To Slide or Not to Slide- That's the Question!

So... It's been a while since your hinged wardrobe doors have actually closed over neatly and tidily, concealing the chaos behind! 

You've been considering tackling your wardrobes...and let's face it... sometimes this can be a defeating task considering that no matter how hard you try to make more space, it still ends up looking like a retro jumble sale!

After some careful planning and consideration, you've cleared out all your old clothes to try and make more space... inevitably some discarded items have crept back in... and once again your Wardrobe Doors are bursting at the seams! 

 You consider the prospects of how to make this work....'There has to be a way that I can get more into this space! But how?'

Sliding Wardrobes are the key, and the answer! 

'But how do Sliding Wardrobes make more space when I don't have enough to start with!'

When Hinged Wardrobes were installed years ago, they were all made at 'standard sizes' because the actual Hinged Doors were only available in one size, leaving the Carpenters to make the entire unit to suit the width of the doors available. There was no such thing as 'Custom Manufactured Sizes' and when there was, it was far too expensive for most carpenters to offer their customers. With this in mind, older wardrobes lost alot of space to these standardised sizes.

One Size -Does NOT fit all!

These days the best way to ensure that you get the best out of your space and maximise your storage is to ensure that your wardrobes are made to suit you! This means 'Custom Made- Made to fit your space'! 

Sliding Wardrobes should be made to measure so that they will fit your space, whether it's a straight forward room or an attic or dormer which has a slanted ceiling, and calls for an angled back on your robe, or angled sliding doors!

Sliding Wardrobes eliminate constantly open hinged doors- which are usually due to bulging wardrobes, and bulging wardrobes are usually due to badly designed interior layouts, or standardized layouts! 

Because Sliding wardrobes allow better access to each full width unit behind every door you no longer have opening hinged doors blocking light into your wardrobes, and you will now automatically see everything clearer with more light into your robes. Also due to the versatility of finishes available in wood, colored glass and mirror, you bring character, light and space to rooms that were previously limited on design! 


Custom Made and Manufactured no longer means an expensive alternative, and is no longer exclusively for the rich and famous! In fact it is now quite the opposite. When considering investing your money in some new wardrobe storage, quite often it is the Custom Manufactured route that can save you a lot of money in the long term.

When you spend a little you get a little; if it seems too good to be true, it usually is, and quite often you will end up compromising on quality, therefore you may have spent a little initially but may end up having to replace it soon after costing you more again! 

When you spend a lot you can quite often end up over paying, or end up paying for a 'name/label' as opposed to paying the price you should. 

But when you research, invest wisely and spend a little more on quality you will end up with something that lasts you longer, is properly manufactured, suits your needs and requirements, looks how you want it to and most importantly provides you with more storage...all for a cost that compromises only on time to research your market!

SKON Sliding wardrobes has done this research for you! 

SKONs aim is not to mass produce cheap sliding wardrobes, with cheap sliding door systems, at prices that under cut competitors whilst compromising on quality, and installing wardrobes that may last the 10 year guarantee, but certainly won't look like new, or sound like new, by that time! 

Nor do we aim to be seen as an 'elite' label name that provides sliding wardrobes of high quality, but over charge in the process, and add on hidden extras that confuse the customer in the sales process!

SKON Sliding wardrobes original aim, and philosophy that still remains our cornerstone today, is to provide all customers with the highest end materials available in the market today; from soft close drawers at no extra charge, full floor, 10mm back and sides at no extra cost, quality manufactured creations made by qualified and experienced cabinet makers, the highest quality chrome baskets and accessories, Edge Banded units with 2mm PVC edging that won't peel or chip, Quality MFC that won't warp or swell, and a Sliding Door Track system that's the highest quality available in Ireland today, exclusive to SKON and glides like it's on glass! All for prices that are competitive and accessible to everyone. Because we are Irish owned it also means that we will be here, along with your 10 Year guarantee whenever you need us!

So.... when you are considering changing your wardrobes to achieve more space, think of changing to Sliding Wardrobes and contact us for more information 1800 303 404 or see our website www.skondesign.com for more information!