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IKEA Pax for a wide alcove?

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trickyex · 14/11/2018 17:27

I'd like to get some proper clothes storage organised for DS2 who is 11 and very messy. He has a lot of clothes, especially sports things (he skis, runs, plays tennis, cricket etc etc).
His current heavy wooden wardrobe is not at all practical.
I like the Pax units and all the associated interior fittings but the alcove in his room is 130cm wide. The room also has a very high ceiling (just over 3m).
I think if I have a 1m wide/2.3m tall Pax unit it will look odd and is wasting a lot of space.
I am not keen on the new IKEA modular range, it feels cheap.

I dont have the funds to go fully built in, am wondering about using the Pax frames somehow but they are too narrow.
Is there a way round this?
(google searches and IKEA hackers site have been fruitless!)

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KristinaM · 20/11/2018 14:59

Ah you have the long lost sibling of ny 12 and 14 yo DSs. They also throw everything on the floor of the wardrobe and then complain they can’t find anything.

Ours close the mirrored doors so they can admire their outfits, gel their hair and pose for snap chat photos (

trickyex · 20/11/2018 16:53

Ha ha!
Yes mirrors are a thing here too. Along with the hair gel and selfies!!
Both DSs are incredibly scruffy with their clothes storage. Although DS1 makes neat piles (but still cant find anything)....
Hence the plan to go for Pax carcass plus curtains to hide the chaos.
Am also going to add some hooks on the wall or doors so they can hang hoodies/school blazers etc.

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