What is the name of the pencil case in the bathroom?

Modern furniture showrooms offer various options for bathroom furniture, taking into account the small size of the room. In most apartment buildings, the bathroom is the smallest room in the apartment. But at the same time, it stores a huge amount of things that need to be placed in special cabinets and hanging shelves. That is why many people choose a pencil case to conveniently put all their things and have them always at hand.

What is a bathroom pencil case and why is it called that?

According to Russian language dictionaries, the word “pencil case” means a narrow elongated box, which is intended for storing writing instruments and other small things. With the development of design, pencil cases began to be called narrow, elongated cabinets that have internal shelves and even drawers - they are convenient for storing all the things in the toilet room.

There are several types of pencil cases:

• floor;
• wall;
• wall;
• corner.

It was thanks to its narrow elongated shape that the cabinet began to be called a pencil case. This furniture is extremely functional, allowing you to place a large number of things without taking up much space in the room. Today, the market offers a wide range of models and materials from which cabinets are made to satisfy the tastes of even the most biased buyer.

IMPORTANT! At first glance, a bulky piece of furniture can be successfully placed in the bathroom space. Spaciousness and functionality make it a sought-after piece of furniture for this room.

Why do you need pencil cases in the bathroom?

A tall and narrow cabinet is designed to store various things and care products that a person needs while taking a bath or shower. Having removed endless tubes, bottles and tubes inside the furniture set, collecting all the clean towels and bathrobes there, a person feels aesthetic pleasure. The toilet room remains decorated only with decorative elements that reflect the style preferences of the apartment owners.

Depending on the size and height, the pencil case is usually equipped with shelves, baskets, drawers, hooks or a bar with hangers. Bathrooms where such furniture was installed look much neater and cleaner. This is due to the fact that surfaces previously covered with bottles and towels will now become easier to wash and wipe off dust. Putting things in order will become a good everyday tradition, easy and relaxed.

Types of bathroom cabinets

Furniture showrooms today offer a huge variety of bathroom furniture models. They are made of different materials and come in different colors to suit the taste of every customer.

Depending on the installation option, there are two types of canisters:

1. Floor. It is a rectangular cabinet, usually quite wide to accommodate a lot of things, so it is installed, as a rule, in large bathrooms; it is equipped with small legs and is installed directly on the floor.
2. Mounted.A good option for saving space, it is fixed to the wall - above the bathtub, sink, installation and other elements. It helps to save usable space without taking up much space and storing quite a lot of things.

According to the type of construction, they are distinguished:

• corner - has a trapezoidal shape, which allows you to install it in a free corner of the bathroom, saving space; in addition, due to the non-standard shape, there is more space inside the cabinet for things and cosmetics;
• rectangular - the standard shape of a bathroom cabinet, which involves installing it along the wall; it can fit a lot of things, but at the same time it occupies a large area of ​​usable space;
• rotating - a stylish and fashionable accessory, very convenient for bathtubs of non-standard shape; things on the shelves can be easily taken from anywhere in the room.

IMPORTANT! You need to choose a cabinet in accordance with the shape and size of the toilet room. If the room is very small, it is better not to clutter it with tall and bulky pencil cases.

When purchasing a pencil case, you should pay attention to protective facades and films, which must be of excellent quality in order to preserve the furniture in its original form for a long time. You should also pay special attention to the fittings; their quality and durability are considered the main advantages. You also need to calculate the functionality, consider the existing shelves, hooks and baskets, will they all be needed during operation, and are they convenient to use? All these questions must have positive answers, otherwise the piece of furniture will be inconvenient to use after installing it in the bathroom.