Modern bathrooms have
separate shower, bath rub, above-counter sink as a
piece of art and bathroom furniture. In vanities,
vintage furniture pieces may be used for decorative
purposes. The furniture pieces in the bath may include
sitting chairs and settees, towel rack and vanity
cabinets with mirrors. Medicine chests are kept in
bathrooms too.
Basic bathroom suite consists of
a toilet, a washbasin and a bath with matching taps and handles
with perhaps bidet and mirrors. Other bathroom paraphernalia
includes bathroom storage furniture such as cabinets to keep
toiletries and fresh towels. These days, bathroom cabinets are
quite flexible and present a combo of mirrors, lights and shaver
sockets along with storage space.
Bathroom furniture includes bathroom vanities placed on either
side of pedestal sinks, low-hung cabinets and dressers for
undergarments that can be made from wood or metal. Tower cabinets
can be used to keep hair dryers, electric shavers and appliances,
ironing boards and built-in hamper hampers in closets along with
other small items that may cause clutter in bath. Latest trend is
to keep a side cabinet that comes to our hip-level in the bath
that has a washbasin and shelves to store daily toiletries and
drawers to store towels and other linens. You can choose from
antique bathroom furniture pieces to contemporary ones.
Contemporary furniture designs
come in space saver varieties; functional ones making us of all
the available such as vanity sink cabinet, bathroom caddie with
shelves, bathroom organizers with a basket for storage and shelves
for display and may be towel racks too. Wicker bathroom furniture
and rattan furniture are strong, durable, light, airy and have
delicate looks. Wickerwork is made up of weaving and interlacing
the vine or grass called wicker around a frame in exquisite
patterns. Wicker furniture is available as tables, chairs and
sofas and can be made from willow, rattan, bamboo, reed or
synthetic materials. They have feminine looks and suitable for
kids' furniture as it is lightweight, affordable and easy to move
around.
Wicker can also be used to make lampshades, chests, hampers,
planters, porch swings, baby bassinets and carriages. You can
store your bathroom linens in stylish wicker chest of drawers or
coordinate console table with wicker baskets with your rustic
bathroom decor. Wicker seat with basket can be used to sit and
provide a storage solution is small bathrooms. Then, there is wall
mounted bathroom furniture that is both practical and functional,
especially for small bathrooms. Bathroom furniture come in all
scales and beautifully crafted wall mounted bathroom furniture
makes your small both look more organized, clutter-free and hence
more spacious. You can use a wall mounted washstand and column
cabinets to free floor space.
Bathroom furniture needs to be coordinated with bathroom design
and their finish and styles afford a lot of flexibility to
bathroom designers. Try to achieve a uniform and clean look when
choosing your bathroom vanity furniture and conform the design of
the furniture to your architectural scheme and decor theme. It is
best to use White and light colored wood finishes for smaller
bathrooms while deep wooden tones can add richness and warmth to
larger bathrooms. Steel bathroom furniture and other metal
finishes can help you to unify your bathroom decor with the
contemporary design that you choose. It is best to choose large
bathroom furniture pieces in shades similar to your backdrop
bathroom color for serenity while smaller furniture pieces can be
in complimentary colors to provide accents to your bath.
