Medicine Cabinets-Get The Most in Function and Style
Bathroom Medicine Cabinets Add Much To Our Daily lives.
If you have ever removed a medicine cabinet, you have probably noticed what a flat look it gives to this small room. aside from serving us in our daily grooming, a mirrored medicine cabinet adds much to the depth of a bathroom.
Consider the many medicine cabinet options available before making a buying decision.
How large a medicine cabinet do you want, and more importantly, what will fit in the space you have. Consider lighting and faucet heights while you are in the decision process. Where you place lights will factor into the size, and the height of your faucet could be important to how low your medicine cabinet hangs.
Deciding whether you will select a wall mounted medicine cabinet or one that is recessed is also an important choice. A recessed model will protrude less and is more sleek and attractive, but will require more thought and work to install. Be sure you know where your wiring is if you are installing a recessed medicine cabinet and take safety precautions.
Wall mounted medicine cabinets are an easy installation, and can cover a hole left by an older and smaller recessed cabinet. Fill the space with some insulation before hanging your wall mounted cabinet.
There are many styles to choose from and you will want your new medicine cabinet to coordinate with the other decor elements of your bathroom. Early American, Contemporary, Mission, Art Deco, and Country are a few possible style choices.
There are both framed and frameless medicine cabinets. This again is just a matter of personal choice. Framed cabinets come in many wood tones such as oak, cherry and walnut. color choices are also available. Black and white are two popular options.
Frameless medicine cabinets usually have multiple openings and give your bathroom a sleek and uncluttered look, and offer more mirrored space.
Shelves should be adjustable for your convenience. Some people prefer doors that slide, while others want a door that swings open.
Some medicine cabinets are offered with extra depth to store items as large as blow dryers out of sight. Other models offer built in electrical plugins which can be handy. Lighting embedded in the mirror itself, fogless mirrors, and some high end models even offer temperature controlled storage for medicines and cosmetics to extend shelf life.
Scissor or piano hinges are a desired feature for cabinets with heavy mirrors.
As with many other bathroom fixtures today, there are medicine cabinets that are designed to fit in a corner above a corner sink. This is a desirable feature for a smaller bath with a corner sink.
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