obviously this bathroom is A LOT larger than my powder room but this is the look that i would like to create.

any ideas/suggestions in re: to paint colors (beadboard and walls) or pics of similar (smaller scale) vanities? floor is wood.

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I would guess that your previous vanity was maybe 30" wide? I wouldn't go any bigger than that, and if you don't need storage, I'd use a pedestal. I just think it's a more elegant look in a PR. Here's a picture of the smallest pedestal I could find, because my PR is even smaller than yours! (Not quite 3' x 5'.)

I think storage space for extra toilet paper and tissues would be a priority in a small powder room, at least it is for us .

Would you consider something like this? It's only 26" wide and there are a few others only 24" wide.

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Judging by the tile squares on the floor (they look to be 8" sq.), my guess would be you had a 30" vanity in there. You may be able to install a 36" cabinet but it depends on the location of the toilet. You should buy the toilet first and set it in place or else get the measurements.

Since you've done a demo I assume you're replacing the flooring and plumbing? I ask because some plumbing locations can make using a pedestal difficult! Either a pedestal or vanity would work, but my choice would be to go with a vanity for the reasons mona mentioned. If you do get a vanity, try to get one with a toe kick.........it makes standing at the sink more comfortable!

Guess I'm to late, cause I would have said you have a perfect start to the inspiration picture's look. If you are truly looking to copy the picture you posted than I'd suggest a traditional style white vanity. If your old vanity top wasn't destroyed in the demo it has the right look. You could get another vanity to fit it. Before I decided on the paint color I'd find the prints first and draw the taupe color from them.
Good Luck!

If I understand it right your powder room is about like mine, 4 x 7. There is a post a little further down from yours that shows the pictures. I'm learning how to post but still need son to help me. It is under Powder room finished.
Our vanity is 19" deep including the backsplash and overhang, and is 59" long including overhang of granite.
Evelyn

We have a small powder room with a similar configuration. We chose a vanity for the storage even though the room is very small. Here are a couple of pics.

thanks for all the replies.

annz - the floor is now wood and yes, the location of the plumbing pipes can be changed.

justgotabme - not oo late at all, just at the decision making stage. old vanity is LONG gone. i thought of the same thing w/ the prints and matching the paint color. thanks for making me feel as if i am not insane for doing so.

levelyn42 - i will look for pics.

jmfromil - i was at home depot looking at vanities like yours yesterday. can you tell me the brand and color of the granite? what toilet, toto clayton or kohler memoirs?

i am VERY detailed and anal about certain things and want to make sure that the color of the vanity matches or is a damn close match to the color of the beadboard and toilet. any ideas as to how to accomplish this? i plan to bring paint swatches (leaning towards BM white dove) when looking for vanities and toilets.

When we updated our Powder Room a year ago, we went from a pedestal sink to a modern vanity. For us it provides the necessary storage including a place to keep extra towels. It was necessary to make modifications to the vanity for it to fit the space though because a pedestal is shallow.

Some photos of ours are linked from "My Page". Good luck with your decision.

We got the vanity ordered with the kitchen cabs - Fieldstone 16" depth. We used the offset faucet because of the narrow depth. The granite was called Venice Gold Supreme, which we used in the kitchen, too.

The toilet is a Kohler Memoirs Classic one piece in the comfort height. We've been using it for about a month and are very happy with the decision. The only thing that I had to get used to was the sound of the flush. :)

We have a small Jack N Jill style bathroom that is 3X5. Our toilet sits in front of the vanity with doors to either side, making it possible for you to walk through in the space between the toilet and vanity to each of the kids' rooms. DH and I set out to fix that room up about three years ago and found that there weren't many options. Our plumbing made it impossible to just go buy any old vanity at the store, so DH had to rebuild basically what we already had. I wished I had just painted what was there and left it at that. Your vanity was a lot nicer than what we had so you really could have painted it and changed out the hardware to give it a totally new look. If you didn't like the sink, that could have been replaced with a new top and that would leave just the walls and your bathroom would have been done. Too late, though.

If you don't have a nearby closet or something, you need to consider where you would put things like toilet paper, extra hand towels and cleaners if you go with the pedestal idea. If you figure all of that out, then I would think about the pedestal but if there isn't a possible space for those items, you might need the vanity.

Skews, don't wanna hijack the thread, but just wanted to tell you I love your inspiration pic!