Extra tall bath storage… the medicine cabinet I REALLY wanted.
Designing our bath storage was a challenge.Ā I wanted an extremely tall, oversized medicine cabinet.Ā I wanted something recessed, with a huge mirror and glass shelves.Ā Something that would reflect lots of light and compliment a vintage-style bath.
Clearly, they made this just for me: Roburn, Fairhaven:
I would clarify why I love itābut I assume its appeal is self-explanatory.
When I showed it to Paul, I saidāLOOK!
I said it with triumph, since itās an achievement to find the exact thing you wanted.Ā He looked at the computer, and said, āyes, that is nice.āĀ Then he went back to ripping up the floor.Ā I started to explain to him why this was what we needed. Ā He was busy, so his response was brief:
- How much?
- What?
- No.
- Unreasonable.
- Crazy.
- Letās talk about it later.
Paul and I have opposite definitions of āreasonable.ā Ā To Paul, unreasonable means a bath fixture that costs more than a crappy used car. Ā To me, unreasonable means anything you cannot actually getāregardless of hard work, driving yourself insane, stealing, begging, or cheating.Ā Like, for example, theĀ Breakers Mansion.
But, the medicine cabinet could have been ours.Ā There was nothing stopping usā¦Aside from the approximately $2,500 price tag, and that we wouldnāt have been able to open the door all the way.
After I saw the Roburn cabinet, I spent days shopping for something similar, but more reasonably priced. Ā The closest thing I found is thisĀ extra-tall mirrored medicine cabinet.Ā Which I really like… it’s 5′ tall, which is great… but only 11″ wide.
I thought the price was great, at under $200, I’d keep it in mind for a different bathroom remodel.
May 11, 2012 @ 9:42 am
Oh, this would have been really pretty! But I understand that money thing. Boy oh boy… it’s heartbreaking when that price tag makes the choice for you. UNFAIR! HA! Maybe that just means that a much better option will present itself. I hope so!
May 12, 2012 @ 1:42 am
I have to learn to detach. I get an idea/thing/object stuck in my head, and then everything pales in comparisonā¦
October 13, 2014 @ 7:03 pm
Love your comments. I did the same thing daily to my contractor as he was building my kitchen and sun room. Some changes were easily added, others proved to costly or not able to work into me design without starting over.