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Two wardrobes can look identical on the day they're installed. Same finish, same handles, same clean lines. The difference shows up somewhere between year three and year ten, and it has almost nothing to do with the parts you can see.

Most fitted furniture still relies heavily on shelves. They're cheaper to build, quicker to install, and they're what people expect to see inside a cupboard. But for the way most storage actually gets used, a deep drawer does the same job better in most situations. Once people live with proper drawers, they rarely want to go back to shelves.

Most people choose a colour from a small sample. A door swatch, a paint card, a section of finish held up in a showroom. It looks right in that moment, so the decision gets made. Then the furniture arrives, the units go in, and the colour looks different. Sometimes only slightly. Sometimes enough to be a genuine disappointment.

Most people choose a colour from a small sample. A door swatch, a paint card, a section of finish held up in a showroom. It looks right in that moment, so the decision gets made. Then the furniture arrives, the units go in, and the colour looks different. Sometimes only slightly. Sometimes enough to be a genuine disappointment.