We have the opposite of the usual wardrobe door complaint. Anyone who has read my blog on living in the Eriba will know that I managed to jam the wardrobe door and unlike the standard door it wouldn't budge. We tried all sorts to get the door to open, would have been handy if the blasted door had fallen off. To cut a long story short we only got the door open by beggaring the catch and door knob (and the rod that goes up inside the door). Any suggestions on how to keep the door shut without replacing the original door gubbins. I'm sort of thinking some type of Velcro strap or similar. Thoughts anyone?
Julie.

we use a magnetic catch on a bathroom mirror, but for the wardrobe you may need 2
sourced at a diy store

or this

If you can refit a button type knob as per Pop's link that would at least hide the hole and give you something to grip that doesn't look out of place. The problem then is there is nothing to fix the door in place. I think I'd go for a couple of wooden blocks glued and screwed to the inside edge of the wardrobe and face them with Velcro. Then face the closing edge of the door with matching Velcro and unless you hang anything weighty on the door it should hold.

We have had the 'jammed shut' door problem in the past.
It has occurred when something in the cupboard or wardrobe has fallen against the bottom hook of the door locking system. I managed to get a thin rod into the area and jiggle the contents around to move the offending item away from the hook area.

All the parts you need to replace it are available online.
Far far better than a bodge up.

Hello Pete.

Except if it's been damaged by the 'forced' entry, original replacements might not be applicable.

Thanks for all your comments. We did try to remove the offending article that was trapped in the rod but to no avail. Happily the door wasn't damaged despite the brute force that was finally used to open the door, it was midnight, all clothes were in the wardrobe (draw your own conclusions) and tempers were fraying. Neil is going to try to rebuild the original door locking system but failing that I think the magnetic catches might work best. Do you think they would be strong enough to keep the door shut in transit (if plan A doesn't work)?

I think its a trying situation
I think they would work to keep door shut but cannot be 100 per cent sure for big potholes.