The 9 Best Sliding Door Medicine Cabinets

If you want a real medicine cabinet that sits inside the wall, the Jensen B703850 Contempora is the one to get. Broan-NuTone builds it from welded steel with a rust-resistant white finish, and two mirror doors glide past each other on a track. Both steel shelves lift out and move up or down. The hole it needs is wider than the space between two studs, so most walls need a stud cut and new framing.

The American Pride 701L hangs on the face of the wall, so there's nothing to cut, and it adds a light strip with a switch above its two sliding mirror doors, plus a spare outlet for a shaver. Hardware stores sell the same cabinet as the Zenith 701L. Two fixed shelves sit inside the steel box. The light and outlet need power at that spot on the wall, so check your wiring first. Its thin steel can feel flimsy.

Half barn door and half mirror, the Kate and Laurel Cates suits a farmhouse bathroom where a chrome mirror box would look out of place. The plank door rides on a black top rail, and its bottom edge runs in a wood groove so it can't swing loose. Two shelves hide behind it, and a narrow mirror with a small ledge fills the other side. That mirror is tall but slim, so it won't replace a vanity mirror.

Bamboo instead of particleboard gives the ZYBT Bamboo cabinet a warmer look and a sturdier feel for the money. Its mirror doors slide across the front to hide one side or the other, and an open shelf underneath holds rolled towels or spare paper. The inner shelves move up or down to fit tall bottles. ZYBT is a little-known brand with few documents beyond its own instructions, and bamboo still needs a wipe after steamy showers.

For lots of hidden storage on a small budget, look at the Rustown PDHX8002, a farmhouse wall cabinet with a barn door that slides along a black rail. Two cubbies hide behind the door, and the open side has shelves you can set at several heights. It comes in a handful of wood-look finishes, and the instructions are clear. There's no mirror, and engineered wood can swell if water sits on it, so keep it away from shower spray.

The QUW A32 puts a lighted mirror on a sliding door, which is rare in a budget wall cabinet. A touch on the glass switches between warm, neutral and cool light, and holding it down dims the glow. Open shelves, a jewelry rack and a towel bar fill the rest, and the rounded corners won't catch a hip in a tight room. It's new, with few owners so far, and QUW says little about how the light is powered.

White paint, black iron rails and a glowing mirror in the middle give the SDMY LED Farmhouse cabinet a dressier look than plain barn-door styles. Small barn doors slide over the shelves on each side, and a hidden compartment sits behind the mirror. A touch on the glass changes the light color. Shelves move or come out for tall bottles. Assembly is the weak spot: there are many parts, and putting it together can be frustrating.

Narrow walls beside a window or over a tight toilet are where the Mahancris BK3601 fits best. A black barn door slides over the upper shelves, a drop-down flap hides the lower cubby, and a towel bar and side hooks hang beneath. One shelf moves to suit tall bottles. It's particleboard with no mirror, so it belongs on a dry wall, and the slim body won't hold a large family's supplies.

Built for a whole household's toiletries, the Vabches Double Barn cabinet pairs two sliding barn doors with a pair of drawers below and a wood-tone top. Inside, adjustable shelves fit tall bottles, and a board across the back spreads the load where it hangs. It works over a toilet or a wide vanity. There's no mirror, and once it's full it's heavy enough that it should go into studs rather than drywall anchors.