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We put the spotlight on the most popular brands and products available right now on the Plumbworld website. Our experts provide useful advice on fixtures and fittings for your bathroom, kitchen, interiors and central heating.

Modern Bathroom Furniture: Finishes, Handles & How to Get It Right

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20th June 2025

Modern Bathroom Furniture: Finishes, Handles & How to Get It Right

Modern is finishes first. Then handles, then mounting, then storage. Here's how showroom designers compose a modern bathroom — in the order the decisions actually matter.

Freestanding Bathroom Furniture: When Floor-Standing Wins

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25th June 2025

Freestanding Bathroom Furniture: When Floor-Standing Wins

Wall-hung gets more coverage, but freestanding is the right choice for a meaningful share of UK bathrooms. Here's the case for it, the install advantages, and how to match it to your room.

Drawer Units vs Cupboard Cabinets: Which Bathroom Storage Wins?

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8th June 2026

Drawer Units vs Cupboard Cabinets: Which Bathroom Storage Wins?

A drawer and a cupboard store the same things — very differently. Here's how each performs in real bathroom use, when drawers win, and when cupboards earn their place.

Cloakroom Vanity Units: Compact Furniture for Small WCs

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5th June 2026

Cloakroom Vanity Units: Compact Furniture for Small WCs

1.5m², a door that swings inward, and 600mm of usable wall. Cloakroom vanity units are a specialist category — here's what actually fits and why the decisions are different.

How to Choose a Bathroom Furniture Collection

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30th June 2026

How to Choose a Bathroom Furniture Collection

Traditional or modern? is the wrong starting question. Designers choose by finish, handle, then proportion — in that order. Here's how to do it the right way.

How to Build a Matching Bathroom Furniture Set

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15th June 2026

How to Build a Matching Bathroom Furniture Set

Same range, same finish, same handle that's most of what makes a matching set work. Here's how to build one piece by piece, in the right order, without the common traps.

Bathroom Storage Units: Make Dead Space Work

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7th June 2026

Bathroom Storage Units: Make Dead Space Work

Most UK bathrooms have a third of a square metre of dead storage space doing nothing. Here's which storage unit fits each awkward gap — behind the cistern, under the basin, in the corner.

Bathroom Storage Ideas Borrowed from Fitted Kitchens

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14th June 2026

Bathroom Storage Ideas Borrowed from Fitted Kitchens

Most UK kitchens are designed. Most UK bathrooms are assembled. Here's how to borrow the planning ideas fitted kitchens have used for decades

Bathroom Mirror Cabinets: Mirror, Storage & Light in One

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18th June 2026

Bathroom Mirror Cabinets: Mirror, Storage & Light in One

A mirror cabinet does three jobs in the space a plain mirror does one. How to choose the right one, pair it with your vanity, and get the lighting and electrics right.

Bathroom Furniture: Vanities, Cabinets & Sets

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2nd June 2026

Bathroom Furniture: Vanities, Cabinets & Sets

Plan the bathroom first, then pick the pieces. Vanity units, mirror cabinets, tall units and coordinated sets — four routes to a bathroom that actually works together.

Bathroom Furniture by Room Size: Find the Right Fit

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9th June 2026

Bathroom Furniture by Room Size: Find the Right Fit

Cloakroom or master bath? The right furniture depends on the room. This page maps vanities, tall units and mirror cabinets to the four main UK bathroom sizes.

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9th June 2026

Bathroom Furniture Buying Guide

Measure first. The practical UK walkthrough on sizing, choosing wall-hung vs freestanding, delivery, and fitting bathroom furniture.

Bathroom Drawer Units: Why Drawers Beat Cupboards

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16th June 2026

Bathroom Drawer Units: Why Drawers Beat Cupboards

Most UK bathrooms default to cupboards. That's why most have bottles you forgot you had. The case for drawer-first bathroom planning starts here

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16th June 2026

Bathroom Drawer Units: Why Drawers Beat Cupboards

Most UK bathrooms default to cupboards. That's why most have bottles you forgot you had. The case for drawer-first bathroom planning starts here

Bathroom Cabinets: Drawers vs Cupboards Guide

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28th June 2026

Bathroom Cabinets: Drawers vs Cupboards Guide

Drawers or cupboards? It’s the one question that decides which bathroom cabinet you actually want. Here's how to choose based on what you store and where