Bath And Kitchen Cabinets

Build Rustic Bathrooms to Complement Your Kitchen

Most homeowners try to match their bathrooms to their kitchen with similar cabinetry, vanity tops, and wall material. Whether you live in a log or conventional home, complementary materials are available. We will explore some benefits of custom-built cabinets, wood types, colors, and hardware for rustic bathrooms.

Benefits of Custom-built Bath Cabinets

The choices of stock cabinets and vanities from local DIY stores are limited. The sizes of your bathrooms may not conform to standard sizes and you may need to vary the heights, widths, and depths of cabinetry. This is where custom-built cabinets are ideal for any home. 

Here are some advantages of custom-made units you will appreciate:

• They reflect your personality and style in their design that is not available in stock cabinets
• Choose your own sizes to fit the spaces and colors to match or contrast with the kitchen
• A wider selection of wood varieties is available – grain patterns, knots, and colors
• Higher quality craftsmanship in construction and finishing
• Eco-friendly and sustainable material is available like knotty pine
• Whether you are 5 feet or 7 feet tall or have physical limitations, you can have them designed to fit your stature

Any way you look at it, the benefits of custom-made bathroom cabinetry are desirable for any log cabin, log home, or conventional home.

Match Your Choice of Wood with the Kitchen

Having a variety of woods is a plus for log homes and conventional home bath areas. Favorite native-grown varieties include:

• Knotty Pine and Cedar
• Ambrosia Red Maple and Clear Pine
• Oak, Hickory, and Aspen

Each variety has its own natural characteristics to enhance the frames, doors, drawers, and shelving of cabinets and vanities. Typical bath cabinets include those above vanities and toilets and for closets. Vanities need drawers and/or doors plus drawers to store an assortment of personal items. 

If you want consistency throughout your home, match the wood type and finishes in the bathrooms and the kitchen. (You may opt for mixing the woods, styles, and colors for a more customized look.) Cabinet doors and drawers are also available in a log and hand-hewn design as well as traditional panel styles. 

Choose a Cabinet Style That Works for You

Many cabinet styles are available to add your personal touches to kitchens and bathrooms. Each of them is unique in its design, materials, hardware, and appeal.

• Rustic Country and Log Home – Bring out the natural qualities of wood
• Shaker and Beadboard – Emphasize simplicity and functionality
• Glass Front and Flat Front – Draw your attention to doors and drawers
• Contemporary and Traditional – Favorite home and townhouse styles
• Eclectic and Modern – Use different color and texture combinations

If your preference is a rustic décor, the first group is ideal whether you live in the suburbs or the country. Natural wood cabinets with your favorite stain or clear coat finish and hardware help create an atmosphere of a cozy home. 

Tips for Making Small Bathrooms Appear Larger

Small baths save money because you buy less material, but they can seem rather cramped. If your cabin or home has limited space for bathrooms, there are some approaches you can take.

• Use white paint or whitewash on the walls and ceilings to create a sense of more space.
• Avoid items that jut out into the room like large towel racks or toilet paper handles.
• Opt for one sink and a smaller vanity instead of a larger one with two sinks.
• Remove clutter and use clear shower enclosures with minimal hardware.
• Use compact storage areas and compact lighting.

If these suggestions don’t especially appeal to you, install floor tiles in a diagonal pattern, or use larger ones to give the illusion of a larger room. You can use hooks instead of towel racks and some homeowners install wall-mounted toilets instead of floor-mounted ones. Small and simple hardware is preferable and so are doors that swing out rather than in. If you have space, install pocket doors instead of hinged ones. 

Although you take a different approach for small bathrooms, you can still create them with rye cabinets, vanities, and storage areas that complement the kitchen. These suggestions are timely and efficient for cabins that tend to have smaller spaces.

If you are looking to install cabinets in your home and want them customized to suit your taste, reach out to Woodworkers Shoppe and we will guide you through the best cabinets to install to give your house a feel of a home.

References and Resources

• Benefits of Custom Cabinets
• Popular Cabinet Styles