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Design my laundy wardrobe please?

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treedelivery · 23/05/2010 17:57

Ok. So our old back kitchen such as you get in a terrace, is about to become a playroom.

In this playroom there will be a type of built in wardrobe/cupboard created. Inside will hide my washer/dryer and a small freezer.

Sooooo....

SHall I have glossy red doors, or yellow or indeed glossy white

Or should I do a combo of these?

I am drawn towards the red, it is a darker red and might look quite design led and not too crazy.

Then, next question.
Shall the unit, which will be 2 doors in width and therefore 1.2 metres wide, have just 2 very tall doors like a wardrobe. Or shall I break it up into 3 seperate doors.

1, base door for the washer and the freezer
2, same height again, where washng basket, powder etc will live
3, high up stash for party wear, lesser used items and general crap.

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teaandcakeplease · 23/05/2010 18:41

Might look nicer as 3 doors. White would probably suit rest of house BUT the red does look fab and if in playroom, may hide mucky hand prints better

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MoneyNoPockets · 23/05/2010 18:44

3 doors and red, that yellow is very bright in RL.

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moosemama · 23/05/2010 19:10

By three separate doors do you mean 2 tallish ones and 1 full width at the top or bottom? Am having trouble picturing it. [Dopey Moose emoticon]

Definitely the red though. As you said, nice statement/accent colour, but not too out there, which I think the yellow would be. Red's a nice cheery warm colour for a playroom as well and could could happily keep the radio flyer in there if you wanted to!

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treedelivery · 23/05/2010 20:12

Oh yes, coordinating radio flyer!

Glad you all agree on the colour. Good nfo on the yello, I can't see any of these things in rl, as nowhere near an Ikea. So doing it all from the web.

Moose - think 2 layers. worktop height door, same again, and then a top one slightly shorter.

So like a built in fridgefreezer looks, but with a top bit too.

Going to cost £250 for the doors

Mum reckons just get regular wood doors and paint them, but I think it might make the room look rubbish. Oh for a bit more money!

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moosemama · 23/05/2010 20:44

Ahh!

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treedelivery · 26/05/2010 11:07

Our doors budget has just been blown on a cock-up with the skip hire

There is only so much overtime a girlt can do!!!!

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