Types of Sliding Wardrobe Doors

If you are in the process of designing your own bespoke fitted wardrobe you will already know that all aspects of the decisions about its construction confront you. An important part of the decision making process involves the doors and while you may come to the quick conclusion that you will buy sliding wardrobe doors, you will still be faced with the problem of deciding how you want the doors to look and what they should be made of.

Let’s take a brief look at the options available in the sliding wardrobe door market.

Possibly the most popular choice in sliding wardrobe doors are mirror sliding doors. They effectively help the bedroom appear larger and help to brighten a room, reflecting the light into all corners. They are relatively easy to install yourself because they are pre-assembled at the factory leaving you with the task of putting in the top and bottom tracks.

The individuality available with a mirror sliding door is in both the trim that you can buy to surround the door and the choice of different frame materials. Alternatively you can go for a completely frameless mirror sliding door to give the wardrobe a slick, edgier look.

An extremely versatile type of sliding door is the glass sliding door. The reason this is a versatile material choice is because there are many things you can do to glass to give it added appeal. The glass can be frosted, laminated, milky or come with a linen finish. The glass may be colored any hue that you require. It can be etched, lacquered, stained or it can be used in concert with other materials such as wood or metal.

When framed with a distinctive material glass doors can really stand out as a feature of the room. Sleek black metal frames surrounding a lacquered glass door gives you a stylish modern look that reeks of classy chic.

A wooden sliding door for the wardrobe need not be a heavy looking slab that darkens the entire room. There are a great many different types of wood to choose from, some of them light enough to give the room a lift. You can choose from some lovely looking types of wood such as walnut, cherry, oak, maple, beech or pine.  Wood doors can be decorative or plain, they can be stained in a variety of shades or they can be lacquered to a high gloss finish. And, of course, a painted wooden door allows you to color your doors so that they can add contrast to the room or simply blend into the background.

Wood is also lighter than other door options such as glass and a mirrored finish and so the doors are likely going to slide a lot more smoothly and you’re less likely to encounter problems with the tracks as the doors get older.

A more unusual material for your sliding wardrobe doors may be a plastic or PVC surface or even a polycarbonate veneer. For a fresh and shiny appearance you may choose to use this type of plastic product as the material for your door panels. It can give the room a funky modern look that is not frequently seen. For some people it’s that eccentric look that makes a material such as this appealing.

A plastic sliding door allows you the freedom to choose an array of colors, any number of styles and glazing options that will suit all tastes. These doors are also extremely durable and can take sharp bumps and knocks much more readily than the doors made with other materials. A PVC door will not fade and does not need painting.

The bottom line is that the choice you make when deciding on a sliding door for your wardrobe will depend very much on the existing style of the room and your own personal aesthetic. If you want to go for a new and unique look then you will have to explore new horizons and make up your own combination of glass and wood, glass and metal, metal and wood or whatever combination you can dream up. The great thing about installing a custom wardrobe is that you are in control of the way the final product is going to look in your home.