Different Styles of Houses - Flats and Grounds

There are of course a few other considerations to make when looking at flats and it is something that I didn’t think of until I was viewing a flat myself. Depending on if you are buying an upstairs flat or downstairs there is the noise level to consider. Ground floor flats may well have to consider the noise generated upstairs. If your neighbours are moving their furniture around, that wardrobe unit with a sliding door system can create a lot of noise that will be echoed downstairs. It is one thing to have noise next door, but when it is above you it might get hard to live with. Even if neighbours are friendly and considerate, the noise of children crying, the TV on too loud or people coming and going banging doors can all be heard through the ceiling.

If you are on the top floor there is the consideration that everything you purchase from shopping to furniture needs to be carried up those stairs. If you have brought furniture, check it can get up those stairs or that walk in wardrobes with sliding doors might need to be built within the room and not remotely constructed outside of the bedroom.

Sharing a flat will also come with grounds maintenance. This is something that is paid to keep the grass mowed and any maintenance for the building repairs.

Renting flat accommodation first appealed to me as the space that I would have to maintain was low and a comfortable living space that I could call my own. In some cases, as an added bonus, flats will have parking or garage parking within the price so be sure to look for this and enquire.

Different Style of Houses Series - Semi Detached

This style of house is popular for those who might already be on the property ladder. If you are looking to move to a bigger house with more options to extend those rooms and even create a walk in wardrobes with sliding doors, then this is an option for you. One of the benefits to semi detached houses is that they provide an option to extend onto the back or at least you can apply for planning permission and look at options if you need a bigger place or home/office. 

The style of semi-detached houses also provides a garden, or a small area to relax outside. This is something which can be extended onto. But I have found it is worth looking at your potential purchase and size of garden to how long you have time wise to manage it. If you are at work during the week or have activities that see you using the house during the weekends then a massive garden with lots of plants might start becoming more time-consuming.

Look for something that is easy to maintain such as an area mainly lawned or even slabbed. If you bedroom overlooks the garden, the last thing you need is to look out over the garden and see a jungle of weeds everytime you get something from your walk-in wardrobe with sliding doors or if you are sitting down and relaxing.

Different Styles of Houses - Terraced House

As I have been looking around at different houses I have noticed the difference in space and layout between the different properties from a flat to a bungalow and even terrace houses. There are houses which as soon I looked at, I felt at home and some houses just didn’t feel like ‘home’. I had a good look at a range of houses though as it is always best to view a range to see what you can get for your money and see where you can make use of any sliding door wardrobes.

Terraced House
This style of house tends to be popular as they are affordable and quite common. This style tends to be associated with areas close to a city or town centre. This is not always the case mind, but a lot of areas close to a town or city will host a lot people who can make use of public transport. Unfortunately the style and interior design planning can vary, with some terrace houses having one large living area and some having two small living areas and a kitchen on the end of the property.

These houses tend to create a ‘long’ style with rooms going backwards, rather than side by side with a hallway or any reception rooms. These houses will continue upstairs with narrow stairs and bedrooms. Bear this in mind when looking at furniture, especially purchasing anything new like wardrobes with sliding doors as these might not fit up the hallway.

The only problem I have found with a lot of terraced house style accommodation is the lack of parking. A lot of the houses will be close to public transport routes so homeowners will not need to worry about car parking spaces. This is something that I have found, so if you have a car consider car insurance when you are looking at your next home.

Clothes Rails As Alternative Wardrobes

One of the quick and easy ways to store extra clothes is to use a clothes rail. These tend to be stored in the spare rooms or in the corner of the main bedrooms. These are great for hanging clothes that are in temporary need of a home, but probably not good for long term storage.

I have found these tend to be in use more in spare rooms or if homeowners are organising a car boot and want to hang the clothes on a rail.

Clothes rails have not covering at all and cannot a lot of weight, so only ideal for short term use or hanging light cotton clothes. Wardrobes are designed and built to hold more clothes and the wardrobe doors, either sliding door wardrobes or traditional open doors keep out the dust from the clothes a lot more than the canvas or open clothes rails.

Canvas Wardrobes For Teenagers

I have seen many houses and many bedrooms that belong to children or teenagers. The difference in furniture within these rooms is clear to see. The obvious reason for this is that tastes change, children grow up and their needs and clothes space changes. If you imagine that that a teenager might not appreciate an antique wardrobe but still needs somewhere to hang those clothes.

The option of canvas wardrobes are popular as they are simple to construct and can be adapted or colour scheme altered with another canvas colour. These wardrobes do not have slide wardrobe doors in the same sense as there is no solid runners or unit for the doors to be hung onto. It is important to note that whilst canvas wardrobes make a cheap alternative, there are some problems which I came across when asking the homeowner about them.

• They attract dust, so if you have someone with an allergy to dust, these are not the best wardrobes.
• They can get dirty quite quickly from hands touching the same areas of material on a regular basis. The covers can come off and be washed but you need to aware of this when purchasing.Traditional wardrobe doors do not show up the dirt as they are wood or glass.
• Not very sturdy, so they definitely cannot be moved around too much.
• Finally, they do not hold a huge amount of weight so they are ideal for small children, or as an extra wardrobe for a teenager, but not ideal for main wardrobe as jeans, jumpers and tshirts soon become too heavy for the rail.

The Glass Wardrobe Doors

Following on from my blog post about walk in wardrobes I have viewed a lot of bedroom décor that has included wardrobes with sliding doors. This creates a really airy space as often the doors are from floor to ceiling and if they are made up of frameless glass these can be really effective. The only problem I discovered with these doors is that you need to position the bed and other furniture so you are not continually catching your own reflection.

The doors can also be hard to keep clean and smear free if you have small children. It might also be an idea to make sure they are not tempted to play too rough close to the doors incase the doors smash, crack or get scratched. This would be a disadvantage to having these doors as one crack would need the whole door replaced.

I would love to hear your thoughts on these type of doors though and how easy they are to keep clean?

The Walk In Wardrobe Design

The walk in wardrobe is something which is proving a popular choice as I come across houses what are limited on space. This is a great option if you have an awkward size room with a space that can be made use of.

Sometimes a full size wardrobe is too big and bulky to fit into gaps, but a space can be created as a walk in wardrobe complete with wardrobe doors that can either have a effective sliding door mechanism or open outwards if there is room.

In some instances, a smaller room next to the bedroom has been made into a storage room complete with sliding doors and walk in wardrobe experience. This is a great way to utilise the room and prevent it from becoming a junk room or just another storage room.

Different Types of Wardrobe Doors

As I have been looking at the different houses and the different ways in which space is created within them, one thing that is always interesting is the different range of furniture and how that has been adapted to the style of room and person who is using the room. For example, an antique wardrobe would look out of place in a teenagers room due to the usage and design of the wardrobe and wardrobe door solution. I started to take an interest in the different types of wardrobes and how contribute towards space and décor.

One of the main wardrobes that I saw was the traditional wardrobe that comes flat packed and is designed to be constructed within the room it will stand. There are benefits to this in that the cost of the wardrobe is often less that the heavy duty, quality wood wardrobes, but they can only be move occasionally and are not designed to be moved frequently as this may affect the structure and presentation of the wardrobe, such as the wardrobe doors not completely closing due to it being dragged across the room too much.