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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.
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