Comfort height or regular for bathroom vanities?
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Comments (11)brutuses -- Can you dim these? I love the 'glow' when our sconces are on dim. I haven't gone to CFLs, waiting to see some that can be dimmed...also unhappy about the mercury problem they present. Yeah, I'm a hanger-backer about new and improved anything. (I really need to replace the Flex-Seal pressure cooker, though. LOL)...See MoreHeight of taller bathroom vanities?
Comments (1)I believe, like kitchen cabs/counters, the newer vanities would be 36" tall, with or including the countertop. When we had our bathroom vanities made (by a local guy), he suggested making them taller than what had been the older standard (31"?). I was unsure about doing this (I'm only 5'3"-5'4"), but I love it. Now, I hate having to lean further to use the bathroom when we are visiting my parents. It's so much more comfortable using our taller counters/sinks....See Morequestion about your bathroom vanity
Comments (10)I don't want to discourage your design aspirations of a vessel sink, just wish to make certain one is correct for your application. We have a vessel in our Powder Room. Practical and stylish there as hand washing is its exclusive usage. In fact, the drain does not have a stopper. Elsewhere we have under-mounted basins to permit shaving, hand, face and hair washing. Powder room counter is 31" high with a 6" vessel atop. Comfortable for everyone. We left our main bathroom counter 30" so it can accommodate children. Master we had custom built at 34" - I'm 5' 4" and felt going 36" might be uncomfortable....See MoreSee my bathroom choices over at Bathroom forum
Comments (16)Hi everybody! I have been waiting all summer for it to cool off. It seems that the heat makes my dizziness and nausea worse. I have lost about 15 lbs with being too sick to eat throughout the summer. I just this week got my helper here to help me clean the garage and then I moved the vanity out there and sanded it a bit in the easy places, and got it up on a table. I got the brass floor protectors pried off the bottom of the legs and was pleased to find no holes have been drilled in them. That means that I can drill holes for the feet I bought. I have adjustable feet that will give the vanity an extra 1/2" of height, and that can be screwed up to give another 1/2" if we want. That would make the legs appear to float way too high in the air, so I don't think it will work. the extra 1/2" will have to suffice, with the ability to make the vanity level so that the sink will drain properly. I have also decided that the bail-type handles that came with it are not going to work for us. I can't see us fumbling around trying to grab the bail that has recessed back into the grooves of the handle around it, standing there with water or soap in our eyes. A knob is much easier to use. I had Hubby try using the bail and he vetoed it on the first try and said, "replace 'em!" I am using these on doors of a set of shallow cupboards that will be recessed into the closet of the the neighboring bedroom. I figured they were a sure bet for the six drawers, too. I am not going to use the center drawer anymore, what with all the plumbing going on above it, so I will just fill in those holes. I need to cut away the bottom of the drawer space, then move the drawer support piece to the left or right. It is at dead center right now, and the sink's drain will need to go there. I just have to sand down the fluted areas of the vanity table, then it will be ready to be primed and painted. I am still leaning toward painting it the violet Peace and Happiness. I have purchased more components for the plumbing. I have all of the shower controls and the rain shower head and regular shower head. Still need to get the hand-held and some safety hand-hold bars for the shower area. I still have not finalized a wall tile (looking at fake Cararra tile for the room's walls) or floor tile or the surface for the top of the vanity. We HAVE concluded, though, that we cannot get this job done until Toby, our ever-more-confused beagle/golden retriever mix, dies. He will be 16 at the end of this month. He has spinal arthritis and began vomiting every time he was given his Tramadol or his glucosamine/chondroitin pills, then quit taking them. He had to go on prednisone to control the pain. He is peeing a lot in the house, always on a rug or quilted mattress pad put down for him. The bathroom is his main place to pee. I will not have my new floor grout saturated with dog pee. I don't think the poor guy would cope well with the construction, either. He is now blind in one eye and somewhat deaf. It would be too confusing for him to do all that construction. So even though I can't get Jim over here to do the work, if I could, I would not be able to do it until Toby passes on. So, instead, we are getting new gutters and trim, and getting our four remaining windows replaced. We did the other three windows when we remodeled the kitchen and made the living room into the library/music room. I am in the process of cleaning and decluttering so the window guys can get in to measure!...See MoreUser
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