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Fitted wardrobes wrapping a window with a window seat and drawers beneath, real installation

Straight Answers27 August 20266 minMould behind a wardrobe: the cause, the fix and the detail to design inMould behind a wardrobe is usually a cold-wall and still-air problem, but not always. Move the furniture before you clean it, look for the moisture pattern, fix the source, then design the replacement so air can keep moving. Painting over the patch is not a repair.Read the guide

Pale freestanding chest of drawers made in our workshop

Straight Answers27 Aug 20263 minFitted or freestanding? Which wardrobe your room is asking forFitted storage uses every millimetre to the ceiling and becomes part of the house. Freestanding furniture moves house when you do. We make both, so this is the rare version of the comparison with no thumb on the scale: where each wins, what the listing data actually says, and the hybrid most bedrooms secretly want.

Matt grey fitted wardrobes with lit marble-backed display niches and oak floor, real installation

Straight Answers27 Aug 20264 minSharps vs Hammonds vs a bespoke manufacturerThe two biggest names in British fitted furniture, compared honestly with the bespoke alternative, by one of the bespoke makers. Where the nationals genuinely win, where bespoke does, and the questions that decide it whoever you choose.

Cream wardrobe doors with mirrored panels and brass handles

Straight Answers27 Aug 20263 minHinged or sliding wardrobe doors? The honest trade-offsHinged doors show everything at once and seal better against dust; sliding doors win in tight rooms where a swing won’t fit. The honest answer depends on your floor space. Here are the trade-offs without the sales pitch.

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