After fitting hundreds of bedrooms, these are the most common mistakes I see:

1. Ignoring the ceiling height

Most people buy standard 2.4m wardrobes and waste 20-40cm of dead space above. A fitted wardrobe goes floor to ceiling — that's an entire shelf's worth of storage you're leaving on the table.

2. Choosing handles over push-to-open

Handles in a tight bedroom create pinch points. Push-to-open mechanisms give you cleaner lines and more usable space.

3. Not planning internal layout first

If you don't map out hanging rails, drawers, and shoe racks before ordering, you'll be reorganising within 6 months.

4. Going flat-pack to "save money"

Flat-pack lasts 3-5 years. Fitted lasts 15-25. Cost per year is almost always lower with bespoke.

5. Forgetting about lighting

Integrated LED strips turn a wardrobe from furniture into a feature. Almost nothing to add during build, expensive to retrofit.

Get these right and you'll love the result for decades.