extra wardrobe rail (dont know what the proper name is!)

jetcat

hi, apologies if this is in the wrong place, it is kind of money saving- it will save me having to buy an extra wardrobe. years ago, when child no1 was little, i found a clothes rail that attached to the existing rail in the wardrobe, meaning that as kids clothes are so small, you get two rails to hang all the little things on. now i have child no2, i am looking for a similar thing but cant find one anywhere. i hope people understand what i mean, and maybe someone can point me in the right direction? many thanks

burnham1

I'm sure that Ikea sell individual wardrobe rails, and so do B and Q and Focus, I have gone to a hardware merchants before and bought proper steel rails which they cut to size for you and they are much stronger and dont cost too much more, hope this helps.....

barneydog

As said above go to B&Q get a rail longer than the width of your wardrobe, cut it to length with a hacksaw.
You will need 2 end fittings

mount one to one side, put up the rail into the fitting, slide the other fitting over the rail and fix to the other side.

neilwoods

go for something called space saver hangers.

http://www.caraselledirect.com/zcart.moreinfo.php?Referrer=Froogle&View_Type=Froogle&PID=289

D4WNO

Got mine from Focus

wendym

Or suspend a piece of dowelling (or a broom handle) using string (or ribbon if you want real class!)

disneymum

Blooming Marvellous do these.

http://www.bloomingmarvellous.co.uk/ProductList.aspx?CategoryID=n_storage&language=en-GB&page=2

Tibbie's_mum

I've used a spring loaded shower rail, a bit of an expensive way of doing things but I had one spare.

jetcat

thanks guys, she is only 9 weeks old and already is filling her wardrobobe!! Tibbie's mum, it didn't occur to me to use one of those,i have a couple spare kicking around the house!! am looking at the other links aswell, so cheers guys. i did think of the hacksaw route, but as someone with a serious lack of sleep, i would like to keep my fingers intact!!!!!

VeryTrying_2

wendym wrote:

Or suspend a piece of dowelling (or a broom handle) using string (or ribbon if you want real class!)

For real, real, REAL class use a silken dressing gown cord.

Cut broom handle same width as top rail. Drill through wood about 1.5 inches from each end (making sure the two holes are in the same up-and-down direction). Cut cord in half, and thread each half up through the broom handle, leaving the tassels dangling down.

Tie tops of cord to original rail leaving enough space for clothes to hang, perhaps 30 inches, or so.

meggie-lizzie

Homebase sell the rails and also the fittings, was there yesterday and they look like a standard stock item.