Hinged wardrobes: 120 photos of stylish designs, an overview of their advantages and disadvantages

Good day to all! Depending on the needs and wishes of the client, you can order a very practical and functional built-in wardrobe with hinged doors.

Many people argue about which design option is better, a hinged one, or a coupe. Taking into account all the specifics, swing doors are often the optimal solution.

Such designs are usually installed in the hallway, bedroom or living room. Many people have built-in wardrobes on their balconies or loggias. If there is space, you can install it in the hallway.

Today we focus on what points you should definitely pay attention to when choosing such a custom-made cabinet.

Comparison of Soviet-era and modern door wardrobes

Previously, in Soviet times, it was quite common to find hinged wardrobes with only one hanger bar. If the cabinet had three doors, then there could additionally be one shelf and a pair of drawers, and a small additional rod.

This was enough then, but now, when each family member has quite a lot of clothes, such equipment is clearly not enough.

That’s why designers of modern swing wardrobes think through their internal composition as much as possible. Often here you can already see rods in two rows, many convenient shelves, drawers, including mesh ones for storing everything you need.

On top there is usually an additional shelf for storing organizers with seasonal clothes or shoes.

Internal filling of the built-in wardrobe

Thanks to the functional organization of the contents of the wardrobe, it becomes more spacious. The internal contents for swing cabinets with different purposes are divided into:

shelves are a universal option needed in every room. Knitted items, blankets, pillows, replacement bed linen and much more are stored here. Even in the living room and on the balcony they can be used;
rods - a place in the closet for hanging clothes on hangers. They are necessary for the optimal arrangement of dresses, trouser suits and outerwear;
retractable systems include pull-out shelves, drawers, tie holders;
baskets - wicker, plastic, cardboard containers for storing small items. Such sections are placed on the lower and upper shelves;
hooks - located inside the cabinet on the side wall or on the facade itself. Used to place peignoirs, bathrobes, towels or as a cheap option for a tie.

Design of a modern swing wardrobe

Although sliding wardrobes have long come to the fore in terms of sales volumes for creating functional storage systems, their hinged versions still remain popular, especially for arranging bedrooms.

The modern door wardrobe has undergone significant changes in design compared to its predecessors. These cabinets often have a significantly greater height, while they rarely have previously popular mezzanines, and the internal design has changed, although not much.

Standard dimensions of a cabinet with doors: depth

Let's move on to consider the standard sizes of cabinets with doors.

The depth of the cabinet in this case is usually 52 cm - this is a standard that is rarely violated. The fact is that 50 cm is a comfortable depth for convenient placement of hangers inside the cabinet.
And 2 cm usually goes to the sash itself with hinges. So you get the notorious 52 cm, which cannot always fit into a small room.

Although things are even worse with sliding wardrobes, because their standard depth is rarely less than 60 cm, ten of which are allocated for the sliding door mechanism.

Height and width of standard hinged cabinets

As for the height of door wardrobes, it can be completely different, from 1.90 m to 2.5 m, and sometimes even higher when it comes to custom-made models. The width can also be very different: 80 cm, 1 m, 1.5 m, 2 m, 3 m, etc. These sizes vary, because there is a demand for any of these sizes.

It is worth considering that when installing a hinged wardrobe in the bedroom, where there is often a shortage of space, it is necessary to allocate sufficient space in front of the wardrobe doors.

After all, space is needed not only for comfortable opening of doors, but also for choosing clothes, that is, a person must fit there freely, with the possibility of carrying out various manipulations.

Advantages and disadvantages

Let's start with what can largely determine your desire to continue reading the material.

After all, first we want to point out the strengths and weaknesses that a built-in wardrobe with hinged doors has.

Let's start with the benefits. These include:

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Attractive price. To create the structure, you need a minimum of materials, since the internal filling is attached directly to the walls of the room. All that remains is to make the doors, sometimes the top cover, the bottom;
Long service life. If you use quality materials, of course;
The ability to install various shelves and racks to suit your needs;
Ease of use. Opening such doors is easy and simple;
The doors are securely fixed in a vertical position;
Variety of design solutions;
The ability to create a built-in storage system with your own hands.

These are strong arguments for installing a cabinet in a niche.

Yes, it’s inexpensive, it looks beautiful not only in the photo, but also in real life.

But price is not the only advantage. Nowadays you can buy a wardrobe relatively inexpensively. But there is a question of quality.

If we talk about objective disadvantages, then built-in hinged cabinets also have enough of them:

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They should not be installed if the room is too narrow. Otherwise, when opening, the canvas may block the passage;
If the walls and floors are crooked, serious problems may arise with the installation and adjustment of fittings. Either level the surfaces or abandon this idea;
Frame doors cannot be made of multiple materials.

How critical certain shortcomings are for you depends on the specific situation.

Therefore, we move on to the next point of our discussion.

Double door wardrobe

The most standard hinged wardrobe is a double-door one. These are usually the cheapest models, inside which there is a bar for hangers and a pair of shelves - above and below.

Of course, there may be variations, and more expensive wardrobes will have more decent equipment, but the fact remains: only an ascetic can fit an entire wardrobe into a small double-door wardrobe.

Facades

The facade of the hinged wardrobe is doors. By design, there are 2 types:

straight – standard flat canvas;
radius - the sash has a curved shape, convex or concave. This option is much more interesting, but also more expensive.

The facades are made from the same materials as the body: MDF, chipboard, solid wood, less often plastic. The finishing gives the façade an interesting design. But it can be very diverse:

varnishing is a transparent water-repellent layer that gives the furniture a shine. If you use a tint varnish, you can change the color of the wood;
painting – the facade can be painted entirely, for example, with enamels that retain a bright shade and glossy shine. Or use paints for painting;
finishing with acrylic panels - the cladding is very durable, lightweight, provides excellent gloss, pearl shine, matte softness and rich colors;
mirror cladding - the material is fixed to the door, since it is undesirable to make a mirror swing door in a closet. A mirrored door reflects light and space, visually increasing the area of the room. Use a transparent mirror, colored, matte, with a pattern or painting;
leather finishing - the door is covered with natural leather or a substitute with a characteristic beautiful texture. An unusual option for retro or eco style.

A common decorative option is inserts made of glass, mirrors, plastic, leather, and metal. Any size and shape.

Three-door wardrobe

Three-door wardrobes are the most popular models for modern bedrooms. Behind two doors there are usually two rows of rods and two shelves at the top and bottom, and behind the third there is a full-fledged cabinet with shelves.

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Drawers, like chest of drawers, can also be located here. But having a three-door wardrobe in the bedroom, it won’t hurt to purchase a full-fledged chest of drawers for linen. The height and length of three-leaf cabinets may vary depending on the manufacturer and the specific model.

Features of the swing door opening system

The hinged system of the cabinet is due to the fastening of the doors using hinges to the side walls of the cabinet. The fittings must be of high quality for long-term operation and easy movement of the sashes. It is recommended to select the necessary parts based on general information: dimensions, materials and weight of the facades. Hinges differ in the way the sash is placed on the side panel and come in the following types:

overhead - the door is tightly adjacent to the body, covering its side wall. It is considered the most common option, easy to install;
semi-overhead - used in cases where it is necessary to fasten two sashes to one side of the body at once;
corner – a suitable option for corner cabinets. Used for fastening facades at an angle of 30, 45, 90, 145, 175 degrees;
internal (inlay) - similar to half-invoice, but has a different purpose. Used for fastening doors inside the body of a swing cabinet;
piano is an outdated model found in retro furniture. Such hinges are now practically not used, except in book tables and pianos for attaching the lid above the keypad;
inverse - necessary when the sash needs to be opened not 90, but 180 degrees;
adit - also called blind, because they are used when hanging doors on a cabinet standing in a niche or simply with side panels tightly adjacent to the walls. The facades can be attached to the false frame using adit hinges;
card - similar to a piano, as they represent a connection of two plates. They come with wavy edges instead of rectangular, which makes their shape look like a butterfly;
bar - provide opening of the doors by 180 degrees. The name comes from the doorways in American bars;
heel - fastened in the corners at the bottom and top of the facade. The sash must be light in weight, so hinges of this type are rarely used.

There are also secretory, card, and mezzanine hinges, which are used for folding facades.

Built-in wardrobe

If you are creating the most thoughtful interior for a bedroom or children's room, then you cannot do without custom-made hinged wardrobes.

Don’t skimp on customization, because these expenses will pay off a hundredfold in the future. And this, in turn, will make the process of daily choosing clothes a pleasant and easy task.

It is important to understand that only a built-in swing wardrobe will allow you to make the most efficient use of the available space in the room to create the ideal storage system for your wardrobe.

Design options

If you decide to build a built-in hinged wardrobe in the hallway, living room or other room, you need to decide on the configuration itself.

Built-in wardrobes are adapted to a specific room, corner or niche. This will not allow the same structure to be moved if necessary.

The same cannot be said about the coupe. But a compartment will require much more space, since such a cabinet has a back wall and side walls that steal a lot of space.

There are 3 varieties.