Wardrobe Price per sq ft in India 2026: Modular and Sliding Costs

A modular wardrobe in India is priced per sq ft of its front, the width times the shutter height, and published 2026 rates run from about ₹1,200 to ₹2,500 per sq ft for standard wardrobes. Sliding doors add 20 to 30 per cent and solid wood goes past ₹3,000. So a 6 ft wide, 7 ft high wardrobe, 42 sq ft of shutter, costs roughly ₹63,000 to ₹1 lakh at one firm's published 2026 band, before the loft, accessories and GST.

About the numbers below: the per sq ft figures are a market range from pages firms have published themselves: Asian Paints Beautiful Homes (18 Apr 2026), HomeLane's 2026 wardrobe pages for Thane, Trichy, Chandigarh and Lucknow, and MOA's own room-by-room cost guide. All were read on 21 Oct 2026. They are published estimates, not quotes, and most do not say whether installation or GST is included. The worked examples use HomeLane's Thane band of ₹1,500 to ₹2,400 only to show the arithmetic. We found no published per sq ft rate for lofts or for each shutter finish on a like-for-like basis, and we say so where it matters.

Modular wardrobe price per square foot in India: what 2026 rates say

Each source publishes its own band, for its own city and specification:

Source and date	What the band covers	Published rate per sq ft
Asian Paints Beautiful Homes (Apr 2026)	Basic wooden wardrobe	₹1,200 to ₹1,500 to start
Asian Paints Beautiful Homes (Apr 2026)	General range in its FAQ	₹1,200 to ₹2,500
Asian Paints Beautiful Homes (Apr 2026)	Premium solid wood (teak, mahogany)	Above ₹3,000
MOA room-by-room cost guide	Hinged laminate units, market range	₹1,200 to ₹2,200
HomeLane, Trichy (2026)	Modular wardrobes	₹1,500 to ₹2,300
HomeLane, Thane (2026)	Modular wardrobes	₹1,500 to ₹2,400

Sources: Asian Paints Beautiful Homes, HomeLane Trichy, HomeLane Thane, and our interior design cost guide, room by room.

Our earlier guides used ₹1,200 to ₹2,200 for hinged laminate. The firm pages reach ₹2,300 to ₹2,500 because their bands also cover better finishes and hardware, so the figures are consistent.

Range chart of published wardrobe rates in rupees per sq ft: Asian Paints basic 1,200 to 1,500 and general 1,200 to 2,500; MOA's cost guide 1,200 to 2,200 for hinged laminate; HomeLane Trichy 1,500 to 2,300; HomeLane Thane 1,500 to 2,400; a derived sliding band of about 1,800 to 3,120; and premium solid wood above 3,000. — Published per sq ft bands for 2026 overlap but do not agree, and they include different things. The sliding bar is our arithmetic, not a published rate. Diagram: MOA

How a wardrobe is measured and quoted

Before comparing rates, check what each quote multiplies them by. Quotes come in three forms.

Per sq ft of shutter face

This is the most common. Asian Paints' cost guide tells readers to multiply the height and width of the space: its example is a 7 ft high, 6 ft wide wardrobe, 42 sq ft, at about ₹1,800 per sq ft for good plywood and laminate, or ₹75,600 before extras. The rate is applied to the front but pays for the whole box behind it: sides, back, shelves, shutters, basic hardware and labour (our guidance, from how quotes are built).

Per running ft

Some carpenters quote per running foot, the width along the wall, which hides the height. The link is: rate per running ft = rate per sq ft × height. At ₹1,500 per sq ft, a 7 ft high wardrobe works out to ₹10,500 per running ft; take the same front to 9 ft with a loft and it is ₹13,500. Convert every quote to the same unit before you compare.

Per unit

Factory systems and some brands price per unit. IKEA India lists its 100 × 58 × 236 cm PAX wardrobe frame at ₹13,000 including taxes, with doors, hinges and interiors sold separately, and delivery and assembly extra. HomeLane's city pages give totals for a 6 ft wardrobe. Per-unit prices compare well only when the units match.

Two front elevations drawn to scale. Left: a 6 ft wide wardrobe with three hinged shutters 7 ft high and a 2 ft loft above, giving 42 sq ft of shutter face and 12 sq ft of loft. Right: an 8 ft wide wardrobe with two sliding panels 7 ft high and a 2 ft loft, giving 56 sq ft of shutter face and 16 sq ft of loft. — Wardrobe quotes multiply a rate by the front area: width times shutter height. Whether the loft is added, and at what rate, is the first thing to check. Heights are illustrative. Diagram: MOA

Is the loft counted?

Often, yes, but not always at the same rate. HomeLane's Thane page lists lofts with pull-outs and accessories as things that add to the final figure, and none of the sources we read publishes a separate loft rate. MOA's free cost calculator counts the loft at the full shutter rate, taking a wardrobe from 7 ft to 9 ft of front, while MOA's cost guide calls loft storage cheap per foot and worth taking. Ask the quote to show the loft as its own line, with its area and rate, so you can see what you are paying for it.

Internal fittings are usually extra

In most quotes the rate buys the box with its shelves, rails and basic hinges (our guidance). HomeLane's Lucknow page says internal drawers, pull-out baskets, lofts or lighting strips raise the cost by 10 to 20 per cent; Asian Paints suggests adding 10 to 15 per cent for custom internal fittings, drawers and premium handles.

White fitted wardrobe with one bay open to show a hanging rail with a tweed coat above three white pull-out drawers, beside closed shutters with round black knobs — Drawers, rails and shelves sit behind the shutter face, so many quotes list them separately from the per sq ft rate. Image: Alex Tyson on Unsplash, Unsplash License

What changes the rate

Carcass material

The carcass is the box behind the shutters. Asian Paints ranks particle board as very budget-friendly but less durable, MDF as a middle ground, commercial and marine plywood as more moisture resistant, and solid wood as the premium, without a rupee figure for each. Which plywood grade suits a bedroom, a coastal flat or a bathroom wall is in our wardrobe design guide on sliding vs hinged.

Shutter finish: laminate, acrylic, PU, veneer, glass and mirror

This is the biggest visible jump. We found no published per sq ft rate for each finish on a like-for-like wardrobe, so here is what the sources say:

Finish	What the published sources say
Laminate	Asian Paints: very affordable. A basic 6 ft hinged laminate wardrobe: ₹60,000 to ₹75,000 (HomeLane Thane), ₹65,000 to ₹70,000 (HomeLane Chandigarh).
Acrylic	Asian Paints: high-gloss acrylic pushes the price up. HomeLane Thane: high-gloss acrylic can take a 6 ft wardrobe past ₹1 lakh.
PU paint	HomeLane Thane: can cross ₹1 lakh for 6 ft. HomeLane Trichy: PU or glossy acrylic sits at the top of its ₹1,500 to ₹2,300 band.
Veneer	Asian Paints: a wood look below solid wood prices, but polishing and extra labour add to the cost.
Glass	HomeLane Thane groups glass shutters with acrylic and PU, which can cross ₹1 lakh for 6 ft.
Mirror	HomeLane Chandigarh: a 6 ft wardrobe with extras such as drawers, a pull-out tray and mirrored shutters costs ₹70,000 to ₹85,000.

In short: laminate is the base; acrylic, PU and glass sit at the top.

Design render of a full-height wardrobe in warm grey with flat, handleless shutters and recessed finger pulls, beside a niche with a slatted wood back, a hidden strip light and a built-in bench, on a herringbone wood floor — Flat, full-height shutters like these are measured by their face area. The lit niche and bench are not shutter area, so ask how a quote prices them. Design render. Image: Bilal Mansuri on Unsplash, Unsplash License

Sliding wardrobe cost per sq ft

HomeLane's Trichy, Thane, Lucknow and Chandigarh pages all put sliding wardrobes at 20 to 30 per cent more than hinged ones; the Chandigarh page puts it down to the extra cost of channels and tracks. Its Thane page gives a 6 ft sliding wardrobe at ₹75,000 to ₹85,000, against ₹60,000 to ₹75,000 for basic hinged laminate. Applied to the Thane band, 20 to 30 per cent more works out to roughly ₹1,800 to ₹3,120 per sq ft. That is our arithmetic, not a published rate.

Ask the quote to name the track brand and model, whether soft close is included, and the panel weight it is rated for. Tracks, depths and clearances are compared in our sliding vs hinged guide.

Wall-to-wall wardrobe with tall white sliding panels in slim aluminium frames, one panel pushed aside to show open white shelves and a three-drawer unit inside, on an oak floor — A sliding wardrobe opens one bay at a time. The track, frames and panels are why sliding quotes run higher than hinged ones. Image: Alex Tyson on Unsplash, Unsplash License

Installation and labour

DesignCafe's January 2026 guide says installation is usually included in a modular wardrobe's price, and to confirm it; its December 2025 guide says delivery, installation and finishing can add 10 to 15 per cent. For carpenter-built wardrobes, Asian Paints puts carpenter charges at ₹300 to ₹500 per sq ft, without saying whether its example rate includes them.

GST

Ask whether the rate includes GST, and at what rate. Since 22 September 2025, India's GST has a standard rate of 18 per cent and a merit rate of 5 per cent. In the GST Council's list of goods moved to 5 per cent, the only furniture named is furniture wholly made of bamboo, cane or rattan, so do not assume the lower rate for a board or plywood wardrobe. A wardrobe built into your flat may also be billed as a works contract: the GST Council's guide to works contracts covers the fitting out of immovable property and treats it as a supply of services. Ask for the HSN or SAC code and rate on the quote and invoice. At 18 per cent, a ₹1 lakh wardrobe carries ₹18,000 of GST.

Worked example: what a 6 ft and an 8 ft wardrobe cost

Both wardrobes have 7 ft shutters and a 2 ft loft above, about 9 ft in all, as in the drawing. The rate is HomeLane's Thane band of ₹1,500 to ₹2,400 per sq ft; the sliding line adds HomeLane's 20 to 30 per cent to the shutters below the loft only. Figures are before GST.

Option	6 ft wide	8 ft wide
Shutter face only (42 / 56 sq ft), hinged	₹63,000 to ₹1,00,800	₹84,000 to ₹1,34,400
Plus the loft at the same rate (54 / 72 sq ft)	₹81,000 to ₹1,29,600	₹1,08,000 to ₹1,72,800
Sliding shutters, hinged loft	₹93,600 to ₹1,59,840	₹1,24,800 to ₹2,13,120
Hinged with loft, plus 10 to 20% for fittings	₹89,100 to ₹1,55,520	₹1,18,800 to ₹2,07,360

A check against the published totals: HomeLane's Thane page gives ₹66,000 to ₹90,000 for a 6 ft wardrobe, and its Lucknow page ₹68,000 to ₹95,000. Both sit inside our first row, which suggests, though the pages do not say so, that their 6 ft figure is for a wardrobe of about 7 ft without the loft. If a 6 ft quote is far above these, ask which line explains it: loft, finish, hardware or fittings.

Where the money goes in a whole flat is in our 2BHK interior cost guide for Pune: kitchen and wardrobes together carry about half of a mid-level budget.

How to compare wardrobe quotes

Convert to one unit. Turn running ft or per-unit prices into ₹ per sq ft of shutter face.
Find the loft. Is it in the area, at what rate, and with what shutters?
Read the specification. Carcass board and its grade, shutter finish by make, hinge or track brand and model.
List the fittings. Drawers, pull-outs, a garment lift, lighting and handles, each with a price.
Check what sits outside the rate. Installation, delivery, old-unit removal, electrical work for lights, and GST.

For a whole-home budget, MOA's free home cost calculator prices interiors item by item, including wardrobes by shutter area, 7 ft tall or 9 ft with a loft. If you also want to place the wardrobe by vastu, our vastu for bedrooms post covers it.

FAQ

What is the modular wardrobe price per square foot in India?

Published 2026 rates run from about ₹1,200 to ₹2,500 per sq ft of shutter face, with HomeLane's city pages at ₹1,500 to ₹2,400. Acrylic, PU and glass sit at the top, and solid wood passes ₹3,000.

What is the sliding wardrobe cost per sq ft?

HomeLane says sliding wardrobes cost 20 to 30 per cent more than hinged ones. On its Thane band that is roughly ₹1,800 to ₹3,120 per sq ft, our arithmetic rather than a published rate. A 6 ft sliding wardrobe is listed at ₹75,000 to ₹85,000 on the same page.

How do I calculate the cost of a wardrobe?

Multiply width by shutter height (6 × 7 ft is 42 sq ft), then by the rate. Add the loft if billed, 10 to 20 per cent for fittings, and GST if it is not included.

Is the loft included in the wardrobe price per sq ft?

Not always. Some quotes add the loft area at the full rate, some price it separately, and HomeLane lists lofts among the things that raise the final figure. We found no published loft rate, so ask for it as a separate line.

Is laminate or acrylic cheaper for a wardrobe?

Laminate. HomeLane's Thane page puts a basic 6 ft laminate wardrobe at ₹60,000 to ₹75,000, and acrylic, PU or glass shutters past ₹1 lakh.

Getting a wardrobe made? Find interior designers on MOA and filter the directory by your city: browse interior designers.

Sources

Asian Paints Beautiful Homes: What is the cost of making a new wooden wardrobe?, 18 Apr 2026 (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
HomeLane: Popular Wardrobe Designs in Thane (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
HomeLane: Popular Wardrobe Designs in Trichy (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
HomeLane: Popular Wardrobe Designs in Chandigarh (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
HomeLane: Popular Wardrobe Designs in Lucknow (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
DesignCafe: Modular Wardrobe Cost in India: A Complete Guide, 31 Jan 2026 (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
DesignCafe: Wardrobe Cost Explained: Materials, Designs and What Impacts Pricing, 17 Dec 2025 (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
IKEA India: PAX wardrobe frame, 100x58x236 cm (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
GST Council (PIB release): Recommendations of the 56th Meeting of the GST Council, 3 Sep 2025 (accessed 21 Oct 2026)
GST Council: Levy of tax on works contract services at a glance (accessed 21 Oct 2026)