The Buyers Guide to Bathroom Furniture

The Buyers Guide to Bathroom Furniture

Posted by Francine Flanagan 28th May 2015

Storage space in your bathroom can be limited, so in this buying guide we will be detailing the various types of bathroom furniture, as well as the best ways to maximise your storage and how to hide your soaps, toothbrushes, shampoos and much more, keeping your new bathroom clutter free.

Bathroom Furniture - Basin Vanity Unit

What is Bathroom Furniture?

Bathroom furniture is an essential that every customer needs as part of their new bathroom design. Coming in forms of:

All our bathroom furniture comes pre-assembled making installation into your new bathroom stress-free and time effective.

Selecting the Perfect Bathroom Furniture

Selecting your new bathroom furniture can be very exciting, however there are a few things you need to first consider before committing to your new pieces:

  • Style: Our bathroom furniture comes in a wide variety of styles, shapes, sizes and finishes so you need to decide what overall look you want for your bathroom space. Are you after sleek gloss white bathroom furniture or maybe you’re looking for grey or dark washed wood? Do you want doors or drawers for storage? And is handleless your style or will you keep it traditional with handles? The options really are endless.
  • Size and positioning: We always recommend measuring the size of your available space so you know exactly what furniture will be able to fit and where. Our units all come in a variety of sizes, so there’s an option for everyone’s needs, space and budget.
  • Fitting: Is there anything extra required in the fitting of your chosen furniture? Most of our bathroom furniture comes pre-assembled, and many come complete with wall brackets, however this will always be stated in the product description.

Types of Bathroom Furniture

Vanity Units

vanity unit features a basin and storage facility in one, creating the perfect space-saving solution in your bathroom. The advantages of a vanity unit are that it hides all unsightly plumbing neatly within and offers an incredible amount of storage space that would otherwise be wasted.

This clever solution will fit into most bathrooms and utilises the wasted space underneath a traditional basin. Typically, you’ll get two spacious drawers or shelves within a standard sized basin vanity unit.

Basin vanity units range from 400mm wide up to 1200mm wide, so you can choose the exact size that suits your needs and bathroom limitations.

Storage Units

Bathroom storage units come in a wide range of styles, from floor storage to wall storage and even mirrored cabinet storage too. These solutions offer you more than just a few inches of space for essentials, this amount of extra space will help change the way you organise your bathroom for life.

Choosing storage to suit the size of your bathroom is key. Typically, floor and wall storage are cabinets in various sizes and designs that you can match to your full bathroom look.

Our Napoli collection does this well, offering mirrored cabinets, floating shelving and storage units that can match to your chosen Napoli bathroom suite.

Tall Wall Hung Bathroom Storage Unit

Toilet Units

Toilet units are the perfect solutions for hiding all the pipes and plumbing that traditionally would be on show in your bathroom. They present the opportunity to co-ordinate and match the other furniture components that make up the design of your bathroom, making it a stylish and contemporary choice for your home.

Bathroom Toilet Unit with Concealed Cistern

Mirror Cabinets

Another style of bathroom furniture is the mirror cabinet. This glamorous addition is never a bad idea in any bathroom. A mirror will help to reflect the light, making the space appear larger than it actually is.

Typically, a mirror cabinet will have one or two doors with multiple internal shelves which help to keep essentials always hidden and out of sight. A mirror cabinet also keeps toothbrushes safe from harmful bacteria which become airborne when you flush the toilet.

Our huge range is available in modern or traditional styles, various colours and sizes and can even match your new bathroom design if desired.

Combination Basin and Toilet Units vs Modular Units

A combination basin and toilet unit are made up of two separate units, made to look like one as shown above. This clever design is not only a great space-saving and storage solution for those smaller bathroom spaces such as en-suites and cloakrooms but conceals all the plumbing and pipe work to make sure your space remains sleek and stylish.

Combination basin and toilet units are available in a range of styles and sizes to allow you to hand pick the perfect option for your new bathroom setting. These options often include either right or left hand to suit your bathroom space and needs.

Modular units are similar in that they are placed together to look like one unit; however, these types of units can also be taken apart and placed at separate areas in your bathroom space.

Basin and Toilet Combination Unit

Bathroom Furniture Ranges

At Wholesale Domestic, our bathroom furniture ranges are home to the most practical, reliable, and sleek designs. From in-house brands such as Napoli and Oslo, to household names like Hudson Reed and Nuie, the collections available have a vast variety of styles, colours, and sizes to choose from, and present the design opportunity for your bathroom essentials to match and co-ordinate for a flawless finish.

Browsing our bathroom furniture ranges is a great and easy start to the bathroom redesign process, that much easier as they contain everything from basin units to toilet units so you can mix and match the ideal combo that suits your budget, bathroom size and style.

Our top tip when buying new bathroom furniture would be to measure your existing bathroom space to make sure you select the items that will fit into your space perfectly. We have a range of sizes from 250mm to 1700mm to choose from, ideal for small or large bathroom areas.

Shop our full selection of bathroom furniture today.