One of the east's older, more established suburbs, Mont Albert's Edwardian and interwar homes need wardrobes built around period features, not off a standard size chart.
Mont Albert is one of the older established suburbs in Melbourne's east, with a housing stock that leans heavily towards Edwardian and interwar homes on generous, tree-lined blocks. Many of these houses were built well before built-in wardrobes were standard, so the original bedrooms often have little to no fitted storage at all.
Brodco has spent over 40 years fitting wardrobes into exactly this kind of home, working around high skirtings, picture rails, decorative cornices and sometimes sloped ceiling lines in upstairs rooms, without disturbing the character of the house.
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The biggest issue in this suburb usually isn't a tired old robe, it's no built-in wardrobe at all, with the room instead set up for a freestanding wardrobe or chest of drawers. Where a fitted robe was added later, it's often a basic afterthought that doesn't match the rest of the room's proportions or detailing.
Established gardens, high ceilings and original detailing are common here, all of which we design around rather than around a standard flat-pack size.
Box Hill, Surrey Hills are on our regular run too, right next door.
Because blocks and bedrooms here tend to be larger than average, a walk-in wardrobe conversion is often a realistic option, particularly if a spare room or an oversized main bedroom can spare the space. Where the room is more modestly sized, a well-designed built-in wardrobe with hinged or sliding doors that suit a period home is usually the better call.
Yes, this is one of the most common jobs we do in this suburb. We design a new fitted wardrobe to suit the room's existing proportions and detailing.
Yes, we measure around existing period features rather than asking you to remove them, so the finished wardrobe sits neatly against the wall.
Not usually. We design the wardrobe height and layout to follow the ceiling line, which is a common request in Mont Albert's older two-storey homes.
Yes, we offer door and handle styles that sit comfortably in a period home rather than looking obviously modern against original detailing.
We'll assess that honestly at the free measure and let you know if a walk-in wardrobe is a realistic option for your room.
Call (03) 9794 8195 or book a free in-home measure, and we'll talk through what suits your home's character.
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