A simple bathroom upgrade such as a new medicine cabinet offers plenty of bang for your home improvement buck. There are three major factors you should consider when selecting and installing a new medicine cabinet. These are function, fit, and appearance.

Consider Functionality

Your medicine cabinet should be large and deep with plenty of shelves. This is the ideal place to store not just medicines but razors, skin creams, extra bars of soap, and other grooming implements as well. You don’t want to stick these items in a plastic tub under the sink – that type of clutter easily gets out of control.

Get The Right Fit

Your new medicine cabinet needs to fit in the space available. If the door to the cabinet won’t open properly because of obstructions in the bathroom space, it really isn’t an improvement. Select a model with sliding door panels to avoid this problem.

Another way to gain access to extra space is to use a recessed cabinet. Just make sure the cavity is in fact empty. Unseen wiring or pipes behind the dry wall may pose a problem. Also, make sure you fasten the cabinet to wood framing in the wall so the weight of the unit is fully supported.

Match Your Décor

Mirrored cabinets are always nice, but you don’t have to settle for plain metal edging. Consider a wood frame or a beveled glass edge. Rectangles aren’t your only option either. Choose an oval, octagonal, or scalloped shape. Consider replacing plain, dressing room style bulbs with a triple wall sconce to add style to the lighting above your medicine cabinet.