Get the thickness right: 1MM faces, 0.8mm interiors
The shutter faces are the wardrobe — the largest surface in the room, seen every day. That is where the premium 1mm Artis line belongs: our most curated designs on imported décor papers, and the deepest textures, including the Synchro range where the surface follows the printed grain. If the bedroom has one statement surface, this is it.
Inside the wardrobe — shelves, partitions, the backs of shutters — the surfaces are usually plain colours, and the 0.8mm Woodrica and Artvio lines do that job at everyday value. Both are genuine high-pressure laminates to the same IS:2046 Type S standard; the choice is about where the design matters, not about toughness.
Choose a finish that hides fingerprints
A wardrobe is touched constantly, so the finish is doing real work. Super matt and suede finishes diffuse light, give a soft contemporary look and — crucially — hide fingerprints and smudges far better than gloss. That is why they are the most popular choice for shutters and bedroom furniture.
A high-gloss finish looks brilliant and makes a small bedroom feel brighter, but it shows every fingerprint and needs wiping more often. A common, elegant compromise: a gloss accent panel against matte or suede everywhere else.
Pick a colour that lasts the decade
Wardrobes stay for years, so favour colours you will not tire of. Warm wood grains read timeless and forgiving of marks; calm solid colours — soft whites, greys, muted tones — keep a bedroom restful and make the room feel larger; subtle abstracts add quiet character without shouting.
For a two-tone wardrobe, our wardrobe colour-combination guide pairs shades that work together — a darker base with a lighter upper, or a wood grain against a solid — so the unit feels designed rather than assembled.
The recipe, on one wardrobe
1 · Thickness
Artis 1MM on the faces you see; 0.8mm Woodrica or Artvio inside — same IS:2046 Type S either way.
2 · Finish
Super matt or suede — calm, low-glare, hides the daily fingerprints.
3 · Colour
A pairing that lasts the decade — darker base, lighter upper.
| At a glance | Recommended for wardrobes | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 1MM on the faces; 0.8mm inside | The premium designs where they show; plain-colour interiors at value |
| Finish | Super Matt or Suede | Hides fingerprints; calm, low-glare look |
| Accent option | High Gloss panel | Brightens a small room; use sparingly |
| Colour | Wood grain / calm solids / subtle abstract | Timeless, forgiving, restful |
| Standard | IS:2046 Type S · ISI-licensed · phenolic | Full HPL durability on every sheet |
The wardrobe recipe
For the best wardrobe, put the premium 1mm Artis line on the shutter faces — the deepest textures and our most curated designs, on the surface the bedroom sees every day — with 0.8mm Woodrica or Artvio doing the plain-colour work inside. Choose a super matt or suede finish so the doors hide fingerprints, and a wood grain or calm solid you will still love in ten years. Want a lift in a small bedroom? Add a single high-gloss accent panel. That combination stays looking clean between cleans and reads calm in the room — the things that actually matter day to day.
