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# Advice and Ideas

Things worth knowing before you buy fitted wardrobes, written by the people who make them.

## How Much Do Fitted Wardrobes Cost in South Wales?

What you can expect to pay, what moves the price up and down, and why the national companies quote what they do.

9 September 2026
https://spmirrorwardrobes.co.uk/blog/how-much-do-fitted-wardrobes-cost

## Fitted Wardrobe Ideas for a Small Bedroom or Box Room

The box room is the hardest room in the house to furnish, and the one that gains the most from a fitted run.

9 September 2026
https://spmirrorwardrobes.co.uk/blog/fitted-wardrobe-ideas-small-bedroom

## The Types of Fitted Wardrobes You Can Have in a Cardiff Home

Mirror, glass or solid doors, and what goes behind them. What each one does to a Cardiff bedroom and how to choose.

12 October 2026
https://spmirrorwardrobes.co.uk/blog/blog-post/discover-the-types-of-fitted-wardrobes-in-cardiff

## Getting More Storage Out of a Cardiff Bedroom

Chimney breasts, bay windows, box rooms and high ceilings. How to get more storage out of an awkward Cardiff bedroom.

12 October 2026
https://spmirrorwardrobes.co.uk/blog/blog-post/enhancing-your-space-with-custom-fitted-wardrobes-in-cardiff-from-sp-mirror-wardrobes

## What Happens When You Have Fitted Wardrobes Put In

From the free design visit to fitting day in Cardiff: what happens at each step, how long it takes and what to expect.

12 October 2026
https://spmirrorwardrobes.co.uk/blog/blog-post/transform-your-bedroom-with-fitted-wardrobes-in-cardiff

## Fitted Wardrobes or IKEA Flatpack: Which Should You Choose?

An honest look at when a flatpack wardrobe makes sense, when a made-to-measure one is worth paying for, and how to decide for your own room.

19 October 2026
https://spmirrorwardrobes.co.uk/blog/fitted-wardrobes-vs-ikea-flatpack

## Corner Wardrobes: Turning a Wasted Bedroom Corner Into Storage

How an L-shaped fitted wardrobe carries round the corner of a bedroom, so the corner and all the height above it become storage.

19 October 2026
https://spmirrorwardrobes.co.uk/blog/corner-wardrobes

## Fitted Wardrobes for Loft Rooms and Sloping Ceilings

How a made-to-measure wardrobe follows the slope of the roof, so the low end of a loft room becomes useful storage.

19 October 2026
https://spmirrorwardrobes.co.uk/blog/fitted-wardrobes-loft-sloping-ceiling

## Built-In Storage for Landings, Home Offices, Garages and Laundry Rooms

The same made-to-measure sliding wardrobes work well beyond the bedroom. Here is how a fitted run helps on a landing, in a home office, a garage or a laundry room.

19 October 2026
https://spmirrorwardrobes.co.uk/blog/built-in-storage-landings-offices-garages

## How Big Can a Fitted Sliding Wardrobe Be?

How wide and how tall our sliding wardrobes can go, how we deal with low and sloping ceilings, and what we can fit around.

19 October 2026
https://spmirrorwardrobes.co.uk/blog/how-big-can-a-fitted-sliding-wardrobe-be

## Book Your Free Design Visit

We come to you, measure the room and plan your new wardrobes together. The visit is free and there is nothing to pay whether you order or not.

Book Your Free Design Visit: https://spmirrorwardrobes.co.uk/contact-us
Call 01443 485533: +441443485533

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