Can you recess a small medicine cabinet somewhere?

In my kid's bathroom there is a storage unit recessed into the wall behind where the bathrom door opens, so it's out of the way but accessible. It's two stud bays wide by maybe 4-1/2' tall, much larger than you need, but the idea is the same.

It's a little deeper than stud bay depth so it can hold rolls of toilet paper with the doors closed. So it protrudes about 2" proud of the wall.

A friend saw ours and wanted something similar for her bathroom. She ended up having one made by a student in the high school shop/woodworking class. Cost her the price of the materials, no charge for labor.

Can you hang a storage unit over the toilet?

In my powder room (teensy), I found a little "smoking table" that has a small cabinet in it. It fit the little bit of available floor space. Wouldn't work for everyday access like toothbrushes though.

Thanks for the quick responses. We just remodeled our bathroom so cutting into the wall wouldn't be an option...but it is a great idea.

I am looking at putting a shelf above the toilet, but I still want thinks camoflaged to look sleek and neat. No floor room in this bathroom to put a table or cabinet.

Even if you have just remodeled, I don't think the little bit of work that it takes to install a medicine cabinet in the wall would be disruptive.

I understand that, but that was one of the main things that I wanted to get rid of in the first place:) This bathroom, excluding the shower stall, is only about
4'X 4'(if that). I have seen some neat little ideas but can't remember where I saw them. There was a thing that held toothpaste and brushes with a lid on it that I can't find.
Thanks, Boo

Where is your mirror ? Pull it out 1". Slide stuff in that gap.

Maybe put some type of a decorative box (with a cover) on the back of the toilet tank?

Not the sexiest thing ever but some of those over the toilet tank cabinets on long legs are super handy. In a small bathroom they can be a life saver. If you look around you may be able to find one that fits your style.

I don't love them but one was necessary in one of my bathrooms in an old house. I found a metal one that worked well with my modern bathroom. The wood ones can be fairly nice too.

I love these concealed cabinets (link below) because they look like artwork (and you use your own artwork or photo.) They would require an opening in the wall, but it sounds like a fairly minor install job.

For TP, you could find a freestanding holder/concealer that would fit under the sink. This one is contemporary; I found a more traditional style somewhere like Target: http://tinyurl.com/yd6nknn

Here is a link that might be useful: Concealed cabinets

Those look nice Chicago!

I'm surprised by how much my small medicine cabinet holds -- truly everything I use on a daily basis, with the exception of my curling iron. It enables me to keep my pedestal sink top clutter-free.

The link below shows something (just what I'm not too sure...)

It looks like the kind of mounting bar that would be used behind a cooktop with sliding hooks for utensils. You could drill a hole fairly readily in containers of your choice. At that point, I'm not sure of the value of having them slide. Maybe fixed?

Here is a link that might be useful: Would this work?

> There was a thing that held toothpaste and brushes with a lid on it that I can't find.

It's called a toothbrush valet, and you can get it at Bed, Bath and Beyond.

Those Concealed Cabinets are really nice but $299 seems pretty expensive...anyone know of something similar offered for less $$$?

Yeah. The cabinets I built into my wall yesterday. :-)

I used this as my toothbrush holder. I agree with the posters here that a recessed medicine cabinet is a huge plus. I think mine just looks like a mirror. It's Broan (frame and cabinet sold separately) ordered it unfinished and stained it to match the vanity stain. I got an 18 inch glass shelf too you can barely see in the photo. I didn't have enough room to put it between counter and mirror so it's up pretty high with a tissue box on it. It could hold shaving cream and a pretty cup with razors in it.

Here is a link that might be useful: toothbrush holder option