Whether you have a large bathroom or a small one, sometimes the storage space afforded by your bathroom vanity or medicine cabinet doesn't quite cut it. Maybe you need to store a lot of hair care products, or just want to keep some spare towels on hand. Either way, adding additional storage cabinets to your main bathroom vanity or bathroom vanities can not only afford you the extra space you need, but can also give you some flexibility of design - without having to do a major remodel >>>...
I've never been a big fan of medicine cabinets. This might seem like a strange admission, especially because medicine cabinets are a tried-and-true, stalwart ally in the battle to make small bathrooms usable. But as a storage option, medicine cabinets have always seemed a little clunky and inelegant to me - they only do one thing, and because of their necessary size and shape restrictions, they don't always do it very well >>>...
Installing new kitchen cabinetry is one of the most important home improvement decisions you'll make. As I'm sure you know, getting all new kitchen cabinets can be incredibly expensive, and it's a choice that's going to determine the way your kitchen looks for years to come. That's why it's so, so important to make an informed decision about your design before work begins on your kitchen >>>...
There are literally hundreds of different kinds of cabinet doors to choose from, from simple modern panels to gorgeous classical styles with inlaid moulding. Unless you're a cabinetmaker (or some kind of memorizing savant), you probably aren't going to be able to recite or identify them all from memory. But having a basic working knowledge of a few of the most basic styles (and how they get dressed up) can be a huge help in getting the look you want, whether you're refacing or replacing your kitchen cabinets, or just looking for a new bathroom vanity >>>...
Unless your bathroom is really, really small, it probably contains at least one bathroom vanity with a full sized cabinet and maybe a drawer or two for storage. But in a heavily trafficked bathroom that's shared by several family members, a bathroom vanity alone might not cut it. That's why many manufacturers will sell a matching bathroom vanity and linen cabinet together as part of a bathroom vanity set - you get the added storage you need paired with a style you already love >>>...
No matter how big or small your bathroom, adding a storage cabinet is one of the simplest and most straightforward ways to get more usable storage space. Add-on cabinets come in all shapes, sizes, and configurations, so it's easy to find one that will meet your needs, regardless of what they happen to be. That said, it's important to take time to figure out exactly what you want and need out of a bathroom cabinet, and how much space you really have to dedicate to one >>>...
Making the most of a small kitchen often requires thinking outside the box - and by box, I mean outside the traditional kitchen cabinet. In Part 2 of this series, I talked a little bit about using pull out shelves and other cabinet organizers to help improve the efficiency of the cabinets you have, but today I want to take a look at unconventional cabinets that challenge the idea of what a kitchen cabinet is in the first place, in ways that can help you take your kitchen storage to the next level.
Pull out cabinets allow instant, easy access to items and help minimize clutter (by Old World Kitchens & Custom Cabinets, photo by Bob Young)
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Most kitchen cabinets are big and boxy - huge square spaces that are often under utilized >>>...
The most important defining characteristic of a bathroom vanity's style is the type and style of the cabinet doors. Especially when it comes to vanities that are very cabinet-like, the cabinet doors are most of what you see, so they have a huge impact on the final look and feel of the design. With both traditional and contemporary designs, it's pretty straightforward what you should look for: doors that are very ornate, and doors that are very simple, respectively >>>...
I've spent a lot of time on this blog talking about how important it is to have lighting fixtures that look good as well as providing the light you need, but today I want to talk about lighting fixtures that work best when you don't even realize they're there at all: under cabinet lights. If your chandeliers, pendant lights, and sconces are the stars of your space, it's the under cabinet lighting that ties all the other layers together, giving you even, all-over lighting and a warm, inviting glow throughout an entire room.
You might not notice your lighting is lacking >>>...
Most bathroom vanity cabinets are just that: cabinets designed more or less the same as kitchen cabinet boxes, with a lot of wide open space and maybe a shelf or two if you're lucky. But when a vanity is all the storage you have in a small bathroom, you want something with a little more organizational savvy. Dividing up a large cabinet into smaller drawers, shelves, and cubbies can make a huge difference both in the usability of your space and how much stuff you can store >>>...
