In our last apartment, the landlord had installed the absolute worst medicine cabinet. So if, like me, you don’t have the opportunity to install an inset cabinet, here are our 10 of the best surface-mount medicine cabinets with mirrored fronts.
The Restoration Hardware Pharmacy Wall-Mount Medicine Cabinet (my personal pick) is modeled after a 19th century pharmacy cabinet and made of steel and glass shelves (with a mirror inside as well); $525 to $725 and available in White, Burnished Steel, and Black at Restoration Hardware.
The Ikea Lillången Mirror Cabinet is one of our budget picks for $49.99.
For a wood-framed option, the Alvelo Medicine Cabinet in Oak is $349 at Signature Hardware.
The simple white Classic Wall-Mounted Medicine Cabinet with glass shelves and a nickel pull is $249 to $349 depending on size from Pottery Barn.
The Acwel Surface-Mount Medicine Cabinet is a modern option with an all-mirror front. It’s $239 at Signature Hardware.
One of our favorites is the Wireworks Slimline 550 Cabinet designed by Lincoln Rivers with a slim oak frame edge for £230 at TwentyTwentyOne. For a look at the cabinet in-situ see A Star Is Born: A Rehabbed London Maisonette from a Newly Minted Designer, High/Low Secrets Included.
For a mirrored cabinet with rounded edges, the Moderno Stainless Steel Medicine Cabinet with Sliding Mirror is $179 at Signature Hardware.
Another budget option from Ikea is the more compact Silveran Mirror Cabinet measuring about 24 by 26 inches for $89.
A favorite among architects is the Robern line of medicine cabinets, most of which are inset installation only, but Robern makes the more modular PL Series Cabinet that comes in non-electric (shown), electric, an arch top design, and three door design; prices start at $579 from Robern.
Even Urban Outfitters makes one: the small (15-by-20-inch) Plymouth Sliding Storage Mirror in mango wood with an iron framed glass front for $149 at Urban Outfitters.