{"product_id":"rauch-elara-sliding-wardrobe-with-drawers-grey-mirror","title":"Rauch Elara Sliding Wardrobe with Drawers \u0026 Grey Mirror","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; flex-wrap: wrap;\"\u003e\n\n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/5919\/2659\/files\/Made-in-germany-logo-sticker.webp?v=1782220738\" alt=\"Made in Germany\" style=\"height: auto; width: 100px;\"\u003e\n  \n  \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/5919\/2659\/files\/free-delivery_4672aea4-d7eb-407e-92e1-289f61d56e43.webp?v=1764002080\" alt=\"10 Year Guarantee\" style=\"height: auto; width: 100px;\"\u003e\n\n    \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/5919\/2659\/files\/10-year-warrenty_92dc1180-89e0-4c80-a61b-e6a07082b027.webp?v=1763983790\" alt=\"10 Year Guarantee\" style=\"height: auto; width: 100px;\"\u003e\n\n      \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/5919\/2659\/files\/Assembly-available_100x100.webp?v=1761209755\" alt=\"Free Delivery \u0026amp; Assembly” style=\" height: auto width:\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand \u0026amp; Collection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rauch Elara, part of the Rauch Orange range\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade In:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Made in Germany, awarded the Blue Angel and the Golden M\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable Colours\/Finishes:\u003c\/strong\u003e Choice of Alpine White, Metallic Grey or Champagne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDoor or Product Configuration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sliding doors with a full-height grey tinted mirror – on the right-hand door at 181cm, on the centre door at 271cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior Drawers:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 drawers at 181cm, beneath the left-hand door | 4 drawers at 271cm, in two banks of two beneath the outer doors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandles:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handle bars finished in white on Alpine White, matched on Metallic Grey, and slate on Champagne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Choice of 181cm or 271cm width | Height 210cm | Depth 62cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInternal Layout:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90cm compartments, each fitted with 1 shelf and 1 hanging rail as standard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOptional Extras:\u003c\/strong\u003e Passepartout frame available with or without integrated lighting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDispatch Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 to 10 weeks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDelivery:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free delivery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Grey Tinted Mirror\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA grey mirror is a smoked mirror — the glass carries a grey tint, so the reflection comes back slightly darker and softer than a standard mirror gives. It is the same principle as tinted glass in a car window, and the effect in a bedroom is quite different from a clear mirror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwo things follow from it. Visually, a grey mirror is calmer: it reflects without brightening, so you get the depth a mirror adds to a room without the sharp light-bouncing that a standard mirror produces. If you have ever found a mirrored wardrobe too dazzling opposite a window, this is the version that solves it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAesthetically, it reads as considerably more expensive. A clear mirror is a functional surface; a smoked one is a deliberate finish, closer to the tinted glass used in high-end interiors and bar fit-outs. On a wardrobe front it looks specified rather than supplied.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe trade-off is honest: a grey mirror is a slightly poorer dressing mirror. The reflection is accurate but dimmer, so for checking an outfit in a darker room a standard mirror serves better. If the mirror is primarily there for the look and the sense of space, grey is the better choice. If you will use it every morning to get dressed, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rauch-elara-sliding-wardrobe-with-drawers-mirror\"\u003estandard mirror version\u003c\/a\u003e is the more practical one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt works particularly well on \u003cstrong\u003eMetallic Grey\u003c\/strong\u003e, where the tinted glass and the deep graphite door sit close in tone — the front reads as one continuous dark plane with a reflective section rather than two contrasting materials. On \u003cstrong\u003eAlpine White\u003c\/strong\u003e the contrast is sharper and more graphic. On \u003cstrong\u003eChampagne\u003c\/strong\u003e the grey tint cools a warm front slightly, which some people prefer to a clear mirror's brightness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExterior Drawers on a Sliding Wardrobe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the only sliding wardrobe in our range with \u003cstrong\u003edrawers on the outside\u003c\/strong\u003e, and it solves a problem that has no other solution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSliding wardrobes have a structural disadvantage over hinged ones: you can never see the whole interior at once. Whichever door you open, half the wardrobe is behind the other door. That makes interior drawers genuinely awkward — you slide a door, reach past hanging clothes, pull a drawer, then slide the door back to reach anything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElara puts the drawers on the front, below the sliding doors, where they open directly into the room. No door to move, nothing to reach past. It is the convenience of a chest of drawers built into the footprint of a wardrobe — and on a 62cm-deep carcase those drawers are considerably deeper than a standalone chest would give you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe drawer count follows the width. At \u003cstrong\u003e181cm\u003c\/strong\u003e there are two drawers beneath the left-hand door. At \u003cstrong\u003e271cm\u003c\/strong\u003e there are four, in two banks of two beneath the outer doors, with the grey mirror centre door running full height between them — the more balanced of the two arrangements, since the drawers frame the mirror symmetrically rather than sitting to one side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe drawer fronts continue the horizontal panel lines of the doors above, so they read as part of the composition rather than as a cabinet bolted underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterior and Options\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInternally the wardrobe divides into 90cm compartments, each with a shelf and a hanging rail as standard — the interior Rauch fits across their 210cm wardrobes. On the 181cm model the compartment above the drawers has correspondingly less hanging depth than the full-height one beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt 210cm high and 62cm deep it fits a standard modern bedroom without needing a specialist ceiling height, and the depth means garments hang square on the rail rather than pressing against the sliding doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003ca href=\"\/products\/passepartout-light-frame-for-elon-sliding-door-wardrobes\"\u003ePassepartout frame\u003c\/a\u003e is available as an optional extra, with or without integrated lighting. This is a surround fitted across the top and both sides of the wardrobe, closing the gap to the ceiling and walls to give a built-in, fitted appearance. With the lighting option it is particularly effective on the grey mirror version, since a tinted surface benefits from light thrown across it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eElara sits in the Rauch Orange range and is 100% Made in Germany, carrying both the Blue Angel and the Golden M — Blue Angel being an independently verified low-emission certification, which is worth having on a large piece of furniture in a room you sleep in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe same wardrobe is also produced with a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rauch-elara-sliding-wardrobe-with-drawers-mirror\"\u003estandard mirror door\u003c\/a\u003e, and with a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rauch-elara-sliding-wardrobe-with-drawers-glass\"\u003eglass door\u003c\/a\u003e in place of the mirror.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade To Order\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis item is categorised as 'Made To Order.' Kindly be aware that this item is crafted according to your specifications by Rauch, including your selected options. Once the order is processed, cancellations or modifications cannot be accommodated. We cannot accept responsibility for additional costs resulting from incorrect information supplied when the order was placed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAQs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a grey mirror?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA smoked mirror — the glass carries a grey tint, so the reflection comes back slightly darker and softer than a standard mirror. It reflects without brightening, so you get the depth a mirror adds to a room without the sharp light-bouncing of clear glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShould I choose grey or standard mirror?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nGrey if the mirror is there for the look and the sense of space, or if a clear mirror opposite a window would be too dazzling — it also reads as considerably more expensive. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rauch-elara-sliding-wardrobe-with-drawers-mirror\"\u003eStandard mirror\u003c\/a\u003e if you will use it every morning to get dressed, since the reflection is brighter and easier to see in a darker room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich colour suits the grey mirror best?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMetallic Grey, where the tinted glass and the deep graphite door sit close in tone and the front reads as one continuous dark plane. On Alpine White the contrast is sharper and more graphic; on Champagne the tint cools a warm front slightly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere are the drawers?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nOn the outside of the wardrobe, below the sliding doors, opening directly into the room. At 181cm there are two beneath the left-hand door; at 271cm there are four, in two banks of two beneath the outer doors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does that matter on a sliding wardrobe?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nBecause you can never see the whole interior of a sliding wardrobe at once — whichever door you open, half is behind the other. Interior drawers mean sliding a door, reaching past hanging clothes and sliding it back. Exterior drawers open straight into the room with no door to move. Elara is the only sliding wardrobe in our range that does this.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich width should I choose?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n181cm gives two drawers and one grey mirror door. 271cm gives four drawers in two banks either side of a grey mirror centre door, which is the more symmetrical arrangement and considerably more storage. Both are 210cm high and 62cm deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is inside the wardrobe?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n90cm compartments, each with one shelf and one hanging rail as standard. On the 181cm model the compartment above the drawer bank has less hanging depth than the full-height compartment beside it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Metallic Grey actually grey?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is a deep graphite — considerably darker than the name suggests, and in most rooms it reads as a near-black. Metallic Grey is Rauch's own name for the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a Passepartout frame?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAn optional surround fitted across the top and both sides of the wardrobe, closing the gap to the ceiling and walls to give a built-in appearance. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/passepartout-light-frame-for-elon-sliding-door-wardrobes\"\u003eIt is available with or without integrated lighting\u003c\/a\u003e, and the lit version suits a tinted mirror particularly well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow long will it take to arrive?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDispatch is 8 to 10 weeks. This is a dispatch timeframe rather than a delivery date: the wardrobe is built to your specification in Germany and then shipped to the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I cancel or change my order?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNo. This wardrobe is made to order by Rauch to your selected specification, so once the order has been processed it cannot be cancelled or amended. Please check your measurements and selected options carefully before ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do I look after the surfaces?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThe surfaces are easy to maintain and should be cleaned with a dry cloth only.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rauch","offers":[{"title":"Metallic Grey \/ 181 cm","offer_id":51726578286931,"sku":"R-ELAR-AG634-52T5","price":929.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Metallic Grey \/ 271 cm","offer_id":51726578319699,"sku":"R-ELAR-AG634-52T6","price":1249.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Champagne \/ 181 cm","offer_id":51950473904467,"sku":"R-ELAR-AL378-52T5","price":929.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Champagne \/ 271 cm","offer_id":51950473937235,"sku":"R-ELAR-AL378-52T6","price":1249.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Alpine White \/ 181 cm","offer_id":54928940466515,"sku":"R-ELAR-AG633-52T5","price":929.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Alpine White \/ 271 cm","offer_id":54928940499283,"sku":"R-ELAR-AG633-52T6","price":1249.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/5919\/2659\/files\/Rauch-Elara-Metallic-Grey-181cm-Sliding-2-Door-Wardrobe-with-Drawers-And-Grey-Mirror-0001.webp?v=1789299740","url":"https:\/\/www.homeofwardrobes.co.uk\/products\/rauch-elara-sliding-wardrobe-with-drawers-grey-mirror","provider":"Home Of Wardrobes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}