How to choose between hinged or sliding wardrobe doors

Design your own wardrobe sliding doors with help from DIY Homefit

If you are planning a bedroom update in 2025, one of the main decisions to make is the style of bedroom wardrobes you are going to have. Your wardrobe is a very dominating piece of bedroom furniture and can often be the centrepiece of the room.

So as well as deciding which wardrobes are the best fit in terms of the bedroom storage you need, you also need to choose a design that you love and would look perfect in your bedroom.

One of the first design features to focus on is whether you want to have hinged or sliding wardrobe doors. Both types of doors can look stunning, and also have different advantages to offer. So the choice depends very much on the priorities you have for your bedroom wardrobes.

Advantages of hinged wardrobe doors

Wardrobes with hinged doors are always popular and have various advantages. Three of the key ones are:

– Hinged wardrobe doors can make the most of available space

Many bedrooms have awkward nooks and crannies, and wardrobes with hinged doors can be ideal for these kinds of rooms. Hinged doors are available in a range of different heights and widths, and can even be custom made to fit angled spaces, as shown below. So to make the most of every inch of space, even those really awkward corners, hinged wardrobe doors could be the answer.

– There is a wide variety of styles of hinged wardrobe doors to choose from

Whatever your style of home, you are bound to find hinged wardrobe doors that will fit it perfectly. Whether your look is country cottage, shabby chic, traditional elegance or contemporary minimalism, there will be the right hinged wardrobe doors for you. 

DIY Homefit supplies several fabulous ranges of top quality hinged bedroom wardrobe doors at affordable prices. You can choose from Bella Vinyl Wrapped doors and Flat Panel Slab doors which are available in over 80 High Gloss, Matt, Woodgrain, Smooth or Textured finishes. 

To find out more about the variety of styles we have, check out DIY Homefit’s Hinged Bedroom Wardrobe Door page.

– The backs of hinged wardrobe doors can be put to good use

Another advantage of hinged wardrobe doors is that the backs of the doors can be used for other purposes. One of these is additional storage space. Whether it’s hooks, hanging racks, shoe racks or even narrow shelves, the space can be put to good use.

Another alternative would be to hang a full length mirror on the door if it is able to bear the weight.

Advantages of sliding wardrobe doors

As we have seen, there are many advantages of wardrobes with hinged doors, but wardrobe sliding doors are also well worth considering for a variety of reasons. Here are three advantages of sliding wardrobe doors:

– Wardrobe sliding doors do not need floor space in front of them

Sliding wardrobe doors can be particularly beneficial to smaller bedrooms as they don’t need a certain amount of floor space in front of them in order to open out. They simply slide to the side and you can access anything inside the wardrobe.

However, they are also a great choice for a larger bedroom where you want to create a sleek minimalistic look rather than a more traditional one. Even if you don’t need the floor space in front of your bedroom wardrobes, it’s nice to have it anyway!

– Mirrored sliding wardrobe doors make your room look bigger and brighter

Mirrored wardrobe sliding doors can totally transform your bedroom. The reflection of the room in the mirror creates the optical illusion of more space, as can be seen in the image below.

As well as making the room look bigger, mirrored wardrobe sliding doors also bounce light around the room, giving it a brighter ambience. This also applies to any kind of glass wardrobe sliding doors, as shown in the next section.

– You can design your own wardrobe sliding doors

We can guarantee that you can find the perfect wardrobe sliding doors for your bedroom, because with the help of DIY Homefit you can design them yourself!

We offer a 3-step sliding door designer which enables you to browse an extensive choice of frame and panel designs, colours and finishes for your wardrobe sliding doors. Once you have done this, just let us know your choices, give us the size of your doors, and we will do the rest.

The example below shows a stunning set of glass wardrobe sliding doors in an Aubergine and Fuschia combination. What will your choice be? 

We hope that this article has helped you to understand the advantages of both hinged bedroom wardrobes and wardrobe sliding doors. For more inspiration about the ideal option for your bedroom, why not take a browse through our gallery of bedroom pictures to find the perfect wardrobe doors for you.

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