Almost everyone has a medicine cabinet, which is considered to be a
very basic fixture in every home. However, the medicine cabinet need
not be a drab item, but can add style to one’s bathroom as well as
convenience. One can opt for a typical medicine cabinet or find
something more unusual and exotic to spice up the bathroom.
A
typical medicine cabinet hangs above the sink and has mirrored doors to
make applying makeup and shaving more convenient. The mirrored doors
have knobs and can be opened so to reveal a cabinet with basic,
necessary items, such as razors, shaving cream, tweezers, combs, and
makeup. A typical medicine cabinet is usually quite small and only
contains necessary items. The door may be a single door that opens up,
or a double or triple door revealing several compartments. A medicine
cabinet may also have glass doors to enable one to see inside and to
reach quickly exactly what he or she is looking for. Another kind of
medicine cabinet is full-length and is fitted into a corner. These also
have mirrored doors or glass, but are often more like closets than
medicine cabinets. You should ensure that no dangerous items are stored
in the floors of these closets, because a child may get into Clorox or
other materials. It is a good idea to keep your cleaning materials and
medicines where it is impossible for a small child to reach. Some
careful parents may decide to lock their medicine cabinet so it is
impossible for a toddler to reach pills and other items there.
There
is no rule that your medicine cabinet needs to have mirrored or glass
doors and should be small. You can find an attractive wooden medicine
cabinet which may match the décor of your bathroom. If there is wood in
your bathroom, you can find a matching medicine cabinet or perhaps
locate a wicker medicine cabinet, which does not need to match. You can
also paint the doors of your medicine cabinet in a shade that will
match the walls and other fixtures.
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