Cabinets and Their Types: Wall Cabinets, Bathroom Vanities and Cabinets, and Contemporary Bath Cabinets
A cabinet is a box-shaped furniture that serves as a storage compartment for many things. The term in the Early Modern Europe used to refer to a room that contained books, and other forms of leisure—a room for some sort of retreat. Over time the function of this room has been replaced by the more modern study, studio or sitting room. Of course now, in our technological age where numerous advances to almost every aspect of human life can be noticed, home architecture has developed many types of rooms that rendered the early modern Europe concept of cabinet obsolete. As different kinds of rooms from domestic homes sprung, the cabinet shrunk to a compartment—a mere piece of furniture. However, its purpose, albeit modified to fit the modern needs, is still essentially the same.
Nowadays, although cabinets no longer a place of retreat for men, they may very well be considered as the place of retreat for man’s things. The most common thing to keep in a cabinet is clothing. Next, is to store miscellaneous bath items. Thus, it is common to find cabinets in bedrooms or bathrooms. Next to these though, it could be books, toys, collections and whatever else the owner of the cabinet sees fit to put in it.
Consequently, the cabinet has different structures. But at its most basic, it contains one big compartment to store the major things. They are sealed with doors, usually double if it’s the bigger type, but common ones only contain one door. Hinged on the frame of the cabinet, the doors may sometimes contain a hole for a lock, either attached to the cabinet itself or where a padlock can be placed. In this way, the cabinet will be more secured. More sophisticated cabinets include a complex locking system containing biometric locks, but these types are rare and come only upon the customized preferences of owners. Offices though use these types of cabinets with complex locking systems in keeping or storing their files.
This major compartment is then assisted by drawers which store the smaller things. For a wardrobe cabinet, the smaller drawers usually store the socks or underwear. Other cabinets are of mobile nature, containing wheels at the bottom that can lock on to the floor. But these are pretty rare, used by people who move a lot from one place to the other. Some cabinets are customized, sometimes built in and attached to the walls with the house purchased. Most attached cabinets though are smaller ones found usually in bathrooms. Consequently, these types are structured more differently.
Bathroom vanities and cabinets are usually used to store in smaller things. They are commonly attached to the walls of the bathroom and are used more to store extra packages of toothpaste, soap, shampoo or bathroom ware. Usually in bathrooms also, medicine cabinets are stored. These are the cabinets commonly attached to the wall, and their doors serve the double duty of being mirrors as well.
Typically, cabinets are made of wood, but contemporary bath cabinets may be made of plastic, or other materials.
Nowadays, although cabinets no longer a place of retreat for men, they may very well be considered as the place of retreat for man’s things. The most common thing to keep in a cabinet is clothing. Next, is to store miscellaneous bath items. Thus, it is common to find cabinets in bedrooms or bathrooms. Next to these though, it could be books, toys, collections and whatever else the owner of the cabinet sees fit to put in it.
Consequently, the cabinet has different structures. But at its most basic, it contains one big compartment to store the major things. They are sealed with doors, usually double if it’s the bigger type, but common ones only contain one door. Hinged on the frame of the cabinet, the doors may sometimes contain a hole for a lock, either attached to the cabinet itself or where a padlock can be placed. In this way, the cabinet will be more secured. More sophisticated cabinets include a complex locking system containing biometric locks, but these types are rare and come only upon the customized preferences of owners. Offices though use these types of cabinets with complex locking systems in keeping or storing their files.
This major compartment is then assisted by drawers which store the smaller things. For a wardrobe cabinet, the smaller drawers usually store the socks or underwear. Other cabinets are of mobile nature, containing wheels at the bottom that can lock on to the floor. But these are pretty rare, used by people who move a lot from one place to the other. Some cabinets are customized, sometimes built in and attached to the walls with the house purchased. Most attached cabinets though are smaller ones found usually in bathrooms. Consequently, these types are structured more differently.
Bathroom vanities and cabinets are usually used to store in smaller things. They are commonly attached to the walls of the bathroom and are used more to store extra packages of toothpaste, soap, shampoo or bathroom ware. Usually in bathrooms also, medicine cabinets are stored. These are the cabinets commonly attached to the wall, and their doors serve the double duty of being mirrors as well.
Typically, cabinets are made of wood, but contemporary bath cabinets may be made of plastic, or other materials.