If you are regularly starting your day feeling tense, stressed and disordered, have you ever thought that your wardrobe may be the source of your problems? If your wardrobe is too small for your needs and cannot accommodate all your basic essentials, or is untidy due to a lack of organisational compartments, it will take longer to locate your clothes and accessories. This in turn will create clutter elsewhere in your bedroom, with the resulting chaos lowering your mood for the day ahead. 

A good wardrobe should make use of every inch of space in your bedroom or walk-in closet. It should have a great internal design, with adequate storage compartments and feature clever organisational ideas and closet systems for both clothes and accessories. It should also look good! Wardrobes with modern, yet traditional, aesthetics often feature shutter designs or panelled or reeded moulding on the doors. They can be single, double, or multi-doored and made from solid wood or lower-cost alternative materials, such as MDF.

Here are five surprising ways that upgrading your current wardrobe can reduce your stress levels!

Install bespoke fitted wardrobes to maximise space and reduce irritation with awkward areas of your home

When it comes to wardrobe space, bigger is always better and you cannot downplay the importance of storage, especially in smaller UK homes which often contain difficult features, like sloping ceilings and irregular angles. 

Bespoke, fitted wardrobes can offer twice as much storage as a freestanding wardrobe as they make the most of every available inch of space. They can also be tailored to your needs - if you mostly wear two-piece outfits, you can customise the interior to have extra rails installed.  Love hats? Configure the interior of your fitted wardrobe to contain high-level or overhead shelving, suitable for hat boxes. 

If your room is an awkward shape, look at installing a wardrobe with bespoke sliding doors, or have them stylishly designed so they can be door-free. This allows more dressing or walkway space, as you do not need to accommodate outward-opening doors supported on a hinge.

When having fitted wardrobes installed, it’s important to choose a reputable company that can plan your wardrobe with you and present you with a 3D CAD design of exactly how the wardrobe will look once built. This is crucial - you need to be completely happy with the design before any work starts. Built-in wardrobes made from standard carcasses have also been known to cause damp in the home, as the walls are not allowed to breathe due to a lack of ventilation. To avoid this, make sure that you opt for a company that does not use standard base fittings and builds wardrobes for their customers completely bespoke, like Sharps.

End stressful last-minute scrambling with accessory drawers and draw organisers 

Has the sun made an appearance for the first time, but you can’t find your sunglasses from last summer? End the exasperating hunting for seasonal items with stylish accessory drawers and drawer organisers. Rather than shoving everything in one drawer (or in a carrier bag thrown in the bottom of your wardrobe) to get tangled, drawer organisers have built-in sections so that you can categorise items like belts, hair grips, ties, hats and scarves. 

Free up time for self-care with compartmentalised organisation

Nothing beats a spare hour to enjoy a warm bath or indulge in some pampering to lower those stress levels, but if you spend half of that hour trying to find that hairband you use when applying a facemask, you’ll spend more time stressed than relaxed! Compartmentalise those occasional items in boxes and containers that slot in perfectly to a tailor-made area of your wardrobe. Felt boxes work really well to hold fabric items, while wicker or cane baskets look stylish and are more robust for heavier electrical items, like hairdryers.

Add extra rails and hangers to keep clothes crease-free once ironed

No one likes wasting precious time, but If your wardrobe isn't making the most of all the available space, your clothes will be packed in. If you find that you previously ironed your clothes only to frustratingly have to re-iron them when you take them out to wear, you need to invest in a wardrobe that makes the most of extra rails and hangers. With bespoke wardrobes, you can also add rails on the inside or the outside of the doors for ‘ready-to-wear’ items. Once you select your outfit, support it on these slimline rails rather than chucking it down on the bed to obtain creasing. 

Avoid frustration and save money by being aware of what you already own 

If you’ve purchased a new pair of flip-flops for the summer, only to discover 3 pairs down the back of your existing wardrobe, you’ll know only too well how frustrating it is to have spent money on something you had forgotten that you already owned. Avoid this money pitfall by investing in a wardrobe with a dedicated area for shoes. Shoe cascades, pull-out shoe racks and adjustable-height shoe drawers are fantastic ways to keep your shoes paired together and in order. Don’t forget to also add lighting so that you can easily see all the shoes that you own!

You may not have realised just how much your wardrobe can contribute to everyday levels of stress and frustration! By investing in a wardrobe set-up that makes the most of all available space and works for everyday living, you’ll start the day feeling calmer, more organised and relaxed.