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Plan your wardrobe before anyone measures it
Straight answers from a wardrobe builder: what things cost, what fits where, and how to choose. Read these before the consult and you will get more out of it.
Cost guide · 12 Oct 2026
How much do built-in wardrobes cost in Sydney?
What drives the price of a custom built-in wardrobe in Sydney, typical per-metre ranges, and how to compare quotes without getting caught out.
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Planning
Wardrobes that are easy to reach and easy to use
Rail heights, pull-down rails, full-extension drawers, lighting and doors that make a wardrobe usable for seniors or anyone with limited reach.
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Planning
Apartment wardrobes: compact bedrooms and strata
How to get a custom built-in into a Sydney apartment bedroom: full-wall sliders, mirror doors, lift access and what strata usually needs to know.
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Ideas
Built-in home office ideas for a spare room or nook
How to fit a built-in desk, drawers, filing and shelving into a spare bedroom, a corner of a living area or a hallway nook, with the sizes that work.
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Comparison
Built-in or freestanding wardrobe?
Built-in wardrobes use the full wall and go to the ceiling; freestanding ones move with you. The honest trade-offs on space, cost, value and flexibility.
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Ideas
Corner wardrobe ideas
L-shaped built-ins, diagonal corner robes, corner walk-ins and corner shelf units: how to use a bedroom corner for storage and solve the awkward bit.
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Comparison
Custom wardrobe or flat-pack?
Flat-pack systems like IKEA PAX versus a custom built-in: fit, materials, hardware, installation, lifespan and when each one is the right choice.
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Ideas
Garage storage ideas that get the car back in
How to plan a wall of garage cupboards and shelving so tools, bikes, sport gear and the overflow from the house are stored and the car fits again.
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Ideas
Wardrobes for granny flats and studios
How to get real storage into a granny flat bedroom or studio: full-wall sliding robes, mirror doors, double hanging and cabinetry as a room divider.
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Ideas
Wardrobes for a guest room that does three jobs
How to fit out a spare-room wardrobe that serves guests, overflow storage and a home office by turns, without any of them getting in the way of the others.
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Ideas
Hallway cupboard and entry storage ideas
How to fit out a hallway cupboard or build an entry storage unit for coats, school bags, shoes and the vacuum, so the front door stops being a drop zone.
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Design
Hinged wardrobe door styles compared
Flat panel, routed shaker or raised profile: how each hinged wardrobe door style looks, which rooms it suits, and how to match it to the rest of the house.
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Planning
How long does a built-in wardrobe take?
The stages of a custom wardrobe job, how long each one typically takes, what can slow it down and how to keep it moving.
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Planning
12 questions to ask a wardrobe company
The questions that tell you whether a built-in wardrobe quote is good value: who measures, who installs, what it is made from, what the guarantee covers.
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Care
Cleaning and caring for wardrobe doors
The right way to clean mirror, white glass, matt and woodmatt wardrobe doors, keep sliding tracks running and look after drawers and shelves.
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Planning
How to measure for a built-in wardrobe
A simple way to measure a wardrobe recess or wall yourself, what to note about skirting, cornices and bulkheads, and why the installer measures again.
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Ideas
How to organise a small wardrobe
Twelve practical ways to get more into a small built-in wardrobe, from double hanging and slim hangers to a proper internals re-fit, in order of effort.
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Ideas
Accessory storage inside a wardrobe
Glass-top jewellery drawers, pull-out tie and belt racks, pant racks, bag shelves and scarf drawers: accessory storage that stays visible and tangle-free.
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Planning
Kids' wardrobes that grow with them
How to design a child's built-in wardrobe: rail heights they can reach, adjustable shelving, drawers and a layout that works at 5 and at 15.
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Ideas
Linen cupboard shelving that actually works
Shelf spacing, depth, pull-out baskets and doors for a hallway linen press, so towels, sheets and spare bedding stop avalanching out.
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Comparison
Mirror, white glass or panel sliding doors?
The three sliding wardrobe door types compared: how each looks, how it wears, which rooms it suits and how to mix them on one wardrobe.
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Planning
New-build wardrobes: what the builder leaves out
Why a new project home's walk-in comes with one rail and a shelf, what to ask the builder to leave out, and how to finish the robes after handover.
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Planning
Overhead cupboards above a wardrobe: worth it?
Whether to take a built-in wardrobe to the ceiling with overhead cupboards, what to store up there, the height that works and when a top shelf is better.
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Planning
Pantry design: walk-in or cupboard?
Walk-in pantry, butler's pantry or a tall cupboard: which suits your kitchen, how to shelve it so nothing hides at the back, and which pull-outs help.
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Ideas
Seasonal rotation: where the off-season goes
A twice-a-year routine for swapping summer and winter clothes, and how to design the top shelf, a spare robe or the garage so the off-season has a home.
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Planning
Shallow wardrobe solutions
What to do when a wardrobe recess is too shallow for a standard rail: end-on rails, pull-out rails, shelving layouts and building forward.
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Planning
Sharing a wardrobe between two people
How to divide a built-in or walk-in so two people each get the hanging, shelves and drawers they need, with layouts for even and uneven wardrobes.
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Ideas
Shoe storage that gets shoes off the wardrobe floor
Angled shelves, flat shelves, pull-out racks and a dedicated shoe bay: how to store shoes in a wardrobe so they are visible and off the floor.
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Care
Sliding wardrobe door problems, explained
Why sliding wardrobe doors jump, drag, sit crooked or rattle, which problems you can fix yourself and when to replace the doors and track.
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Ideas
Small laundry storage ideas
How to fit cupboards, a bench and a broom cupboard into a small laundry, with layouts for a laundry in a cupboard, a corridor and a single-wall room.
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Design
Timber-look wardrobes: woodmatt and ravine
Woodmatt and ravine timber-look finishes compared, which oaks suit which rooms, and how to combine them with white so the result is warm, not heavy.
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Planning
Walk-in wardrobe layouts compared
The four walk-in wardrobe layouts, the room size each needs, how much they hold and which one suits a given room, with a planning table.
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Planning
Drawers or shelves: what goes where
Which clothes belong in drawers and which on shelves, how many of each a typical wardrobe needs, and the drawer heights and shelf spacing that work.
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Design
Wardrobe hardware: what matters
The runners, tracks, hinges and handles inside a built-in wardrobe decide whether it still works in ten years. What to ask for, and what to avoid.
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Design
Wardrobe lighting: what works and where to put it
LED strips under shelves, lit hanging rails, sensor switches: how to light a built-in or walk-in wardrobe so you can actually see your clothes.
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Design
What a custom wardrobe is actually made of
Particleboard vs MDF, 16 and 18mm carcasses, melamine, moisture-resistant board, polytec's 9mm door board, edging and glass: what each part is and why.
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Design
Where to put a mirror in or on a wardrobe
Mirror sliding doors, a swivel mirror that hides inside the robe, a fixed full-length mirror on a panel or walk-in end wall: which suits your room.
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Care
Keeping a wardrobe dry and mould-free
Why wardrobes on external walls get damp, how to design and use a built-in so clothes stay dry, and what to do about mould that is already there.
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Planning
Wardrobes for awkward openings
How a custom wardrobe handles a window in the wall, a bulkhead overhead, a nib wall, a power point in the recess or walls that are nowhere near square.
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Planning
Wardrobes for older homes with high ceilings
How to add a built-in wardrobe to a Federation, inter-war or 1950s house: where it goes, how to handle 3 metre ceilings, picture rails and uneven walls.
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Planning
What happens at an onsite wardrobe consultation
What the designer measures, what they will ask, what to have ready and what you get afterwards, so a wardrobe consultation is worth the hour.
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Design
How to choose wardrobe colours and finishes
Matt, woodmatt, texture or mirror? How to pick a wardrobe colour that suits the room and the house, with the polytec finishes explained plainly.
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Planning
How to plan wardrobe internals around what you own
A step-by-step way to work out how much hanging, shelving and drawer space your wardrobe needs, before you book a consult.
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Planning
Replacing an old built-in wardrobe: what to expect
Rip-out, disposal, measuring, making good and the new fit: how replacing a tired built-in wardrobe actually happens, and how long each step takes.
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Comparison
Sliding or hinged wardrobe doors?
Sliding doors need no clearance and suit compact rooms; hinged doors open the whole robe at once. The trade-offs, room by room, so you choose right.
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Planning
Standard wardrobe dimensions in Australia
The depth, height, shelf and hanging-rail measurements that make a built-in wardrobe work, with a table you can take to your consult.
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Comparison
Walk-in or built-in: which suits your room?
A walk-in needs floor space, a built-in needs wall space. Here is how to decide between them, with the minimum room sizes that make each one work.
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Ideas
Walk-in wardrobe ideas for small rooms
Nine ways to fit a walk-in wardrobe into a small bedroom, alcove or old ensuite, with the minimum widths each layout needs.
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Onsite Design Consultation
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