I think it will be just lovely

I can see why cabinet guy moved the sinks, and fortunately they are far enough off center that it looks deliberate -- agree with local eater that it will look lovely!

It will look great. We are used to everything being centered, and when it is not, we think it is wrong, or wont look good.

We did a cosmetic reno almost 18 months ago in our master bath. Totally redid shower and replaced tub, counter tops, flooring, sinks,toilet, fixtures etc. What we didn't plan on, because they were always centered before, was our light fixtures not centered over the sinks.

The old style light fixture, with the brass plates, gave a lot of wiggle room to slide either way to make it centered. With the new light fixture, the hole with the wiring would not allow the new fixture to be centered on the sink. We came to this realization after all subs had left and we had spent money on painters to paint the cabinets, our closet, bath and master bedroom. This would require more fix, texture and repaint.

So after hanging the mirrors centered under the lights (making it off center of sink) and hanging the centered over the sink (making them off center under the lights) I opted for center under the lights and let the sink be off center. It looked more deliberate that way and to this day, I don't even notice it.

Your bath will be beautiful.

I think it will be fine, especially if the dimensions are the same on each side. You can fill the blank space on the counter with an accessory that will balance out the look.

I think not centered/asymmetrical usually looks more "designer". You are going

to each have different items on each side of the counter so it's never going to look

perfectly balanced anyway.

What's the reasoning for the placement of the sinks the way they are?

To me it looks like the left and right sink are in different positions with respect to the cabinets, plus the tower is at different distances from the sinks, or is that my perspective?

Personally, it would drive me nuts, sorry. I would insist on a new counter that centers the sinks above the two-door cabinet. I'm assuming that the row of base cabinets is symmetrical. Is it?

Hmm, are the cabinets on the bottom all the same? Meaning the left set of drawers is the same width as the right set of drawers? The photo makes it look like the left set of drawers is narrower than the right. If that's the case, then your cabinet maker should redo the cabinets how they were supposed to be.

However, if it's just a photo optical illusion, and the two cabinets are exactly the same distances from each respective wall, and the sinks are each placed exactly centered over the cabinet, then I think it will look fine with the mirrors off center.

My sinks are not exactly centered on my cabinets and no one would ever notice.

I'm assuming everything is centered and it's just camera distortion. The sinks are in the right position for a vanity of that length and so that neither of you gets squeezed up against a wall while at a sink.

It would bother me that the sink isn't centered under the mirror. It looks like an error and not design creativity. I would remove the counter shelf and use a narrow framed mirror on the wall. It's a better look with your contemporary finishes than the fussy traditional mirror. It gives you more counter space, which I think you need more than additional storage. I'm seeing less and less of the counter shelves being used in photos of modern bathrooms. I considered one for my bathroom but now I think it's a trend that has passed. I would ask him to remove it from your bill since he didn't do the vanity to your specifications.

A 30-34" tall mirror is a much better look for a long, modern vanity and will look better with your side sconces.

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Why did he change your cabinet with your approval? It would drive me crazy. I would remove the center shelves/sitting on counter and then you'll be able to center mirrors over the sinks.

I'm with nosoccermom. I prefer having some things asymmetrical, but that would make me crazy. If the cabinet maker changed things without approval and not per your plans, I would have whatever needs to change be changed now. If you decide it makes you hate your bathroom each time you look at it, it would be easier to change it now.

You could get a narrower mirror centered over the sinks, then move your light fixtures to sit to the outside of each mirror kind of like this:

It looks deliberate and not "weird" to me. I'd also prefer to have the larger counter space to the one side of the sink that you get with the sinks offset rather than two skinny little spaces if it were centred.

How big are the sinks? 20 inches?

Maybe the pics are distorted, but everything looks off to me. I'd measure all the distances.

I'm not obsessed with symmetry, but it does look off. I would get rid of the tower on the counter as that emphasizes and draws attention to the asymmetry. I don't care for them in any bathroom. As others have suggested, a single, vanity-wide mirror is the way to go.

At first I thought the sinks looked off but then I quickly realized the bottom cabinets are center with the sink - so it makes sense now. It looks lovely. And I just LOVE LOVE LOVE your bevel mirrors - totally go with bevel. I did during my remodel and it's one of my favorite choices.

My mirrors are smaller but I found them at HomeGoods for less than $100 each. Pottery Barn use to sell bevel mirrors - they were pricey though. Good luck!! :) Share pics when you're done.

To me, the sinks do not look centered over the bottom cabinets. Even the tower doesn't, but that could be the perspective.

Are the sinks equidistant from the sides and the tower?

That would drive me crazy too.

It looks like an error and not design creativity.

That quote right there says it all. It looks like an error.

You can either have the cabinet and countertop redone, or move middle shelving unit and have the pot lights centered over the sinks. There are multiple options for the mirror(s) and the shelving unit(s).

If you have the cabinet redone, the current design is flawed, you wont be able to have drawers on the ends and it be centered on each side. It would have to look like this, similar to other inspiration pictures posted by others above. The pot lights are currently where they belong in this situation.

Here are some other options I drew up that dont require redoing the cabinet and countertop. Notice how the pot lights have been moved.

M DMD - What did you decide? I have a similar dilemma. I had a renovation and did not realize that the sinks would be in a different location on the new vanity. I wanted to keep the same 2 side sconces where they were and I also requested an additional sconce fixture in the middle. Even though I requested for the mirror to be put up first to see next steps, the fixtures, then the vanity was installed in that order. He put up mirrors and I didn't realize that the mirror was not centered till later. It all looks deliberate as others above mentioned in their comments. Trying to avoid extra work, but if I decide to move the side fixtures( close up holes, extend electric wire etc, etc.) all the extra work, will the symmetry be lost. Do you think it looks ok as it is now.l

I would also like to hear others suggestions/comments.

You're asking about a straight-on view yet you've posted a side view. Can you post another photo?

What I dislike about your mirror placement is that they don't span the width of the sink bowl. I like your sconces but a narrower sconce might allow you to move the mirrors without moving the electrical. You might have to add a double sconce between the mirrors, which will provide the recommended lighting for both mirrors.

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Your advice is good but I don't want to spend more on different lights since I just bought them. I have attached another head on photo - can't get back any further.

The only thing I can suggest is tall, skinny mirrors so you can center them over the faucets. They won't extend the full width of the sinks but it will look okay because they aren't meant to. That would be about a 15" wide mirror. Frameless mirrors would be best so that you have more mirror for viewing yourself. In that case I'd add another sconce in the center if there's room for two. You can draw it up on graph paper to check the spacing.

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Mine are not centered and my guess is no one would have noticed if I hadn't pointed it out. My sinks are centered on the cabinets but the medicine cabinets are centered between the fixtures. Without the fixtures, I wouldn't have enough light.

pz, personally I dont like the location of the lights, they are too low. Better option IMO would be to scrap the whole idea and get two vanity lights over the mirrors instead of 3 sconces. To each their own.

Is there another light overhead in the room? It seems dark.

Better option IMO would be to scrap the whole idea and get two vanity lights over the mirrors instead of 3 sconces. To each their own.

Actually no because overhead lights cast shadows while lights at head height illuminate the face.

I am wrestling with the question of whether to put the tube sconces I bought three or four years ago (so they are not returnable) on either end of two med cabs that will be just inches from meeting each other in the middle, or over each of them. As I asked Dear Husband about the issue, I told him how current thinking is just as Cpartist stated, but that I am also concerned about how the lights will each put out a whopping 2600 lumens, may not be dimmable, and we might prefer that kind of glow over our heads instead of staring us in our faces. As we discussed the many considerations connected with the decision, he did point out that he has never, in his 40 years of daily shaving his beard, ever had this preferred side-lighting of his face. He does not think he will miss it.

I am STILL not sure where the sconces are going! Luckily for me, although I have two med cabinet/mirrors, one is only over an empty counter space, and there is only one sink to center under the other. When I went to select my sink and design my vanity, I was surprised to learn that the whole design relied totally on the spacing between the already purchased med cabs and tube sconces. All my drawings done before this realization were useless. I had to go back and measure and draw out their placement on the wall, and the sink placement was obvious from that.

Yea I am not a fan of the lights right in your eyeballs. That and lighting is always overhead so for females putting on makeup, having that natural shadow will allow you to get the makeup to look the way it will everywhere else.

I mean you can put lower watt bulbs in there but at what cost to the rest of the room, unless you have an overhead light for the room as well. A vanity light over the mirrors are the more common thing.

Nancy there is no rule saying you cant put a dimmer in the bathroom.

I have cans over my sinks too, so the lighting to my face is quite even which helps with putting on makeup.

It is a matter or whether the actual fluorescent ballast type is a dimmable type or not. I will put a dimmer on anything! I may have to open the lighting unit up to see the ballast. I am not seeing anything that indicates which numbers on the back are for what.

I wanted to show pz1717 this photo but couldn't find it at the time when I suggested she use mirrors the width of the sink. I would do this before having my mirrors off-center.

It's remarkable how many people don't have the mirrors and sconces figured out until after the vanity goes in.

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I think sometimes you feel you have to experience the space in order to be sure. Many people do not have the ability to imagine it from drawings. You should see my husband get frustrated when I stand in a space and gesture with my hands to indicate where something will go in a room. He can't even visualize with this - let alone with a drawing. He visualizes better with a word description that paints a picture for him. Everybody is different.

I have gone through an entire package of graph paper between my kitchen, guest bath, and master bath remodel. It's a very easy way to make sure the vanity, mirror, and lights all fit cohesively. I've built sconces out of cereal boxes and mocked up a vanity counter cabinet with boxes, which is how I realized my blow dryer wouldn't fit in one. I measured furniture in my house to picture the vanity dimensions and taped off sink dimensions on my sideboard. I don't want any surprises when the cabinets are installed.

Help! I am starting a bathe remodel and having the vanity custom done because I want a 44” vanity with a sink set off to the left. The reason for this is because the bathroom is a small 5x8 and I felt when you walked in the bathroom it would nice to have a little more space from the doorway. Hope that makes sense. It’s the main bathroom and with grandkids there could be 3 people in this small space at any given time and if someon is at the sink it gives a little more room if it’s offset to the left. Now comes the dilemma about the mirror and lighting. I love scones BUT not sure about mirror shape, round or rectangle or where it’s centered or if over the mirror lighting would be better. I have drawn in the walls and taped the space but honestly I still have no idea what to do. The vanity is being custome made so I can always change it to have the sink centered but I really like the idea of the offset sink. I am just at a loss as to what to do about the mirror and lighting. Can you help?

Here is what I did. Mine is a wheelchair accessible bathroom and is our only full bath. It is 5 x 8.5 ft, plus the shower space adjoining the long side of the floor space. I think I am in the shower when taking this picture. My vanity top is only 16” deep because I needed the floor space in case I ever need a wheel chair. It is 14” deep at the bottom.The only thing I might do differently is to make the medicine cabinets closer to the counter so I could see better sitting. It is nice to have the mirror to use with no sink under it and a big med cab to hold all my stuff, separate from my husband’s med cab.

Well done, Nancy! I like the 2 mirror option with the lights above, hadn’t thought of that!

Lights on the side are generally thought to be more effective for seeing your face with fewer shadows. Mine were originally going to go on the sides, with no space between the mirrors, but I was buying for and planning this bathroom remodel for five years before my wallet, my contractor, and my husband’s tolerance for a new project were all available. As a consequence, the design changed several times. The lights and mirrors were here for four years before being installed. As I don’t wear makeup, I do not care that the lights are on top. Hubby says he does just fine shaving with these there. It turns out that they are so bright that they light up the whole room. If I had seen them in person, I may not have chosen them. But I like them better than the old above-the-mirror lights they replaced.

Lorinine, it also occurred to me to emphasize the utility of having this type of sink that curves outward from the counter top. It is the second sink we have had with a “belly.” The first was an inexpensive Home Depot vanity and sink set, maybe 24” wide or so. We learned that two people could easily share that sink in the morning, say with him shaving and me brushing my teeth. The belly sticking out into the room makes it easy for two to stand there at angles and access the sink . That can be handy at tooth-brushing time with the grandkids. As a reference, the sink in my picture is 23” wide and the vanity is 65” wide.

Thanks again for all the helpful info! So much to consider and think about. Having the vanity custom done and have changed it 3 times!