Bathroom vanity cabinets add instant dramatic effect
and designer touch to your bathroom decor. They provide much-needed
bathroom storage and help you to reduce the clutter in your bathroom and
make it look more organized. Bathroom sink cabinets give you storage
space to keep things that need to be easily accessible to people using
the bathroom, a place for the sink and faucets and good countertop space
to keep your soaps and toiletries. Bathroom vanity cabinets are usually
available in myriads shapes, styles and sizes and widths ranging from 18
inches to 48 inches. The width generally increases by 6 inches.
You can opt for traditional bathroom vanity cabinets or contemporary
cabinets. Wooden cabinets are made from walnut wood, pinewood, oak wood,
maple wood and cherry wood and are offered in finishes such as natural
wood finish and high-gloss lacquer finish. Bathroom storage cabinets can
be of many types. The general cabinetry includes bathroom vanity
cabinets, recessed cabinets, wall cabinets and medicine cabinets. Many
people prefer to use the vertical wall space for efficient bathroom
storage and choose over the toilet cabinets for small bathrooms that are
so common in urban apartments and homes. Open shelves such as corner
shelves, surface mounted shelves and recessed shelves are also good
bathroom storage ideas that are preferred by many people to traditional
bathroom cabinets especially the minimalists.
You may also choose from linen closets and built-in closets for your
bath. If you are renting apartments or are planning to move in a new
house a few years down the line, you may better invest in towers with
baskets of freestanding bathroom sink cabinets that are tall and often
extend from the floor to the ceiling, giving you good storage space and
can be moved to your new home easily. Stylish bathroom vanity cabinets
popular these days are European style cabinets that are frameless vanity
cabinets and formal vanity cabinets with face framing and panel doors.
The latter ones give a more traditional look to your bath and cabinet
box is hidden by designer frames and panel doors and hinges may be made
invisible according to the cabinet design your prefer. However, European
style cabinets add a contemporary touch to your bath and have hidden
hinges.
They are very adjustable and offer heavy-duty cabinet boxes too. If you
want to use period cabinets that you got as heirlooms from your family
or bought at an antique shop, be sure to match your door hardware, sink
or bathroom sink cabinet with it. Do not forget to add period-style or
antique knobs and pulls to the cabinets to give them a real vintage
look. However, buying these cabinets can be quite expensive. Bathroom
vanity cabinet countertops may range from laminates, ceramic tile and
wood to composite and solid surface materials such as stone, stainless
steel or concrete. Stainless steel countertops, laminated counter tops
and countertops of composite materials and solid surface materials are
more susceptible to scratches but can be easily repaired and replaced.
Stone countertops are expensive but they look quite beautiful and
durable but some of them can get easily stained, so you will have to
scrub them often. Ceramic tile is a durable countertop and is very
commonly used as it comes in vast choice of colors, textures and sizes.
However, tiled countertops may have irregular surfaces and grout between
the tiles is easily stainable. Similarly wooden countertops look
beautiful in Zen like bathrooms but need to be well maintained, as they
are susceptible to stains or mildew. Concrete countertops are durable
and heat-resistant but may crack or discolor faster than other options.
Choosing right bathroom cabinets can make your bath attractive,
desirable and functional and add to the selling price of your home and
is therefore, a good investment on the whole.
