Beep Beep Back Up The Bathroom Storage Bus

You might have seen this bathroom a few days ago over at Apartment Therapy New York, but this storage idea needed a second look. How many things could you keep in a 4" deep cabinet? In this home, there's quite a bit, even if "cabinet" feels like a dirty word in the case of this super modern and clean bathroom — want to see what's inside?

The home of Dale and Adam in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York city is one we would be perfectly content to live out the rest of our days in. It's truly beautiful and there's tons of great space saving ideas, most of which were easy to incorporate with a little great design.

In the never ending hunt for supreme bathroom storage, we came across this amazing small space solution and although we're thinking that this may have been a custom job, there's no reason you couldn't make something similar yourself. Even if you don't have a large section of wall like they do, try making something that's tall and skinny, maybe just 8 inches wide. It's a nice break from the traditional look and could even work in a hallway instead of a bathroom to ensure your medications are kept away from humidity.
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Comments (11)

I want this cabinet - Bad.

Are you sure it is only 4 inches deep? It looks more like 6 or 8 inches (i.e., each 1/2 is either 3 or 4 inches deep).

The back half is inset into the wall, between the studs, so it only sticks out of the wall by about 4". This is a medicine cabinet version of the old New York wall hamper trick, which also was recessed between studs.

It is a great idea. Someone should sell it.

IKEA sells something similar but it's not that shallow. It's the 'high cabinet' in the 'Godmorgon' line and measures about 15" deep. I love the look and am putting one in my guest bath in high-gloss white!

Eh, medicines and toilet cleaner all in the same tight space?

Way too much stuff for me. It is just too cluttered. I would be able to lose about 90% of the stuff they have in there.

Good space. Just poor use of it.

This is the first time I ever felt a negative vibe from anything I've seen in Apartment Therapy. Sorry.

Actually, the IKEA godmorgen cabinet is only 5 1/2" deep! We have one in our bathroom in the dark wood and it looks fantastic. It's great in that it only fits one row of toiletries, so you never have to push stuff aside to get to your hairspray, etc. Forces you to edit all the excessive product you may own!

We're getting 2 for our narrow hallway, too!

I've been planning to put the Ikea Godmorgen cabinet in an unused wall space in my bathroom for a while.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10164840

Re: Ikea Godmorgen cabinet:

Ugh, particle board doesn't last more than 10 years before it starts to shred at the edges. Solid wood's the only way to go.

I'm with ecuadoriana1 on this one - not a fan of keeping cleaners and meds in such tight quarters with one another.

Perhaps if they were two separate cabinets on top of one another? So they almost looked as one, but had the benefit of being able to segregate products.

Otherwise, I love the idea and look of it.

That would definitely be a great place to store the ridiculous amounts of smelly lotion and hair product that every woman has laying around the house and bathroom.