Storage and mirrors · Shelves and niches

Shelves and niches
Built-in places to put things.

Niches and recessed shelves give you storage without anything sticking out of the wall. They're planned before tiling.

The basics

A niche needs a stud wall or boxing with enough depth, clear of pipes and cables.

A recess in the shower wall for bottles. Planned before tiling.

A shelf set into a wall or boxing.

Floating or bracket shelves for towels and display.

A half-height boxed ledge, often hiding a cistern, that doubles as a shelf.

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