Choosing a wardrobe with a mirror in the bedroom

The wardrobe is suitable for bedrooms of any size. It accommodates a large number of things, allowing you to keep the room in perfect order. The mirror will become a practical addition and add volume to the space. In the article we will tell you what cabinets are, consider the types of mirrors, explain how to choose the right product.

For the first time doors sliding to the sides appeared in California in the last century. Furniture craftsmen came up with the idea of ​​putting the door leaves on rollers. Europe quickly appreciated the convenience of the sliding system, and in the 90s of the twentieth century, sliding wardrobes were actively used in Russia.

At first, cabinets were made entirely of wood or its imitating substitutes. Plastic, glass, mirrors began to be used to decorate products later. With their use, wardrobes not only acquired a spectacular appearance, but also transformed the space around them. Mirrors have been particularly successful with their ability to play light, visually create volume and enhance illumination.

Sliding wardrobes with mirrors are produced in various sizes and shapes, in countless designs, so they fit any bedroom. But the products are of particular value for small spaces. With a mirror, the room seems larger, and doors that do not go beyond the line of the cabinet can be used in the most confined areas, because they do not swing open and do not require additional space. The movement of the doors is smooth and light, it is enough to push them slightly to the side.

The filling of the cabinet depends on the size of the models, it also affects the final cost.... The simplest options consist of a compartment with a bar and a vertical row of shelves. Medium models may additionally have a shelf for hats and mezzanines. Large built-in wardrobes, which function as dressing rooms, are equipped with more varied: their content includes shelves, drawers and drawers, fixed and pantograph bars, trousers, ties, accessories for belts.

The location of the wardrobe in the bedroom is complicated by mirrors, because you should choose the best place for them. A mirror installed opposite the window will visually increase the space, but the one looking into it will cast a shadow, which impairs the view.

It is also difficult to look in a mirror blinded by bright lights. If reflective surfaces perform not only design tasks, but also functional ones, and they are to be used, all the nuances of lighting should be taken into account. You should not install a mirrored cabinet opposite the bed - in a semi-awakened state, a person may be afraid of his own reflection.

If there is no other place, it is better to make one of the surfaces of the wardrobe mirrored and cover it with an adjacent door at night. The sliding system significantly saves space, and even the furniture in the bedroom, moved to the door leaf, will not affect its opening.

Sliding wardrobes are divided into two large categories - built-in and cabinet. The first option is more spacious, since the product takes up space on the entire wall from floor to ceiling. But cabinet furniture can be rearranged, you can move with it. Built-in wardrobes, even if they are disassembled and transported, will not ideally be installed in a new place, since this furniture is designed for each room individually.

Models can also differ in the number of doors: traditionally, a two-door or three-door version is installed. But in large bedrooms, where a built-in product occupies a huge wall, there can be as many doors as it can accommodate. Structurally and by location, mirrored cabinets can be divided into a number of types.

Traditional cabinet with a straight front line. It can have any size and number of doors. It is installed along one of the walls of the bedroom.

Furniture built into the walls is the most popular today. With significant space savings, it offers maximum storage capacity. A built-in wardrobe can be installed in any, even geometrically complex space, and all wall flaws will remain inside the product and will be hidden behind the door.

Hull or built-in corner construction is located on two adjacent walls at the same time... It can contain equal rays or look like the letter "G", occupy all or part of the walls, have different parameters of the height and number of doors. Small corner models installed in small bedrooms allow rational use of an empty corner.

Attachments also take up a corner, but they don't give the impression of a one-piece cabinet. The furniture looks like two structures, one of which is pushed into the corner, and the second is attached to it from the side of the adjacent wall. These models have more limited access to corner space.

Very nice built-in wardrobes with convex or concave front doors. For their design, curved mirrors are used or surfaces are made up of fragments. Internal filling of such cabinets it is difficult to call it convenient.

Sliding wardrobes have long become familiar everyday furniture, mirrors in their various manifestations make them unusual and original. They throw light, air, volume into the room, push the boundaries, change the space. Models with sandblasted drawings and photo prints become dominant in the interior, delight and attract attention. Mirror cabinets are expensive products due to the cost of the mirrors themselves and a reinforced sliding system that can withstand the load of heavy glass panels. Drawings and other ways of decorating doors are becoming more expensive.

The severity of clean mirror surfaces suits the styles of minimalism, hi-tech. If you work with the material, pack it into semi-antique frames, use a fragmentary mirror decorated with stained-glass windows, you can choose a model for any interior design. There are a lot of options for reflective surfaces for wardrobes. Let's take a closer look at what changes can be made to a blank mirrored panel.

The color scheme of the mirrored door can be quite different.

• Partially change the shades of the mirror using colored adhesive film.
• The more expensive way relates to toning. Mirrors can be made with gold, bronze, graphite shades. Such models are suitable for bedrooms in fusion and art deco styles.
• Frosted mirrors are more practical, dust is less visible on them. Resorted to matte surfaces to create sandblasted patterns.
• By placing color additives in the amalgam, you can get mirror surfaces of any tone.

Using special equipment, with the help of a narrowly directed jet of sand, released under high pressure, all kinds of patterns are applied to the matte mirror. You can order an image according to your samples or choose from the catalog offered by the company.

Film stained glass is used to decorate the doors of the sliding wardrobe. The film of different colors is cut by hand and glued according to the pattern set by the stencil.

Faceted elements with a beveled contour of the pattern give relief and volume to the product, making it incredibly beautiful. A similar visual effect can be achieved using 3D engraving.

Photo printing with 3D effect, made on sliding doors of wardrobes, is very popular. More durable is the pattern applied to the back of the mirror. It is made by cutting the amalgam and painting the back of the glass to match the cabinet design.

Choosing a wardrobe with a mirror in the bedroom, you should initially decide on its size and purpose. You may need a small wardrobe or, on the contrary, an impressive wardrobe model. Moreover, the second option may apply to a small bedroom. In the room, space is left only for the bed and the approach to it, and the rest of the space is hidden behind sliding doors. In such a closet, not only clothes are placed, but also bed linen, blankets, pillows, tablecloths, towels, even a vacuum cleaner and an ironing board. The large structure allows you to relieve the space of the entire small apartment.

For a medium-sized bedroom, you can opt for a three-door model of a cabinet or built-in wardrobe. Moreover, not all door leaves can be mirrored. If the wardrobe needs to be integrated into the finished bedroom setting, attention should be paid to the color and design style to support the overall design.

A large assortment of wardrobes with mirrors only complicates the choice. It's easier to decide by looking at ready-made examples of products installed in bedrooms with different interior designs:

• white cabinet doors with gilded ornaments embody the restrained beauty inherent in the classic style;

• mirrored stained-glass window looks extravagant without the use of color inserts;

• the four-door wardrobe is decorated with a colored stained-glass window;

• a stained-glass window framed by a wooden profile looks rich and stylish;

• the built-in wardrobe doors are decorated with rhombuses from a matte mirror;

• curly mirrors of small sizes look unusual on the door leaf of the wardrobe;

• the cabinet case is made for convenience with overhead handles.

The sliding wardrobe with mirrors looks amazing, it completely changes the design of the room for the better. The model is suitable for those people who have enough time and desire to take care of it. Dust, flies, spray marks will create constant problems if left unchecked, and an unkempt mirror depressingly affects the appearance of the bedroom.