Freestanding Linen Cabinets

Not every bathroom is built with the proper storage in mind. That’s where a freestanding linen cabinet comes into play! Adding a linen closet to your bathroom or laundry room gives you a place to store towels, blankets, hand towels, face cloths, pillowcases, medications, and the list goes on.

You want your linen closet to have some style too. Thankfully, your options are endless! Choose between tall and narrow wooden closets or short and wide cabinets. Check out these ten practical linen closets that satisfy your storage and stylish needs.

Chloe Hughes Interior Design Expert Updated 23/09/2021

Fully Hidden Linen Storage Cabinet

A fully enclosed linen storage cabinet conceals all your hand towels, towels, and miscellaneous bathroom items. They come with simple smooth doors or with patterned front doors.

For a rustic and farmhouse appeal, choose an enclosed linen storage cabinet that rests on the floor. These types give your furniture a heavy sense. Choose an enclosed linen cabinet with tall legs to allow more space and movement.

You can also find closed linen cabinets with metal accent doors. These styles are gorgeous in industrial-designed settings.

Short and Wide Sideboard Buffet Linen Closets

If your bathroom is long and skinny, then think about adding the short and wide sideboard buffet linen closets type. These types are perfect for narrow-shaped bathrooms because they do not cut the room in half like a tall linen closet would.

Sideboard buffet linen closets come in a variety of earth tones and neutrals. You can find some that rest directly on the floor or legs for more height.

Add three small square frames in line just above your sideboard linen cabinet for a modern or contemporary touch. One long horizontal mirror will look beautiful as well.

Tall Semi open Semi closed Linen Closet Cabinet

The tall fifty-fifty linen closet cabinet gives you the best of both worlds. Stash away your medications and smaller items while displaying your towels and décor pieces.

You can find these types in all sorts of arrangements. Some come tall and skinny with cabinets and an open center, while others come with an open top-half and a closed bottom-half.

Choose a bamboo slated style for a Bohemian finesse. For shabby chic, pick out white-washed linen closets with glass doors to display items.

Fully Open shelf Bathroom Linen Cabinets

If easy access is your aim, then open-shelf bathroom linen cabinets are calling your name. You can find these types tall and narrow with numerous shelves or short and wide with a few open shelves.

These types are ideal for holding larger items like towels, hand towels, face cloths, blankets, plants, and candles. They are not the best idea for someone who owns small items and cannot stand clutter.

Set these types of free-standing linen cabinets next to your bathtub for easy access to towels and face cloths. Keep your spa items in a basket on the bottom shelf.

Flat and Narrow Free Standing Linen Closet With Vertical lined Shelves

These vertical-lined free-standing linen closets are another best of both world’s types. The difference between these types and the fifty-fifty types is their side-by-side vertical alignment.

Place your Q-tips and other commonly used items on the top open shelves. Hide your commonly used medications on the top shelves in the hidden cabinet portion. These types bring a contemporary flair to any bathroom.

Short Free Standing Linen Cupboard for Minimal Storage

Short free standing linen cupboard types are built with the minimalist in mind. They hide your bathroom items in a small storage space to preserve the flawless and clean appeal you need.

You can find some of these types with fully enclosed cabinet doors or with stylish glass patterns on the front side. Choose between short free standing linen closets with or without legs.

Corner Free Standing Linen Cabinet for Small Bathrooms

Perfect for the smallest of bathrooms is the corner free-standing linen cabinet. They rest snuggly in the corner of your small bathroom providing both cabinets and shelving for commonly used items.

If you prefer one fully enclosed, then you also have that option. Choose a white or light finish on your corner linen cabinet to give the impression of a larger bathroom.

Space saving Over the toilet Linen Cabinet

You can find over-the-toilet linen cabinets either wall-mounted or free-standing. Oftentimes, wall-mounted linen closets are limited in weight, which makes these types appealing for people who want to save space and hold heavier objects.

Space-saving over-the-toilet linen cupboards are manufactured with solid cabinet doors or glass doors. Choose glass doors for an open, and attractive room flow.

Double wide Double door Freestanding Linen Cabinet

Okay, so you own a lot of bathroom stuff… and your current cabinets are full. Instead of selling your cherished bathroom goods, you can opt for a double-wide double-door freestanding linen cabinet.

These types of linen closets are tall, short, wide, long, and come in all sorts of patterns and colors. Some are open, some are closed, and some give you both closed cabinets and open shelves.

Choose one without handles for a modern and flawless feel. A raised linen cabinet will let you store your scale and slippers below it.

Portable Linen Cabinets on Wheels

People who live in apartments, condominiums, and other temporary homes love these types of cabinets. Portable linen cabinets are manufactured with open shelving, closed cabinetry, or a mixture of both.

They are extremely easy to move around to where you need them. When it is time to move, simply roll the linen storage cabinet out the door!

For a Bohemian style, add wicker baskets to open shelving and a fresh green fern planter on the top shelf.

Our advice Buying Guide

What's the best design for a free-standing linen cabinet?

The best design for a free-standing linen cabinet is one that provides ample storage space with multiple shelves and a pull-out drawer so that you have everything you need in one space. A linen cabinet that features a glass door is always a plus for organized homeowners since you’ll be able to easily see your colorful towels, sheets, and toiletries. On the other hand, a closed linen cabinet may be a great choice if you’re not naturally organized or simply want to keep your linens concealed. You may want to opt for a linen cabinet with a tall, clean-lined profile if space is an issue. Of course, you can’t go wrong with a white design if you fancy a clean, fresh feel in your space. Lastly, make sure the free-standing cabinet is tip-over resistant to avoid any dangerous accidents.

What size free standing linen cabinet should I choose?

The right size of free-standing linen cabinets you should choose will depend on how much linen you need to store and the space you have available for your cabinet.

First, consider the room you have. Make sure that there is at least two feet of width on either side of the space you plan to put your cabinet; and, if there are any doors involved (for example, if you plan to put your linen cabinet in a smaller place, such as a bathroom) make sure you map out their entire arc before you place a new cabinet in a small space.

Selecting a cabinet that will give you enough functional space to justify a new piece of furniture is also key. We recommend looking for something with at least five deep shelves or drawers to give you room to store your pieces, as well as room to grow easily.

What should be stored in a free standing linen cabinet?

What should be stored in a free standing linen cabinet depends on the room the furniture is located in. For example, bedrooms should house household essentials such as comforters, sheets, pillowcases, and blankets. In a bathroom, free standing linen cabinets should store towels for personal and guest use, flannels, and other essential toiletries and supplies. In dining rooms, you can keep regular and holiday tablecloths, napkins, placemats, and coasters.

Free standing linen cabinets are also great for housing household items that are not used every day but are nevertheless necessary to the functioning of a family home.

Available in a variety of sizes, choose the shape that suits how much storage space you require. Smaller versions are perfect for towels and flannels in a guest bathroom. You can also purchase much bigger designs that are perfect for large families and excess storage.

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