Stand in front of one of these in a showroom and the first thing to check is the door swing, not the finish. Open both doors all the way and picture where that cabinet actually goes at home, because a foot and a half of clearance looks generous in a shop aisle and disappears fast in a mudroom or a narrow hallway.
Metal cabinets sit well against things you already own without much fuss, which is part of why they work in ordinary rooms. Put one next to a wood dresser or a fabric sofa and the contrast does more for the room than matching ever would. They look at home in a laundry room beside a washer and dryer, in a garage corner where everything else is plastic bins, in a home office next to a plain desk, or along a kitchen wall under open shelving. The metal reads as a bit industrial, a bit utilitarian, and that plainness is useful, it doesn't ask the rest of the room to dress up to match it. If you've got none yet, start with a plain two door storage cabinet in a single flat color, white, black or a muted gray, rather than anything with a locker look or a bold patterned front. It's the one that goes anywhere first, and you can always add a louder piece once you know how you actually use it.
Measuring is where most of the disappointment happens, and it's rarely about the width. People measure the wall and forget the door swing, the drawer pull sticking out, or the ceiling height if there's a light fixture or a sloped roof above it. Measure the full footprint with doors open, measure the path it has to travel through doorways and around corners to get there, not just the final spot, and leave at least a few inches of breathing room on either side so it doesn't look jammed into a gap. A common mistake is buying one scaled for a showroom, where everything looks smaller because the ceilings are tall and the space is open. In a regular room with an eight foot ceiling, a cabinet that looked modest in the shop can suddenly dominate a wall.
On delivery day, check the doors actually sit flush and close without catching, run a hand along the edges for sharp corners or rough welds, and make sure any shelves inside are adjustable rather than fixed at a height that won't suit what you're storing. Check the base too, metal cabinets can rock on an uneven floor more than wood ones do.
If I were placing the first one, I'd put it in the laundry room.
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