feature: Portico
Fitted wardrobes with sliding doors from Portico
Midlands, alongside matching tailor-made furniture,
The internal appearance and layout of a are proving an increasingly popular option not just
property is crucial in attracting a buyer. with the trade but also with TV design shows.
A Sliding Success
By Jon Gough
Although we are apparently With a wide variety of styles and surrounding frame, are soon to
seeing those all-important green finishes available, both new build appear on the market.
shoots of recovery in the projects and refurbishment work to The same broad scope for design
economy, the property market revive a tired looking property can and style can also be applied to
remains highly competitive. benefit from attractive and internal doors, which not only offer
When designing and fitting out fashionable storage. Furthermore, a versatile way to separate open
properties, architects and other bedroom furniture such as plan areas, but can also provide a
specifiers must strike a balance bedside cabinets can now be real design boost. It is a similar case
between maximising appeal to made-to-measure with matching for open plan rooms, where a
buyers with the need for the finishes to give a really high-end sliding room divider allows the
Jon Gough is the Marketing
cost-effective sourcing of look without the hefty cost. option of splitting a room when
Director of Portico Midlands.
materials and products. In fact, with all units available as they are shut, or having an open
www.porticomidlands.co.uk
made-to-measure, an effective plan space when they are drawn
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solution can be found whatever the open. A room divider can add a real
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f course, the internal
appearance and layout of a size and shape of space you have elegance to a room whilst also
property is critical in to work with. In new properties, offering the appearance of more
persuading potential buyers to units can be specifically fitted for space. There are dozens of uses for
make the purchase, and even full floor to ceiling storage and that room dividers – you could separate
relatively small details can have an all-important “wow” factor, whilst a bedroom from the en-suite,
important effect on look and feel. for high-end projects they can be create a walk-in wardrobe or even
With this in mind, choosing the tailor-made for each plot. In add an optional spare bedroom by
right internal doors - including refurbished properties they are splitting the living area.
those for wardrobes and cabinets - bringing a new edge to an old feel, The versatility of these systems
should be done carefully. What’s cost effectively adding an up-to- means that they can be used to
more, selecting the right products date look with the minimum of meet a range of design demands,
can offer better use of space and effort, regardless of the shape of from simply offering an attractive
more efficient storage – a big the space you have to fit them into. feature in a room, to making sure
attraction for a home of any size. Importantly, sliding doors can that smaller properties and
Fitted wardrobes with sliding now be made in widths of up to refurbishment projects make the
doors offer an effective way to 1000mm, as opposed to the most of the space available.
achieve a sleek, modern look and 300mm-500mm offered by hinged Importantly, they are cost-
as such are proving an increasingly doors, meaning that they can offer a effective, too – making them a
popular option. There is also the greater degree of design flexibility. viable option for both high-end
important added benefit of the fact What’s more, new systems with an developments and those with a
that they eliminate the need for apparently frameless door, where more modest budget. ■
space otherwise taken up to allow the wide panels appear even larger
hinged doors to swing open freely. due to the lack of a visible
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