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Shoes and a laundry basket in your wardrobe: how much room?
Put shoes and a pull-out laundry basket at the bottom. Each needs about 2 ft (600 mm) of height in our planner. The basket needs a wardrobe at least about 1 ft 4 in (400 mm) deep, and it cannot go in a corner. In our 8 ft example, both leave about 3 ft 2 in (975 mm) above.
- Short hanging
- about 3 ft (920 mm)
- Shoe rack
- about 2 ft (600 mm)
- Pull-out laundry basket
- about 2 ft (600 mm)
Can they go in a corner cabinet?
A shoe rack can go in a corner cabinet. A laundry basket cannot go in a corner: it slides straight out and hits the next cabinet.
Shoe rack
It stays put, so a corner cabinet is fine.
- Fits
- Corner OK
Pull-out laundry basket
It slides straight out, so keep it out of a corner cabinet.
- Not allowed
- Not in corners
Why a basket stays out of a corner
Seen from above: the basket runs straight out and meets the next cabinet. The shoe rack stays where it is.
Other things that stay out of corners
Pull-down rails and trouser racks.
How deep, and what is left above
The basket needs a wardrobe at least about 1 ft 4 in (400 mm) deep.
Together they use about 3 ft 11 in (1200 mm) of our example section. Room above for short hanging, in our example.
Lots of shoes?
Shoe rack + shelves
Lots of shoes? One of our five layouts has an angled shoe rack with four shelves.
Plan the rest of your wardrobe
Know where the shoes and the basket go? Check how many sections and doors fit your wall.
For wardrobe makers
Planning for a customer? Lay out a section with these rules.
Building this for a client? Plan it with them and send a quote.
I make wardrobes
Tell us about your workshop.
For your carpenter: all numbers
Together they need 1200 mm (about 3 ft 11 in); our example section has 975 mm (about 3 ft 2 in) left above.
Our example section is 1163 mm (about 3 ft 10 in) wide inside, in our 8 ft example wardrobe.
| Item | Height needed | Depth needed | Corner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoe rack | 600 mm (about 2 ft) | No depth rule | Yes |
| Pull-out laundry basket | 600 mm (about 2 ft) | 400 mm (about 1 ft 4 in) | No |
Related pages
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Wardrobe interior ideas: what goes inside
Choose what goes inside your wardrobe by what you own: five layouts full of clothes, drawn to one scale in our 8 ft example, and how to pick yours.
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Wardrobe accessories: what fits where
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