The customization of wardrobe is a big science. From the selection of boards and auxiliary materials to the design of appearance and the layout of internal space, every link is very important. The key is that they jointly determine the quality of the wardrobe and ultimately affect our experience.

Among the many aspects of wardrobe customization, there is one detail that is most easily overlooked by everyone – the choice of cabinet door style. We must know that every time we use the wardrobe, we must open and close the cabinet door. Therefore, choosing a good cabinet door can reduce a lot of troubles in use.

Customized wardrobes, the door styles mainly include flat doors and sliding doors. Which one is better? What\’s the difference? How should we choose? Today we will discussthese questions.

Hinge door

Hinge door is actually a door cover. There is a door handle on the wardrobe door. The cabinet door is fixed by hinges. We can open and close the cabinet door through the door handle. When the cabinet door is opened, it opens from the inside to the outside.

Sliding door

Sliding door, also called sliding door, as the name implies, the door panel can only Move horizontally to the left and right, the cabinet door and the cabinet body are connected through slide rails, and the cabinet door is opened and closed on the slide rails.

Comparison between flat doors and sliding doors

Because the two cabinet doors have different opening and closing methods and different advantages and disadvantages, when we use the wardrobe, There will be a big difference in the use experience brought by the two types of cabinet doors, which is specifically reflected in the following aspects:

1. Durability: swing doors>sliding doors

Hinged doors are stronger and stronger because they are connected by hinges, so compared with sliding doors connected by tracks Generally speaking, the service life is longer. As the number of openings and closings of the cabinet door and its service life increase, the sliding door is likely to \”derail\”.

However, there are limitations to the strength and durability of the swing door – the cabinet door panel cannot be made too large. If the door panel of the swing door is directly made to stand on top of the sky, , when the door panel is opened, the force is unbalanced, and the door panel is easy to deform or even fall off.

2. Convenience of storing and retrieving clothes: swing door > sliding door

Single door is better than sliding door The biggest advantage is that the cabinet door can be fully opened. This means that the swing door is more convenient for storing and retrieving clothes. The entire wardrobe can be seen at a glance, and large items of clothing such as thick quilts can be easily put into the wardrobe.

If it is a sliding door, the cabinet door can only be opened half, and the other half needs to be closed. The width of the cabinet door is equivalent to being reduced by half, which makes it difficult to store clothes.Very inconvenient.

3. Difficulty of cleaning: Sliding door>Hinged door

The track of the sliding door has grooves and is easy to accumulate dust, so it will be more troublesome to clean. , especially the angle between the two doors, it is almost impossible to clean. For cabinet doors with flat doors, it is as simple as cleaning the tabletop. Just wipe it clean with a rag.

4. Space occupation: swing doors > sliding doors

In terms of space occupation, the disadvantages of swing doors It is more prominent because the cabinet door of the swing door needs to be opened outwards, so a certain space should be reserved outside the swing door. If the reserved space is not enough, the cabinet door will be pushed when it is opened and cannot be fully opened.

Sliding doors do not occupy any space and have no impact on the space outside the wardrobe. As long as the wardrobe can be accommodated, there is no need to consider the opening and closing of the sliding door.

5. Utilization of space inside the cabinet: swing doors > sliding doors

Utilization of space inside the cabinet , mainly in two aspects, The first is the use of cabinet doors, and the second is the use of cabinets.

With swing door wardrobes, the cabinet doors can be used for storage and hanging of light things, but the sliding door cabinet doors cannot be hung. Something else, otherwise the cabinet doors will collide with each other when they move.

Hinged door wardrobe doors often occupy less space inside the cabinet than sliding doors. After all, sliding doors require more space to be reserved. track, and the two doors must be staggered one behind the other, so the utilization rate of the cabinet is lower with sliding doors than with swing doors.

6. Aesthetics: Sliding door>Hinged door

As mentioned above, flat door cannot be used If it is too large, it will be easily deformed, so upper and lower doors are often required. Sliding doors can be \”one board to the bottom\” and have a vertical design, which looks more beautiful and grand.

How to choose the cabinet door style?

Hinged doors and sliding doors each have their own advantages and disadvantages. , then, which one should we choose better when customizing the wardrobe?

From the perspective of use experience, the advantages of flat doors are greater than sliding doors, so if we pay attention to the use experience, the bedroom area It is relatively large, so it is better to choose a swing door.

If the bedroom area is relatively small, then we need to consider practicality and choose a more space-saving sliding door.

Of course, there is another style of cabinet door that is very popular in recent years – semi-open wardrobe. This kind of wardrobe is usually a combination of flat doors and no cabinet doors.

HalfOpen cabinet doors can make up for the space occupied by the cabinet doors and are beautiful and beautiful. However, they are more expensive and open spaces tend to accumulate dust, but they are still a good choice.