Author: Site Editor Publish Time: 07-08-2025 Origin: Site
As an indispensable and crucial component in the bathroom, the bathroom cabinet not only undertakes functions such as washing and storage but also directly affects the spatial layout, style unity, and users' daily experience. Then, faced with a wide range of bathroom cabinet products on the market, how can we make a scientific choice to maximize space utilization, achieve style coordination and unity, and integrate practical functions? The following is a systematic and professional purchasing guide to help you handle it easily.
1. Accurately Measure Dimensions
• Horizontal width: Ensure that after the bathroom cabinet is installed, a passage width of at least 30cm is reserved to avoid restrictions on use.
• Depth control: Common bathroom cabinet depths on the market range from 45cm to 60cm; for small apartments, designs with a depth of ≤50cm are recommended.
• Height planning: The recommended height for floor-standing cabinets is 80~85cm, while wall-mounted ones can be appropriately higher to reduce the burden of bending over.
2. Determine the Layout Type
• Regular single-basin type: Suitable for small and medium-sized apartments, generally with a width of 60~100cm.
• Double-basin type: Suitable for master bathrooms or luxury residence spaces; it is recommended to have a width of ≥120cm to meet the needs of two people using it at the same time.
• Corner/irregular custom type: More precisely fits irregular or asymmetrical spaces.
Choosing a bathroom cabinet depends not only on its appearance and functions, but also on matching family usage needs and spatial conditions based on different structural types and installation methods. Here is an analysis of the mainstream types of bathroom cabinets currently on the market:
1. Floor-standing Bathroom Cabinets
• Structural features: Supported entirely on the floor, with strong stability and usually large-capacity storage space.
• Advantages: Easy to install, low requirements for walls, and strong load-bearing capacity; the bottom of the cabinet is mostly equipped with skirting lines or a closed structure to prevent dust accumulation.
• Suitable scenarios: Suitable for bathrooms with spacious space and no need for special modification of water and electricity structures, especially for the elderly, as it does not require much bending.
2. Wall-mounted Bathroom Cabinets
• Structural features: Installed in a suspended manner without touching the ground, visually lightweight and easy to clean the floor.
• Advantages: Save space, enhance transparency, conform to the aesthetic of modern minimalist design; facilitate floor heating heat dissipation or wet area cleaning.
• Installation requirements: Ensure the wall is solid brick or reinforced to fix the expansion screw brackets.
• Suitable scenarios: Ideal for small apartments, modern-style families, or master bathrooms with dry-wet separation, improving the overall sense of space.
3. Frame-type Open Bathroom Cabinets
• Structural features: Designed with an open bottom, often paired with metal or solid wood frame structures, and mainly use laminates for storage.
• Advantages: Strong transparency, prominent design sense, suitable for display-oriented storage (such as towels, green plants, etc.).
• Disadvantages: Limited storage capacity and high requirements for daily tidiness.
• Suitable scenarios: Users who focus on creating a spatial atmosphere, or guest bathrooms/semi-public bathroom spaces.
4. Mirror-cabinet Integrated Bathroom Cabinets
• Structural features: Integrate mirrors, cabinets, and lighting into one design to realize functional linkage between upper and lower parts.
• Advantages: Save wall space, enhance integrity, and have high aesthetics; often integrate anti-fog mirrors, electric light strips, sensor switches, etc.
• Suitable scenarios: Modern family users pursuing integrated solutions and intelligent function integration.
5. Corner-type/Custom Irregular Bathroom Cabinets
• Structural features: Custom-made for irregular spaces, such as triangular, L-shaped, arc-shaped structures, etc.
• Advantages: Can maximize the use of corner spaces to achieve a "no dead angle" design.
• Suitable scenarios: Irregular apartment layouts, small bathroom spaces, or custom projects requiring personalized layouts.
1. Logical Partitioning of Storage
• Upper high-frequency storage area: Toothbrushes, skin care products, and razors are recommended to be concentrated on the countertop or in the mirror cabinet area.
• Lower low-frequency storage area: Stocked toiletries, spare towels, etc., are suitable for placement in closed cabinets or drawers.
• Adding drawer dividers/storage boxes can improve internal management efficiency and prevent messy stacking of items.
2. Basin and Countertop Materials
• Integrally formed ceramic basin: Waterproof, easy to clean, and cost-effective;
• Sintered stone countertop + independent undermount basin: More design-oriented, scratch-resistant and heat-resistant, suitable for modern/luxury styles;
• Glass basin/resin basin: Easy to shape but less durable, suitable for spaces with limited budgets.
3. Humanized Details
• Waterproof edge sealing design: Prevents wood from absorbing water and deforming;
• Soft-close hinges/silent slides: Enhance the comfort of opening and closing;
• Anti-fog mirror + sensor light strip: Combining aesthetics and practicality, especially suitable for multi-functional bathroom spaces.
1. Main Cabinet Materials
• PVC foam board: 100% waterproof and corrosion-resistant, suitable for high-humidity areas, but with slightly weaker structural strength.
• Multi-layer solid wood board: After moisture-proof treatment, it combines stability and texture, making it one of the current mainstream materials.
• MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard): Common in mid-to-low-end products; it is necessary to confirm whether the moisture-proof process meets standards.
2. Surface Treatment Technologies
Baked enamel panel: Rich in color and high in gloss, but attention should be paid to its scratch resistance;
• Decorative veneer: Strong in simulating wood texture visually, but be wary of inferior贴膜 (films);
• Sintered stone/ceramic surface: High hardness and easy to clean, a common choice for high-end bathroom cabinets.
3. Hardware Components
• It is recommended to choose 304 stainless steel hinges, slide rails, and handles;
• If budget allows, high-end hardware brands such as DTC, Hettich, and Blum are optional, with long service life and smooth hand feel.
1. Clarify the Overall Style
• Modern minimalist style: Black, white and gray sintered stone with matte hardware is recommended;
• Nordic style/log style: Light-colored wood grain with acrylic basin is used to create a natural and warm atmosphere;
• Light luxury style: Combinations of materials such as sintered stone, metal wire drawing, and mirrored glass present a high-end texture.
2. Match the Overall Color of the Bathroom Space
• It is not recommended to match dark cabinets with dark tile walls, as it tends to look depressing;
• White cabinets are almost versatile, but when there is a lack of layering, brass/wooden accents can be added.
3. Matching of Mirror Cabinets and Lighting
• Mirror cabinets can save space and are suitable for small-sized bathrooms;
• For lighting, neutral light (around 4000K) is recommended, which restores the real skin tone and is suitable for needs such as makeup and shaving.
1. Advance Planning for Water and Electrical Wiring
• Reserve sockets: Must be considered for mirror lights, hair dryers, electric toothbrushes, etc.;
• Cold and hot water interfaces and drainage pipes: It is advisable to communicate the positions and dimensions clearly with designers or plumbers;
• For wall-mounted cabinets, it is necessary to confirm whether the wall is a load-bearing wall or has sufficient reinforcement measures.
2. After-sales Guarantee Services
• When purchasing, attention should be paid to the warranty period, after-sales response time, and whether the installation service is in place;
• Big brands can usually provide a warranty of more than 3 years, and it is more recommended to choose products that include on-site installation services to avoid secondary construction costs.
Choosing the right bathroom cabinet is not only key to enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the space but also an important step in ensuring the convenience of daily life. Size adaptation, material stability, reasonable functionality, and style consistency—none of these can be ignored.
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