The wardrobe has always been a large piece of furniture that every household needs. The panel, layout, and even the way the wardrobe door is opened will directly affect the later experience of our residents. So, if we want to customize the wardrobe, should we choose a wardrobe with swing doors or a wardrobe with sliding doors? Today's article will talk to you about my opinion.
Let's start with the conclusion, I personally think that if the layout of the home allows the installation of both swing doors and sliding doorsSwing doors are preferred. Especially in our southern cities, which are more humid, the sealing performance of the swing door will be better, so as to prevent moisture from invading the inside of the cabinet. The details are as follows:
Pros:
The biggest advantage of the swing door wardrobe is that when you open the door, you can see the entire wardrobe at a glance, so that it will be much more convenient when choosing clothes.
In addition, from the point of view of practicality, the service life of the swing door wardrobe will be higher than that of the sliding door wardrobe, because the daily opening and closing of the door depends on the hinge, but where you buy a good quality hardware accessories, it is basically not easy to break. Even if it is broken, it is relatively easy to replace.
In addition, as mentioned earlier, if you use a hinged door, the wardrobe will be more airtight. There are basically no gaps when the door is closed, so it is not easy for dust or moisture to enter the cabinet. It not only ensures the cleanliness and tidiness of the wardrobe, but also avoids the possibility of mold or deformation of the wardrobe.
Compared with the sliding door wardrobe, the production cost of the swing door wardrobe will be more affordable. Therefore, if the room space is large enough to allow the installation of a hinged door wardrobe, it is better to prefer a hinged door.
Cons:
But as we all know, if you use swing doors, the premise is that the space in the bedroom must be large enough, so as not to open the wardrobe door and be directly stuck by the bed or bedside table, which means that the swing door is not suitable for small apartment space.
Another potential problem is that swing doors are prone to deformation. Of course, this is not absolute, and it has a certain relationship with the door panel material, hardware, technology, use environment and other aspects.
But I still have to remind that now many people like the kind of door-to-top swing door wardrobe, which is simple and atmospheric, but because the door panel is relatively large, the possibility of deformation will be relatively large, because when the door panel is opened, the force is unbalanced, and the door panel will be easy to deform and even fall off, so it needs a straightener.
Pros:The biggest advantage of the sliding door is that it does not take up too much bedroom space, which is incomparable to the swing door, so it must be the first choice for small families.
The sliding door wardrobe is also suitable for use in the children's room, considering that children always like to explore, the design of the pulley is naturally less labor-saving than pulling the door by yourself, and it also eliminates the risk of being caught in the hand when closing the door. In addition, under normal circumstances, there is no risk of deformation of the door panel of the sliding door wardrobe, so you can rest assured.
Cons:However, it is pertinent to say that if the sliding door wardrobe is compared with the swing door wardrobe, its disadvantages are more numerous.
First of all, it is easy to hide dust in the place of the slide rail, and you must ensure that there is no foreign object in the track every day, otherwise the slide rail is easy to break if you push a few more times, and may even derail and hurt people. The overall service life is not as long as that of a swing door wardrobe. Moreover, the width of the track is as long as 8-9 cm, which makes the space for clothes relatively narrow.
The second is that the sealing of the sliding door is not very good, so the inside of the wardrobe is easy to get damp and moldy, and even their own clothes are also affected, and they always accidentally catch clothes when they close the door.
If the above shortcomings are acceptable, the sliding door wardrobe actually has one of the biggest drawbacks, that is, it can only open half of the door every time, so sometimes it takes a long time to find clothes, and there is even a blind spot that no matter how you push, people can basically not see the things inside without probing in.
Therefore, in my opinion, if you can choose both, I recommend you to choose a swing door wardrobe, but if you have to choose a sliding door for space or other reasons, you must pay attention to the door panel of the wardrobe must be thick enough, the quality of the pulley is reliable, wear-resistant and scratch-resistant, and avoid stepping on pits!