PAX suits renters, short term owners, tight budgets, and rooms with standard dimensions. Bespoke fitted wardrobes suit long term owners, irregular London rooms with alcoves or chimney breasts, tall period ceilings, and homes where storage capacity and design integration matter. Both are legitimate choices for different circumstances. The IKEA PAX system has become the default

What happens on fitted wardrobe installation day? A lead carpenter arrives, protects the room with dust sheets and builds the units in place. Much of the work is done in the workshop beforehand, but fitted furniture always requires cutting on site to match your walls and floor. If you have chosen a hand-painted finish, painters

What does a 15-year guarantee on fitted furniture mean? Humphries Cabinets provides a 15-year guarantee on its work. The practical value of any long guarantee rests on three things: what it covers, whether the company will still exist to honour it, and how it behaves when something small goes wrong. Ask about all three before

Should fitted wardrobes go in before or after carpet? Fitted wardrobes are normally installed before carpet is laid, with the carpet then fitted up to the base of the units. Plastering, electrical work and any radiator moves should be finished first. Where furniture is hand-painted on site, the painting happens after the carpentry as a