IKEA Pax interior fittings

[Pannacotta]

I need to order some Pax wardrobes online and am wondering which interior fittings to go for.
I'm hoping to get rid of our chest of drawers so will need some pull out drawers but can't decide between the solid and wire ones.

I'd also like something to help us store ties/scarves/belts etc.
Has anyone got this pull out hanger and is it any good? I can't fathom from the pic how it works!
www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/50207140/

Also will need to store some shoes, only posh shoes not everyday ones. Are the shoe shelves good?

Would be very grateful for any tips. My head is a bit stewed after looking at the IKEA website (we live too far away to go and browse)...

We fitted pax wardrobes 6 years ago and they have been brilliant. We have wooden pull out drawers some v shallow for socks and undies and deeper ones for tops etc. can't remember the wire ones. I have the shoe rack, it was good until DS went through a phase of hiding inside and sitting on it. It broke at the join but only needs glue to fix it. For belts I bought a belt hanger from somewhere like tschibo. The downside was that construction was quite an undertaking. Pre kids it still took a whole weekend (possibly two) with both of us doing it. It was a 3 meter run of units though.

We have a double one in dd1's bedroom with the wooden drawers, they are nice big drawers. Watch where you put the drawers as dp put them in only to have to take them all out when he realised he screwed up with putting them over the holes where the door hinges went.( Or something. He might not have read the instructions, though.)

We have the pax wardrobes - some of the 60cm deep ones (about 9 yrs old - they moved house with us) and 2 x 30cm-ish deep one (4 yrs old - I built them myself when DH was at work and I was 36 wks pregnant with DS - I've no idea how?? must have been seriously nesting!).

I have the wire shelves in both - in DS' one they're fine, but with the deep ones I've found they drop off the side runners. It doesn't matter too much to me as I had a spare shelf, so put it under the top one. I may have over-loaded them as I've towels in 1 and bedding in the other. In DS' I also have the cubby holes, with pull-out drawers which are great.

I'd really recommend them, as the storage is very flexible. I've re-arranged DS' one a few times, so the baskets/cubbies/shelves are at different heights as he grew up and needed more toy storage and less vest/sleepsuits.

Also, I bought the original ones when they had a 'curtain instead of doors' option and even now if you just buy the frames they're very cheap. You can then now buy a cheap Ikea curtain rail and curtain to cover them - unless you prefer the look of the doors. :)

We have Pax wardrobes - warning: they are quite flimsy. I often think if I lean on the wardrobe door, I will go right through it.

We have not over-accessorised. We just have a hanging rail in each wardrobe, and some baskets for the high up cupboards.

Thanks all, sounds like the wooden drawers are a good bet.
And we will get someone to put them up as they will be the taller versions which I dont fancy trying to assemble with DH...

Have any of you got any of the smaller accessories for scarves/ties etc?
Very hard to tell from the website what would be most useful.

I have had Ikea Pax wardrobes for over 13 years and I have put together about 20 in my time (original were birch, most replaced with white gloss)

The hanger that you have linked to pulls out from the side of the wardrobe on a little runner IIRC, personally if you don't mind your scarves being folded or rolled then the drawers would be a good option with this

Shoe wise either the shoe boxes or the pull out shoe organiser.

Remember to take into account the doors hinges when planning the interior fittings. My doors are the solid ones and both the frames and doors are very solid and well built. The original ones we had were taken apart and reassembled 3 times in house moves, the children still have the original ones.

We have the plastic tubs in most of ours to store PJs underwear, spare duvet etc and we have moved the fittings around lots.

The best thing is as your needs change you can easily get new interior fittings. I cannot recommend them enough.

I've got the pull out hanging rack thing. Its very plasticy (in case you were expecting anything else). I just have necklaces hanging off mine. I would have thought ties might get a bit scrunched in it as the bit which sticks out is at quite a steep angle. It would be fine for silk scarves (bar the scrunching) but would be too small for winter woollen scarves.

DP has got a tray with indents in it which he uses for cufflinks & random bits.

I find the wooden drawers are better than the wire ones as there's no chance of them leaving a mark on the clothes.
Are you in London/on edge of M25? If so, let me know as we had a fab company come & make ours. Very quick & did an excellent job for a good price.

Thanks Fizzy and Murtette, good to get some more feedback. Will look at the plastic tubs as PJ/duvet storage would be useful.

We are in Norfolk, so not too close to the M25, if you could post details of your fitters that would be good Murtette and I can contact them.

Ours are incredibly sturdy, although as someone has mentioned, the wire baskets do sometimes pop off their runners. We have two doubles side by side in our room, have to say I constructed them myself in less than a day.

I have the pull out little hook thing, but it's not really necessary tbh, it has ties hanging on it, and DP wears a tie about twice a year

In terms of putting them together you do need space, we up ended our bed to give ourselves room, we have 2 doubles and 2 singles in our bedroom, the boys have 2 singles each - we find they need the smaller drawers and hanging space.

I have a double in the 4th bedroom and we converted our double garage into a playroom so we have a 4m run of them! Hides a multitude of stuff from tv and wii to hoover, ironing board, coats and games.

They are remarkably easy to put together, just the usual Ikea cam bolts and nuts, so a bit of screwing required, half a turn of the cam nut to lock it into place, and a hammer to put the panel pins in the back.

It is easier with two people, however I have done several on my own. I reckon I could do it blindfold like some people can strip a gun

You can construct them in an upright position. They come with 2 sets of instructions. We built ours a few days before I gave birth. They were very easy, must've been ad it's the first diy thing that hasnt made us argue

I love them, so versatile and adaptable. We've got the wire baskets as they were so much cheaper and we are a bit skint

Second the warning about hinge placement. It messed up my original plan

Thanks, we are not going to attempt to put them together, partly as they are the tall versions and probably quite unwieldy and also because every time DJH and I try and do even simple DIY together it all ends in huge rows/sulks!

We do have plenty of space in the room they are going in to construct them. We will have a 4m run of units and am hoping to house all our clothes in them (I have a lot of clothes!) plus bedlinen/duvets/towels and any other gubbins I can cram in!

Would the wooden shelves be ok for linen or perhaps the wire ones are better as they let air circulate a bit more.