Timber and MDF shelves take in moisture through every cut edge, and in a bathroom that shows sooner or later: the edge lifts, the shelf starts to bow, and a ring appears where the shampoo bottle stood. Glass has nothing to absorb. Toothpaste, soap and the white film hard water leaves behind all wipe off the surface, and the shelf looks the same after years of use as it did the day it went up.
Most bathrooms are short on storage and long on awkward corners: an alcove beside the chimney breast, a niche built into the shower, a gap above the basin that nothing off the shelf quite fits. We cut every shelf to the exact width and depth of the space, and we can shape it to follow an irregular corner where the room needs it. Because glass lets the light through, a row of shelves doesn’t cast the space below into shadow, and a small bathroom doesn’t feel any more crowded for having them.
A shelf holding a few bottles doesn’t need the same glass as one carrying folded towels, so the thickness is chosen for what’s going on it rather than set to a single standard. Clear glass keeps the look light. A coloured panel, or a transparent print that lets the light through while carrying a pattern, gives the shelving a finish of its own.
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