A revolving cupboard in our bathroom
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381960)
Rockingham, Australia
April 4, 2023 3:47am CST
I’m sure every country has its own versions of plumbing. We had to ring the owners of our house-swap to ask her how to turn the water on in the shower. 
There is a cord you have to pull with activates a switch then away you go.
Mostly we find the room size in houses here to be quite small compared to what we’re used to. This isn’t a criticism, just an observation. The bathroom here is small but there is an innovative ‘cupboard’ (on the right) which is suspended from the ceiling and rotates.
As you can see in the photo, one side has compartments for bathroom requisites. The opposite side is a mirror. Behind the cupboard is the hand-basin, which I know is often called a ‘sink’ in other countries but not in Australia. The sink is in the kitchen where you wash your dishes. Just another difference between countries. 
There is a cord you have to pull with activates a switch then away you go.
Mostly we find the room size in houses here to be quite small compared to what we’re used to. This isn’t a criticism, just an observation. The bathroom here is small but there is an innovative ‘cupboard’ (on the right) which is suspended from the ceiling and rotates.
As you can see in the photo, one side has compartments for bathroom requisites. The opposite side is a mirror. Behind the cupboard is the hand-basin, which I know is often called a ‘sink’ in other countries but not in Australia. The sink is in the kitchen where you wash your dishes. Just another difference between countries. 16 people like this
16 responses
@DaddyEvil (174336)
• United States
4 Apr 23
Different names for the same things. That's just so you can pretend to be superior when one of us goes to Australia and has to ask about something. 
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@BarBaraPrz (51817)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
4 Apr 23
Interesting... It could be achieved just as easily (if not easier) by putting a mirror on the door to the cupboard.
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@rebelann (117218)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Apr 23
That's so interesting. I've never had the opportunity to travel once I was on my own so this is fun to learn about.
I think here in the US we waste too much space. I don't have a lot of space as my mobile home is only 16x56 which is big enough for me but I try to imagine why those actors who live alone have to have 30 room mansions to live in, that just doesn't make any sense to me.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
4 Apr 23
What a lovely design Judy
Yes small I guess.
Yes small I guess.2 people like this
@wolfgirl569 (135664)
• Marion, Ohio
4 Apr 23
That is a great idea for a small space
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@snowy22315 (208823)
• United States
4 Apr 23
a rotating cuboard that sounds different. One time when we visited Ireland..well the only time, it was on a tour. One of the people on the tour was a couple from New Zealand. The guy said he was thinking of writing a book about showers and or toilet fixtures all around the world, since they were all a bit different.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
6 Apr 23
That is a really novel cuoboard ! But then,it is very practical.
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Apr 23
It's neat for a while but it also takes more space perhaps than just a normal cupboard.
@RasmaSandra (97954)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
6 Apr 23
That is interesting because things are different in all countries In Latvia, we had a very small space that had just a toilet and on the opposite side of the small hallway the bathroom with tub and shower and sink.
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@Marilynda1225 (91065)
• United States
4 Apr 23
Yes we call them all sinks here (kitchen and bathroom) That's a pretty unique cupboard in that bathroom. Wonder if the other people are finding the same differences in your house? Did they have to ask you how to work anything?
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Apr 23
I think, at the moment, they are still in the air. They left on Thursday so they're probably still getting there. We did leave a lot of instructions for the different things so hopefully they'll manage.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
5 Apr 23
That is a pretty nice addition. Looks like a nice place for you.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
7 Apr 23
@JudyEv And Joe is coming soon too. Say hello for me if you see him.
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Apr 23
@JamesHxstatic All the shop fronts either side of us are being painted. There is a scissor-lift just outside our tiny balcony. It seems the whole street is getting a face-lift.
@LindaOHio (222324)
• United States
20 Apr 23
It's such an education to travel, isn't it? Love the spinning cabinet.
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@leighnyork (1873)
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4 Apr 23
Every day is a new day and we have new things to learn from time to time.
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@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Apr 23
Yes, that is very true. There are a great many things to learn in the world.
@Beestring (15373)
• Hong Kong
4 Apr 23
That's a neat bathroom. We also call it as 'sink' here.
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