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Carcass construction mid-fit on site, before the doors go on

The Workshop27 August 20263 minAnatomy of a wardrobe that lasts thirty yearsWardrobes do not fail all at once. They fail at six parts, in a known order: hinges, runners, rails, backs, edges, and the join to the wall. Here is each one, what quality looks like there, and why everything that decides a wardrobe’s lifespan is invisible on the day it is fitted.Read the guide

Run of grey fitted wardrobe doors with brass handles, real installation

The Workshop27 Aug 20263 minWhy we spray every finish (and what “hand-painted” hides)A sprayed finish is paint applied as an even mist in a controlled workshop, coat after flatted coat. Hand-painted is a brush, on site, in whatever conditions the day brings. One of these is a romantic phrase and the other is how furniture gets a surface that lasts. Here is the difference, told by people who own the spray guns.

Run of grey fitted wardrobe doors with brass handles, real installation

The Workshop27 Aug 20264 minMDF, plywood, veneer or timber: an honest materials guideMost fitted wardrobes are MDF, most of the industry won’t say so, and for sprayed doors it is genuinely the right material. What matters is which board goes where, and what sits on top of it. A maker’s guide to what your wardrobe should be made of.

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