Monday, May 3, 2010

A Tall Corner Cabinet - Style and Function

Many homes today are taking advantage of the visual effect that taller ceilings can provide.  The days of the eight foot ceiling are becoming things of the past in homes built in recent years as homeowners commonly began to want nine and even ten foot ceilings throughout at least the first floor of their homes.  One of the issues these taller ceilings present is the additional wall space above the furnishings that normally occupy rooms with ceilings that are not as tall.

Of course, the area of the room that sometimes stands out as appearing empty in a room with eight foot ceilings is magnified even more in rooms with taller ceilings and that is a corner.  Luckily, this issue can easily be addressed with the addition of a tall corner cabinet.  Corner cabinets are a great solution to furnishing a part of the room that is always a problem and that is sometimes difficult to address.  However, no matter the room or its function, manufacturers are providing a cabinet for the corner that can easily meet the room function.

For instance, in the family room or den, you could add a tall corner cabinet to house the television or one just to display your collectibles.  In the kitchen or dining room, a corner cabinet could provide storage for those seldom used items or could also display that fine china that has never had a display space before.  In the bathroom, a cabinet for your towels and other linens can be placed in a corner and be especially functional and provide for additional storage which is always difficult in these smaller spaces.

These tall corner cabinets are available in many different styles and finishes.  You could choose to have a cabinet that has shelves for display from top to bottom and is completely open or one that has full length glass doors to help prevent the collection of dust.  There are also models that have solid doors on the bottom half with open or glass door enclosures on the top.  As you can see, no matter the way in which you may need to utilize one of these cabinets, there is a unit available that will not only help display or store your items, but will do so in such a way as to add a little extra style in that empty corner that you were looking to fill.