How to choose the best wardrobe for your bedroom: Trending and walk-in ideas

Kya deLongchamps has advice on choosing the best master storage piece for your bedroom.

Many retailers offer a choice of size and finish to order. Above: Swiss-made Sofia slider, from €1,199, Harvey Norman.

Waredrobes are a strange stylistic animal. The largest piece of furniture aside from the bed, they have a very imposing physical and aesthetic presence. Follow kitchen trends? With slab faces, soft closing hinges or silent slides, micro-management and handle-free design — the monumental, built-in or free-standing wardrobe won’t be far behind your German anti-kitchen. Here are some key things to consider before you tailor in those valuable centimetres.