As snow blankets the country, Sliderobes showrooms are seeing a huge increase in interest in their space-saving fitted bedroom furniture.

Niamh Boyle, marketing manager, said, “We have seen a quite remarkable, and most unexpected, phenomenon recently.

“Several customers have told us that when the snow came down heavily, they ended up being confined in their home for days. For the first time, often in ages, they looked around their house properly. They didn’t like what they saw and many of them took the opportunity to try to sort out clutter.

“They said they really began to see things that had irritated them mildly. Things like bags stuffed under the chest of drawers, boxes piled on top of their freestanding wardrobe and clutter that had never found a permanent home. Confined to the house, they had the time to think about permanently solving those storage problems,” she added.

As a result, for Sliderobes, who tailor-make fitted bedroom furniture, this has been a bumper time. It seems that as soon as the weather lifts, customers want to tackle the problem once and for all.

Niamh added, “It’s often said that every cloud has a silver lining. Many of us spend our time rushing to and fro, falling into bed exhausted at the end of each day, never really getting to grips with challenges.

“Whilst we wouldn’t wish this dreadful weather on anyone, it really has been a bonus for us. At virtually every one of our showrooms, we’ve had customers through the door – or in many cases on the phone - who have said that spending more time at home has meant that they have seen their clutter as it really is,” she explained.

Sliderobes, which creates bespoke storage, designed individually and crafted in local workshops, has showrooms across the UK and Ireland.