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Nid Hog's New Shave Cave

My wife had a short business trip yesterday and when she came back, I was surprised to see her backing into the driveway. Unless she has something to unload, she usually just pulls in from the street. I walked out to meet her and she was grinning like the Cheshire Cat. She told me that she felt bad that I only had enough room on the counter for a couple of things and all the rest of my shaving gear was here and there in drawers, under the sink or in the closet. When she saw this "spa tower" on sale at Crate & Barrel, she thought that it would be a nice addition to our bathroom and a good place for me to keep all my stuff together. I think that I'll repaint the room for her this week. She never liked the color, and that's the least I can do for getting such a great cabinet. I'll put up a picture once I get my stuff out on it, but in the meantime this is a shot of the shelf from the Crate & Barrel webpage.

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Awesome lady you've got yourself there...and cheers to you for repaying kindness with kindness...that's how the world should be! :biggrin:
 

luvmysuper

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That's sweet! :w00t:
Wish SWMBO would look at it that way instead of the "are you insane" looks I get now. :huh:
 
Here are some photos of how I've set things up so far:

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I put my razors on the bottom shelf, but I might end up keeping the stand on the sink counter.

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This is mostly soap and cologne.

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I put aftershave, shaving cream and other stuff on the top shelf.

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Awesome! Go for putting the stand on the sink to protect your new cabinet's finish against water spots. And, depending on the finish, I would suggest getting some white, shallow, square, oriental-like dinner plates from Target to set on the shelves to put you a/s and colognes on - same reason - protection. I have spilled alcohol on wood finishes enough to do that myself! I am a clutz!! Really nice cabinet, John
 
Thanks for the suggestion John. You must have been talking to my wife. She took some measurements and headed out shopping for trays. We'll see what she brings back.

I agree about the razors too. The ones that I'm using are going back to the sink and I'll put the travel razor and brush away.
 

Luc

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That looks Neat! I think I saw the bottle of Mandom in the last picture :biggrin:
 
Sweet set up. Great story on how you got the furniture.

Now, is there a rhyme or reason to the product placement...I'm wondering if that Bigelow Bay Rum cologne is front and center because you use it a lot or for aesthetic balance?
 
Now, is there a rhyme or reason to the product placement...I'm wondering if that Bigelow Bay Rum cologne is front and center because you use it a lot or for aesthetic balance?

Good question--both, actually. I tried to put the larger bottles in back and the smaller ones in front. Then I tried to put the ones I use more often where I can get them. There are some exceptions in the picture. I don't use the Burberry much at all, but it's up front. I use the Bay Rum a lot in cold weather, but I don't reach for it much when it's hot. Mostly I just wanted to get things in place--I'll sort them out better over the next few weeks.
 
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