Wardrobe for living room, an overview of models and their characteristics

The living room is a reflection of the taste preferences of the owners of the house, its design is able to demonstrate to the guest the level of wealth of the family. For these reasons, the decoration and layout of the space of this room should be taken seriously. But it is equally important to give the living room comfort, coziness, practicality for family members. A well-chosen wardrobe for clothes in the living room will help to achieve these goals, the selection of which should be given special attention.

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The living room has a high degree of cross-country ability, long tea parties are held here, books are read, family members enjoy watching interesting films. In other words, everything here should be conducive to rest and restoration of strength. But what if there was not enough space in the bedroom for the personal wardrobe of the owners of the house? You can install such a piece of furniture in the living room.

Living room furniture must certainly be functional if the size of the room is small. The comfort of the residents of the house largely depends on this aspect. It is not enough to have simply beautiful cabinets, racks, cabinets to stay in the living room as comfortable as possible. If here you have a wardrobe, in which it is planned to store a rather voluminous wardrobe of the owners without hiding the additional space, then the selection of such furniture should be taken with all responsibility.

A wardrobe is a difficult interior item. This is a guarantee of the safety of things, shoes, accessories of each family member. Such designs provide a person’s wardrobe with reliable protection from the negative effects of sunlight, dust, dirt, insects (subject to the use of special tools that are installed inside the cabinet) and contact with sharp claws of a domestic cat or dog’s teeth. Even from high humidity in the living room, you can protect clothes with the help of a wardrobe, since a normal microclimate is formed in the closed product to store clothes. In this case, you do not need too much free space to install a modern wardrobe. The furniture industry offers a wide variety of models that are optimal for installation in a small living room.

The correct dimensions of the shelves, the presence of special storage systems and the installation height of the crossbars with hangers will allow you to store things without crushing them. This will extend the life of textiles, shoes, and haberdashery in a significant way.

Kinds

In the living room today you can arrange different types of cabinets, the main purpose of which is to store the wardrobe of the owners of the house. The following describes the most popular options among consumers.

Modular

Modular wardrobe is very popular these days. It is affordable, practical furniture, which is highly mobile. Modular cabinets are produced in series, in which there are also cabinets, racks and other pieces of furniture, so the cabinet itself can be selected separately or as a component of the wall. The modules are perfectly combined with each other, so they can easily create practical, comfortable interiors in an ordinary small living room.

The filling of a modular wardrobe for clothes is standard and not very diverse, but the cost of such furniture is quite low. If a person has a completely standard wardrobe (trousers, dresses, sweaters, and not stage dresses and frills), does not use a cabinet to store specific attributes or sports equipment, then standard storage systems will be quite enough.

When choosing a model wardrobe for clothes, it is important to know exactly the parameters of the space into which it will be inscribed.

Some difficulty may arise, since the width and height of model furniture are often standard and may not be suitable for a particular room. For example, the wall width is 155 cm, and the available cabinet width is 150 cm or 160 cm. Then you will have to take a one and a half meter product.

Recessed

Built-in cabinets are made according to an individual project and measurements of a specific space, therefore, they are somewhat more expensive than model products. But such furniture is created taking into account all the requirements of the owner of the house, based on his preferences, wishes, habits.

The built-in wardrobe should be installed if the living room has a niche, non-standard shape, free angle. Niche walls will help save on the cost of manufacturing such a design. After all, you do not have to spend money on the purchase of material to create the walls of the cabinet; instead, storage systems will be hung directly on the wall surface. The main thing is to choose convenient doors and organize the proper lighting of the cabinet, which will help make it as comfortable as possible for use.

If there is no niche, the cabinet can be made up to the ceiling, one side adjoining the wall. Such high constructions will help to accommodate the maximum number of clothes without losing the free space of the hall.

Closet

The most popular option for the living room today is a wardrobe, which is characterized by convenience and good spaciousness. It is optimal to arrange such a product in such a way that it harmonizes with other pieces of furniture and becomes an integral component of a single interior.

This can be a structure with two walls, a lid and doors, a product with one wall, a roof and doors, a structure from one door and a storage system, the walls and lids of which function as walls and lids in the living room. It all depends on the characteristics of a particular space. You can also make a wardrobe for clothes of an angular type. Here the variations are also quite wide, since the location of the shelves in such furniture can be different.

The shape of the shelves inside the cabinet	Location pattern	Advantages and disadvantages
Triangular	One above the other	Roomy, but somewhat uncomfortable to use.
Rectangular or square	L-shaped arrangement	Less roomy, but very comfortable.
Pentagonal shelves	One above the other	The maximum level of capacity due to the impressive depth of the cabinet, but the minimum of comfort, since it will not be easy to get to the deepest point.

Materials for the manufacture

To create cabinets for the hall today, more than others use several materials:

natural wood is an environmentally friendly material with a huge service life. He is not afraid of mechanical impact, since wood is highly durable. This is a practical and very beautiful option, but if the living room has tiny sizes, natural wood can somewhat overload the space. In addition, a cabinet made of solid wood will be quite expensive;
MDF is a cheaper alternative to natural wood. The material is quite durable for wear, varied in color, texture, and durable. It is actively used to create facades for wardrobes and less often for the manufacture of frames for them, because MDF is still not very cheap. Often, it is worth combining it with plywood to get a beautiful and inexpensive wardrobe for the hall;
Particleboard is the most affordable material that is actively used for the manufacture of lockers for clothes installed in residential premises. Particleboard is afraid of high humidity, so in the kitchen cabinets from it do not last long, but for the living room such structures are just right. But it is worth remembering that the aesthetic qualities of chipboard are not very great. It should be combined with other materials to give the cabinet a more interesting look.

To decorate cabinets in the hall, glass, chrome parts, stained-glass windows, photo printing, ceramic, plastic, metal fittings are used.

Wooden

Chipboard

MDF

Style decision

The style of decor for a living room with a wardrobe can be completely different. The main thing is that the furniture is successfully combined with the decoration of the walls, ceiling, floor, was made in the same style and current color. Today, for living room decor, they are increasingly using:

minimalism - it is characterized by a minimal amount of furniture, decorative elements on the walls. One large cupboard should be combined with a soft sofa, coffee table, carpet in color. The product should not be decorated with various decorative elements, because minimalism does not tolerate such decisions;
classic - timeless classic direction for the decor of the living room, which is impossible, by the way. Suitable wooden wardrobes in natural colors. They can be decorated with wood carvings, laconic metal fittings;
hi-tech is a modern style, which is characterized by a large number of metal, glass surfaces. Therefore, a hi-tech wardrobe can have chrome fittings, supports, and be as concise as possible in design;
for rural country, Provence it is better to choose furniture with the effect of antiquity without gloss and decorative excesses;
for flashy pop art, the cabinet can be painted in an unnatural color, becoming a bright accent of the entire interior.

Filling

The living room will only be functional and practical when all the interior items present in it cope with certain functions. Regarding the wardrobe, its main function is the ability to place a diverse wardrobe of the owner of the house inside the structure.

What to put inside a wardrobe to make it as comfortable as possible, despite its tiny size? Experts recommend the following:

if the product is used by a representative of a business style in clothes, it is important to provide for a pair of scrubs, a sufficient number of hangers for shirts, shelves for shoes;
if the owner of the cabinet prefers voluminous sportswear, it is better to make shelves for storing them higher;
for storage of linen and hosiery, it is worth organizing drawers: several for a woman, several for a man. If there are children in the house, the boxes should be equipped with safe plugs that will prevent the box from falling out on the child;
for commonly used items, shelves are made lower, and for seasonal clothes it is better to use the highest shelves. Shoes in boxes are stored on the mezzanine, and in open form on the lower tier.

Selection rules

Functionality in the wall for the living room without a wardrobe is low, because the question of storing clothes remains unanswered. A wardrobe can be placed in the hall, and it will provide the user with the maximum level of comfort if there is nowhere to install it in the bedroom. But what should it be? We describe the factors that can affect a person’s choice.

You should not choose the largest cabinet, it will be roomy, but such furniture looks bulky in a small room. An excessively small product will not be functional, as it will not allow you to place everything that is necessary for a person inside. Measure the room to understand the width of the cabinet is needed. If this is a small indicator, use the entire height of the wall. If the width is quite large, you can refuse an excessively high product.

For a spacious room, choose furniture of any tone, for a narrow one - only light models. If the decoration on the walls is excessively bright or dark, it is better to choose a cabinet with no special decorative elements. If the walls are plain, light, then pick up the original furniture with a catchy decor.

A good locker for clothes cannot be cheap, since it should serve for quite a long time. Do not save on the quality of components, the level of functionality of cabinets and shelves depends on them.