Corner pencil cases in a bathroom: types and choices

A corner pencil box for a bathroom is a special type of furniture that you cannot put on a wall. Its back is bent at an angle of 90 degrees and fits perfectly into the corner of the room. Externally, this design takes up little space, but its capacity is not inferior to wall options.

The corner pencil case for the bathroom has not only design features, it differs from ordinary furniture in a special kind of coating.

Cases can be of any size, it is important to choose them correctly. For small rooms it is better to choose hanging models with open or glass facades. Medium-sized rooms are suitable pencil cases-columns. Large bathrooms can afford wardrobes.

A variety of corner pencil cases makes it possible to choose them according to their purpose - for hygiene items, towels, cosmetics; by location - they can be placed on the floor or suspended from the wall. The model with a mirrored door successfully finds its place above the corner washbasin.

Design features of the products are also diverse. They are endowed with shelves, drawers, large niches, hooks and towel bars. Occupancy depends on the size of the model.

It is naive to believe that a corner pencil case can be squeezed into any corner. In order not to disturb the harmony of the bathroom, you need to visually evaluate its parameters and the surrounding environment. Looking for a place for a pencil case, it is necessary to take into account certain nuances.

• Elongated room can be visually made shorter by using two corner structures exposed at the corners of one wall. Use should be the reduced side of the room.
• In square rooms two corner pencil cases are placed diagonally. If one model is planned, then the second corner is occupied by a washing machine, cabinet or other piece of furniture of square or angular shape.
• For too small rooms with high ceilings, pencil cases are contraindicated. Their rush up will make the room look like a well. You can use only a small suspended product with a mirror, glass facade or no doors at all.

The corner pencil case is not as simple as it seems, it has a wide variety of models by purpose, location, color, style and design features. Products can be divided by location.

Closed corner pencil cases have doors that can hardly open in cramped conditions in small rooms. For such rooms it is better to choose miniature open models. Medium-sized rooms are suitable for standard products, the so-called pencil cases-columns. Spacious bathrooms can afford wardrobes. Outwardly, they look like an elongated closet or a wide pencil case. Floor products are usually installed on legs, for good ventilation of the cabinet. They have shelves of different sizes with the same depth. Cases are divided into open, closed and combined options.

When all the corners are occupied by plumbing and cabinets, but there is still not enough storage space, a corner hinged pencil case comes to the rescue. It organically enters the corner of the upper part of the room, does not bother anyone, and surprisingly, there are a lot of benefits from it. If this design is installed above the corner washbasin, it can be filled with razors, cosmetics and dental care products.

You can use all the contents by observing yourself in the mirror door. Narrow pencil cases find their place both above the bathroom and in the shower, they contain all the bathing accessories that can be reached while standing in one place.

Cases are classified by design features.

The furniture industry produces interesting models of corner pencil cases with rotating shelves, each of which is fixed in the upper part of a separate section and is able to turn 360 degrees around its axis.

The design is suitable for spacious rooms and resembles a tall narrow cabinet or a wide pencil case.

The facade of this design looks like a straight line, and the upper part forms a triangle. The pencil case gently conceals the corner of the room, but inferior in volume to the trapezoidal version. It is not easy to use triangular shelves, so they produce models of small depth. Products are open, closed type, with mirrors and under glass.

The model exceeds the triangular pencil case in volume, structurally more convenient to use. Externally, trapezoidal pencil cases look more attractive than triangular products.

The pencil case has a soft bend line. It can be closed or half-closed type, contain shelves of different sizes and drawers of a peculiar shape.

The materials for bathrooms have special requirements. They must be resistant to water and steam, which means that they have the minimum porosity, which, for example, is in glass and plastic.

There is an erroneous opinion that wood is actively destroyed in conditions of high humidity. Domestic species of water-resistant plants include oak, hornbeam, walnut, ash, cedar, pear, plum.For the bathroom, you can also use products from medium-density rocks - chestnut, aspen, linden, alder.

Material intended for use in damp rooms is subjected to antifungal impregnation and coated with water-repellent compounds (paint, varnish) or laminated. Cases made of natural wood suit all styles, they look beautiful and expensive. The disadvantages include their high cost.

Particle boards are a budget material and are suitable for those who cannot afford a natural wood product. The material is made from large chips and sawdust, glued with resins, pressed, then coated with veneer of any breed. So in your bathroom you can have an exotic boxwood, wenge or sandalwood for a very reasonable price.

A tangible drawback of such material is toxicity. The mixtures with which chips are impregnated for bonding the plates emit toxic fumes when heated. As you know, in the bathroom the temperature can be quite high.

Safe, environmentally friendly material made on the basis of fine chips soaked in natural resins. Its cost is higher than chipboard, but quite loyal when compared with wood. MDF imitates many varieties of trees, has a wide variety of colors and patterns, lends itself to crowding, which improves the external capabilities of the material.

Metal is used mainly in the accessories of pencil cases. In order to avoid corrosion, it is chromated. For retro styles, copper, bronze or brass can be used in the decoration of the product. Not often, but in the bathrooms you can find pencil cases made entirely of chromed metal, they are needed for some urban areas.

This material is present on the facades of pencil cases. Thanks to his participation, the products transmit light, look elegant and do not load the space around them. Sophisticated open models can be equipped with glass shelves, which is especially important for decorative cases, shells and corals placed on shelves seem to be floating in the air.

It belongs to the cheapest materials. Despite perfect moisture resistance, acquire such products in most cases for country bathrooms. But in some modern styles, you can use bright plastic of good quality in your interiors.

Corner pencil cases have different sizes, so they can be selected for rooms with any area. The height of the product ranges from 120 to 200 cm, the width is from 28 to 50, the depth is 30-40 cm.

To use corner pencil cases you need a certain habit. At first, they may seem uncomfortable, so they are not made too deep. Accustomed to the corner structure, you quickly begin to evaluate its ergonomics, the ability to hide corners and influence the appearance of the interior.

It’s easy to choose models, you just have to adhere to certain rules.

1. It is necessary to measure the selected angle so as not to make a mistake with the dimensions of the product.
2. Decide on the purpose of the pencil case, understand what it will be filled with. The volume and design capabilities of the model depend on this.
3. You need to understand what product you need - left-side or right-sided, check for obstructions to open the doors.
4. Before buying, you need to inspect the product for marriage. Chips and scratches can damage the protective layer, and under the influence of a humid environment, the coating will begin to deteriorate.
5. The durability of the pencil case is affected by the quality of the fittings. Plastic handles and mounts imitating bronze and copper will not last long.

Those who have not yet decided to purchase this type of furniture can be inspired by beautiful examples.

• A closed-type pencil case completes the radius composition of furniture in the bathroom.

• Empire style black formal furniture set. Beautifully decorated pencil case with frosted glazing.

• An example of two triangular floor and wall models at once. Glass facades make structures light and inconspicuous.

• Roomy trapezoidal pencil-case, suitable for classic interiors.

• Light furniture made of solid beech wood is represented by a triangular pencil case-column.

• Corner box-case made of natural wood looks presentable, suitable for country and eco-styles.

• The radial design with a glossy facade is facilitated by glass and open shelves.

• The mixed-cabinet Scandinavian-style pencil case softened the corner of the room.

On how to make a corner cabinet in the bathroom with your own hands, see further.