Remodel- will 48" vanity work? What about the old medicine cabinet
clairemulloo
5 years ago
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Comments (2)You could get 3 16" cabinets and mount the one on the left with the hinge on the right and the one on the right with the hinge on the left. That'll give you a tri view effect. Also, can you get filler strips in the color of your vanity? If you can, you can frame around the medicine cabinet mirrors with the filler strips....See MoreSuggestions for 48-inch vanity space
Comments (16)We just were on the hunt for a 48" vanity ourselves. I don't know where you are located, but where I live near San Jose, CA, we found several warehouse-style cabinet stores that offered 48" vanities for $300-400 (much cheaper than what we saw at Lowe's and Home Depot). The catch is that the selection is very limited. Essentially, we had to choose from 4 styles. So, while the vanity style is probably not the one I would have chosen if I had more options, it is nice looking, has solid cherry doors, nice dove-tailing on the drawers, etc. The best part is that (again, because of the limited selection), they carry everything in stock, so we can pick it up next-day. Anyway, just thought I would pass along the tip! If you happen to be in the Bay Area, I'd be happy to give you the specific address of the place we used. Good luck!...See MoreMedicine Cabinets - Out?
Comments (54)Here's the one in my bathroom in Cathedral City It's at the far left in this photo, and the sink I use is on the right. This medicine cabinet is empty - I just never thought to use since, since I use the sink on the right, which is closer to the towel racks, which I consider to be more important. This medicine cabinet has a mirror on the inside of the door. My medicine cabinet in L.A. is pretty much full, and I would like to replace it with a new one. When I redid my brother's bathroom, I kept his like-new medicine cabinet and had to make sure that the door swing would clear the wall mirror that I selected for him. There is about 1" clearance:...See MoreKitchen remodel, 42" or 48" upper cabinets
Comments (28)The fundamental problem with this kitchen is absolute lack of 3-drawer base cabinets. A base cabinet with a shallow drawer over a door is only about 54 percent effective in terms of readily accessible ergonomic storage suitable for everyday or frequently used items. Refacing the base cabinets without converting most of them to drawer bases is purely cosmetic and does nothing to improve storage. The cost of conversion + new doors and drawer faces + cost of refacing would be similar to comparable quality new cabinets, which is why new cabinets are a better choice. And while extending uppers to the ceiling can eliminate the dust issue, anything taller than 77” is not readily accessible ergonomic storage suitable for everyday or frequent use items. In short, you are paying for marginal use storage. If dusting the top of the existing uppers is a pain, accessing taller uppers will be too. Focus should be improving functionality of base cabinets....See Moreclairemulloo
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