Fresh towels on shelves, toilet rolls stacked in baskets, personal care and beauty products lined up in clear boxes inside drawers… Keeping a bathroom tidy can be difficult amid busy daily routines, but bathroom cabinets come to the rescue—as long as you choose the right ones for your needs.
Whether used by one person or a large family, bathrooms are among the busiest rooms in the home. If you are tired of finding your bathroom untidy every time you enter, it is time to invest in bathroom cabinets. With good planning and the right choices, you can bring order to your bathroom quickly and easily. Let's explore the rules and ideas that should guide your choice.
Before deciding what kind of storage unit, bathroom organiser or practical furniture you need, remove everything you no longer use or that no longer serves a purpose.
Choose bathroom furniture according to the dimensions of the space. Bathrooms often contain many belongings in a limited area, so using that space efficiently is particularly important. Base and wall units, tall cabinets, built-in cupboards, mirrored cabinets, mobile storage units, vanity units… Make sure you have enough room to move, then buy or commission your preferred cabinet design in the appropriate size.
Bathroom furniture is often exposed to near-extreme conditions: high temperatures, humidity and harsh detergents. Before buying cabinets, make sure their materials, paint and finishes can withstand these conditions. After all, a cabinet that rusts or swells and becomes unusable over time is a poor investment. As bathrooms often have no windows, or only small ones, and are not efficiently ventilated, check that the runners, hinges and fixings are made from stainless steel or plastic.
Bathroom cabinets that sit directly on the floor can begin to swell at the base quite quickly, however water- and moisture-resistant their finish may be. For a longer lifespan, choose wall-mounted vanity units or units with legs. Adjustable legs are worth considering because bathroom floors have a slight slope towards the drain to prevent water from pooling. This slope can leave a cabinet unsteady. For a more attractive appearance, you can always conceal the legs with plinths that match the furniture.
A large cabinet may appear to meet your needs, but without enough shelves, compartments and drawers, it may disappoint when it comes to using space efficiently. Before choosing, identify your needs and belongings, then select a suitable cabinet system. For example, you can make your bathroom both more practical and tidier by choosing models with integrated laundry baskets or concealed washing-machine space, as in Kale Banyo's Vista; drawer dividers, as in Icon; or modules that create storage space, such as Edge and Mood.
Whether you are designing a bathroom from scratch and looking for ways to maximise space, or exploring stylish options that suit your budget, there are plenty of bathroom storage ideas to discover!
Combining pieces that do not belong to a matching set has recently become just as popular as coordinated furniture. You can bring together cabinets in different styles and colours to give your bathroom an individual look. Kale offers cabinets in various styles and sizes, from 45 cm to 100 cm. You can easily choose from Kale's different models to suit your space.If you would like to create extra storage beyond your bathroom cabinets, our article “Stylish Solutions for Small Spaces” is for you!
Choose cabinets that suit your habits. Products with lighting inside cupboards or drawers, such as Kale's Beyaz Saray and new Lotus furniture series, make it much easier to find what you need and clean your bathroom cabinets.
Although colour may seem unimportant at first when choosing a bathroom cabinet, it deserves careful thought in a room without natural light. There are two main reasons why light-coloured furniture is favoured in bathrooms: pale shades do not show water marks as readily, and they make artificial lighting more effective in spaces without daylight. For a bathroom in dark shades such as black or brown, choose models with high-gloss finishes that reflect as much light as possible, such as the iF Product Design Award-winning Beyaz Saray collection.
