Solid oak fitted wardrobe — Brooklyn Oak doors, natural sanded oak

Door Construction

Inside the Solid Oak doors

This is joinery with nothing hidden: the Brooklyn Oak is built entirely from kiln-dried solid oak — 21mm boards, slim 25mm stiles and rails around a 17mm oak centre panel — held together with profiled tenon joints, the same joint furniture makers have trusted for five hundred years. The Monroe Oak follows with broader 75mm stiles and rails in 20mm oak. Doors arrive hand-sanded and are finished to order: natural oil, matt lacquer, or tinted to warm or lime the grain. Edges carry a fine 1.2mm chamfer, cut in the solid.

Why this build matters

The joint that lasts centuries

Tenon joints spread load through the timber itself — the reason antique oak furniture still works. No dowels, no wraps: the traditional joint, machined precisely.

Grain you choose in person

Every oak board is unique. Your doors are sanded, matched and finished to order — the grain you approve is the grain you live with.

Ages, rather than wears

Oak deepens in colour and character with light and years. Scratches sand out; the finish re-oils in place. It is the one wardrobe that improves with age.

Kiln-dried for modern homes

All boards are kiln-dried before joinery, taming oak’s movement for centrally-heated London houses.

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E1-grade emission standard

Low-formaldehyde, EU-compliant

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PEFC / FSC® certified

Responsibly managed timber

Solid Oak Fitted Wardrobe, Made to Measure in London

The Solid Oak CollectionKiln-dried solid oak, tenon-jointed and hand-sanded — Brooklyn Oak and Monroe Oak, finished to order. The summit of the range, handmade in Wembley.

PRICING

£15,000 — priced on survey

Every Metro wardrobe is made to measure. Exact pricing confirmed after your free home design visit. 0% finance available.

DOOR STYLE — Brooklyn Oak

Monroe Oak

DOOR FINISH — Natural oiled oak

CARCASS INTERIOR — Cotta Cremona Oak

Door style and carcass can be mixed — pair Pure White doors with a Cotta Cremona Oak interior for warmth, or match for a tonal look.

CONFIGURATIONS

Smart Media Storage

Premium Materials

Made-to-Measure Storage

Floor-to-Ceiling Fit

About This Style

At the very top of our range sits the simplest idea we offer: a wardrobe made of oak. Not oak-effect, not veneer — solid kiln-dried oak, tenon-jointed the way furniture has been built for centuries, hand-sanded and finished in front of you. Shown here on the Brooklyn Oak, whose slim 25mm frames let the grain do all the talking.

How it works: the Brooklyn Oak is 21mm solid oak with a 17mm oak centre panel; the Monroe Oak carries broader 75mm stiles in 20mm oak. Both use profiled tenon joints — the traditional cabinetmaker’s joint — with a fine 1.2mm chamfer cut in the solid. Doors arrive hand-sanded and are finished to your choice: natural oil, matt lacquer, or a tinted oil to warm or lime the grain. Soft-close Blum hinges throughout.

Make it yours: two door designs (tap above to compare), finished to order, with ten Kronospan interior colours behind the oak. Floor-to-ceiling runs, alcoves, walk-ins and corners — every carcass cut to your room in our Wembley workshop.

Every solid oak wardrobe is designed at a free home visit, made to measure in North London, and installed by our own fitters with a 10-year guarantee.

Specifications

Door family	Solid Oak — Brooklyn Oak & Monroe Oak
Timber	Kiln-dried solid oak — 21mm (Brooklyn) / 20mm (Monroe)
Joinery	Profiled tenon joints — the traditional joint
Panels	Solid oak — 17mm (Brooklyn) / 7mm (Monroe)
Stiles	25mm slim (Brooklyn) · 75mm classic (Monroe)
Finish	Hand-sanded — oiled, lacquered or tinted to order
Shown in	Natural sanded oak (Brooklyn Oak)
Edges	1.2mm chamfer, cut in the solid
Hinge type	Soft-close Blum as standard, 110° opening
Made in	Wembley, North London

Installation

All Metro wardrobes are installed by our own employed fitters — never subcontracted. Fitted within 21 days of order confirmation. Our team lays floor protection before work begins and leaves the space spotless on completion. A 10-year guarantee certificate is issued on the day of installation.

Delivery & Lead Time

Manufactured at our Wembley factory and installed within 21 days of your order being confirmed. We work around your schedule — early mornings, evenings and weekends available on request.

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Fitted in 21 Days

From order confirmation

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Free Design Visit

No obligation

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10 Year Guarantee

Parts & labour

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Same-day 3D

Visual at your visit

Solid Oak Fitted Wardrobes London

Why oak is bought once

Most furniture depreciates; solid oak accumulates. The grain deepens with daylight, the edges soften with hands, and small marks sand away with an afternoon’s care — which is why tenon-jointed oak pieces pass between generations rather than to the tip. A fitted solid oak wardrobe brings that permanence to the largest piece of furniture you own, built into the room it will serve for decades.

Each commission is measured and made in our Wembley workshop — Brooklyn Oak’s slim frames or Monroe Oak’s classic proportions, finished in oils or lacquer to your choice — and installed by our own fitters with a 10-year guarantee.

Why Metro

Handmade in London, fitted by our own team

Made in London

Designed and built in our Wembley factory — not imported flat-pack.

Free Home Design Visit

Your personal designer comes to you with full sample books. Zero obligation.

Fitted in 21 Days

From order confirmation to completed installation, typically 3 weeks.

10-Year Guarantee

Every component and every hour of labour is covered for a full decade.

Where We Work

Handleless fitted wardrobes across London & the Home Counties

Metro's factory and showroom are based in Wembley, North London (HA9), and we design and install handleless fitted wardrobes throughout Greater London and the surrounding counties. Whether you're fitting out a Victorian terrace, a Georgian townhouse, a mansion-block flat or a contemporary new-build, our team handles the full process from survey to installation.

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“This guys done more than excellent work. It's the best wardrobe than I ever seen, and it's for my house. Totally recommend it!”

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“Excellent service from design consultation through to completion. Great value with superb quality fitted wardrobes. The crew was very professional, meticulous in the build and left the house spotless.”

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“Excellent from start to finish!! Team was very clean and mindful when moving things around and did an amazing job. Expectations met and exceeded at a very good price.”

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Frequently Asked Questions

Solid oak wardrobes: your questions answered

Is this different from your Oak Fitted Wardrobe page?

Yes — deliberately. Our Fenwick oak wardrobe wears an embossed oak-grain wrap over a five-piece MDF door (superb value, zero upkeep). This page is solid kiln-dried oak throughout, tenon-jointed — the material itself, at a materials price. Both are honest; they are different answers to different budgets.

Will solid oak move or crack?

All boards are kiln-dried before joinery and the tenon construction lets the timber breathe as one frame — the same engineering that keeps century-old oak furniture true. We do advise keeping wardrobes away from direct radiator blast, as with any solid timber.

How is it finished?

Doors arrive hand-sanded and are finished to your choice: natural oil (matt, tactile), matt lacquer (sealed, low-care), or tinted oils to warm, deepen or lime the grain. Finished samples come to the home visit.

How much does a solid oak fitted wardrobe cost in London?

This is the summit of our range: most complete solid oak projects come to £3,200 – £10,000 including delivery and installation. A written itemised quote follows your free home design visit.

Are Metro wardrobes made in the UK?

Yes — every wardrobe is made in our own Wembley, North London workshop and installed by our own fitters, with a 10-year guarantee.