Can you post a photo of the existing wall and sketch showing size and layout you're thinking of for said cabinets? Proportion and spacing would have an impact on design options and recommendations.

We're talking about the left wall in this diagram:
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The recessed cabinet is 29" wide (including casing) and is 34" away from the wall on the left side and 34" away from where the tile will begin for the shower on the right side.

Bathroom pix:

The cabinet is on the left & is hidden by the door in this picture, but isn't actually behind the door. It's directly above the lower towel bar in the foreground:
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I stood in the tub to take the next two pictures:
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Here's a picture of the inside of the cabinet:
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The towel bars & tp holder are coming down. Bottom of cabinet will be at same level as existing cabinets, with one on each side of existing cabinet. This is an exterior wall, so they will have to fit between studs & be under 16" wide unless I want to pay for headers.

thanks for looking!!

If you use some kind of wood.. tongue and groove or the wainscoting panels or something like that, you could have someone make you doors out of the same stuff. Then you'd just see a crack outlining the doors and whatever you pick for a knob and hinges. Also, check out the link below and scroll down to Battery Park Bathroom Ballet about 2/3 way down. Kinda neat full length between the wall cabinet. They have glass on theirs but a person could use mirror and have a full length mirror AND cabinet. Maybe if you made if full length like this, you'd still only need one?

Here is a link that might be useful: Battery park bathroom

Thanks so much for your ideas, deedles! I hadn't thought of the full-length option & I love the pictures of the bathroom in the link. arrgh, decisions!

deedles... that's brilliant! I have a 5x8 ft. master bath that I'm starting to plan. That gives me great ideas on how to increase storage space.

Dang. That is a good idea, isn't it? Maybe I should think of the same thing for my bathroom reno...

If you want a hidden door, you can do a type of frame and panel wainscot on the wall with the layout lines set to match the size, or a multiple of the size, of your intended cabinet door(s).

I'll use Soss hinges, which are hidden inside the edges of the door and frame.

Then invisible touch hinges to operate. Press the door, it pops open. Push to close and it latches.

Hinges and latches are all unseen.

The outlines of the doors can be hidden by the lines and overlaps of the trim within the design of the wainscot.

The design can be basic or fancy.

You can get the same effect with the options mentioned; the wall decals, etc, but on a fully flat wall you'll see the outline of the doors.

Best, Mongo

While I really liked the Battery Park bathroom, one thing always occurs to me when considering using glass in that kind of installation--be sure to get tempered safety glass in case someone slips and falls into it.

I did this with MDF and inset cabinet type hinges.

Wow, that turned out great, palimpsest. How do you open it without the tape? Can't see in that small image.

There is a small L shaped edge pull from IKEA.

Thanks!

Thanks, Mongo & Palimpsest!

Mongo - Great idea, but I haven't been able to find any wainscoting that would go with the look I'm hoping to achieve. Most of what I've seen is either too informal & kind of country (like beadboard) or more formal, like panels. I'm not very handy myself, so I'll have to find something pre-made.

Palimpsest - that's very similar to what I was thinking of, and it's great to see a picture. Did you do anything special to the drywall edge? I'm wondering if it would get chipped like drywall corners sometimes do.

thanks again,
MER.FLA