Easy Guide to Bedroom Furniture & Sliding Mirror Wardrobes
So, you've decided to spend money on furniture for your bedroom. What do you need? A bed side table? Mirror/wooden wardrobe? Dressing table? Or another piece of furniture?
Here is an easy guide to understanding your bedroom needs. Ask yourself 4 questions:
Question 1: How quickly do you need the furniture?
Question 2: What quality should the furniture be?
Question 3: How much are you willing to spend?
Question 4: Do you want to customise your bedroom furniture?
Furniture Option 1
Flat pack furniture - You can buy flat pack furniture from a various number of well known outlets - IKEA and Argos, to name a couple. You receive the furniture and assemble it yourself. Some retailers will build the furniture for you but this can cost extra. The furniture can also be purchased from a catalogue or direct from the store.
Pros: Furniture is cheaper than other options. The quality is generally OK and can be purchase quickly from local retailers
Cons: The furniture cannot be customised to your own design taste (different colour etc) and will not be build into your bedroom i.e. freestanding.
Cost: Between £100 - £400
Furniture Option 2
A high street fitted bedroom - Most fitted bedroom and sliding wardrobe companies will integrate your bedroom furniture into your room and allow you to choose the material from a list. You can choose the design from a range of bedroom 'sets' which will represent the range on offer to you. The set you choose would be fitted to your room and fully integrated.
Pros: Bedroom furniture is better quality than flat pack
Cons: Furniture will take weeks to order, deliver and assemble, can sometimes be very expensive if using the wrong company and you can't customise the bedroom furniture.
Cost: Between £800 - £3,000
Furniture Option 3
A bespoke bedroom - bedroom furniture which is completely customisable and fitted to the room specification. The difference between choosing option 2 or 3 is with 3 you make the decisions, you can fully design or change an bedroom style to suit your taste.
Pros: Bedroom furniture is better quality than flat pack, completely customisable, fully integrated, same price as high street brands (if not cheaper) and uses excellent quality materials.
Cons: Furniture will take weeks to order, deliver and assemble, can sometimes be very expensive if using the wrong company and you can't customise the bedroom furniture.
Cost: Between £800 - £3,000
The point of this article is simple - don't settle for anything less than the best. When you purchase your bedroom furniture have an idea of what you want, have a price in mind and shop around.
You can really find value in smaller, lesser known companies who can customise your bedroom furniture and mirror doors to your design & personal standards.
For style ideas on customisable, designer and luxury sliding mirror wardrobes for less, check out Improve Your House
P.S. I welcome your thoughts back on this article; anybody with good or bad experiences with fitted bedroom furniture please feel free to share your experience. Also, I should mention, if you don't mind quality, customisation or want to spend a lot of money then I can recommend charity shops, such as the Salvation Army who provide a very worthwhile service.
Collection of Bedroom Furniture.