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Build an in-the-wall medicine cabinet from Corian which includes wood trim in the face frame and sliding mirror doors.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER #47 Oct 1995 pg. 42

Simple medicine chest is a frame built from 3/4" plywood. Heavy canvas is used for a door that can be just flipped aside.
APARTMENT LIFE Aug 1979 (v.11#8) pg. 70

Feature on eleven storage units you can build. Includes installation of a shallow medicine cabinet behind hinged bathroom mirrors.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Mar 1973 (v.51#3) pg. 58

Medicine cabinet for a small bathroom holds medicines and toiletries in vertical drawers that have shelf rails to hold contents in place. Overall dimensions: 6.5"x45"x22".
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1989 (v.67#11) pg. F6 (126+)

Toilet topper. An over-the-toilet wall cabinet (medicine cabinet) made from painted MDF. Features frame-and-panel door and adjustable shelves. Overall dimensions: 10"x22"x38" tall.
CANADIAN HOME WORKSHOP May 1999 (v.22#7) pg. 61

A cherry medicine cabinet is wall-hung and features a frame-and-glass panel door which reveals the contents. Best suited as display cabinet.
CANADIAN HOME WORKSHOP Nov 2000 (v.24#2) pg. 48

Wall-hung medicine cabinet features a large mirror and a towel rack. Made from pine.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Apr 1982 (v.5#7) pg. 48

Give your bathroom a new look and keep improvement costs down. Includes instructions on building bathroom shelves (medicine cabinets) into your walls between the studs.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Jul 1982 (v.5#10) pg. 40, 42

Country cupboard. Wall-hung cupboard with built-in towel bar. Suitable for use as a medicine chest, spice cabinet, etc. Has two solid-wood doors, with two heart-shaped openings cut in one of the doors. Overall dimensions: 18" wide, 23" tall, 6" deep.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Jul 1988 (v.11#10) pg. 58

Elegant wall-hung colonial-style medicine cabinet made of wood. Features crown molding and a scroll-work decoration on top, rounded-top raised-panel outer doors, a lockable drug compartment, two small storage drawers, and open shelves. Overall dimensions: 28"x26"x8" deep.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Oct 1994 (v.18#1) pg. 20

Installing a recessed medicine cabinet with mirrored door.
CANADIAN WORKSHOP Mar 1996 (v.19#6) pg. 22

Tip: Instant medicine chest is made from 2 sets of window shutters and 4 boards for shelves.
FAMILY CIRCLE Sep 16 1980 (v.93#13) pg. 81

Wall-hung spice or toiletry cabinet built from wood features a punched tin panel in the door with a heart motif.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #226 Feb 1982 (v.32#2) pg. 32

Clever built-ins add convenience to a small bathroom. Make your own medicine cabinet, vanity, linen cabinet, towel bar, magazine rack and decorative alcove.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #233 Nov 1982 (v.32#9) pg. 50

Wall-hung medicing cabinet is made from oak. Three frame-and-panel doors have mirror inserts.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #249 May-Jun 1984 (v.34#5) pg. 130, 136

Wall hung medicine cabinet features louvered doors and a built-in towel bar.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #259 May-Jun 1985 (v.35#5) pg. 106

Bathroom suite. Give your bathroom charm and warmth with this oak medicine cabinet and accessories. Cabinet features two frame-and-mirror doors. Accessories include magazine rack/toilet paper holder, towel bar, toilet tank shelf, robe hooks, etc.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #291 Sep 1988 (v.38#7) pg. 84

Irregularly shaped voids between studs, blocking and vent pipes are used to form a unique built-in medicine cabinet in a bathroom.
FINE HOMEBUILDING #3 Jun-Jul 1981 pg. 67

Bath trio. Custom-fitted vanity, linen locker, and mirror frame/medicine cabinet are built from plywood and pine.
HOME MECHANIX #734 Jun 1989 (v.85) pg. 42

Replacing a medicine cabinet. Tips on selection, installation, and electric wiring.
HOMEOWNER Oct 1989 (v.14#8) pg. 58

Early American medicine chest with a mirrored door.
HOMEOWNERS HOW TO Sep-Oct 1980 (v.5#5) pg. 94

Built-it-yourself vanitory for a bathroom. Matching medicine cabinet and fluorescent light fixture complete the unit.
HOMEOWNERS HOW TO Jul-Aug 1981 (v.6#4) pg. 60

Wall-hung medicine cabinet is in the shape of an old medicine bottle. An old bottle is actually incorporated into the door to form a decorative "window".
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #625 Jun 1980 (v.76) pg. 54

Triple-mirror medicine cabinet has compartments behind each mirror. Built from oak, the unit is 44" wide x 25" tall.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #99 May-Jun 1986 pg. 86

Pull-out shelf drawers serve as a medicine cabinet.
POPULAR MECHANICS Sep 1963 (v.120#3) pg. 130

Makeup mirror created by attaching a medicine cabinet to a plywood panel and surrounding it with ten 25-watt bulbs.
POPULAR MECHANICS Apr 1967 (v.127#4) pg. 154

Early American medicine chest. Two shelves are behind a glass door. Bottom shelf has scroll edges and groove for a dish.
POPULAR MECHANICS Apr 1969 (v.131#4) pg. 160

Built-in medicine cabinet using wood and pegboard.
POPULAR SCIENCE Sep 1965 (v.187#3) pg. 114

Bathroom built-ins made from solid oak. (1) Towel and magazine rack built into wall. (2) Corner vanity. (3) Medicine chest built into wall.
POPULAR SCIENCE Feb 1982 (v.220#2) pg. 106

Construct your own in-the-wall medicine cabinet fitted with beveled mirror doors.
POPULAR WOODWORKING #102 May 1998 (v.18#2) pg. 64

How to add a wooden frame to the mirror of a recessed bathroom medicine cabinet.
SUNSET Oct 1979 (v.163#4) pg. 156

Tip: Medicine cabinet door features a pivoting mirror which can be reversed when not wanted.
SUNSET Feb 1982 (v.168#2) pg. 141

Wall-hung county cabinet features a frame-and-panel door and a towel bar. Suitable for use as a medicine cabinet. Door is decorated with a wheat shock design. Overall dimensions: 27" tall, 16" wide, 7" deep.
WOOD MAGAZINE #27 Feb 1989 (v.6#1) pg. 76

Stylish storage. A three-bay wall-hung medicine cabinet features mirror-front doors that open to provide three-way viewing, a special section for devices requiring electrical power, and a carved seashell decoration on the center, arch-top cabinet.
WOOD MAGAZINE #131 Mar 2001 (v.18#2) pg. 74

Wall cabinet features tambour door which rolls up and disappears behind a false back in the cabinet. Use as medicine cabinet, kitchen cabinet, etc. Instructions for making your own tambour.
WOODSMITH #17 Sep 1981 pg. 10

Wall-hung cabinet for a bathroom features two open shelves and two shelves concealed behind sliding glass panels. Use as a medicine cabinet, whatnot shelf, etc. Overall dimensions: 21"x24"x4" deep.
WOODWORK #12 Winter 1991 pg. 68

Colonial style wall hung medicine cabinet is made from pine. In addition to storage behind the mirror, there is also a small drawer and a towel bar.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL May-Jun 1979 (v.3#3) pg. 5

Early American style wall cabinet features louvered doors made from two 8"x20" window shutters. The doors open at the middle. The unit may be used as a medicine cabinet, spice rack, etc. Overall dimensions: 33" tall, 17" wide and 6" deep.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Sep-Oct 1979 (v.3#5) pg. 10

Contemporary medicine cabinet features four cantilever shelves outside and adjustable shelves inside. The door of this wall-hung unit is a mitered-corner frame equipped with a mirror. Overall dimensions: 16" wide, 22" tall, 4" deep.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Jan-Feb 1984 (v.8#1) pg. 38

Wall-hung medicine cabinet made of pine. Features a frame-and-mirror door, storage drawer and towel bar. Overall dimensions: 18" wide, 34" tall, 6" deep.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL May-Jun 1987 (v.11#3) pg. 42
Added Info WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Jan-Feb 1988 (v.12#1) pg. 6

Horizontal medicine cabinet has three compartments.
WORKBENCH May-Jun 1971 (v.27#3) pg. 28

Redwood medicine cabinet is a challenge in joinery. Wall-hung unit features dovetail joints, wooden hinges, stopped mortises and a mirror set into a rabbet in the door. Dimensions: 36" tall, 21" wide, 6" deep.
WORKBENCH Mar-Apr 1981 (v.37#2) pg. 72

Build a large, wall-hung medicine cabinet with three mirror doors (that open to provide a three-way view) and lots of adjustable shelves. Overall dimensions: 35"Tx47"Wx4"D.
WORKBENCH Oct-Nov 1995 (v.51#5) pg. 42

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