Plastic cabinets

Plastic cabinets have received deserved recognition among furniture buyers and are very popular. Plastic has several advantages, which motivates people to choose among many other raw materials. It is durable, inexpensive, easy to operate and maintain.

Plastic cabinets are furniture for storing small and light items, such as children's clothes, personal care products, and home textiles. This furniture is usually characterized by small dimensions and is used as an additional piece of furniture, or a temporary locker. Fittings attached with glue. Legs or castors are usually used as a support.

The manufacture of plastic furniture has no color limitations. The surface can be glossy or matte, smooth, embossed, decorated with various stickers and patterns.

Depending on the model, in the manufacture of these cabinets, brands can combine the material by adding wood or metal to the plastic.

Plastic cabinets are unique methods of interior design, they have several advantages:

• the price of models is low, so anyone can buy them;
• these cabinets makes them mobile in transporting and moving around the house without disturbing the surface of the floor covering;
• they are easy to care for, they calmly tolerate wet cleaning;

• products protect things from dust and moisture (does not apply to models without facades);
• they are easy to assemble and install without the help of professionals;
• plastic is not susceptible to corrosion, can withstand low temperatures (such furniture is ideal for storing things on the balcony);
• They have a wide range for different use cases.

In addition to the advantages of plastic cabinets, there are several disadvantages:

• plastic can withstand limited severity (the shelf is designed for weight up to 40 kg);
• appearance does not differ premium, yielding to models from wood;
• the material does not have sufficient resistance to mechanical damage, it breaks easily.

Depending on their design, plastic cabinets can be:

• Suspended with mounting on the wall or floor. Wall models are varieties for the bathroom, balcony, pantry. This is a furniture for small rooms in which you need to save space.
• Straight or angular. Corner options are great for saving space: so the empty corners are used with advantage.

• With shelves or with drawers. A plastic cabinet with drawers is more often used in a nursery for toys and clothes, in the bathroom for storing personal hygiene products and towels. Cabinets with shelves are suitable for organizing the space of a balcony, pantry, toilet room.
• Modular (built-in or single construction), consisting of parts of the desired size, which can be assembled, as closely as possible tailored to the space of a particular room (relevant for non-standard type rooms).The process of assembling and installing such furniture is simple, the stores offer a wide range of plastic panels of any size, including to order.

• With hinged, sliding doors or without facades. Popular models for spacious rooms, characterized by durability and the need for space for opening. Cabinets without facades will occupy a decent place in any room where there is no need to hide the contents from prying eyes.
• Folding or collapsible - A great option for temporary furniture. Folding model at any time can be folded and removed, moved to another room. If you plan to use the cabinet for a long time, it is better to use collapsible models, which are more durable.

Plastic cabinets differ in location and room where they can be installed.

In both cases, they perform the main function - storing things that are rarely used, or they are quite large in size and take up a lot of space in living rooms. Most often, the parameters of these rooms are small and non-standard, so the built-in wardrobes, made according to individual measurements, fit best into them.

For such rooms, it is preferable to choose cabinets with sliding or hinged mechanism, or the option without a facade. For a plastic model, placement on the street (balcony) is allowed.

In the bathroom space is limited, so the size of the cabinets should be compact or small (depending on the particular room). Model selection is based on the purchase of a product in a reputable, reputable store. You can purchase this model in stores specializing in plumbing and bathroom furniture.

In the toilet room, they usually hang up wardrobes according to individual measurements, since these rooms are most often non-standard. In such cabinets are usually stored household chemicals, building materials, household goods. Most of all in this case, the installation is suitable for mounting on the wall, since the only convenient place is to fix the cabinet above the toilet.

In the nursery, plastic furniture is used most often. Children's stores offer a wide range of diverse storage systems for toys, clothes, stationery and books.

Cabinets can be of various designs:

• with hinged doors or without them;
• with drawers or shelves;
• mounted;
• outdoor

Popular combination cabinets, which combine the open shelves and drawers of different sizes. Thanks to the internal functionality, you can sort the toys into categories and restore order to the children, instilling organization and accuracy in the child from an early age. To make it easier for your child to navigate, you can draw pictures or inscriptions on boxes and facades using any marking systems.

When choosing furniture for a children's room, it is important to observe safety conditions. You need to choose cabinets from good plastic, painted with high-quality dyes without toxic impurities.

In addition, it is necessary to exclude overturning furniture. For this purpose, it can be equipped with wheels, or securely attached to the wall.

When children grow up, it ceases to be relevant, so it is replaced with wooden.The design of children's cabinets and drawers is not limited. If you wish, you can always find furniture of any shades with the image of your favorite cartoon characters and fairy tales.

Plastic furniture can be of different shapes, volumes and designs. The parameters are subject to the characteristics of the style of the premises and purpose. These are not just plastic boxes that perform a strictly basic function: models differ in aesthetic perception. They can be special due to the color tone or decorative elements.

Plastic facades can be decorated using additional elements (rattan, bamboo inserts, mirrors). The use of a mirror helps to visually expand the space, complement the furniture with another function, and the facades decorated under rattan or bamboo make plastic furniture more solid, visually similar to wood furniture.

Below are examples of cabinets made of plastic panels, as well as options for their design and decoration, which will help to inspire the interior design.

On how to organize order with the help of plastic cabinets in the nursery, see below.