# Purpose of a bathroom niche? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 5, 2024, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-a-bathroom-niche/1005276 "2024-08-05T18:08:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-a-bathroom-niche/1005276/81 "2024-08-08T04:35:56Z")
And now that enough time has lapsed and enough responses have been posted… > [@](#): > > I’ve got no idea what 3 sea shells means and why it would be funny. [He doesn’t know how to use the three seashells.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdnuOa7tDco&t=39s) ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-a-bathroom-niche/1005276/82 "2024-08-08T18:24:51Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Spare roll of TP Spare 4-pack of TP. ---
**Author:** ![jjakucyk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@jjakucyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjakucyk)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-a-bathroom-niche/1005276/83 "2024-08-08T20:51:16Z")
Seems perfectly sized for an electric toothbrush. Maybe the previous owner didn’t like having something that was always plugged in sitting on the vanity, so he had the existing outlet next to the vanity split to also feed into the niche. Also since it’s the main “wet wall” in the bathroom where the plumbing is (especially the plumbing vent stack for the toilet) it’s much more likely to be framed with 2x6 lumber. So the niche can be 6" deep if the back of the niche is also the backside of the drywall in the next room. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-a-bathroom-niche/1005276.md?page=4)