8 Unique Wardrobe Door Alternatives
The most common types of Wardrobes Sydney doors are the regular hinged doors, bi-fold doors, wooden Sliding Wardrobe Doors Sydney, and mirror sliding doors. While these traditional wardrobe doors are great on their own, they can be too common to the point of boring.
Obviously, the wardrobe door’s primary task is to hide away clothing and clutter. But there’s also no one stopping you from considering how you can use these doors for visual impact. This is especially important when decorating small bedrooms where every inch of space should be utilized.
Here are 8 modern door alternatives.
Take that door down completely and replace it with a curtain on a tension rod or another curtain hanging hardware. This will allow you more furniture arranging options around the gap, without a swinging door getting in the way. It’s particularly great for wardrobes and other storage areas, but do keep in mind that curtains don’t have the same sound-blocking abilities or privacy that doors do, so think twice before replacing.
Similar to a curtain, this also involves removing the door completely. But unlike a heavy curtain, these are a little looser, let light through, add pattern and movement and in general just provide a touch of visual dividing.
If your home is still in construction, you might want to consider pocket doors for your wardrobes. Pockets doors need no floor clearance and they allow full access to the wardrobe's gap. However, the adjacent wall must be non-load bearing and it must be wide enough to contain the door. Replacing an existing regular door with pocket door is extensive and costly. It is not a popular choice unless you are planning a major renovation.
Swinging doors are also known as café doors or saloon doors. They swing open both inward and outward. The doors come in pairs. Café doors make a good option to wardrobe doors if you desire a sense of openness in your bedroom layout. This type of door is ideal between your bedroom and Walk in Wardrobes Sydney.
You will also find that some people simply use room dividers in the place of traditional wardrobe doors. If you want to be able to hide what is in your wardrobe without needing to hang a door, then this option will appeal to you. A room divider will stand on its own and can act as a barrier between your wardrobe and the rest of your room. You will be able to go behind it to access the wardrobe whenever it is necessary.
Room dividers are popularly used in many areas of the home. People often use these types of room dividers to give themselves a bit of privacy, even in cramped spaces. It can allow people to change in private and is a generally useful thing to own. They aren’t necessarily common in every home, but the people who do make use of them like them quite a bit.
Barn style sliding doors are also an excellent alternative to hinge doors. When they have a minimal design and blend in with the rest of the wall they look clean and stylish. But when they’re made from a unique material or contrast the rest of the space, they add a unique design element and make a statement an ordinary hinge door just wouldn’t be able to.
These sliding glass doors originated in Japanese architecture and were traditionally created by attaching translucent paper to a bamboo frame.
In modern architecture, however, these sliding doors are usually created with a wood frame and glass panels that have either been frosted or have paper between two panels of glass. They’re a great door alternative because their sliding nature means you save space and their translucency provides privacy.
Hidden doors are typically attached to large bookshelves but can be found behind other seemingly ordinary things, too, like life size pieces of art.