Should bathroom cabinets be locked?

FOUR out of ten women have snooped in a friend’s bathroom cabinet – to uncover intimate secrets about their beauty regime, health or love-life, new research reveals. A study by Jeyes brand Bloo found that the temptation of uncovering secrets leads millions of women to indulge in a quick rummage with the bathroom the room in the house where a cheeky snoop behind the scenes is irresistible.

Remarkably, one in twenty has been cheeky enough to take something from someone else’s bathroom cabinet for their own use. It also emerged that a third of women have snooped in a potential new boyfriend’s cabinet to search for female-related products. The study of 2,000 women, commissioned by leading bathroom care brand, Bloo, found that more than two thirds of women describe themselves as a touch nosy.

While 75 per cent are convinced you can tell a lot about a person by the appearance of their bathroom. It makes sense then that 84 per cent of women say they always clean the bathroom before welcoming visitors, believing that they will be judged more by this space than any other in their homes. Psychologist Jo Hemmings, who worked alongside Bloo on the research, commented: “The bathroom is unique in our homes as it is quite personal, yet also relatively public.

“While we probably don’t spend as much time in there as some of our other rooms, it nevertheless holds a lot of our ‘secrets’ and reveals a little more about our personalities. “We feel that people will judge our general hygiene standards by the cleanliness of our bathrooms and of course it’s also the one room where you can lock yourself away in someone else’s home, providing the perfect opportunity to have a little peek into aspects of their lifestyle.”

The study also found sussing out a potential partner’s beauty or skin regime and snooping in order to find out how vain someone is were other common reasons to give in to temptation. It comes as little surprise then that over half of women believe that friends have returned the favour and had a cheeky snoop around their bathroom. And that 85 per cent worry that they will be judged on its appearance.

Perhaps that’s why a fifth of women leave cleaning products clearly visible so that their commitment to bathroom cleanliness and aesthetics is obvious to guests. Indeed, 29 per cent of women say they are most concerned with the bathroom being welcoming and stylish.

So, if you want a welcoming and stylish bathroom, perhaps with locks on the cabinets, pop in and see us we’re here to help.

Pandora’s Box

In the fun and glamour of glitzy kitchens and celebrity chef cooking demonstrations it’s easy to overlook the fundamental craftsmanship that underlines everything that we do. As Marco Pierre White is a cook, Picasso a painter and J K Rowling a writer – we at Anglia Factors are cabinet makers. We manufacture bespoke interiors from (mainly) wood; book cases, cupboards, tables, kitchen and bathroom cabinets and home cinema enclosures. All in our workshop in Martlesham.

An example of just such a cabinet is often overlooked in our showroom, located between the old and the new areas is pandora’s box; a beautiful piece a wood that, when opened reveals what a cupboard can be!

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