Medicine Cabinets and Why You Need One
Medicine cabinets - the saving grace for small powder rooms and overpopulated bathrooms.
We’re here to tell you that medicine cabinets are in, and we think they’ll always be in. While wall mounted-mirrors have steadily been gaining traction, the functionality of the good old medicine cabinet keeps it a solid bet for homes. We get it, the medicine cabinet vs mirror debate can be pretty polarizing. So let’s do a deep dive and see if we can’t convince you to invest in a mirrored medicine cabinet for your next bathroom remodel.
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Of course, the draw for medicine cabinets is the extra storage space they possess. Extra shelving is hidden away, allowing room for toiletries and cosmetics that may not be available. For those that have floating vanities, pedestal or wall mounted sinks, extra storage space is a must.
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Mirrors help to make rooms appear bigger than they really are by allowing extra light to bounce around the room and using reflections to trick our depth perception. When selecting a medicine cabinet, we highly recommend getting a medicine cabinet with mirrors lining the inside of the cabinet as well. No longer will you have to close the cabinet in order to shave your face or apply some mascara before having to reopen it back up just to switch out products. Making sure there’s more mirror available will make life much easier.
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Another pro of the bigger build of a medicine cabinet is that they can contain smart features such as defogging mirrors, lighting, and charging ports. This cabinet can, quite literally, become a central hub for everything in your bathroom.
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While medicine cabinets have been seen as bulky and boring, there are different styles available to help spruce them up for your bathroom. We know, we know, mirrors offer a type of design and uniqueness to a bathroom that your average medicine cabinet can’t compete with. But for the valuable storage space a medicine cabinet can provide and the strides in aesthetics that have been made, we think this accessory will always remain a staple.