Bathroom alcove shelves
Cottage Bathroom Alcove Shelves Design Ideas
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An art piece hangs over a nickel towel bar fixed beside an alcove boasting stacked shelves.
Sarah Hayes Design
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A stove alcove is filled with an integrated gas cooktop flanked by white built-in shelves.
Kelsey Leigh Design Co
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Style wooden shelves are mounted in an alcove lit by a Boston Functional Library Wall Light and are positioned over white cabinets with brass hardware.
Pure Salt Interiors
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An arched dining room alcove boasts a mirrored back and oak shelves stacked over white cabinets with brass knobs and cane doors.
Kate Marker Interiors
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A bathroom alcove is clad in shiplap trim filled with a white slatted bathtub.
Hanley Development
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A bathroom alcove is clad in shiplap trim filled with a white slatted bathtub and a wall-mount tub filler.
Hanley Development
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Kitchen features rustic salvaged wood island with black leathered countertop lit by gold and white lanterns and stove alcove with an integrated gas cooktop flanked by white built-in shelves.
Kelsey Leigh Design Co
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Extra wide washstand in an alcove featuring custom built-in shelves, a white quartz countertop, and a carved wooden mirror.
Clemons Design
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A transitional bathroom combines classic, contemporary, and cottage styles featuring an arched tub alcove with side shelves.
Tim Barber
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Cottage bathroom features a gray green vanity topped with carrera marble under a gray green framed mirror next to an alcove filled with shelves.
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Stove flanked by white shaker cabinets accented with brass pulls in a cooking alcove with built-in spice shelves accented with a black leathered marble cooktop backsplash.
Kelsey Leigh Design Co
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A black wall lined with white shiplap trim boasts a lighted arched alcove fitted with wooden shelves and white cabinets finished with cane cabinet doors and brass knobs.
Kate Marker Interiors
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In front of a mirrored backsplash, oak shelves are stacked in an arched alcove over white cabinets with cane doors with brass knobs.
Kate Marker Interiors
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Green cottage kitchen features a stove alcove with built-in spice racks, wooden countertops on green cabinets with brass knobs and shelves on green plank trim.
Heidi Caillier Design
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Arched stone fridge alcove featuring a built-in coffee station niche with blond wood floating shelves.
Lisa Tharp Design
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Green and blue bathroom features a blue bath vanity fitted with a chrome vintage style faucet fixed to a white quartz countertop beneath a beveled vanity mirror hung from a wall clad in green fretwork wallpaper.
Fiorella Design
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Built-in black nook shelves next to a bathroom shower in a modern bathroom designed with a black washstand fitted with a matte black gooseneck faucet.
Design Storms
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Bathroom features a white tub with a gray and white marble deck and white wainscoting in an arched bathtub alcove with gray and white marble chevron tiles under a barrel ceiling and a black and white bench on light gray marble floor tiles illuminated by a brass candle chandelier.
Old Seagrove Homes
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Custom bathroom alcove featuring custom built-in shelves flanking a carved wooden mirror above a white quartz washstand with white shaker cabinets and ornate knobs.
Clemons Design
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Kitchen alcove is fitted with styled walnut floating shelves.
W Design Collective
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Gorgeous gray kitchen features gray cabinets accented with brass hardware, a cooking alcove with silver gray cooktop backsplash tiles, French glass and brass kitchen shelves, a white farm sink with a brass gooseneck faucets and a large gray marble topped center island.
Lisa Stanton
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Chic cottage bathroom features a gray green vanity topped with carrera marble under a gray green framed mirror next to an alcove filled with shelves.
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22 ideas that blend storage with style |
(Image credit: Ripples | Kimberly Harrison Interiors | Polly Eltes )
Bathroom shelf ideas provide the perfect platform for practical storage and decorative displays, creating the ideal balance between beauty and functionality.
Your bathroom should be a place for relaxation and calm, and bathroom shelf ideas can help to make the room feel organized and clutter-free.
When planning your bathroom storage ideas, shelving is an essential. Placing important, every-day items on shelves so they can be easily located first thing in the morning and last thing at night will only help to create a more inviting, well thought out environment.
As well as being practical, bathroom shelves can of course act as beautiful design features, ideal for adding personality to the space for your bathroom ideas. Whether you choose aesthetically pleasing shelving units, or decorate more simple designs with unique objects and ornaments, there are options to suit all bathrooms.
22 of the best bathroom shelf ideas
From luxurious heated towel rails to bath racks, shower caddies, and unveiling the hidden shelving you already have (but just didn’t know about), these bathroom shelf ideas will help keep your washroom neat, tidy and stylish.
1. Use one central shelving unit
(Image credit: Alice Lane Interior Design, photography by Nicole Gerulat)
Great for small bathroom storage ideas where you want to have a zoned storage area, using a central shelving unit can keep all of your bathroom bits and bobs organized in one tidy space.
As shown in this beautiful bathroom by Alice Lane Interior Design , the sleek, black metal unit fits in perfectly with the modern bathroom design, defined by the striking Lee Jofa wallpaper by Kelly Wearstler .
Providing a home for both practical items such as towels and containers with toiletries, as well as more decorative pieces such as books and ornaments, this central shelving unit creates a stand-out storage and display space.
Large shelving units like this are often not associated with bathrooms, used more in living room and bedroom spaces, however, as shown in this design, they can work wonderfully for bathroom organization ideas, as well as for adding character to the space.
2. Make the most out of every inch of space
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Whether it’s an awkward alcove, or an area of empty wall space beside a sink, making the most out of every inch of space in your bathroom, and thinking cleverly about how you can create shelf storage, will ensure your designs are catered perfectly to the shape, size and style of your bathroom.
In this playful and pink bathroom by Ripples , the three recessed shelves create a striking display space and design feature, adding depth and a feeling of openness to the room.
Fitting perfectly into this section of space beside the sink, the custom shelf design, finished in the same marble style tiles as the walls and flooring, creates a luxurious display space and storage area.
(Image credit: Kimberly Harrison Interiors)
Having low shelves and cabinets can not only make your bathroom feel more open and spacious, but positioning items on low shelving designs can make things easier to reach and locate, making your bathroom feel more inviting and easy to use.
James Lentaigne, Creative Director at Drummonds states, ‘in the bathroom, it’s important to keep toiletries easily accessible. Each area of the bathroom – sink, bath and shower – should feature some form of storage in order to keep toiletries close to hand when needed.’
In this bathroom, designed by Kimberley Harrison Interiors , the warming, dark wood shelving unit combines practical open and closed storage, a great option for bathroom cabinet ideas. Keeping the towels on this open shelf allows for them to be easily grabbed when needed, as well as adding softness to the wooden design.
Low shelving designs like this also free up wall space, as shown in this bathroom, the low shelving allows for the decorative vases to take center-stage, with the bright white wall space remaining clutter free.
4. Use a modular shelving unit
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A versatile option for your bathroom shelf ideas, a modular shelving design can be adapted and extended over time to cater to changing spaces, functions and bathroom designs, ideal for the modern home.
Designed by modular shelving experts, String Furniture , the shelf shown in this bathroom space creates a unique, modern take on a bathroom vanity unit. Created to fit perfectly around the sleek sink space, the shelf contains a cabinet, mirror, open shelving and hooks, forming a multifunctional storage space that is well suited for both small and large bathroom ideas alike.
(Image credit: Polly Eltes)
When it comes to thinking outside the box and choosing a unique bathroom shelf idea, what gets more unique that putting a ladder in your bathroom?
Ladder shelves have become increasingly popular to use as storage and display units throughout the home.
Adding a unique design feature and focal point in a bathroom, a ladder shelf can also provide a practical area to store and display items.
As shown in this more traditional bathroom, great for country bathroom ideas, the ladder adds a warming, wooden texture to the space, as well as creating a unique, tiered shelving design that works beautifully as a towel storage idea.
6. Light up your shelving
(Image credit: John Cullen Lighting)
Whether you position beautiful decorative wall lights over your shelves, or incorporate shelves with innovative, built in LED lights, as shown in the bathroom above by John Cullen Lighting , lighting up you shelving can make a real feature of your bathroom shelf ideas.
Barrie Cutchie, Design Director at BC Designs states, ‘if you have decided to build alcove shelves into your bathroom to house plants or beautiful toiletries, one idea is to position wall lights that illuminate the space. Often, bathrooms have bright ceiling lights, or lights around vanity mirrors, but by utilizing lights to illuminate storage shelves, it can add a warming glow and soft light to your bathroom,' - one to consider for your bathroom lighting ideas.
7. Built-in shelves will help maximize space
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If you’re looking for small bathroom storage ideas and need to cram storage into every sensible corner of your bathroom, then built-in is best.
‘Built-in storage makes the most of every inch of space and reduces bathroom clutter, allowing decorative elements to take center stage,’ says Lentaigne.
Naturally, adding built-in shelves to a bathroom is most easily done at the design stage of a renovation.
If you’re past that point, look for opportunities to incorporate space-maximizing shelving into the architecture.
In this bathroom, a tall alcove around the sink has been fitted with full-width, full-depth shelving to make a vacant space useful.
8. Open up your vanity unit
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Using the space under your sink for storage ensures useful items are close at hand while also making the most of otherwise-dead floorspace.
Open bathroom vanity ideas not only make items even more accessible, but helps a small bathroom feel bigger.
‘Many of Drummonds’ classic vanity units feature a shelf below the basins which are perfect for storing towels or holding baskets to store toiletries, etc’, says Lentaigne. ‘Open shelving helps to create the perception of space, as opposed to built-in units.’
9. Think small
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More so than in perhaps any other room, bathroom shelves come in all shapes and sizes – but even the smaller ones can make a big impact.
‘Simply adding a clever accessory, such as a shower caddy, can eliminate the look of additional ‘mess’ around your shower’, says George Holland, Bathroom Specialist at Victorian Plumbing .
‘This, in turn, can even help your bathroom look bigger. The great thing about shower caddies is that, depending on the size you buy, everyone in your household can have their own individual shelf.
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10. Add a shelf above the sink
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A shelf above the sink may seem superfluous if you have a vanity unit, or at least a bit of space around your basin. Not so, says Lentaigne.
‘Storage in the form of shelves or cupboards above the washbasin works well, and prevents the surface of the vanity from becoming cluttered.’
Items like soap, hand lotion and toothbrushes really do need to be out in the open, so popping them on a purposeful shelf gives them a dedicated space, such as in this modern bathroom.
The shelf needn’t take the place of a mirror either, and can be positioned just below.
11. Warm up your cottons with heated towel shelves
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An open vanity unit is an excellent space for storing fluffy clean towels – having them out in full view makes them all the more inviting. To further excite the prospect, invest in a heated towel rack like the models offered by Rutland London .
‘For those looking for the ultimate under-sink storage, it combines the benefits of a heated towel rail with the functionality of a basin stand to create a heated vanity suite with an integrated heated laundry rack’, explains Gorden Riddoch, Rutland London’s Managing Director.
‘It’s perfect for warming robes and towels over the colder winter months!’
12. Keep it ‘barely-there’ with glass shelving
(Image credit: Drummonds )
In a small bathroom, wall-mounted shelving needs to be fairly unobtrusive. This means keeping shallow depths so that units don’t jut out unnecessarily far, and a design that is an extension of its background.
If you're looking for storage options to complement your small bathroom ideas, glass makes for a great shelving choice. It’s easy to clean, harmonizes well with most wall schemes and adds a barely-there look to your unit.
Crucially, it’s a material that can withstand whatever a bathroom throws at it. ‘You must ensure that every product you choose to place in your bathroom is moisture resistant and capable of withstanding the damp environment’, warns Holland.
13. Turn your toilet into a shelving unit
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‘Toilet shelves allow you to maximize your storage space in any bathroom’, says Holland. ‘If your bathroom does not have enough natural storage space or cabinets to hold all your toiletries then you need to try toilet storage.’
While perhaps not the most glamorous location for a shelving unit, the awkward shape of your WC can be utilized to facilitate storage, making it one of the best bathroom storage tips.
Opt to wrap the cistern in an individual unit that creates a small shelf on top of it. Or conceal the cistern in a larger unit built into the wall, as demonstrated in the cloakroom idea above, creating an elongated mantel shelf with potential for additional cabinetry.
Alternatively, the space above the toilet can be used for small wall-fixed shelving units.
14. Make the most of existing features
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Feel like you’ve run out of bathroom shelving space? There may well be a readymade shelf in your bathroom that you just haven’t realized was there.
In this room, a built-in fireplace doubles as a decorative shelving unit and even has space for some more practical items if necessary.
You may not have a fireplace, but you likely have a window, so turn its sill into a functioning storage space.
15. Mix closed and open shelving
(Image credit: Future/2018)
‘If it is a family bathroom, storage for medicines and grown-up products needs to be at eye height away from the kids or better still, in a built-in or lockable cabinet’, explains Lentaigne.
‘The children’s products need to be out in the open on shelving and easily accessible, but it is also good to have a cupboard space to squirrel these items away.’
Both closed units and open shelving have their place in the bathroom, so it’s a good idea to incorporate both into any built-in storage.
In the bathroom shown above, a vanity unit that runs the length of the room features open shelving with easy reach for standing users, along with storage drawers that reach all the way to the floor.
16. Indulge in purely decorative shelving
(Image credit: Future/Jonathan Gooch)
Making the most of potential storage space is important but so is having a little fun with your bathroom decor.
If you’ve got your storage needs sorted, dedicate a whole shelving unit to expressing your personal style. A solely decorative shelving unit can help turn a functional bathroom into a relaxing oasis.
Fill it with candles, bathroom art ideas, books and ornaments to help create a personal haven.
17. Get creative with freestanding shelves
(Image credit: Future/2018)
While built-in shelving is great for maximizing space, if you like to change your bathroom layout from time to time, freestanding units are flexible and tend to offer a little more room to move in terms of slimmed-down design.
This dainty, wall-leaning shelving unit is a pared-back approach to storage that doubles as a statement piece in the room.
‘They are ideal to add personality to your bathroom and have your own unique interior spin, whilst not damaging any walls as not all shelves need a drill to fit, making them simple and cheap to recreate at home,’ says Holland.
18. Make bathtime better with a bath rack
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When you’re up to your neck in a bubble bath, there is nothing worse than realizing your shampoo is tucked neatly inside a cupboard on the other side of the room.
To keep everything within easy reach, bathers should get themselves either a bath rack, an accessory stand or, as demonstrated in this room, both.
A small shelving unit, like this accessory stand, doubles as a decorative table and can be easily moved around the room depending on your needs.
19. Double vanity means double storage
(Image credit: Drummonds)
‘For those restricted by smaller bathrooms, compact vanity suites will help to create extra storage space’, says Riddoch.
‘In bathrooms where space is in abundance, people can make a regal feature of their vanity and enjoy the extra under-sink storage space they have to offer.’
Doubling your vanity unit doesn’t just mean the luxury of two sinks.
It also doubles the amount of storage-ready space you can include in one piece of bathroom furniture.
20. Add a built-in shower alcove
(Image credit: Future/Darren Chung)
Shelving that juts out of the wall isn’t always ideal in a small shower space, so consider going inside the wall instead, as shown in the walk-in shower idea above.
‘If the depth of the wall allows, it is good to have a built-in alcove to house shampoo, body wash, etc’, says Lentaigne.
‘Failing that, our bottle racks – available in a large and a small size – are perfect and can be positioned in exactly the right place for showering.’
21. Use shelves to add greenery
(Image credit: Future)
The color green has seen a huge usage increase in bathrooms recently, likely due to quarantined longings for the natural world.
Rather than repainting your walls, think about how shelving can introduce a little bit of the real thing into your bathroom. In this bathroom, a shelving unit has been turned into a miniature indoor plant nursery.
Choosing scented plants will also help create a multi-sensory environment for your bathroom.
22. Build a niche to hide pipework – and provide storage
(Image credit: Future/Richard Powers)
For bathroom wall ideas, creating a false wall is often a must in a bathroom when you are attempting to introduce new pipework.
This false wall can provide an opportunity, though, to create an interesting architectural feature with a niche shelf inserted at a height that's just perfect for storing bath must-haves.
Received wisdom? Ensure the shelf slopes very gently downwards at the front to stop water pooling on it.
Can you put shelves in a bathroom?
Absolutely, you can definitely put shelves in a bathroom.
Holland states, ‘it’s easy to suddenly notice how messy and disorganized your bathroom has become, especially when working from home. That's where bathroom shelves come in. They make for great additions to bathrooms, working to free up space and create an open and welcoming environment.
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When planning your bathroom design, including shelving is essential to make sure your space remains organized and tidy, as well as creating platforms that you can get creative with decoration and styling.
What do you put on a bathroom shelf?
Bathroom shelves need to cater to both aesthetic and practical needs.
‘As they don’t hide products or cosmetics, they can be used to display colored linens and towels for a touch of style’, says Holland. ‘Feel free to get creative. There are no set rules for what must be on your shelf, it all depends on what your personal needs and wants are.’
Shelves are also, however, the best way to quickly access items while stuck in a compromising position, such as being soaking wet in the shower, or quickly needing to brush your teeth before rushing to work.
‘Shower shelves are ideal for your day-to-day shower and bath items, such as shampoos, conditioners and body washes (and even snazzy loofahs),' adds Holland.
'Towel shelves, on the other hand, can create elegant storage spaces for essential shower items.
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How do I add storage to a small bathroom?
‘When it comes to utilizing bathroom storage, every inch counts’, says Holland. If you’re in the process of designing a bathroom, consider units that will make the most of the space you do have.
‘A well-designed vanity unit can provide you with ample amounts of storage’, says Holland. Their deep cupboards, drawers and shelves will provide you with a place for everything. They also boast handy internal shelves, which can help organize toiletries and keep your bathroom clutter free.’
‘Tall cabinets won’t take up much room, but they offer tones of additional storage for all of your bathroom essentials. They’re perfect for storing towels and keeping cleaning products out of reach of little ones.’
Ailis started out at British GQ, where a month of work experience turned into 18 months of working on all sorts of projects, writing about everything from motorsport to interiors, and helping to put together the GQ Food & Drink Awards.
She then spent three years at the London Evening Standard, covering restaurants and bars. After a period of freelancing, writing about food, drink and homes for publications including Conde Nast Traveller, Luxury London and Departures, she started at Homes & Gardens as a Digital Writer, allowing her to fully indulge her love of good interior design. She is now a fully fledged food PR but still writes for Homes & Gardens as a contributing editor.
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Shelves in a niche in the bathroom: 31 photo ideas for interior design
Convenient storage in the bathroom is as important as in any other part of the apartment. Numerous tubes, jars and bath accessories should have their place so that an already small space does not look cluttered. Shelves in a niche in the bathroom are a stylish and functional solution. Built-in structures will help solve the problem of storage, and at the same time make the interior more interesting.
Listed helpful tips in the video
Planning shelves in a niche
Choosing a place
— In installation
— At the sink
— Above the bath and in the shower
Design tips
At the planning stage, carefully consider the possible location of future recesses with shelves. Here are three possible locations.
1. Over-mounted toilet
Today, more and more people choose a wall-hung toilet with installation. In this case, the structure with the tank is sewn into a box of drywall sheets. In the space above the box, storage cabinets or shelves are equipped. And sometimes they combine both. It is convenient to put toilet paper rolls and hygiene items on the shelves. This is a good way to effectively use the area of the bathroom. If you do not need additional storage space, you can decorate the recesses with decor, place candles, vases, and plants there.
A common design technique is wooden shelves in a niche in the bathroom.
In this case, not natural material is used, but porcelain stoneware imitating wood. Open shelves above the installation are decorated not only with tiles, but also with MDF panels, furniture panels - the same materials that are used for cabinets and cabinets in the bathroom.
An effective solution - spot light for shelves. So you get a convenient and stylish design element.
7If there is no natural niche, you can make a drywall box or create a niche with shelves in the closet next to it. Be sure to calculate the height of the shelves in advance so that everything you need can easily fit there. You can also beat the design with spotlights.
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3. Above the bathtub and in the shower enclosure
Where exactly shelves are needed is in the bath area. Keeping shampoos and shower gels on the sides is far from a practical option. So the interior is visually littered. And the usual hanging shelf on suction cups looks too simple. In addition, there is always the threat of hitting her head when rising from the bath.
Even a couple of narrow recesses will greatly simplify life and solve the problem of storage. Experiment with the shape and number of niches. It will look stylish, for example, a long narrow recess in the entire wall. Make sure there is enough space between the shelves to place jars and tubes of different sizes there.
Wall panels and natural wood materials are not suitable for this area. Choose tile or porcelain stoneware. You can use the same colors in the decoration as in the rest of the interior, for example, decorate the recesses with the same tiles as the walls. Then the shelves will become almost invisible.
For even less emphasis on storage, use glass shelves in the bathroom alcove. Glass will fit into any interior, choose a material with a lower content of iron oxide, so the glass will not have a greenish tint. And if you make the shelves at a slight slope, water will not accumulate on the surface.
If there is no need to mask a niche, contrasting materials are suitable for finishing. Designers actively use colored tiles. A niche lined with the same material as the floor will look good. So it will be possible to achieve a harmonious interior.
In the case of a shower, separate shelves are even less convenient than above the bath. To conveniently place everything you need, a ten-centimeter recess in the wall is enough.
In the shower, you can use more space - make several shelves to the floor.
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Although the main purpose of this design is storage, you should not force the surface too abundantly. Trendy interiors are almost always minimalist, which means it's best to keep surfaces empty and out of sight.
Even the most beautifully designed niche stops looking stylish if it is overloaded with content. In addition, multi-colored jars and stickers on them are often knocked out of the interior and create visual noise, drawing attention to themselves. If the non-functional option doesn’t suit you, buy some stylish jars with dispensers and pour funds into them. Of course, this takes time, but you can easily achieve the desired order.
Increasingly, neat shelves in the bathroom are equipped for decorative purposes. What can be placed on them? Candles and stylish diffusers - a pleasant aroma will always be a bonus in the room. Rare plants feel good with a lack of light and high humidity. But not succulents. They are perfect for bathroom decoration. Choose stylish florariums suitable for the interior. In addition, arrange small vases and bottles without patterns in the same color scheme.
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Niches with shelves in the bathroom
Some time ago, the creation of plasterboard niches was widespread.
These structures were sculpted wherever they hit, with or without a purpose - if only there was. Now they are considered not just an anti-trend, but even a sign of bad taste. Of course, one can argue about the latter, but the intentional creation of niches with an exclusively decorative purpose is really not the best idea. After all, you have to sacrifice centimeters and spend resources for the sake of a dubious, meaningless aesthetics.
There is, however, an exception - niches in the bathrooms . This decision is still relevant today. Yes, not just relevant, but even very popular. It is not considered either obsolete or meaningless.
This does not mean that a niche in the bathroom or in the toilet must be done without fail. Common sense should also be used here, considering the idea from the point of view of its rationality and practicality.
When is it advisable to have niches in the bathroom?
1. If there is a need to build a box to hide communications, then creating niches in it is a profitable solution.
In this case, the box performs a double function: it hides the unsightly filling and serves as a storage place for various jars, bottles and bottles. Or maybe towels.
2. If in some part of the bathroom there is a small gap that cannot be fully used, it would be wise to eliminate this gap - for example, build a structure here, equipping it with niches for storage.
This gap is often present between the bathtub and one of the walls or between the wall and the washbasin.
Niches in these areas can be placed either at the front of the structure or at the end.
3. The creation of built-in or recessed shelves in shower enclosures is justified. After all, protruding shelves reduce the level of ergonomics of the shower.
Yes, some space is lost when building a partition for niches, but if the bathroom is spacious enough, then this is not a problem.
To make it convenient to use such shelves in the shower, even 10 cm of depth is enough.
Built-in shelves and niches in the bathroom: implementation options
The following scheme is most common: a box with niches made of plasterboard or GVL + waterproofing + tiling or mosaic lining.
In fact, we get several niches arranged in a vertical row. With this method of implementation, the thickness of the shelves is quite large. No, it's not bad. Many consider this design to be the best in terms of design and convenience. However, the thicker the shelves, the smaller their number, and this must be taken into account. If you want to organize more shelves, you should consider a different scheme.
The second option is to create one large niche in which shelves are mounted. For this, fasteners and holders are used. Shelves can be, for example, tempered glass or moisture-resistant MDF.
Implementation according to this scheme is simpler, faster, and in many cases cheaper. Yes, and shelves can be hung a lot.
Shelves made of natural or artificial stone can be mounted in the shower enclosure and directly next to the bathtub. These shelves are moisture resistant, so they retain their original appearance for a very long time. It is much easier to care for them than for glass ones, because water does not leave visible marks on them (at least not immediately). Stone shelves are installed in a niche directly in the process of lining it. Usually, for this, streaks are formed in the plaster - shelves are inserted into them, fixing them with glue or mortar.
Another option is tab shelves. Such products are commercially available. They are made of the most durable plastic or steel, ceramics, artificial stone. Finished niches are waterproof and airtight. The shelf-tab can be cut into the wall, and then lined with mosaics or tiles.
