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21 Stylish Wardrobe Designs That Celebrate Contrast

See here what happens when colours and textures on the wardrobe challenge the room's palette

Pooja Khanna Tyagi
Pooja Khanna Tyagi20 July 2019
Houzz India Contributor. An Architect , Interior Designer, Valuer, a Marathon Runner, and love Writing Poetry and Creative Stories on Building Design. Have been practicing since the year 2000 with specialization in the field of Corporate Interiors with projects extensively published in journals of national repute. Recently honoured with the reputed A3 Foundation award for Journalism for the year 2016 an for architectural poetry in the year 2018. Currently practicing and residing in Delhi and Noida. Website: www.khannaenterprise.com, Email: poojakhanna224@gmail.com, M:9891993392
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Break away from the conventional ways of using a single colour of laminate, veneer, acrylic or paint on the wardrobes. Take a look at some wardrobe designs that feature both low-contrast as well as high-contrast colour combinations and bookmark the wardrobes that you like the most.

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P S Design
1. Firm: P S Design
This gorgeous dark teal adds life to the light palette that surrounds it.

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studio HINGE
2. Firm: studio HINGE
The light-brown groove lines demarcate the wardrobe shutters and continue as recessed handles to give a modern look to this all-grey wardrobe.

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Woods & Warner
3. Firm: Woods & Warner
The dark charcoal wardrobe doors are wonderfully contrasted with the pale wood cabinets and unique door handles.
Sonali shah
4. Firm: Sonali shah
In this example, the mirror and coloured glass are used together to create an interesting pattern. The use of mirrored shutters helps create the illusion of more space.

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Fadd Studio
5. Firm: Fadd Studio
How about introducing multiple colours within the wardrobe design? It works as a strong design element in a white bedroom.
Sharps Bedrooms
6. Firm: Sharps Bedrooms
The layering of chocolate, mocha and cream makes the wardrobe stand out against the white walls, white ceiling and brown flooring.

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DESIGN CAFE
7. Firm: DESIGN CAFE
Check out this brown and white wardrobe: the glossy finish adds an element of luxury to the bedroom and effortlessly blends with the Italian marble and wooden flooring.
Fitted Wardrobes & Bedrooms
8. Firm: Fitted Wardrobes & Bedrooms
The design of this white wardrobe is minimalist. It incorporates a continuous strip of black laminate and long SS-finish handles.
Clifton SMR
9. Firm: Clifton SMR
This sophisticated space is thanks to the all-white cupboards with slivers of sleek black thrown in. The mauve carpet gently introduces colour.
FormFunctionNT
10. Firm: FormFunctionNT
Give a bold minimalist look to your bedroom with a wardrobe in black glass with white groove lines.
11. Firm: Michael Abraham Architecture
A combination of lacquered glass and light brown laminate creates an interesting contrast of colour as well as materials. It looks neat, brings in an element of lightness and prevents the wardrobe from looking bulky.
The BNK Group
12. Firm: The BNK Group
The contrast is in the textures here: the reflective surface of the grey and the matte finish of the brown come together to create an unconventional colour combination. Also, the light walls are balanced with this dark wardrobe colour.
atuljoshi i n n o v a t i o n s
13. Firm: atuljoshi i n n o v a t i o n s
The rugged grey suggests a distressed barn door, and when juxtaposed with the other light colours in the room, lends a relaxed beach vibe to the room.
atuljoshi i n n o v a t i o n s
14. Firm: atuljoshi i n n o v a t i o n s
If you love simplicity, then opt for a safe combination of white and brown. A patch of white laminate runs along the centre of the brown wardrobe to give it a simple yet modern look.
DESIGN BUILD INC
15. Firm: DESIGN BUILD INC
In this example, the yellow wardrobe shutters not only create a good contrast against the white hinged shutters but also demarcate the dressing area in the bedroom.
Simon Bray Interiors
16. Firm: Simon Bray Interiors
The fine silk door panels in brown are set within an array of walnut-toned frames that create a subtle contrast.
Pavan Infratech
17. Firm: Pavan Infratech
The blue wardrobe forms the most prominent design feature of this bedroom. A niche is introduced within the wardrobe at the level of the bed’s headboard, and is further highlighted in a black. The niche smartly demarcates the lower drawers from the wardrobe shutters.
studio 7 designs
18. Firm: studio 7 designs
The contrasting yellow and blue colour blocks demarcate the sliding shutters of the wardrobe from the overhead cabinets and stand out in this bedroom design.
IQMatics - Moderne Living
19. Firm: IQMatics - Moderne Living
The black and dark brown wardrobe, along with the the black carpet, gives a bold and striking look to this white bedroom.
20. Bring in a good dose of colour into your children’s bedroom by introducing pastel or brightly coloured panels within a white frame. One can easily achieve this effect by painting the wood.
Aum Architects
21. Firm: Aum Architects
Smart to contrast brown with grey and wood with glass, isn’t it?

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