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Medicine Cabinet - White Oak -
Golden Oak Stain with Satin Finish
MountainHaven
created a solid oak medicine cabinet for a client who had very specific
desires and needs for the Master Bath cabinet.
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cabinet was designed with mirrored, clamshell doors that have adjustable
shelves in each door. The case of the cabinet also contains adjustable
shelving. Both the doors and case are deeper than "standard" medicine
cabinets so as to better accommodate larger items. The mirrors can be
quickly and easily replaced without any tools should one ever be broken. The
lower fascia panel beneath the doors hides an electrical wall outlet, yet is
hinged to enable easy access to the wall outlet. The cabinet was also
designed to hang on the wall without being permanently affixed to the wall
so the homeowner can simply lift the cabinet off the wall and take it with
them, should they move to a different home. This was accomplished without
any visible means of support. The case of the cabinet also incorporates an
external top shelf so that decorative items, or such, can be placed on top
of the cabinet without being knocked off when the doors are opened and
closed. A number of other features were built into the cabinet and can be
seen in the illustrations that follow. |
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Click on any of
the small images to open a full size view in a separate viewing window.
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Full view of cabinet
with doors closed. |
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One door open to
display adjustable shelves in the door. Shelves have vertical glass
retainers near the front edge to keep items from falling out when the door
is closed hard. |
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Glass shelf
retainers more easily visible on front edge of door shelves. The doors
(interior) are backed with oak panels to protect the mirrors. Finger joinery
is visible on door corners. |
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With doors open it
is possible to note there is no hardware visible attaching the cabinet to
the wall. Again, a very clean interior, all oak presentation. Case shelves
are height adjustable, same as the door shelves. |
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Edge profiling of
the door/mirror frame and overhang shelf is visible in this view. Also, the
tightly mitered finger joints used on the case and doors are clearly visible
on the corners of the doors. |
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Finger joints on
corners of doors and on the cabinet case are clearly visible. This is a good
view of the overhang shelf above the doors. This makes the space on top of
the cabinet useful for storage or decorating. |
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A clear view of the
finger joinery on the mirror doors. Very tight, strong joints. Magnetic door
latches are visible well recessed under the overhang shelf. |
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This view shows the
finger joinery, but also reveals the edge profiling of the mirror frame more
clearly. The profile on the back, bottom edge of the easy swinging doors
eliminates the need for door knobs. |
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Solid brass pin
hinges are a subtle accent to the cabinet and are mitered into the case and
door frames. All shelves are height adjustable. Shelf pins lock into
recesses on bottom of shelves to keep shelves in door. |
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A very clear view of
the vertical glass keeper panels inset into the front of the adjustable door
shelves. If the door is closed hard, contents won't fall out, yet are very
visible for easy label identification. |
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The lower panel
(hides wall outlet) is recessed flush with the face of the cabinet case, yet
is given a touch of edge profiling, same as on the doors and case. The panel
relies on a magnetic keeper latch. |
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The lower panel can
be opened to access the electrical outlet on the wall with cabinet doors
open or closed. |
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Styling is clean and
simple with traditional accents in the subtle details of hinge selection and
edge profiles. The cabinet offers double the storage of a typical recessed
medicine cabinet. |
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Magnetic keepers
hold the doors closed, but silicon pads ensure the doors always close
quietly, never with a bang that could disturb anyone sleeping in the master
suite. |
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