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How to design your perfect PAX wardrobe

Give clothes and accessories their forever home in a customised PAX wardrobe. With lots of options, the PAX storage system lets you design a wardrobe that’s perfect for your space and storage needs. Create your solution by choosing frames, doors, knobs and interior organisers in our PAX planner. Here are six easy steps to get you started.

A white PAX wardrobe with no doors has clothing on two clothes rails, shoes on a shoe shelf and boxes on a high shelf.

Before starting: measure the space you have available

It is very important to measure the space where your wardrobe is going to go. Height, width and depth.

 
For PAX wardrobes 236 cm high:

  • To assemble a wardrobe with hinged doors, you'll need a minimum of 237 cm of standing space or 244 cmof floor space.
  • To assemble a wardrobe with sliding doors, you'll need a minimum of 240 cm of standing space or 244 cm of floor space.

 

For PAX wardrobes 201 cm high:

  • To assemble a wardrobe with hinged doors, you'll need a minimum of 202 cm of standing spaceor 209 cmof floor space.
  • To assemble a wardrobe with sliding doors, you'll need a minimum of 205 cm of standing space or 209 cm of floor space.

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We'll help you to measure the space

1. Choose your frames

First of all, work out how much space you have for your wardrobe. Measure from floor to ceiling and wall to wall – don’t forget to take the skirting board into account!

Our frames come in different sizes for all kinds of spaces. There are three widths, two heights and two depths, plus an add-on frame that makes the most of an unused corner. Four easily coordinated colours – white, white stained oak effect, dark grey and grey-beige – complete your options, giving you lots of possibilities to customise your wardrobe.

Tip: You also need to add on 1cm for hinged doors and 4cm for sliding doors. And if you assemble your PAX frame upright, make sure you have at least 1 cm of free space above it.

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Video: A video showing the different sizes, shapes and colours of PAX wardrobe frames in a changing animation.
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2. Select doors, knobs and handles

How your PAX wardrobe looks matters! Do you want closed or open storage? Maybe you want to skip doors entirely or swap them for a curtain to get a more airy look. But if not, our wide range of doors, knobs and handles will suit all kinds of room style. Start by deciding whether you want hinged or sliding doors, then choose the size and style that works with your frame. Knobs and handles complete the look on hinged doors and are easy to change when you want a style refresh.

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Video: A video showing a white PAX wardrobe in an alcove with the doors changing to show the many different options from the range.
See hinged doors for PAX wardrobes

Ready to design your perfect PAX wardrobe?

Gather all the measurements you need to get an idea of your storage needs. Then, go to the PAX planner to begin creating your customised wardrobe.

Go to the PAX planner

3. Organise bigger things with clothes rails, drawers and shelves

Here’s where our KOMPLEMENT interior organisers do their magic. Since bigger clothes and shoes take up most space, choose a mix of KOMPLEMENT clothes rails, shelves and drawers for these first. Dresses, shirts, trousers and coats hang happily on clothes rails, while tops, jeans and jumpers and other things that like to be folded are easily stored on shelves and in drawers. Add mesh baskets to give your clothes better ventilation, and shoe shelves if you need them.

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Video: A video showing a white PAX wardrobe being filled up with different KOMPLEMENT drawers, clothes rails and shelves.
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4. Find spaces for smaller accessories

Whether you are storing belts, sunglasses, jewellery, scarves, watches, hair accessories or ties, KOMPLEMENT tray inserts and dividers come with different sizes and styles of compartments to help give everything breathing space. Other organisers for smaller accessories include boxes of varying sizes which are perfect for storing small clothing like vests and underwear. Take a look at your accessories to get an idea of which small organisers will best suit your needs.

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Video: A video with a close-up of a white PAX wardrobe showing different KOMPLEMENT pull-out trays containing a range of inserts.
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5. Throw light on your things!

When all your clothing and accessories are organised, make sure you can find them easily by putting some lighting in place. Inside, you can light up drawers, tray inserts and clothes rails, depending on where lighting is placed. Our integrated interior lighting comes with an automatic sensor and some of it is dimmable – helpful if you want to keep the light low on dark mornings. On the outside, lighting on top or just above your wardrobe gives you a great overview and adds to the ambience of your bedroom.

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Video: A video showing a white PAX wardrobe with a light coming on in the wardrobe when the door opens and going off when it closes.
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Use the PAX planner to create your wardrobe

Go to the PAX planner

6. Start planning!

Once you’ve measured your space and have an idea of your storage needs, use the PAX planner to complete your wardrobe design. It adds products to your shopping bag for easy online purchase, or will create a list that you can take into the store.

Go to the PAX planner
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Sometimes the best ideas come up with an expert by your side

Our wardrobe specialists offer you ideas, solutions and all the guidance you need. Book your appointment in store, online or at home to find the wardrobe you imagined. 

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