One of the most common challenges in many homes today is handling the storage requirements for a small bathroom. Almost every home seems to have that small bathroom, either near the 2nd or 3rd bedroom, or a small half bath at the other end of the house away from the master bedroom. A corner linen cabinet or a linen tower can be a great solution to your storage needs.

A spare bathroom is a great addition to your home. But the problem with a small bathroom or especially a half bathroom is that there is seldom built in linen storage, and often it’s made worse by the fact that the sink is a standalone pedestal, lending no support in the form of a vanity storage space.

The storage solutions in this case are limited. Without vanity space, your choices are basically to use over the toilet storage or to use a free standing linen cabinet. The over the toilet storage can be a floor standing unit, often referred to as a spacesaver unit. A floor standing cabinet often has too large a footprint to be practical, but that’s where a corner cabinet shines. You can create a great deal of storage space while using very little floor space that would probably not be of any value anyhow tucked away in the corner.

There are a number of different styles of corner linen cabinets. You can find a simple utilitarian design with just open shelves, or units that make a more formal statement, with doors covering some or all of the linen shelves. Some will have doors that have glass insets, allowing the easy identification of the contents but keeping that formal look. And some cabinets have one or more sets of drawers to use for storing more than just linens.

The finishes available for these corner cabinets include the very popular white, the almost as popular black, and a host of wood finishes and veneers like cherry, oak, walnut and pine. Country style is popular, as is French country, while some modern designs are finished in metal. And wicker is an ever popular material as well.

Small bathrooms give a unique storage challenge, but a corner linen cabinet can be a great solution to your storage needs.