PAX/MEHAMN wardrobe: how it fits your shared room
You notice the scale before anything else: the IKEA PAX/MEHAMN wardrobe in white reads like a piece of the room, wide and quietly present. Up close, the white finish is smooth and cool under your palm, with the seams and mitred edges keeping a clean, machine-made order. Open a door and there’s a low, steady sound to the hinges — not flashy, just functional — while the double-sided layout gives the whole unit a surprising visual weight from both approaches. Light skims across the panels in a way that softens the edges, and a faint scuff near knee height tells you it’s already part of lived-in movement. In the few minutes you’re around it, the wardrobe settles into the day-to-day rhythm of the space rather than demanding attention.
Your first view of the PAX MEHAMN wardrobe in white with white backing
You stop in front of it and the first thing that meets your eyes is a broad, uninterrupted plane of white that quietly takes up the wall. Light skims across the doors, picking out the faint joins between panels and the soft shadow where one door meets the next. Close up, the surface reads as matte rather than glossy; you find yourself smoothing an imaginary fingerprint, then stepping back to take in how the vertical lines break the width into a few steady rhythms.
if you open a door or glance along an open edge, the same white continues behind the clothes — the backing doesn’t introduce a contrasting tone, so the interior feels like an extension of the exterior.That continuity flattens depth a little; garments and boxes sit against the back and the space can look more ordered at a glance. You notice small signs of its construction as you peer in: screw covers, tiny gaps where panels meet, the way the shelves align. Over time those little details tend to become part of the daily routine — you adjust hangers,nudge a shelf,close a door and the overall impression settles into something familiar rather than precise.
| Key feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Guarantee | 10 year guarantee (see guarantee brochure for terms) |
| Assembled size | Width: 250.0 cm • Depth: 66.0 cm • Height: 236.4 cm |
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Up close you can see the finishes joinery and hardware that shape its personality
when you stand close and run a hand along the panels, the white surface reads as a painted laminate: smooth across the face, with a faint seam where edge-banding meets the panel. You notice the finish catches light differently depending on angle — a soft sheen on broad faces, a faintly matte band at joined edges. Small interactions leave traces: the pad of a thumb can leave a brief mark, and shifting a hanger or brushing past a corner occasionally nudges the edge-banding so you pause to smooth it back into alignment.These are the kinds of small,everyday moments that reveal how the finish ages with use.
Open a door or a drawer and the joinery and hardware become easier to read. Hinges and cam fittings sit behind the door faces; when you close a door you see the two halves of a cam lock meet and the hinge pistons take up any slack. Drawer runners extend with a measured resistance and return without a clatter; shelf supports slip into position and hold a shelf with a visible metal peg. The following table summarizes what you can see and feel in those moments.
| Component | What you see when used | how it behaves |
|---|---|---|
| Hinges | Concealed cups and pistons at the door edge | Tend to slow the door into place; you can hear a faint,controlled click |
| Drawer runners | Telescopic metal rails that show wear at contact points | Slide with a slight drag that evens out after a few uses |
| Shelf supports & brackets | Small metal pegs and routed slots visible when a shelf is moved | Seat predictably; shelves can be nudged back into alignment with one hand |
| Hanger rails | Satin-finish metal bars mounted across the width | Hold hangers steady; you sometimes catch the rail when reaching inside |
Taken together,those close-up details — the way an edge-band meets a face,the barely audible click of a cam,the movement of a runner — shape how the unit feels in daily use and how your hands learn to interact with it over time.
How its proportions sit in your room with a two hundred fifty by sixty six by two hundred thirty six centimeters footprint
The unit occupies a clear 250 × 66 × 236 cm footprint, and that presence is instantly legible in a room: it runs two and a half metres along a wall and projects just over half a meter into the floor plan. From a short distance the height reaches close to a standard ceiling line, so it tends to read as a vertical plane rather than a low piece of furniture. The 66 cm depth means doors and drawers sit noticeably forward of a typical bedside table or narrow shelf, and the front face often becomes part of the room’s visual axis as one moves through a doorway or along the adjacent wall.
How the remaining floor and wall space behaves depends on the room’s overall dimensions. In most cases it will leave a narrow swathe of walking space in front and a larger expanse along the rest of the wall; in taller rooms the top gap softens the mass, while in rooms with ceilings near 236 cm the unit can feel tightly scaled to the height.The table below illustrates simple leftover wall lengths after placing the 250 cm-wide footprint against a single wall.
| room wall width | Remaining wall length after 250 cm unit |
|---|---|
| 300 cm | 50 cm |
| 350 cm | 100 cm |
| 400 cm | 150 cm |
| 450 cm | 200 cm |
These observations reflect common arrangements and small day-to-day adjustments (shifting a chair, smoothing a rug) that tend to happen around a large fitted piece over time.
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Inside the doors you notice the hanging rails shelves and drawers and how they are arranged for hanging stacking and folding
When you swing the doors open, your eye first follows the horizontal rails: a full‑width rail across one tall bay and a second, lower rail in the adjoining section.The arrangement reads as purposefully layered — long rails for coats and dresses, a shorter rail below that sits roughly at waist height and works as a place for shirts or shorter items you reach for most often. You find the shelves interspersed between these rails rather than stacked all together; some sit high, close to the top, while others are positioned mid‑section so folded clothes form neat piles without intruding on hanging space.
Drawers occupy the lower third of one side and feel like visual anchors when you close the doors. They slide out to reveal shallow interiors suited to undergarments or accessories, and above them a couple of fixed shelves create a small cubby for sweaters or linen. The overall layout encourages a mix of hanging, folding and stacking within a single view: long garments hang freely, mid‑length items share the middle rails with folded stacks on the adjacent shelves, and the drawers keep smaller pieces contained.Small details — the gap between a shelf and the rail,the modest lip on each drawer — affect how easily you can slide things in and out,and over time you tend to nudge shelves a little to make room for bulkier knits or to catch a sleeve that keeps slipping off a rail.
| section | Primary function (as you encounter it) | Notable feature |
|---|---|---|
| left bay | Full‑length hanging | Continuous top rail; open vertical space |
| Center bay | mixed hanging and folded stacks | Mid‑height rail with adjustable shelves nearby |
| right bay (lower) | Drawers and short stacks | two shallow drawers above a couple of fixed shelves |
How assembly and placement change your traffic and storage routines in a typical bedroom
When the unit goes up in your bedroom it quickly becomes a physical landmark that nudges how you move. During assembly you may find yourself shuffling chairs, leaning over a bed or stepping around partly built sections; once in place, you start to favor particular routes — skimming the edge rather than cutting straight past the middle, or opening only one door at a time to keep a clear path. In daily use you notice small adjustments: pausing to close a door before crossing, angling a bedside rug so it doesn’t catch on the base, or habitually reaching for garments from the outermost section as bending into deeper shelves feels like an extra step.
Storage patterns shift alongside traffic. You arrange frequently used items where they’re easiest to reach while standing in the most natural spot, and relegated pieces migrate to the higher or deeper spaces that are visited less frequently enough. this tends to change morning and evening rhythms — dressing becomes a brief stop by the wardrobe rather than a longer task spread across the bed — and for some households the flow through the room feels more channelled, with a few repeating gestures (smoothing hems, tugging at a door) replacing earlier, broader movements around furniture. Users often adapt subconscious habits around the piece, such as leaving a small clearance to allow doors to swing freely or stepping slightly aside when someone else is accessing the same section
How it measures up to your expectations and where it meets limits in real rooms
In a lived-in room the unit’s scale becomes the first thing occupants notice: at roughly 250 cm across and 66 cm deep it occupies a significant stretch of wall and a clear strip of floor. Placed against a long wall, the finished white faces read as a continuous surface from most angles, yet when doors are opened or heavy items are stored the fronts can show small shifts in alignment that require occasional tightening or minor adjustment. The double-sided finish means it can be set away from a wall without exposing unfinished panels, but backs and joins still tend to collect light scuffs over time if the piece is moved or bumped.
Functionally, the footprint translates into visible trade-offs in circulation and visual weight. In narrower rooms the depth reduces usable walking space more noticeably than expected; in larger rooms the unit anchors one side but can also make the opposite wall feel emptier. Doors and fittings usually operate smoothly at first, though repeated use can reveal slight flex where heavier loads meet the frame. Occupants often find themselves shifting small items,smoothing panels,or readjusting hinges as part of normal daily interaction rather than because of any single defect.
| Example room size | Wardrobe footprint | Approx. floor area occupied |
|---|---|---|
| 3 × 3 m (9 m²) | 1.65 m² | ~18% |
| 4 × 3.5 m (14 m²) | 1.65 m² | ~12% |
| 5 × 4 m (20 m²) | 1.65 m² | ~8% |
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After weeks of daily use you observe wear patterns cleaning needs and hinge adjustments
After a few weeks of everyday use you start to notice where movement concentrates. the white surfaces nearest the handles pick up faint fingerprints and smudges, and the top panels collect a thin line of dust along the back edge. Inside the compartments, the places where boxes or hangers slide in and out show the first light scuffs; they’re not dramatic, but they become more visible the longer you use the wardrobe. You also catch yourself flattening your hand along the doors to steady them, an unconscious habit that leaves slightly shinier streaks over time.
The doors and hinges demand intermittent attention.With regular opening and closing you’ll notice one or two doors drifting out of alignment now and then, or a tiny gap forming where two doors meet. You find yourself nudging screws or using the hinge adjustment to bring a door back into line; the need isn’t constant, but it appears after periods of heavier use. On double-sided panels there can be subtle rubbing at the meeting edge that, after several weeks, shows as a fine wear line rather than a deep gouge.
| Area | What you notice | Typical attention needed |
|---|---|---|
| Handle areas / door fronts | Fingerprints,smudging,slight sheen where hands rest | Periodic wiping; becomes noticeable within weeks |
| Top panels / rear edges | Thin dust line buildup | Occasional dusting as dust settles |
| Inner shelves and rails | Light scuffing from boxes and hangers | Visible after repeated sliding of items |
| Hinges / door alignment | Minor drift,small gaps or rubbing at meeting edges | Occasional readjustment after periods of heavy use |
How the Set Settles Into the Room
Living with the PAX/MEHAMN wardrobe over time,the piece moves from a new object to an ordinary presence as the room is used. It takes on the dayS rhythms in daily routines: clothes are shuffled in, small scuffs map the edges of the surface, and the doors open with a familiar, unthinking motion in regular household rhythms. The space around it reshapes itself — a corner becomes storage territory and the path through the room finds a habitual line — and that quiet, predictable comfort becomes part of ordinary movement. It stays.
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