Thurloe walk-in wardrobe in London: a wall-to-wall black open run in the bedroom with hanging, folded shelves and box shelves, pale ash drawers with leather tabs, lit dividers and track lighting above, seen from the bed. Made to measure by Metro Home Interiors

Thurloe walk-in wardrobe in London, close up: a pale ash drawer box with a stitched leather tab in the black carcass, folded knitwear above and an LED strip down the divider. Made to measure by Metro Home Interiors

Walk-In Construction

Inside the Thurloe run

Black carcass on a solid back · pale ash shelves and drawer boxes · leather tab instead of a handle · LED strip down each divider

Why this build matters

Black Outside, Ash Inside

The carcass disappears against a dark wall and the ash shelves, the drawers and the clothes are all you see

Leather Tab, No Handle

A stitched leather pull on each drawer, so nothing catches a sleeve in an open run

Lit Dividers

A vertical strip down each divider is the only light the run needs, with track lighting above for the room

Solid 18mm Back

The whole wall is fixed through a solid back, so the shelves stay level under a full load

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Made in London

Wembley factory, not imported

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10-Year Guarantee

On every walk-in we fit

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Free Design Visit

Designer measures your room

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Soft-Close Runners

On every drawer

Thurloe Walk-In Wardrobe London

A black open run across the bedroom wall with pale ash shelves and drawers, leather tabs and lit dividers.

PRICING

£5,900 — priced on survey

Every Metro piece is made to measure. Exact pricing confirmed after your free home design visit.

CONFIGURATIONS

Premium Materials

Made-to-Measure Design

About This Style

The Thurloe Walk-In Wardrobe is an open run across the bedroom wall with the carcass in matt black and everything inside it in pale ash. Hanging, folded shelves and box shelves fill the wall, ash drawer boxes with stitched leather tabs sit at the base, an LED strip runs down every divider, and a track above lights the room.

Crafted from 18mm E1-grade board with a matt black carcass on solid 18mm backs, pale ash shelves and drawer boxes on full-extension soft-close runners, leather pulls and LED strips on the room switch, the run is built to your wall and what you own.

Every walk-in wardrobe is made to measure in our Wembley, North London workshop and fitted by our own team. Backed by a 10-Year Parts and Labour Guarantee.

Specifications

Product	Thurloe Walk-In Wardrobe
Reference Number	WW1009
Category	Walk-In Wardrobes
Style	Open Wall-to-Wall Walk-In Run
Door Style	Open Bays, Drawers with Leather Tabs
External Finish	Matt Black Woodgrain Carcass
Internal Finish	Pale Ash Shelves and Drawer Boxes
Handle	Stitched Leather Tab
Hanging Storage	Long and Double Hanging
Shelving	Folded Shelves and Box Shelves Above
Lighting	Vertical LED Strips Down Every Divider; Track Lighting Above
Wall	About 4.2m × 2.6m Shown; Drawn to Your Wall
Material	18mm E1-Grade MFC Carcase
Drawer System	Full-Extension Soft-Close Runners
Depth	600mm
Construction	Made-to-Measure
Manufacturing	HA9 Wembley, North London
Installation	Professional Installation Included
Guarantee	10-Year Parts and Labour Guarantee

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Free Design Visit

No obligation

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3D Design

Within two to three days

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Fitted in 21 Days

From order confirmation

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10 Year Guarantee

Parts & labour

Walk-In Wardrobes

Thurloe Walk-In Wardrobe

The Thurloe is the walk-in for a bedroom that wants the clothes on show: an open run from wall to wall in a black carcass that reads as shadow, with pale ash shelves and drawers inside it, so what you own is the finish.

The carcass is a matt black woodgrain and every shelf and drawer box is pale ash, with a stitched leather tab on each drawer instead of a handle. A vertical LED strip down every divider lights the bays, and a track above lights the room.

How it works: the run is 600mm deep on solid 18mm backs fixed to the wall, divided into long hanging, double hanging, folded shelves and box shelves, with ash drawer boxes on full-extension soft-close runners at the base. The LED strips sit in a channel in each divider on the room switch.

Designed around how you use your room

A walk-in is a set of zones, each sized for what goes in it: long hanging, double hanging, folded shelves, shoes, drawers and the things not worn this season. Your designer counts what you own at the design visit and divides the run around it, rather than repeating one bay along the wall.

Open run from wall to wall
Matt black carcass, pale ash shelves and drawer boxes
Stitched leather tabs instead of handles
Long and double hanging, folded and box shelves
LED strip down every divider
Track lighting above
Solid 18mm backs fixed to the wall
Made to your wall and what you own

Designed for the room: any bay can take a door, the drawers can be a closed chest, and the black and ash can be swapped for any of our woodgrains or painted colours.

Built for everyday use: every run is 600mm deep, the width of a coat hanger, on a solid 18mm back fixed to the wall, so the shelves stay level and the rails carry a full load; the drawers run on full-extension soft-close runners and the lighting comes on with the door or the room.

Manufactured in our Wembley workshop

Your Thurloe is measured on site and manufactured in our HA9 Wembley factory. The beam saw cuts each panel to its own size, the CNC drills the shelf, rail and hinge positions, and industrial edge-banding finishes every edge an open bay leaves on show, so the run arrives as one matched set.

Every walk-in is measured and designed around your actual room before manufacture and professional installation.

Quality you can rely on: your Metro fitted wardrobe comes with a 10-year parts and labour guarantee, giving you added confidence in your investment.

Why Metro Home Interiors

Designed, Manufactured & Installed by Experts

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

Serving London & Surrounding Areas

Metro Home Interiors designs, manufactures and installs bespoke walk-in wardrobes and open dressing runs across London and the surrounding counties. Every Thurloe is handcrafted in our Wembley workshop with a solid-back carcass, lit dividers and soft-close ash drawers, and professionally installed for a flawless made-to-measure finish.

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What our customers say

Trusted by London homeowners

Verified Google reviews · 4.5 from 237 reviews · Read them on Google

“Highly recommend. The service and quality are excellent. Our designer visited the house, took measurements and later showed us 3D renders of the finished wardrobe. The fitting team left the flat immaculately clean.”

Cameron MckGoogle review

“Was so impressed with the service!!! Was so so quick and done so well!!! Highly recommend Saab and his team!! Used them a few times now and been thrilled! Tova at north London”

Tova GrunhutoGoogle review

“We found Metro Wardrobes on the internet and without a personal recommendations we were a bit worried. However, they fitted beautiful wardrobes in two bedrooms. Good finish in a short time and clean and tidy fitters. Price was better than anywhere else we got a quote from. Would highly recommend.”

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Frequently Asked Questions

Thurloe Walk-In Wardrobe FAQs

What is the Thurloe Walk-In Wardrobe?

A wall-to-wall open walk-in run in the bedroom: hanging, folded shelves and box shelves in a matt black carcass, pale ash drawer boxes with leather tabs at the base, an LED strip down every divider and track lighting above. It is built to your wall in our Wembley workshop and fitted by our own team.

Will an open run look untidy?

It looks the way you keep it, which is the honest answer. The Thurloe is planned so everything has a place: hanging at eye height, folded shelves sized to a stack, boxes on the high shelves and the small things in the drawers, so tidy is the default.

Can some of it have doors?

Yes. Any bay can take a matt black or glazed door, and the drawers can be a closed chest. Most people close the bays nearest the bed and leave the rest open.

How much room does a walk-in need?

A single run needs a room 1.5 metres wide so the rail is 600mm deep and you can still stand in front of it; two facing runs need 2.1 metres; an island needs 2.8 metres or more so there is 900mm of floor all round it. Your designer checks the room at the visit before anything is drawn.

How is it lit?

Vertical LED strips down the dividers light the full drop of each bay, with downlights in the top of the deeper bays. The strips come on with the door or the room switch, in warm white, white or yellow.

Can I choose a different finish?

Yes. The same run can be made in any of our woodgrains or painted colours, with open bays, glazed doors or solid doors on any part of it. Samples are brought to your home so the finish is chosen in the room.

How long does it take?

Your 3D design and itemised quotation arrive within two to three days of the home visit. Once you confirm, the furniture is made in our Wembley workshop and fitted within 21 days, usually one to two days on site; a full dressing room can take a day longer, and the date is agreed with you at the visit.

How the space is divided

The Six Storage Zones

A walk-in is not one big cupboard — it is a set of zones, each sized for what goes in it. These are the six we build from, with the dimensions we actually work to. Your designer combines them around what you own rather than filling the run with a single repeated layout.

Double hang THURLOE OPEN WALK-IN

Two hanging tiers stacked in one bay. Each gives 950mm of clear hanging under an 18mm shelf, so the pair occupies 1936mm in total. It suits shirts, trousers, folded-over skirts and jackets, and it is the single most effective way to increase what a run holds — the same width of wardrobe carries twice the garments.

Full hang

The same 1936mm module as a double hang, used as a single drop of 1918mm clear beneath the shelf. This is where dresses, long coats and suit carriers go. Most rooms need far less full hang than people expect — two or three bays is usually plenty, and the rest is better given to double hang.

Drawer bank

A 600mm-high bank holding three soft-close drawers at 200mm each. Drawers are almost always specified at waist height rather than low down, because that is where you want the things you reach for daily — folded knitwear, underwear, belts and watches — without bending.

Open shelving

Shelves are set at 250 to 300mm apart as a minimum. A folded jumper wants 250mm; a stack of jeans or a handbag standing upright wants the full 300mm. Closer than 250mm and the shelf stops being usable for anything but paper-thin items, which is why the spacing is worth getting right at the design stage.

Shoe storage

Flat shelves at the base of a run, each with a raised front lip so nothing slides forward. Keeping shoes low leaves the eye level of the wardrobe clear for clothing, and the lip means a shelf can be shallow-set without anything tipping out when you pull a pair from the back.

The 600mm run

Every Metro walk-in run is 600mm deep, and that figure is not arbitrary — it is set by the width of a coat hanger, so anything shallower makes clothes sit at an angle and crush against the front. Two facing runs therefore use 1200mm of floor before anyone has walked anywhere, which is why two facing runs need a room of at least 2.1 metres across, and 3 metres to feel generous.

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