Bao Shaving Cabinets Buying Guide
A shaving cabinet earns its spot on the wall by doing two jobs at once: giving the bathroom a mirror and giving it storage, without eating into floor space the way a freestanding unit would. Bao's range takes the standard rectangle and rounds it off, which is worth knowing before comparing it against the sharper-edged cabinets most other brands stock.
Choosing a shape
- Bao Arch Shaving Cabinet 400mm is a single door with a rounded top, part of The Blue Space's wider arch shape shaving cabinets range, suited to a single-basin vanity or a powder room where the rest of the fit-out already leans soft rather than boxy
- Bao Pill Shaving Cabinet 450mm x 900mm stretches the same rounded-top shape across two doors, sitting within the pill shaped shaving cabinets range, giving more mirror and more shelf space for a double vanity or a busier household bathroom
Getting the size right
The 400mm Arch suits a vanity up to about 600mm wide. Keeping the cabinet narrower than the basin below it stops the mirror sitting off-centre from the tap. The 900mm Pill is built for a double vanity, or a single vanity wide enough to need the extra width, and its 450mm height keeps the two doors looking in proportion rather than squat.
Storage and hardware
Both cabinets open to adjustable internal shelving, so shelf spacing can be widened for taller bottles or brought in closer for smaller items. The mirrored doors are hinged rather than sliding, which keeps everything on the shelves visible when the cabinet is open instead of half-hidden behind a track.
Installing a Bao shaving cabinet
Both models are surface-mounted, fixed straight to the wall rather than recessed into the cavity, which makes them a straightforward retrofit if you're not renovating around them, since there's no need to cut into the wall or match a recess to the stud spacing. It's worth checking the mounting height suits whoever uses that vanity most before drilling.
