you can say, once and for all. The second option can be moved around the apartment as necessary, changing freely the location of his location in the future.

When choosing a 2-door sliding wardrobe, you should also carefully approach the selection of material. It is recommended to inspect the edge of the samples when ordering the cabinet for the absence of chips and swellings on them, and the material itself should have a thickness of 16-28 mm. As for the height of the cabinet, it can be made as high as possible, but at the same time, the width of one leaf cannot be more than two meters wide with a weight of up to 80 kg. Particular attention should be paid to fittings and guides. These elements should be of impeccable quality, work quietly, softly, without creating a nasty creak.

You can save money when ordering a two-door sliding door wardrobe on external facades, its decoration and internal contents. To do this, choose the simplest mechanisms from the options offered on the market, make the cabinet look external without using mirror inserts and carved or decorated finishes.