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Need help choosing bathroom vanity

14 years ago

Hi. I am about to begin a bathroom renovtion. I have picked the tile and also the granite for the vanity top.

I can't decide whether to have a white vanity or wood.

Here's some pictures of the tile -- this is NOT my bathroom!

The granite will be a blue-green (light) with brown-gold veins. The bathroom is not large. So, should I get a white vanity or a wood vanity? The vanity is 30" wide. The tub, toilet, etc will be white.

Tile will go around the alcove for the tub, on the floor and in the shower. I'm thinking of painting the walls the same light blue-green as in the granite.

So what do you think??

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sabigabatini
14 years ago
It's a personal choice of course, but me, I like light and bright bathrooms and reserve rich wood furniture for other rooms in the house. Other considerations are how much natural light do you get (if any) in the bathroom... I just redid a small bathroom that is windowless with white glass mosaic tile, carrara marble countertop on a white shaker style (painted wood) vanity from Strasser Woodenworks. Good luck!
dedtired
Original Author
14 years ago
The vanity I'm getting is from Bertch, and the style is Morocco. I like nice bright bathrooms, too. There is one not-real-big window. I'm just afraid that I will end up with an all-white bathroom, except for the granite.

Here's anothe pic of the inspiration bathroom, which is much much larger than mine. Also my granite will not be this dark.
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Well, I'd say you can easily recreate it. I think your inspiration picture bath has porcelain tiles..there is plenty of choice in the stores nowadays. If you pick white, or white and gray(like in certain marble or quartz that mimics it) countertop for the vanity, and do light gray porcelain tiles for example..you can go with bigger tiles for a modern look, or with smaller, for more traditional one. Porcelain tiles often also have texture that creates more friction-important in a place that gets wet. White and black or white and gray floor will look wonderful too, but probably a bit harder to keep clean. You can do this "chess board" look, or hex mosaics, or basketweave-I think it might look very cool in your house. But if you prefer one color on the floor-it will work perfectly well too. I'm saying "gray" because in my opinion it will play with a color of the vanity very nicely; I love this juxtaposition, but it can be anything really. What is the color of your hardwood floors? PS I don't think a white vanity is safer than any other vanity..:) It really depends on your preference, and on the house itself. But I must say-if you really love white, generally speaking, your choice immediately expands. I love colors-when it comes to materials, it gets trickier and more expensive. White and black or white and gray, or white and blue-that's where you have a sea of choices. Without overpaying. It is just so classic, and it's everywhere, and you can play with it to no end.
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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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les917
14 years ago
While I think the wood idea is a lovely compliment to the brown-gold veins in the granite,what concerns me is that if the only darker tones are in the granite and the vanity, it may stand out as not belonging in the space.

I think I would be inclined to go with a painted vanity, but in more of a vanilla or something a bit warmer than white, to work with your tile.

I would not do the walls the same color as the granite, but instead a darker shade of the color, for interest.

What color will your faucets, lights and doorknobs, etc. be? You could also enrich the space by choosing a deep color for your towels.
dedtired
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks, Les. Yes, I have had the same thoughts. I like your ideas. The faucets, sconces and towel racks will be brushed nickel. The pulls will either be glass or brushed nickel.

I wish I were better at getting a picture in my mind of how it will all look together.

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