Art of War(drobe)

It is one of life's big ironies that though initially the common areas (living, dining, study) were the hardest to discuss, they have turned out to be the first to have a finalised design. On paper, our design for the common areas have clean lines, and let in lots of natural light. (Of course, we'll have to step into the actual space when we get our keys and see if the design needs tweaking).

In contrast, we are spinning in relative darkness for the finalised designs of the bedrooms. Since there are only that many ways one can position a bed, it means that the biggest battles are about the wardrobes.

Closer to window, closer to the door
Closer to the bathroom... or against the wall?
Should it be a walk-in,
U-shaped. L or I?
To partition the room
Or be first thing that catches the eye?
Casement doors or sliding,
Tic tac doors seem fine
Some doors, all or nothing
Who gets to draw the line?
Laminate or tempered glass
Aluminum or wood
Who'd have thought there'll be such fuss
To make a closet good?

We all travel different journeys, so some of us take longer than others to accept that there is no perfect wardrobe design. There are only tradeoffs. A smart approach is not to just choose one wardrobe design and eliminate the rest, but to rank them according to your own acceptance of the tradeoffs you have to make with each one. Since there is a possibility of tweaking the design after seeing the actual space, this approach provides some backup options too! :-)

Q: What's your wardrobe like? What do you like about it? What annoys you about it? Do write and tell :-)