Cabinet for washing machine in bathroom

A cabinet for a washing machine will become a stylish decoration for the bathroom if it is chosen correctly to match the interior of the room. You can not only hide equipment in it, but also provide additional drawers or shelves for household chemicals and storage of other small items. What should you pay attention to when choosing a cabinet so that it fits harmoniously into the interior? We will answer this question.

Buy or make a cabinet?

Cabinets for a washing machine can be different not only in color, size or design. Cabinets can be ready-made, sold in stores, or made to order. Which wardrobe is better? In our opinion, of course, a cabinet made to order according to individual sizes, taking into account all the needs of the customer.

Can make your own wardrobe, but for this it is not enough to have basic skills in working with tools, you need to be able to work with the material. Otherwise, you risk not only the money invested, but also the time spent. You will make a cabinet, but it will not bring aesthetic satisfaction.

As for the price of ready-made furniture or custom-made furniture, it is impossible to say that one is cheaper and the other is more expensive.

Finished furniture can also be expensive if it is made of expensive material and brought from Europe. Custom-made furniture turns out to be more expensive if something exclusive and non-standard is expected.

Varieties

There are several types of furniture made directly for the washing machine, which is installed in the bathroom:

• wall cabinet - is a structure consisting of a tabletop with drawers. This wall cabinet is small in size and is designed to hide communications, siphon and household items. Next to it, under the countertop, a washing machine is placed;
  
• free-standing cabinet - most suitable for a washing machine; such a cabinet is often combined with other wall furniture above the washing machine;
• a cabinet built into a niche - such a piece of furniture is rare, since in a small bath there is nowhere to build it in;
• corner cabinet - an unusual design that is combined with a sink;
  
• cabinet-cabinet - a tall cabinet with hinged doors, in the lower part there is a niche for a typewriter, and in the upper part there is a shelf;
• a cabinet is a piece of furniture that most often lacks a back wall and bottom, comes with or without doors, and is ideal for a washing machine.

Recommendations for selection

When choosing or ordering a cabinet for a washing machine, you need to know the following nuances.

• Washing machine size. As a rule, narrow models are installed in the cabinet, but a cabinet option for a full-size machine is also possible. In this case, the machine should be placed in the closet so that there is a gap of at least 1-2 cm between the walls and the body of the machine. So that during the spin cycle the body does not touch the furniture.
• Material of manufacture. For a bathroom with high humidity, only cabinets made of moisture-resistant material are suitable. Such materials include laminated MDF, plastic and wood impregnated with special compounds.

For your information! Wooden furniture of exclusive design is the most expensive. It makes the bathroom look luxurious and unusual.

• Optimal design. Think about what you will store in the closet, and take the shape and design of the closet into account. It can be horizontally elongated and have additional shelves on the right or left.One of the most spacious are cabinets. And if there is a free corner in the bathroom, then choose a corner cabinet for a washing machine with shelves. Became increasingly popular cabinets with sinks in the bathroom, this is a good solution to hide communication lines and equipment. But you shouldn’t use a wall cabinet for a car, since a car is quite a heavy piece of equipment. Maybe make a separate wall cabinet above the washing machine for household chemicals.
  
• Ease of use. A cabinet with two doors requires less space to open, which is much more convenient.
• Don’t forget that there should be special holes in the back wall of the cabinet for hoses and communications.
• The design of the cabinet should match the design of the bathroom as a whole, namely the wall hanging or other furniture, and the color of the tiles. White furniture is considered optimal; it can match any decor.

Review of finished furniture

Lotus Alicia 120 is a floor cabinet with hinged doors, combined with a sink. The cabinet is made of MDF. In addition to the cabinet for the washing machine, you can purchase a wall cabinet and a mirror of the same color; this will look like a single furniture composition in the bathroom.

Solo cabinet - a cabinet in the bathroom for a washing machine. This model is floor-standing and manufactured in Russia. The cabinet has two hinged doors, suitable for narrow cars.

Antonio Valanti Toledo TMS is an expensive cabinet from Italy designed for a full-size washing machine. Above such a cabinet you can place a wall cabinet or a mirror to create a unified composition in the bathroom. Available in different colors.

Bathroom cabinets can be different, so the choice will depend on the individual parameters of each room and the dimensions of the equipment. Be careful when buying furniture!

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