subject: Looking After Wooden Bathroom Furniture [print this page] After a decade of minimalism being by far the most prevalent trend in bathroom design, furniture is back in a big way. Yes, we could achieve streamlined minimal bathrooms before, but without sufficient storage space available, all of the cosmetics, toiletries and cleaning products that tend to accumulate in any bathroom would be left out on surfaces, resulting in rooms that quickly begin to feel cramped and cluttered.
Fortunately, the triumphant return of bathroom furniture has provided a solution to this problem, and all that remains is for us to select the perfect cupboards and cabinets for our respective bathrooms. Wooden furniture is by far the most popular furniture finish at present, due the character and individuality it will bestow upon your bathroom, as well as the tactile appeal and warmth that natural materials provide.
The only real consideration that must be made before installing wooden bathroom furniture is knowing how to protect and look after it to make sure it stays in top form for years to come. Bathrooms obviously generate a lot of steam, and its important to make sure that your wooden furniture stays as dry as possible to avoid any warping or rot. Usually simply opening a window will be sufficient, and wiping up any pooled water or larger splashes, however if your bathroom doesnt have a window, then you may need to install an extractor fan to remove steam in as efficient a way as possible.
Many modern pieces of bathroom furniture now come pre-treated with a water- and moisture-resistant coating to achieve maximum longevity, so be sure to ask your supplier about this beforehand. Another way to achieve the style of wooden furniture without the expense of solid wood pieces is to choose storage units that manufactured from composite materials such as MDF, which are then finished with a wood-effect veneer. This lowers costs but retains all of the aesthetic appeal of more traditional models.
You dont need to completely drown your bathroom in furniture, either. Just a few well-chosen key pieces will be sufficient to store all of your daily essentials and keep your bathroom organised and calm. A fitted basin vanity unit will take care of the basin area, upgrading your bathroom mirror to a mirrored wall-mounted cabinet will provide handy, discreet storage and then one other unit, such as a Tallboy freestanding cabinets will have the capacity to house the rest of your bathroom products.
Thats it, really: Ensure that you monitor the moisture levels in your bathroom and clear up any splashes, choose cabinets pre-treated with a water-resistant coating, and then all thats left is to pick to perfect models for your bathroom! Enjoy!
