Walk-In Dressing Rooms
Turning a box room, a deep recess or the end of a large bedroom into a proper dressing room.
A walk-in dressing room is a separate area given over entirely to clothing and storage, with open or doored runs on two or three walls rather than a single wardrobe front. Most are created by converting a box room or the end of a large bedroom. A complete walk-in dressing room typically costs from £9,000, including design, manufacture and installation. A room of roughly 2m by 2m is enough for a comfortable one.
What makes a room suitable
The usual candidates are a box room that is too small to be a proper bedroom, a deep recess at the end of a main bedroom, or the space left over after a loft conversion. Around two metres by two metres is enough for hanging on two walls with room to stand and turn between them.
Narrower spaces still work as a dressing corridor with storage down one side, provided there is about a metre of clear floor to move in. We will tell you honestly at the survey if a room is too tight to be worth doing.
Open or doored
Open runs put everything on show, which looks striking and makes getting dressed quicker, but it does mean the room needs to stay tidy and clothing is exposed to light and dust. Doored runs keep everything behind a front and protect fabrics, at the cost of some of the boutique feel.
Many dressing rooms end up mixed: open hanging and shelving on the main wall, with doored or drawered units for the things that are better put away.
What can go in
Full and half-height hanging
Worked out from what you own, rather than a standard split.
Island or bench
A central island with drawers, or a simple bench, where the floor area allows it.
Shoe walls
Angled shelving that lets you see every pair at once.
Lit mirror station
A dressing table position with proper front-facing light rather than an overhead downlight.
Sensor lighting
LED strips that come on as you enter, and inside deeper runs as they open.
Accessory drawers
Lined, compartmented storage for jewellery, watches, ties and belts.
Lighting and power
Lighting is the difference between a dressing room that works and one that is frustrating. Overhead downlights alone throw shadows exactly where you do not want them, so we plan front-facing light at the mirror and strip lighting within the runs.
Power for the mirror station and any sensor lighting is part of the project. As with everything, our own electricians do the work rather than a firm you have to book separately.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about walk-in dressing rooms.
A complete walk-in dressing room typically starts from £9,000 and rises with the size of the room and the specification. That includes design, manufacture, all cabinetry and professional installation. Lighting and any electrical work are quoted as part of the project rather than left to a separate trade.
Around two metres by two metres gives a comfortable dressing room with hanging on two walls and room to stand between them. Narrower rooms still work as a dressing corridor with storage down one side, as long as there is roughly a metre of clear floor. We will tell you at the survey if the space is genuinely too tight.
A well-built dressing room off a main bedroom is generally seen as a desirable feature, particularly in larger homes. Converting a small box room is the more nuanced case, since you may be trading a nominal bedroom for storage. We would talk that through with you rather than assume it is the right move.
Fitted furniture is not a structural change, so the room itself remains a room. If it is currently counted as a bedroom, converting it to a dressing room may affect how the property is described when you sell, and that is worth a conversation with an estate agent. Nothing we install prevents it being returned to a bedroom later.
Most take three to five days on site, depending on size and how much electrical work is involved. That follows the design consultation, a detailed survey and manufacture in our workshop. You will have a schedule before we start.
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