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Can anyone help me find a small bathroom vanity?

16 years ago

I have a beautiful antique Chinese mirror that I want to hang in the powder room. It is mostly gold tones with some very faint red paint on it. It's ornate but not too heavy. The niche for the sink is only 31 inches wide so I need a 24-25 inch vanity. When I search for Asian styles mostly sleek modern pieces pop up. The mirror is very traditional. Should I give up my search and just have the cabinet maker build in the vanity? If so what style and what wood should I use. The rest of the house is Arts and Crafts/ Mission style. I just wanted to do something a little different in the powder room. Plus I know that it wasn't uncommon for Craftsman styles to have an Asian influence (though probably not gilded mirrors! LOL) Any suggestions?

Comments (7)

booboo60
16 years ago
ncamy,
If you go to qualitybath.com there is an "under 30" category with lots of different styles.
HTH
callaloo
16 years ago
I had the very same dilemma, trying to find a small vanity to put in my powder room (the space had a very inadequate, builder-grade (read: cheap) pedestal sink). We ended up going to Expo Design Center, where one of their vendors (Strasser) lets you custom-design your own vanity, with a range of sizes, styles, door types, stain colors, counter materials, sink types, etc.

While this wasn't the cheapest option, it allowed us to get exactly what we wanted. Since nothing "standard" fit the space, it was worthwhile. The new vanity was delivered within about 3 weeks after ordering, and my husband was able to install it within a few hours (including brand new faucet, which we'd purchased separately).

I will post a photo later.

Here is a link that might be useful: Strasser Vanities
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I had the exact same problem. I picked out the vanity I wanted but did not think about the fact that it wasn't made to sit flush against the wall. I spent a month looking for something else, but in the end we decided to go with something shorter and have it not be against the wall. But we were going from 72" to 60" which is probably not workable in your mom's situation. I did find a lot of vanities that did have flat sides and could work in a corner, if you are willing to have the countertop fabricated. They just need to not have any trim detail on the top or bottom like the one you picked out does. I would just look at the ones without the pre-made tops. Because the pre-made top will still leave you with a slight gap because of the countertop overhang. This is an example: Avanity Modero which is sold everywhere, not just at Lowe's. The cabinet we ended up buying is an Avanity Madison which won't work for you, but I assume it is of similar quality. We are pretty happy with it. The drawers and doors have soft close but I do feel like the glides in my Ikea kitchen drawers are better quality. It is very pretty and I wanted a stained wood so I am really happy with our choice. If I had been willing to go with a painted finish, I think we might have stuck with the 72" Modero.
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mareda
16 years ago
NCamy, go to www.justvanities.com and click on bathroom vanities. They have several listed by size.
juddgirl2
16 years ago
You could use a vessel sink with an Asian style cabinet and a wall mount faucet. Here are a few that I found by using a google search for "Asian cabinet":
ncamy
Original Author
16 years ago
Thank you all for the links!

Juddgirl: I actually had thought of the same idea that you mentioned, but most of them are only 12-13 inches deep. So then I went on a quest to find a very small vessel sink which I haven't found so far. By the way the Asian cabinets are usually very reasonably priced....like under $300. It makes me wonder why the vanity companies can charge $1600+++ for practically the same thing!
callaloo
16 years ago
As promised, here are photos of the Strasser vanity we custom-ordered from Expo Design Center. You can choose your own style and size (right down to a smaller-sized sink to fit the downsized vanity top). We're very happy with our results.
whenicit
16 years ago
Very pretty callaloo!

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