Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Medicine Cabinets.... on my mind

Since I posted about the sink(s) I have not looked back on the decision...

I am still very happy with the choice... to recap

Going with the Kohler - "Persaude Curv" sink(s) to be exact - in white

The Vanity(s) will be built by my dad from our annex wood and resemble the kohler "tresham" vanity very closely... I luv the vintage icebox look and also the wiggle space for toes will be nice...

Currently we have medicine cabinets above each of our sinks in our current home, and I really think I will miss having them... actually I know I will miss them!!

I like that I can open my cabinet - everything is within reach - keeping our sink area always neat and tidy.  And since we each have one - I can also open up each of the doors and see the back of my hair if I need too - as both cabinets are mirrored on the back of the door as well as the inside (so three mirrors on each cabinet technically).  In our current home they are recessed - the joys of a new build - however with a remodel this time around - the cabinets will need to be surface mounted, so mirrored or wooden sides are a must to keep the look finished.

Again keeping in mind the size of our opening - 60" - and have everything looking spacious and not squished into this space - I would like to keep the medicine cabinets under 20" (if I can)

The top contenders are...
Lowes


Lowes


Kohler


I like the rustic look of the wooden cabinet - however it is really difficult to find one that has a mirror inside the cabinet as well... and I should add , within my budget that is....

Plus,  going with the two bottom cabinet options, they come in 30" heights - helpful for couples where the sweets is a full foot taller than you are -  right now I look into the bottom 1/3 of my cabinet and he looks into the top edge of his cabinet - so I never see below my ribs & elbows (which has it's benefits and drawbacks equally)

hmmm what to do....   round.... square.... bevel edge mirror..... wood.... ????

3 comments:

Connie Peters said...

Have you thought about the drainability of those sinks? I noticed at someone's place that everything was left in the bottom of the sink (hair, toothpaste etc.) unless you schlap it out with your hand - annoying! Maybe it's a different type though...

Flowers2boys said...

Ahh yes good point... the pic I have shown is kind of off, as this sink is not actaully flat on the bottom... this was certainly in our minds when we first saw them on-line too.
Plus because we are neato's, I am pretty sure keepig any sink clean would happen naturally for us

Connie Peters said...

These Ikea ones have a huge amount of storage but they're 24"
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/30217673/