Best Wardrobe for a Small Bedroom: What Width Actually Fits?

How wide should a wardrobe be in a small bedroom?

Use 76 cm as the working width for a box room or a small double, and treat anything over 110 cm as a wardrobe that needs a clear run of wall. Depth is the quieter number: most of these are 45 to 52 cm deep, which is enough for clothes on hangers if the rail is set up that way.

The 2 door double closet wardrobe is listed at 47 cm deep, 76 cm wide and 180 cm high. That is the black two-door in the photo above. It is the one to tape onto the wall first. Alcoves are often shorter than they look once the skirting is in the way. If 76 cm of wall is all you have between a chimney breast and the door, stop there. A wider wardrobe will not shrink to fit.

Height is the other check people skip. At 180 cm, or 182.5 cm on the wider models, the top will meet a sloping ceiling, a coving or a curtain pole. Measure to the ceiling at the exact spot, not in the middle of the room.

Is a 76 cm two-door wardrobe enough hanging space?

It is enough for one person in a small room, and tight for two people who both want coats on hangers. A 76 cm wardrobe split into two doors gives you two short rails, not a long dressing-room run. Folded clothes still need a drawer or a shelf somewhere else.

The 2 door wardrobe with 3 drawers and a long mirror keeps the same 76 cm by 47 cm footprint and 180 cm height, but the photo shows the three drawers stacked on one side, with the mirror on the other door. Hanging space on the drawer side is only the cupboard above those drawers. You gain a mirror and somewhere for jumpers. You lose a full-length rail.

That trade is usually the right one in a bedroom that has no chest of drawers. If you already have a chest, the plain two-door keeps more of the interior for hangers. The listing for the plain two-door describes a double closet rather than a stack of drawers.

When is a mirror and extra width worth it?

Move up to the 113.5 cm wardrobe when the wall is long enough and you want a mirror in the room without a separate glass. It is still 47 cm deep and 180 cm high, so the extra is almost all width.

The 2 door wardrobe with mirror and 2 drawers is the white one in the photo: one door is a mirror, two wide drawers sit under both doors, and the hanging area is above the drawers. You need 113.5 cm of clear wall, plus the swing of the doors. Each door is a bit over half that width, so leave roughly 60 cm of floor in front before a bed or a radiator.

A mirror on the wardrobe is genuinely useful in a small room, because a full-length mirror on the back of the door often clashes with the light switch. It does not make the wardrobe narrower. If the tape says 100 cm of wall, this is the wrong model. Go back to 76 cm.

Does a three-piece bedroom set fit a small room better?

Only if you count the chest and the bedside, not just the wardrobe. The wardrobe in the 3 piece bedroom set is a comfortable 76 cm wide, 45 cm deep and 178 cm high. The set also includes a chest of drawers and a bedside unit, and those need their own floor.

In a small double, that trio can replace a random mix of baskets and still look like one room. In a box room it can be too much furniture. The photo shows the white wardrobe, a four-drawer chest and a two-drawer bedside side by side. Put them in a row and you have used well over two metres of wall, even though the wardrobe itself is narrow.

The set listing describes a hanging rail in the wardrobe and drawers in the chest for folded clothes. That split is sensible: hangers in the tall piece, T-shirts in the chest. Measure the three pieces as they will stand, including drawer clearance on the chest and the bedside.

Will a three-door or four-door wardrobe fit?

Not in a small bedroom, unless “small” just means you would like more storage. The 3 door wardrobe with 2 mirrors is 116.1 cm wide, 52 cm deep and 182.5 cm high. The 4 door wardrobe with mirrors is 154 cm wide, 52 cm deep and 182.5 cm high, with two mirrored doors and two drawers.

A 154 cm wardrobe plus the swing of a door, plus a UK double bed at 135 cm, plus a path, is a full-size bedroom conversation. It is a good wardrobe when the wall is there. It is the wrong thing to force into the alcove beside a chimney. The extra depth, 52 cm rather than 47 cm, also sticks further into the room.

If you like the mirror idea but not the width, the 76 cm and 113.5 cm models already have a mirror option. Bedroom wardrobes on the category page are the full list, and it is short enough to compare in one sitting.

How do you leave room for the doors, the bed and delivery?

Tape the wardrobe width on the wall, then open an imaginary door and check it misses the bed, the radiator and the bedroom door. Hinged doors need floor. A wardrobe jammed against the bed looks fine until you try to get a shirt out.

Also measure the stair and the landing. A 180 cm wardrobe is long when it is on its side in a hallway. Free UK delivery applies on eligible orders, usually within 1–2 days, and the driver calls about an hour before. There is no deposit: you pay by cash or card on delivery where that option is offered.

Returns are 14 days, with a collection charge that depends on your area and is confirmed before booking. It is cheaper to measure twice than to send a 154 cm wardrobe back. If you are also choosing the bed, leave a walking gap on the side you get out of, and read the sizes in our king size guide before you commit the last bit of floor to furniture.

Conclusion

For a small bedroom, the 76 cm two-door is the wardrobe that fits. Add the mirror-and-drawer version at the same width if you need folded storage more than a second hanging rail. Step up to 113.5 cm only when the wall allows it. Leave the 154 cm four-door for a longer wall.

Our small space furniture ideas cover the rest of a tight room, from TV stands to sofa beds. The king size bed buying guide is the companion piece if the bed, not the wardrobe, is what might be too big.