This fitted wardrobe project was manufactured and installed for the premium guest house RockFish in St Ives, Cornwall. The aim was to create bedroom storage that felt compact, calm and durable enough for repeated guest use, while still introducing a warmer visual tone than standard contract furniture. The wardrobe fronts combine white surfaces with natural oak inlays finished in Danish oil, while the internal construction is based on durable white laminated chipboard. Push to open handle less doors keep the elevations clean and help reduce visual clutter in smaller guest rooms. As with our wider hand made bespoke wardrobes and bedrooms work, the furniture was made to suit the actual rooms rather than selected from fixed modular sizes.
Spec snapshot
Location: St Ives, Cornwall
Layout: Fitted wardrobes installed across guest bedrooms, including one room with a sloped ceiling condition visible in the project images
Fronts: White doors with natural oak inlays finished in Danish oil
Carcase: High quality white laminated chipboard
Worktop: Not specified in the original brief
Hardware: Push to open handle less door system
Key appliances: Not specified in the original brief
Notable engineering detail: Compact room specific wardrobes designed to keep the elevations visually simple while introducing warmth through oak detailing
Project overview
The commercial requirement in this St Ives guest house was different from a typical domestic wardrobe commission. The furniture had to stay compact, visually quiet and robust under repeated short stay use. The design decision was to keep the front elevations very simple, using flush white doors and horizontal natural oak inlays to bring character without relying on handles, decoration or mixed materials.
That approach solved two things at once. First, the wardrobes read as integrated fitted elements rather than freestanding pieces added after the room had already been planned. Second, the oak detailing introduced a warmer tone that sits comfortably with the bedroom setting and surrounding timber elements visible in the rooms. Exact dimensions were not specified in the original brief, but the project was clearly set to suit the room constraints and installed as made to measure furniture rather than standard stock units.
Design and planning
Planning for hospitality wardrobes needs a stricter approach to proportion and room use. In one of the photographed rooms, the furniture sits under a sloped ceiling condition, which means standard off the shelf furniture would almost certainly have produced wasted voids or awkward margins. A made to measure approach allows the wardrobe proportions to be adjusted to the architecture of each bedroom rather than forcing a fixed box into an irregular envelope.
The same principle applies to circulation. Guest bedrooms need storage that is easy to understand immediately, with no visual confusion and no projecting handles catching on clothing or luggage. This is one of the practical distinctions explained on our page about how bespoke furniture really works. In fitted work, the objective is not just storage volume, but better spatial discipline and cleaner integration with the room itself.
Furniture specification
Cabinet construction
The wardrobe cores are made from high quality white laminated chipboard, selected here for durability, consistency and suitability for repeated daily use in a commercial guest setting. Exact board thickness was not specified in the original brief. The white interior finish helps keep the inside bright and easy to maintain, while also giving guests a clearer visual reading of the storage space.
Door fronts are visually defined by natural oak inlays finished with Danish oil. This matters because the oak elements break up the larger white surfaces and stop the wardrobes feeling flat or overly clinical. The result is cleaner than a conventional panelled door, but warmer than a plain contract finish.
Door system and room use
All doors use a push to open handle less arrangement, which supports the compact appearance described in the original case study. In practice, this also reduces projecting hardware and keeps the wardrobe fronts easier to clean. Hardware brand and internal storage components were not specified in the original brief, so those details should not be assumed.
What can be read from the images is that the fitted approach allowed the wardrobes to sit comfortably within tight bedrooms and to work alongside other pieces, including a matching dressing table visible in one room. This kind of coordinated approach is central to our made to measure bedroom furniture manufactured in the UK work, where the room is treated as a whole rather than as isolated furniture purchases.
Before and after analysis
The most important improvement here is not visual styling on its own, but the way the furniture resolves compact bedroom conditions. Fitted wardrobes reduce unused edge gaps, avoid the top voids that usually appear above freestanding units, and create a more deliberate relationship between storage and the rest of the room. In a hospitality setting, that leads to a neater and easier to manage environment.
The oak inlays also improve proportion. On tall white doors, horizontal timber bands visually break the height and make the elevations feel more controlled. Combined with the push to open system, this gives the wardrobes a cleaner front while still avoiding the sterile feel often associated with standard white contract furniture.
Final results and how to start
This St Ives, Cornwall project shows how fitted wardrobes can be used to improve both the operation and visual discipline of guest bedrooms. The specification is straightforward but effective: durable white laminated board for the cabinet core, oak detailed fronts finished in Danish oil, and push to open door operation for a compact handle less result. The outcome is room specific furniture that feels warmer and more considered than standard contract storage. You can read more about our manufacturing approach on the about JS DECO page.
Who this build is suited to
- Guest houses, holiday lets and hospitality interiors needing durable fitted storage
- Bedrooms where standard freestanding wardrobes would waste space or create awkward voids
- Projects that need a cleaner modern look without losing warmth
- Not ideal for buyers looking for the lowest cost modular furniture
- Not ideal where a fully removable freestanding solution is preferred
How to start
Step 1: Send room photos, approximate dimensions and a short outline of what the space needs to do.
Step 2: We review the layout and confirm survey requirements.
Step 3: Design, specification and materials are signed off.
Step 4: Furniture moves into manufacture.
Step 5: The project is completed as supply only or with installation, depending on scope.
We cover projects across the UK, and lead times depend on workload at the point of enquiry. See more on how to start your project with us.
