Hi Ice
we were thinking of getting freestanding wardrobes initially in our house but at the end of the day, getting them up the stairs would have been a bit awkward, it's a small house, so we decided to go with built in. The built in wardrobe provides much more space as well - both of us have managed to get all our clothes into it, the design uses the space much better than a freestanding wardrobe could. Also if/when we sell, it's better to have inbuilt storage in the house.
M