Cabinet Bases for Every Room

Cabinet Bases for Every Room

For a long time cabinet bases went unnoticed in the kitchen. They are among one of the most versatile storage spaces in the home. Unlike a chest of drawers, they fit into even the smallest corner. And now that designers have focused on cabinet bases, you can also find something that suits the style of your other pieces of furniture.

Cabinet Bases in the Bathroom

Cabinet bases in the bathroom are usually found directly under the sink. This saves space, hides the plumbing, and offers extra space to keep things like cosmetics, towels, or cleaning products.

Design:

  • Opening for siphon,
  • one or more drawers
  • and integrated shelves with cabinet doors

Material: solid hardwood, melamine, water-resistant plastic finish

Style:

  • Rustic: light hardwood with wrought-iron fittings
  • Neutral: white, matte or glossy plastic surface with simple handrails
  • Romantic: white cabinet base with slatted doors and doorknobs

Cabinet Bases in the Kitchen

Cabinet bases for the kitchen need to fill a variety of different needs and are therefore very variable in design. The sink, dishwasher, and trash need to be integrated into the design. At the same time, room is needed to store dishes, pots, and pans.

Design:

  • drawers of varying depths for the dishes
  • drawers for cutlery and kitchen appliances
  • shelves for pots and pans
  • integrated railing system for a pull-out trash can,
  • space-saving, rotating shelves in corner, base cabinets

Material: water-resistant wood veneer, steel, and plastic surfaces

Style:

  • Colorful: matte or glossy surfaces, for example in burgundy
  • Neutral: white or light gray surfaces, for example with a steel effect

Hi-Fi Cabinet Bases

A low cabinet base in the living room has space for your stereo system, together with your DVDs, video games, books, and photo albums . Advantages: Equipped with a floor stand, the base cabinet does double duty as a TV-stand.

Design:

  • long, rectangular, low to the ground (about 60 cm tall)
  • large surface for the TV equipment
  • deep drawers and/or shelves with hinged doors

Material: stable fiberboard or solid wood, metal frame with a wooden body

Style:

  • Shabby Chic: recycled wood and a metal frame
  • 50s Look: dark wooden body on delicate legs
  • Country Home Style: white, glazed wood cabinet with a brown top

Cabinet Bases in the Office

Filing folders, documents, and reference books: Even in the age of digitilization there’s still more than enough paperwork , the best solution is to store it in a cabinet base under your desk.

Design:

  • Compartments for hanging folders,
  • tall cabinets for file folders,
  • small drawers for papers, pens, paperclips etc.

Material: metal, wood, plastic

Style:

  • Purist: white without fittings
  • Industrial: black metal cabinet
  • Modern: metal frame with milky, transparent plastic walls or drawers

Base cabinets aren’t just for storage in your kitchen, they hide everything that isn’t required on a daily basis. They can also be useful in other parts of your home. Files in your office, cosmetics in the bathroom, or your stereo system in the living room—base cabinets can keep your home in order.

Versatile and space-saving: base cabinets create order in any room.

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