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What’s In a Wardrobe February 19, 2007

Posted by CamdenKiwi in : London , trackback

There’s a small alcove in my bedroom and for the last 2 and a half years it has been filled by a rail which gives dust and cat fur an easy way to find my clothes.  Its time I had a proper wardrobe.

First step, try an email to this lot, who sound rather good, and had an excellent write-up in Time Out a while ago.  That writeup must have given them far more work than they needed, because they certainly weren’t interested enough to even reply to the email.

It all seemed a bit daunting, so maybe Ikea is the answer.  But there’s only one design I fancy, and its not in stock.  Anyway, with space being so precious in here, it needs to be a floor to ceiling creation.

Hammonds recently opened a shop in Tottenham Court Rd, so I ventured in.  It all looked good and although they couldn’t give me any idea of price they did give me some nice biscuits for booking an appointment with the ‘designer’.  The bloke came on Saturday to measure up and quote, but it all seemed very inflexible and they want 84% of the cost upfront.  The price of just under £2000 is a lot for a small wardrobe.  His unwillingness to draw me a view of the interior of the wardrobe, and taking over two hours before I had to kick him out didn’t help much either.

The chap who came this evening, from Spacemakers, seems a better bet.  He was quick and efficient, and a lot easier to talk to.  His price is better, and he actually had design ideas.  He even did a more thorough job of measuring up the room.

In the meantime someone has suggested I try this site, which has local tradesmen and allows you to specify your job and get quotes.  Customers rate suppliers and if its got enough tradespeople on it, it might just be what I’m looking for.  So far, I’ve had one response, from someone just up the road who will do a bespoke job.  He’s coming round to quote next week, so my fingers are crossed.  Watch this space, a wardrobe may appear any time soon.

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