Bath Towel And Linen Storage In A Bathroom Linen Cabinet

Classic home furniture has evolved in interesting ways over the centuries but it is in the last 50 years that big changes have occurred. This has been due to modern manufacturing techniques and the introduction of man made materials; plus of course the more modern looking designs that would have been unimaginable even 100 years ago. The uses of particular types of furniture have evolved too, such as linen cabinets have become bathroom towel cabinets and the French armoire for small arms has evolved into TV, jewelry, wardrobe and baby armoires.

This web site is about the humble linen cabinet, which does not quite have the exotic history of the armoire. As its name implies the linen cabinet was originally for bedroom linen. In many homes this would be kept in the bedroom or in larger and grander homes out on a European landing or hallway, laundry room or even in a separate room set aside for linen and other storage.

One of the ways the linen cabinet has evolved has been in the development of bathroom linen cabinets; this has become increasingly popular in recent years for convenient bath towel storage in modern bathrooms. Even these bathroom cabinets come in quite a variety of styles and sizes, from squat wall cabinets for a few towels to a tall bathroom cabinet for your towel linen and any other items, bathroom accessories and essentials that you might like to store there.

While an antique linen cabinet will be made from solid woods such as oak and cherry, modern alternative storage cabinets are available in wood composites such as MDF, which themselves can vary a great deal in quality and price. When it comes to bathroom furniture darker woods will not suit many contemporary bathrooms, and white is a very popular color theme so solid woods would need to be painted to achieve the desired finish. Much of the modern white bathroom furniture is made of wood composites.

An example of a white bathroom linen cabinet made from solid wood is the Hampton Bay 15"w Standard Linen Storage Cabinet, selling at a very modest $200 or so. This comes from Home Decorators Collection. This is perhaps quite typical of white bathroom storage units, and would suit bathrooms old and new that are based on white. At 67.5 inches this is a tall cabinet, and also a slender one with some elegance. Made from solid woods, it has three drawers and two adjustable shelves.

Another tall cabinet is the Belle Foret BF80027 Linen Storage Cabinet for Bathroom in an Espresso finish. This dark wood finish is popular in bathrooms where darker wood prevails. It sells at the much higher price of about $860 but has antique brass hardware that adds a vintage touch to this fine piece of bathroom furniture.