I have used the Robern mirrored medicine many times in my clients' homes as well as my own. If you would like to recess the unit into the wall (depending upon the model you are using) it is sometimes necessary to cut out one stud in the wall and then "brace" between the two flanking studs. You MUST take great care in doing this as there can be electrical in the way - not to mention the integrity of the wall itself - so it all depends upon the particular installation. The mirrored strips for the side are for a surface mount installation - so obviously the unit will protrude. Hope this helps! Good luck and BE CAREFUL!

We have three frameless, recessed Robern med cabs, and are very happy with all three. We have 3 1/2-4" deep models in the guest bathroom and hall bathroom, and a 6" deep model in the MB. Our bathrooms are small as well (MB is the smallest, go figure!), so storage space was a concern for us as well. I love my 6" med cab--can fit a lot in there! Ours all have flat mirrors, because that was our preference. I think you would be fine with whichever one you choose--I don't think there is a hard and fast rule which type of mirror you can use with a traditional or contemporary or ultra modern bathroom. I've seen bathrooms of all types using a wide range of med cab styles and none ever looked out-of-place to me.

We're doing a medicine cabinet perpendicular to the sink (technically a 6' T x ~ 20 W cab that projects 6" into the room -- we can't recess because of pocket doors). It's a variation on a newer-construction solution that works for our old house space. [Seriously, I can't think of a 1980s+ typical development house that DOESN'T have that set up!] So obviously I think that solution is fine; it's never bothered me when visiting people and I don't think it's any more inconvenient than moving/leaning over to access a cab above a toilet...and I've had THAT set up in another bath for 6 years.

hi all - in a nutshell, i am looking for a narrow (width) recessed cabinet with a glass door (not mirrored) to go above the left side of my vanity, and then mount a mirror next to that, flush to the wall. details... I have about 30" for my master vanity, and would like a recessed medicine cabinet so it doesn't interfere with the faucet. But I also like to have the cabinet open and still see the mirror. in my other bathroom, the mirrored cabinet is recessed into the side wall and there is a large mirror-only mounted above the sink/vanity. this works pretty well and is my second choice, but i like the shelves to be straight in front of me if possible. I found this, and it is close, but the mirror seems too small to really be useful, with all that trim around it. http://www.nutone.com/product-detail.asp?ProductID=1846 maybe i don't know how to search for these things, but i can't find anything that matches what I want. any ideas? thanks, lisa