I have a 60" Bertch cabinet with 6 drawers but I have 2 sinks. I don't think the vanity would look odd with 4 drawers instead of 6. What you have to think about is what you want to put in the drawers. The 3 drawers on each side are pretty shallow so if you want to put taller or bulkier items in the drawers the 4 drawer (2 on each side) version would work better. Here is my vanity.

If you are putting only one sink in the vanities that you show, you are losing potential storage space because both of those vanities you show have a panel above the drawers and door. I believe this paneled area is actually space for a sink. Perhaps you could do a 24 inch sink base and then put 18" wide 3 or 4 drawer vanity bases on each side. The three pieces would equal 60". It would look like the following Osage cabinet (from the Bertch website) but in the sizes I note below and keep the drawer bases the same depth as the sink base.

See how the drawers go all the way to the top of the cabinet so you get more drawer space. Talk to the cabinet sales person. You should be able to order:

One VS24T ( 34.5" tall x 24" wide x 21" deep sink base)

Two V3D18T ( 34.5" tall x18wide x 21" deep three drawer bases

or

Two V4D18T ( 34.5" tall x18 wide x 21" deep four drawer bases).

Badgergal

Thanks for your input. FWIW, my bathroom tile decision was inspired by your posts with pics of your and your daughter's bathroom. I have a small bathroom 10 X 5 with open space for tiles being 90 X 40 and my husband and my contractor were not sure to put 18 X 18 or 12 X 24 size. I took the bold step based on your pictures and my husband loves it now. Even my GC is impressed with my choice of going with big tiles. Thank you so much.

Now regarding my vanity, when you say 4 drawers in my second pics will be shallow, does it mean it wont serve much purpose? I was not looking to store towels, but just small things. Its basically a kids/guest bathroom with 2 girls, 10 & 6 yr and 1 toddler boy using it along with my mil. I do see myself staying in this house for long and hence the decision to go with a good brand rather than getting from Lowes or HD ( not to offend anyone who gets from there as my basement bath has Lowes vanity).

I will call the cabinet sales person with the cabinet spec you gave me. Couple of more qs.

For your vanity, did you order a decorative toe kick or it was the style?

The price I have here, does it sounds right? I was surprised its coming out about the same as Waypoint and my understanding was Bertch is a step up from Waypoint?

Thanks again.

Sofia

badgergal

Sorry one more thing to ask.

Is it worth to go premium to get full size/extension drawer vs 3/4th and the soft close mechanism for the hall bath?

It doesn't make sense to have a 36" sink base on a vanity. The interior of the 12" drawers will be about 9" wide. If you can buy the cabinets individually, I'd get a 30" sink base and two 15" drawers, which will look proportionate to the sink base. The sink base should always be wider than the drawers for a better look. Bring the drawers up to the counter. I have to reach down for the top drawer in my guest bath and I don't like it. Get the full-extension and the soft close. I can live without soft close, but that's what my cabinet maker uses because the soft close only adds a few dollars to the cost.

Since your sink base will be large, make sure your sink isn't undersized for the expanse of countertop. I would use 17" or 19" for the basin width for an undermount sink.

may_flowers

I never thought regarding the width of the sink base cabinet until you mentioned. Thanks a lot. It is indeed 36" with 2 12" drawers on each side.

I called few more Bertch dealers and one of them is suggesting me to go with their stock cabinet (Marketplace) that has similar door style and the exact color I am looking for. The configuration she is giving me is 30" sink base with 2 15" drawers. Its coming around cheaper than the Classic line (Osage style) also. Going to meet her to see if everything else is same as well regarding the construction.

Should I go with marketplace cabinet for my bathroom if I am getting a better pricing with the size that will look more proportionate?

Thanks again

Sofia

Are you looking at the Visage door style? I can't see any reason not to go with that line in a plain Shaker style if the construction is the same. The drawer fronts are slab, not 5-piece though. I like both but prefer slab for ease of cleaning-- if it's in a wood species with a pretty grain. I would ask to see a sample of a birch door in sable. Some woods don't take dark stains well. I usually see birch in a very light, natural stain and cherry or alder in the dark stain. I have Kraftmaid cherry in a dark stain. I think it'd be worth it to upgrade the wood to cherry.

may_flowers

It is the Visage but unfortunately the construction is not same. All plywood is an upgrade for Visage adding $175 to the price. Now I am back to square one!!

Quote for Osage style with 36" & two 12" with 4 drawers is $1070.

Quote for Visage with 30" & two 15" with 6 drawers is $966.

Upgraded with all plywood it is $1141.

Sofia

Sofia, just when you though you had things figured out you get a bunch of ideas from posters. I previously suggested a 24" sink base and 2 18" drawer bases but I think may_flowers recommendation for a 30" sink base and two 15 inch drawer base is a better idea. A 30 inch sink base should be more than adequate for most bathroom sink sizes. Drawers smaller than 15" really don't hold much. The Bertch cabinets do have a 30" sink base. It is VS30T.

I don't mind the shallow drawers on my vanity because I use them just for toiletry and makeup items. If you go with the separate sink base and drawer bases you will have more storage than my vanity (and the ones you initially pictured) because the drawer bases don't waste space at the top where the 60" one piece vanities do. Since you have 4 people using the hall bath, I think I would opt for the 4 drawer bases. The kids could then each have 2 drawers for storing and organizing their things.

I did find quite a difference in price range from one dealer to another for my Bertch Vanity cabinet. So if you have more than one dealer in your area I recommend that you contact each of them for pricing. You might be able to save a couple hundred dollars.

I do like the soft close drawers and doors especially with kids. They generally don't know how to close cabinets quietly otherwise. I do think you could get by with 3/4 extension on the drawers though.

As far as the Marketplace cabinets go. We did a whole kitchen with them in a condo we owned about 7 years ago. We were pleased with those cabinets. That's why we went with Bertch for the bathroom in our current home. Our Marketplace cabinets were made out of birch wood with a natural finish. Loved the way they looked. We had no issues with the construction of the cabinets. Here 's a couple pictures of those cabinets:

Good luck with figuring everything out. The only other suggestion I have is to check with local custom cabinet shops. You might be pleasantly surprised at their pricing. I was fortunate to be able to use a small Amish cabinet maker for my both my laundry room and kitchen remodels in my current home. In my laundry room I got 10ft. of 15" deep upper cabinets and 5ft. 30" deep base cabinets for about the same price as your upgraded vanity quote. My Amish made kitchen cabinets were also way less than high end cabinet lines.

badgergal

I know what you mean by getting bunch of ideas and starting again. My husband is getting tired of me now coming up with new configurations and names. He loves my research habit but gets scared when I start going too deep.:)

At least, by now I am sure I want 6 drawers vs 4 as I can get this option with MarketPlace while staying under my budget.

I did call few dealers who deal with Marketplace line. They are gonna call me back with the quote.

The only thing is I learned from these forums that I should try to go for All Plywood. Marketplace offers particle board on the side and its extra $175 to go all Plywood. Did you upgraded to All Plywood for your condo kitchen?

I will also take your suggestion to go to Amish cabinet shop as I have one near my house.

Thanks

Sofia.

Thank you may_flowers. Waiting for the quote from other dealers.

Sofia

My hall/guest bath Columbia vanity has a 24" sink base and 2 15" 3-drawer stacks that go all the way to the top. Overall it's about 57" wide. My one sink is plenty big and I have a ton of space under the sink. My 6 drawers are very roomy and hold so much that one deep drawer is still empty.

Sofia, after I mentioned that we had Bertch Marketplace cabinets I realized that they were actually their Legacy line of cabinets and they were plywood construction. Sorry for the confusion.

Linelle

Your profile pic and name sounded so familiar and I kept thinking why. Then I realized I have gone through your posts multiple time regarding your hall bath. You have the exact same layout as mine.

Here is my bathroom before the change. To keep my cost down, I am leaving the bath tub as is for now.

I am expecting two Bertch vanities to be delivered to me tomorrow. Mine are 18" deep and 48" wide for our main bath and 66" wide (will have two sinks) for our master bath. They are both the same basic layout as the one you pictured with 4 drawers. I went with that design because I wanted the shorter 30.5" height because we have 3 young children and I want the sinks to be more easily accessible for them, and the six drawer is only available in 34.5". Had the six drawer been available in the shorter height, I definitely think it would have been worth the extra money to get the extra storage.

critter015-gw

How old r ur kids? I have 2 girls 10 & 6 and a toddler son. I really like the 34.5" height and I guess they can use the step stool.

My husband gave the idea to go may be with 30.5" height and add legs to give it a furniture look.

Mine are 3 and under, so only the oldest really uses the sink right now, but our current vanity is the 30.5" height and she can barely reach the faucet with a step at it. We may have more children as well, so we will definitely need the lower height for quite a few years yet! We are planning other kid-friendly features in our main bath like a motion sensor light and toilet seat with a flip down toddler seat. Anything to make it easier for them to be independent is easier on me! I

like the idea of adding the legs, there are just so many possibities!

Hi,

I just ordered the Osage in brindle. I was wondering about the comment of the sink base being wider for a better look. Does this apply to double sink vanities? I just had each base at 24 inches, the drawers are in the middle and I wanted as much drawer space as possible.

I added legs to mine as well, mine is like th osage pictured above, just with double sinks. I don't remember discussing height, I need to double-check that!

Photos from the construction company's info about my remodel.

This is my Osage in Brindl. 60" with double sinks. The top drawer holds toothbrushes, toothpaste, hair clip, etc. The two bottom drawers are one for me and one for my husband plenty deep enough for hairdryer, brushes, taller lotions, hair mousse, etc. I love it!

ceezeecz

Wow. Love your vanity color and granite, Whats the granite you there? Brindle is a nice finish too. Now I am comparing it with my sable finish..lol

I like the wooden legs. Was going for metal one but this looks elegant too. Is your vanity 60"? Would you know how much space/gap you have from the end of vanity and the right wall with the towel bar? Thanks

happyallison

I think they meant wider sink for me because my sink cabinet was 36". But of course, I might be wrong. Did you get wooden legs or the metal one?

The granite is Delicatus which varies widely. I found the whitest one in the yard. The vanity is 60" and the distance on either side from the vanity to the wall is 12". That let me put in a double towel rod next to the shower. If you check out the link you'll get a better idea.

It's been a year and a half and I wouldn't change a darn thing. Can't ask for more than that!

Ceezeecz beautiful! Thanks for posting your beautiful vanity. :) I love it. I love delicatus as well. I'd love to find a place to use it in my home. I've been considering my kitchen island but I'm not sure if I want so much movement on a large area such as that. Everytime I see it I find myself staring at all the pretty flecks. My bath floor is somewhat busy, so I'm going to get crema marfil marble top. Hoping to get a remnant.

Sofia I got the wooden ones. I actually didn't know there were metal, haha, but the wooden fits our bath style best.

critter015-gw

Please post a pic of your 66" vanity after you have it installed. I am curious to see how 36" sink base cabinet looks with 4 drawers.

Thanks

Linelle

You commented:

My hall/guest bath Columbia vanity has a 24" sink base and 2 15" 3-drawer stacks that go all the way to the top. Overall it's about 57" wide.

Isn't 24" base plus two 15" drawer makes it 54" vanity, not 57"? Or I am missing something?

I will be sure to post pics, it may be a while though. We are very slow DIYers and haven't made as much progress as we thought we would before the vanity arrived.

Just an update. Ultimately we decided to go with 54" Bertch Visage in Sable color.

I am getting 6 drawers, 2 shallow and 4 deep and the configuration is perfect with 30" sink base cabinet with 15" drawers on each side. I got the matching 46 X 30 mirror as well.

Now the wait period. The lead time is 4 weeks and cant wait to see the new vanity.

badgergal, you were right regarding different pricing in the same area. I called at least 10 dealers and the prices for Marketplace varied from $1140 to $1650. I was able to go with one of the big flooring showroom by price matching with the lowest quote.

Thanks everyone for your advice and help. Now my hunt for the perfect light..:):)

Thanks for the update, can't wait to see it!

I have to go in to pick out my hardware today. Do you guys think ORB will be too dark on the brindle? I'm doing ORB sink fixtures and bath.

I have the brindle vanity and wouldn't put ORB on it. It would definitely blend in but maybe that's something you would like? I like it to have more contrast. Plus ORB can vary so much. A very dark version may look good.

With the countertop you picked I see how a dark and warm ORB could easily be stunning. The wood varies and the stain goes from darker to lighter. It's not streaky but it's not even either.

I got all the hardware in chrome. I wanted the top to look light so I went with a lighter granite, chrome faucets and white sinks. And then got pulls to coordinate.

Glad you went with the six drawers. But how does a 30" sink and two 15" drawer bases = 54"? They must be 12" drawers, which is fine since you have six.

Sorry, my bad. With all the numbers in my head, I always mess up with the size.. It is indeed 60" vanity.

It was a tough decision between 54" Bertch Bath Osage in Brindle vs 60" Bertch Marketplace Visage in Sable.I was ready to place the order for 54" when my husband pointed that the toilet will be 14" away from the toilet paper holder(which will be on the vanity side) and that might be an issue with kids. I did not wanted a stand alone holder plus needed someone to give me a push for the 6 drawers as well.:):)

One question. My faucet is chrome but I took brushed nickel hardware for the vanity. For the above the vanity light, can I go brushed nickel as well? Will the chrome faucet look odd?

I was reading in one of the posts, might be posted by linelle, that we can mix n match the colors as long as they r not different family.

Thanks

I think a chrome faucet would be fine with brushed nickel hardware and lighting. I grew up with chrome faucets everywhere and brass everything else and it never bothered me, I think of chrome as just standard for faucets. I'm thinking of going with chrome for my faucet too because it is so much less expensive than the nickel version.