A customized closet is one of the more common choices mainly because of its functionality. What to follow when choosing a closet door? Depending on the size of the space, you can opt for sliding or hinged. Which solution is better and more suitable for our home?
Custom cabinets with sliding doors are a convenient solution, but are they still liked? Has their place in the hearts of architects and investors been taken by furniture with hinged doors? Or do both models complement each other perfectly, depending on the conditions of the room in which they are to stand?
sliding doors
ideal for small and narrow rooms
Doors with a sliding system will be appreciated especially by owners of apartments, whose bane is relatively narrow and elongated rooms or small rooms. The undoubted advantage is that the sashes when opening do not take up additional space, as in the case of hinged doors, which provides a free passage from the bedroom to the hallway, for example, or unrestricted access to the bed. The sliding method of opening is also recommended for seemingly inconspicuous corners or alcoves - under the stairs or bevels in the attic. Thanks to sliding doors, they can be successfully built up aesthetically and functionally.
In the living room closet, where we can cleverly hide the RTV zone and objects of an undecorative nature
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easy access to the inside of the closet
Quick access to a large part of the furniture is also not without significance. Behind one door we can easily hide a large part of the interior of the closet, and after moving the wing we will get full access to several modules at once. Such a solution will be found not only in the bedroom, where it will allow us to comfortably see the full contents of our clothes and accessories, but also in the living room closet, where we can cleverly hide the RTV zone and items of a non-decorative nature.
hinged door
optimum for shallow closets
Swinging systems will work better for a relatively narrow built-in area, in a vertical alcove or in a closet with a shallow interior. This is because with sliding doors, installing the tracks requires taking up additional space, which is associated with reduced storage space inside the furniture. Swinging doors to a closet do not need such space, but it is worth taking care of the appropriate distance in front of the furniture, which will ensure collision-free opening of the door. If you have a narrow section of the floor, classic hinged doors can be used in a closet divided inside into two or more vertical modules, so that high and relatively narrow wings take up less space in the open position.
Swinging closet doors will be a good choice for a piece of bedroom furniture used by two people every morning.
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good for two
Hinged closet doors will be a good choice for a bedroom piece of furniture that is used by two people every morning. This is because they allow us to independently use two different parts of the closet at the same time, unlike sliding doors, which, while revealing one side of the furniture, cover up the other. In addition, we can easily access a specific area of the furniture, without having to open the rest of its contents. The division into separate doors also makes it easier to manage the interior of the closet - we can allocate one part for clothes and the other for home textiles.
