Planning Your Bathroom: Floor Cabinet or Wall?

When remodeling you have a choice between a bathroom floor cabinet or a wall cabinet. This might not sound like a touchy decision, but there are some factors that will be helpful in determining whether a bathroom floor cabinet or a wall cabinet will be best for you needs.

Size of Room

Remodeling a bathroom is one of those large projects that is quite invasive because you have many options available to you as you begin planning. Do you need extra room? Can you expand the bathroom? What type of fixtures do you want? Are you going to fill the room with a jacuzzi tub and a shower stall? Can you have a large vanity? Where is your storage going to be?

The options seem endless. However, you are limited in one way. The available space you have in your bathroom is going to define what you can do and what you can not do. This goes for your cabinet decision.

A bathroom floor cabinet will take up valuable floor space. If you locate a storage cabinet along a wall, then you lose that wall for anything else you might like to add or just room for some decor. Hanging your cabinet on the wall opens up the room for more options like adding a jacuzzi tub, or a small table for decorations.

Weight

There is always a consideration of what you will storing in the cabinets that are mounted on the wall. Too much weight and the cabinets will not be able to handle the load. Sheets, blankets, and a lot of towels can begin to add up if you have a tendency to stuff your cabinets full. If you have storage problems in other areas of the home and need to use the cabinet space in the bathroom, this can add extra weight. A bathroom floor cabinet would be a better option in this case. You are able to keep the heavy items near the bottom and there is no need to worry about the cabinet falling off the wall.

Disability

Some bathrooms are being remodeled because someone in the home is disabled. This alone can determine your bathroom cabinet needs. Most people are are confined to a wheelchair, want to have some sort of freedom and be able to do things for themselves. If you plan to install wall mounted cabinets they will not be able to reach the items inside.

Planning for bathroom floor cabinets will give the person a lot more freedom to be able to reach towels, sheets, or other items needed for taking a bath or shower.