Online Bedrooms vs Howdens

Product quality, materials & interiors

Our full-carcass fitted wardrobes use 18mm melamine-faced chipboard (MFC) backs, sides, tops and bases. We make the cabinetry to your dimensions at our Nottinghamshire factory, with a choice of internal colours and décors.

Howdens offers fitted bedroom cabinets and a range of storage accessories. Ask for the panel thicknesses, back construction and interior finish of the specific cabinets in your design. Compare the furniture actually quoted rather than assuming every range has the same specification.

For an alternative construction, explore our front-frame wardrobe range. Compare the usable storage, enclosed surfaces and finishing work before choosing the system for your room.

Explore our wardrobe interiors and view our colours to plan the inside as carefully as the doors.

MDF, MFC & door finishes

MDF and MFC are different engineered wood products. MFC combines a chipboard core with a finished melamine surface; MDF uses compressed wood fibres and can be finished in several ways. The material name alone does not describe the whole wardrobe.

Check the specification of your chosen Howdens doors, cabinetry and finishing panels individually. Online Bedrooms uses MFC cabinetry, while door construction and finishes depend on the selected style. Compare our door styles and request samples before making your choice.

Is it truly bespoke?

Online Bedrooms makes both cabinetry and doors to your specified measurements, within our manufacturing limits. This gives flexibility over cabinet widths, heights and depths when planning a made-to-measure bedroom.

Howdens offers bedroom cabinet configurations which are combined into a fitted layout. Ask your designer and fitter to show the exact cabinet sizes, door heights, top boxes and filler panels on the final plan.

Compare the final appearance and usable storage, including how each design meets the ceiling and walls. Finishing panels can be needed even with made-to-measure furniture to accommodate uneven surfaces and installation clearances. For awkward spaces or sloping ceilings, ask our team to review your measurements.

Delivery, lead times & fitting

Online Bedrooms manufactures to order and supplies flat-packed furniture. Refer to our current delivery information and confirm the lead time for your order before booking a fitter.

Howdens promotes an in-stock bedroom offering. Confirm availability for every component with your local depot and trade professional, along with delivery or collection and installation dates.

Allow for assembly and room preparation as well as delivery. Our assembly instructions can help you decide whether to fit the furniture yourself or appoint an independent installer.

Warranty & aftercare

Ask Howdens or your trade professional for the written guarantee applying specifically to the bedroom cabinets, doors and accessories in your quotation. Confirm the duration, exclusions and claims route for each component, together with separate cover for installation workmanship.

Online Bedrooms cabinetry has a 15-year guarantee. Modern MFC doors have a 15-year guarantee, while vinyl-wrapped Shaker doors have a 6-year guarantee. Accessories and sliding components have their own periods and exclusions.

Our supply-only guarantee excludes installation labour and consequential fitting costs. Read our full warranty information to compare the relevant cover for your design.

Soft-close doors & drawers

Howdens’ bedroom buying guide describes soft-close hinges and full-extension soft-close drawers. Confirm the fittings included in the specific furniture you choose.

Online Bedrooms hinged wardrobe doors use soft-close mechanisms and 155° wide-angle hinges. Check the drawers, hinges, handles and accessories itemised in each design, as well as the clearance needed to open the doors fully.

Getting a design & quote

Howdens offers design support and sells through trade professionals. Agree with your tradesperson who will measure, approve the final design, buy the furniture and carry out installation.

Online Bedrooms works remotely. You share your room measurements and storage ideas with our team, then work with a designer on a free 3D design and itemised furniture quote. You can discuss adjustments by phone or email before ordering.

Use our measuring guides, start a new enquiry, or upload your existing Howdens design for comparison.

Minimum order value & pricing transparency

For a useful Howdens fitted bedrooms comparison, request a written breakdown from your trade professional showing furniture, installation, delivery and any room preparation or removal work. Confirm VAT and the terms of any promotion, rather than comparing headline discounts.

Online Bedrooms provides an itemised furniture quotation, helping you adjust the storage and finishes to suit your budget. Add independent fitting charges if you plan to use an installer. Ask each supplier to confirm any current minimum order requirements and refer to our finance information for current eligibility and offer terms.

Our Price Beater Promise has specific eligibility criteria for qualifying like-for-like written quotations. Share your existing design so our team can explain which specifications can be matched and any differences in the proposed alternative.