It's important that you care for your bathroom furniture to keep it looking good and wearing well.
Any furniture, exposed to a damp environment and every day use, will begin to show its age unless it's looked after consistently and appropriately.
Your storage units are not as likely to come into direct contact with standing water in the form of puddles and splashes as, say, a vanity unit, but they're still going to be installed in a bathroom which by its very nature is a moist environment.
The first rule of caring for wooden or MDF bathroom furniture, including storage units and cabinets, is to ensure that your whole bathroom is adequately ventilated.
Not only will this make it a much more pleasant place to spend time, it will ensure that there's no build up of damp which will adversely affect the structure and finish of your bathroom furniture.
This should not affect plastic, acrylic or metal items as much as wooden or MDF furniture (although you'll need to keep an eye out for rusting if your furniture has exposed metal parts).
All materials should be kept clean to ensure they look their best and also to minimise the risk of a build up of dust and dirt, which can become ground in and cause scratches to the surfaces of your bathroom furniture.
Wooden and veneered furniture should be polished periodically to maintain its lustre: four times a year is about right.
Any more than this could cause polish to begin to build up on the surface of the item, which will be detrimental to its appearance.
You should also make sure that you choose a type of polish that's suitable for the finish on your furniture, whether that be wax, oil, polyurethane coating, or whatever else the manufacturer has used.
As well as maintaining the finish on your bathroom furniture, you'll need to pay some attention on a regular basis to the opening and closing mechanisms on your doors and drawers.
Your bathroom furniture may be supplied with its hinges either dry or ready lubricated.
You should check, and lubricate as necessary after installing your bathroom cabinets.
Hinges should be checked, cleaned and lubricated periodically with a light machine oil to maintain their efficiency, prolong their life and keep them from squeaking.
If your hinges squeak, this is generally a sign they need to be re-lubricated, but if squeaking reoccurs frequently, they may be misaligned: removing them and reattaching them at the correct angle should reduce the need for oiling in the future.
Hinges should also be checked regularly for wear and tear and for loose screws.
Drawer runners should be kept clean, hardwood should be waxed periodically, loose screws should be spotted and either screwed back in or replaced, and moving parts should be kept lubricated.
Your bathroom furniture will provide you with ample storage space in your bathroom for all your accessories; looking after it well will ensure that its finish is maintained and its opening and closing mechanisms don't suffer with age.
Good aftercare can prolong the life and looks of your bathroom furniture for many years.
Any furniture, exposed to a damp environment and every day use, will begin to show its age unless it's looked after consistently and appropriately.
Your storage units are not as likely to come into direct contact with standing water in the form of puddles and splashes as, say, a vanity unit, but they're still going to be installed in a bathroom which by its very nature is a moist environment.
The first rule of caring for wooden or MDF bathroom furniture, including storage units and cabinets, is to ensure that your whole bathroom is adequately ventilated.
Not only will this make it a much more pleasant place to spend time, it will ensure that there's no build up of damp which will adversely affect the structure and finish of your bathroom furniture.
This should not affect plastic, acrylic or metal items as much as wooden or MDF furniture (although you'll need to keep an eye out for rusting if your furniture has exposed metal parts).
All materials should be kept clean to ensure they look their best and also to minimise the risk of a build up of dust and dirt, which can become ground in and cause scratches to the surfaces of your bathroom furniture.
Wooden and veneered furniture should be polished periodically to maintain its lustre: four times a year is about right.
Any more than this could cause polish to begin to build up on the surface of the item, which will be detrimental to its appearance.
You should also make sure that you choose a type of polish that's suitable for the finish on your furniture, whether that be wax, oil, polyurethane coating, or whatever else the manufacturer has used.
As well as maintaining the finish on your bathroom furniture, you'll need to pay some attention on a regular basis to the opening and closing mechanisms on your doors and drawers.
Your bathroom furniture may be supplied with its hinges either dry or ready lubricated.
You should check, and lubricate as necessary after installing your bathroom cabinets.
Hinges should be checked, cleaned and lubricated periodically with a light machine oil to maintain their efficiency, prolong their life and keep them from squeaking.
If your hinges squeak, this is generally a sign they need to be re-lubricated, but if squeaking reoccurs frequently, they may be misaligned: removing them and reattaching them at the correct angle should reduce the need for oiling in the future.
Hinges should also be checked regularly for wear and tear and for loose screws.
Drawer runners should be kept clean, hardwood should be waxed periodically, loose screws should be spotted and either screwed back in or replaced, and moving parts should be kept lubricated.
Your bathroom furniture will provide you with ample storage space in your bathroom for all your accessories; looking after it well will ensure that its finish is maintained and its opening and closing mechanisms don't suffer with age.
Good aftercare can prolong the life and looks of your bathroom furniture for many years.