Built-in corner closet, its pros and cons, filling options

The most popular built-in corner corner wardrobe today allows you to manage the living space of the room as rationally as possible, because its main advantage is significant space savings. Corner cabinets are quite functional, do not look bulky, occupy the most useless part of the room - the corner, while very spacious. Such a piece of furniture is perfect for a bedroom, living room, hallway, nursery or studio room, it is quite capable of replacing even a small dressing room. Equipped with a mirrored facade, lighting, cabinets have different internal content. Being a great design solution, they make it possible to rationally store clothes, shoes, accessories and bedding. In addition, it is practical, since such furniture will help free up the space of the room from additional storage systems.

Advantages and disadvantages

The main feature of the built-in corner sliding door wardrobes is that they are mainly made for individual orders, with the exception of furniture designed for standard apartments, but there are not many standard models in stores. The angular design has its advantages:

the furniture can organically fit into a small room, where it will be very difficult to put another item;
made according to an individually created design, it looks unusual, original;
the corner built-in wardrobe is universal - suitable for rooms of any size and shape;
the space where the cabinet is located (especially corners, niches) is used efficiently, rationally, economically; Doors that do not open and slide apart do not require additional space;
They look very aesthetically pleasing, especially now fashionable radius cabinets due to their non-standard shape (concave, convex, wave-like);
successfully hides the design flaws, uneven corners of the room;
having relatively small dimensions, corner built-in furniture has a large internal space.

In addition to the mass of positive qualities, such furniture has a number of disadvantages:

complex form - for individual production requires additional cash costs and time;
low reliability of the sliding system (like all sliding door wardrobes with sliding doors), additional loads contribute to the rapid wear of the roller guides;
the built-in furniture is difficult to mount; it cannot be moved or moved.

Varieties

If there is not enough space to install a direct cabinet in the room, the built-in corner closet will help to fill in the empty space, while saving square meters. It fits perfectly into the interior of any room. The built-in structures involve elements of the room (walls, ceiling, floor), and the front part is a facade with sliding doors. The internal volume in them is always much larger than in separately located modules of the same size. To recessed cabinets look spectacular, without skewing, the walls of the room should be flat. They produce corner closets of several varieties:

triangular - pieces of furniture separate the corner of the room from the rest of the space, the outer wall is a facade with sliding doors, and the inside is deep enough to accommodate a full dressing room;
trapezoidal - in the form of a trapezoid with shelves on the outer surface of the side walls, great for a spacious hallway;
L-shaped - it looks compact, is placed along the walls of the corner, if the open and closed shelves are placed correctly, not only there is a place for linen and clothes, books, toys, family photographs, all kinds of accessories will wonderfully fit on the shelves;
radius (smooth wave-like form) - a very popular type of built-in corner cabinet today, occupying a free corner of the room, will perfectly fit into the interior and decorate it, a variety of design solutions of radius wardrobes whose photos can be seen in large numbers on the Internet and numerous furniture catalogs, not will leave indifferent even the most demanding buyer;
diagonal - good for small rooms, built between opposite doors or windows, allow rational use of free space.

Trapezoidal and triangular cabinets are considered the most spacious, but do not forget that corner shelves are not always convenient. But for a small room, it is advisable to give preference to G-shaped furniture. Radius cabinets can be the highlight of your interior.

L shaped

Trapezoid

Diagonal

Radius

Triangular

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The name of the cabinet itself is angular, it already indicates the place where it is usually built. Correctly selected built-in wardrobe will help to occupy a free corner in the room so that the furniture does not seem bulky and allows you to hide far from ideal places in the room. Due to its design, the module will occupy space from floor to ceiling, and due to its compactness it will help to free up an impressive part of the room or hallway.

If the room is equipped with a niche, you can boast of a magnificent closet built into it, which will merge into a single unit with the wall, will not stand out much, but will preserve a solid space in depth. It can turn into a full-fledged dressing room if it is equipped with many places for storing things and internal lighting. Particular attention should be paid to the facade, since this part of the furniture should correspond to the general interior of the room, hallway. Often sliding parts (doors) are decorated with mirrors that visually increase the space, or use sandblasting or photo printing to revitalize the interior. Such cabinets can not be moved, however, updating the facade, changing the picture from time to time, is quite realistic.

Materials of manufacture

For the manufacture of built-in furniture, manufacturers use various materials and accessories. To make the construction strong, reliable and durable, it is worth using combinations of materials, while paying special attention to their quality. The decisive factor for the appearance is the type of cabinet facade and the design of the compartment doors. For production use:

solid wood - strong, durable, environmentally friendly material, looks expensive and elegant, but not resistant to humidity, sudden changes in temperature;
LDSP - the most popular and often used for the production of built-in furniture material, combines strength, elegant appearance, environmental friendliness and low cost, has a wide color gamut;
MDF - durable, flexible, resistant to moisture, lends itself well to milling, which makes it possible to realize the most daring design ideas, its cost is slightly higher;
Fiberboard - is a forest waste with binders (paraffin and formaldehyde resins), but is not resistant to moisture;
aluminum - used for the manufacture of profiles guiding mobile roller elements, easily copes with long-term loads;
polymeric materials - used for decorating facades, durable, easy to process;
glass - you can apply sandblasting to it, photo printing, mirrors are also very often used to decorate facades and sliding doors.

For inserts and decor, natural, artificial leather, bamboo, rattan are often used. The backlight that works when the doors are opened is needed to give the cabinet a more interesting look and convenience in finding things.

Wooden

Chipboard

MDF

Filling

From what room the room is located corner closet, depends on its content. For bedroom furniture, it is important to provide a location for everyday items, bedding, various trifles; outerwear and seasonal shoes are not stored in such a closet. For the internal filling of the built-in corner cabinet in the bedroom, a place should be reserved for storing voluminous objects (blankets, pillows), upper shelves for things that are rarely used, the middle part is more practical to fill with everyday clothes, and heavy objects are best stored below.

Filling the corner cabinet for any room also includes open and closed shelves, special bars where clothes, drawers, and laundry baskets are placed on the shoulders. Before you purchase (order) this or that model, you should decide which sections and zones you will need for the interior of the cabinet:

the main zone, divided into two sections, is designed to accommodate outerwear - one is equipped with a bar, the other with drawers for hats, scarves, gloves, the lower shelves are suitable for storing bags;
a small upper section without additional elements - a place to store rarely used things;
lower, with different sizes of shelves - for the location of shoes;
additional sections where household appliances are located;
small drawers that are convenient for storing various tools and devices for cleaning clothes and shoes are also convenient.

Such sections are used for basic filling of corner built-in wardrobes. Additional elements include:

hangers (hangers) on which clothes are hung and fastened to the bar;
hooks for umbrellas, keys, bags;
pantograph - a metal device with which the delivery of clothes to the upper compartments of the cabinets is facilitated, in addition, the design allows zoning the space on the principle of "winter summer";
hats - create convenience when storing hats;
nets for shoes - using this accessory, cleaning can be greatly facilitated, since dirt and dust accumulated on the shoes remain on the inner lower surface of the piece of furniture.

In built-in cabinets of an angular design, there is the most difficult zone for filling - a right angle, which is formed as a result of abutment to the walls (especially in L-shaped models). Usually in this area clothes are placed on the shoulders or trempels. Often there is a partition between the two parts of the cabinet, which creates some inconvenience when using this section, usually seasonal clothes are placed there. If there is no partition, it is enough to zone the space with a pole, to which the crossbars are attached.

The sizes and number of various shelves, drawers, baskets depend on the location of the built-in corner closet and the room where it will be located. Therefore, it is most convenient to take advantage of the offer to execute such a piece of furniture on order. Filling is provided depending on the wishes of the customer.

Shape and style

Before buying or ordering a built-in corner closet, you should carefully consider where it will be located, make the necessary measurements, determine the shape and design of the piece of furniture, because after installation you can no longer move it. Select materials in accordance with the general style and color scheme of the room. The choice of additional fasteners, guides, accessories is also very responsible, the life of the furniture will depend on this.

Furniture manufacturers offer a huge number of models of corner cabinets. The choice depends, first of all, on your taste and preferences. Pay attention to the shape of the cabinets and the design of its front part - the facade. Built-in furniture should organically fit into the general style of the room, hallway, cabinet. A cabinet of radial shape will give originality to the interior - a convex or concave, wavy facade with the use of glass, mirrors, lighting, can become an interesting and stylish element of any room. If other pieces of furniture have rounded shapes, smooth lines, such a cabinet will emphasize the sophistication of the interior. The straightforward atmosphere dictates the choice of clear geometric proportions. The use of photo printing in decorating the glass elements of the built-in wardrobe gives the impression of a visual effect of some special reality, and sandblasting of the facade details can turn the furniture into a real work of art.

It is quite possible to turn the built-in corner closet into a functional walk-in closet, on numerous shelves and brackets, in drawers, baskets, niches, you can place a huge number of different things, ensuring the perfect order in your home.