Wardrobes in standard apartments: 5 successful examples

Organizing spacious storage systems in small apartments is difficult: sometimes there's not enough room for a wardrobe, let alone a dressing room. But designers don't give up and look for interesting solutions. We're talking about just such wardrobes that successfully fit into small spaces.

Spacious wardrobe in a Khrushchyovka

In a two-room Khrushchyovka, designer Alexandra Kryuchkova created a modern and functional interior for a young client. Though the apartment is only 46 sq. m, space was found in the bedroom for a wardrobe — it became the main storage area.

The area of the wardrobe is 3.7 sq. m. On both sides of the entrance, clothes hangers, open shelves, and sliding closed drawers were placed. A large cabinet was placed in the center. Lighting was also provided — pivot wall lights were chosen.

The wardrobe is closed with floor-to-ceiling roller shutters, which visually raises the ceiling and provides beautiful lighting. The shutters were custom-made, and the guides were specially hidden. For this purpose, a box was built and framed with a ceiling cornice.

Design: Alexandra Kryuchkova
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Convenient wardrobe with an arched entrance

In this two-room flat, designers Anna Kozlova and Venera Teregulova implemented many interesting ideas. One of them was a wardrobe in the bedroom. Instead of standard sliding or panel doors, an arched entrance was created and closed with a bright yellow curtain — it turned out to be both interesting and practical.

Standard IKEA cabinets were used inside the room — two modules for hanging, drawers, and open shelves. Designers also provided ventilation and spot lighting.

Design: Via interior bureau
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Wardrobe without wall construction

Designer Anna Vazhenina transformed a concrete box into a convenient and functional apartment without major renovations. A lot of attention was paid to storage systems, where the main role is played by a spacious wardrobe.

To save costs, walls were not built to create a separate room. Instead, the wardrobe was separated using cabinet fronts, where the side panels are fixed and serve as end walls, while the central ones are sliding doors. This trick should only be repeated with experienced cabinetmakers who can correctly calculate the load and choose appropriate hardware for such tall and heavy sliding doors.

Design: Anna Vazhenina
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Wardrobe with sliding doors

The owners of this two-room flat are a young couple who wanted to achieve a bright and convenient living space. Designers from Davydov Studio made just that — the interior has many details worth noting. For example, a wardrobe in the hallway is one of them. A wall was built for it, and the entrance was closed with an off-the-shelf barn door design.

Additionally, on both sides of the wardrobe, designers placed extra functional zones — a full-height mirror and a decorative ribbed panel made of plywood MDF with sliding hooks for everyday clothes.

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Open wardrobe with a TV

The area of the two-room flat is 43 sq. m. The apartment is located in a house with apartments, so there were almost no partitions in the original layout — this allowed maximizing space zoning.

The bedroom zone was placed at the back of the apartment near the entrance, but a niche was created for the bed by building a partition. Opposite the bed, a niche was made for an open wardrobe system with a TV — it is mounted to the ceiling above the hanger in such a way that when the curtains are drawn, it extends forward and is not obstructed.

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Photo on cover: design by Anna Vazhenina.