Help with mirror placement and size for master bath
Level setting first. I have a whole house to renovate, but while in Escrow I had a major health incident that has severely impacted my reno budget, so I am having to get creative with some of my design choices.
Currently I am doing the reno on my master bath. The house is an MCM Ranch and my furniture is all clean MCM teak.
The master bath had been redone about 15 years ago and the vanity the old owners put in was a well made, dark, heavy, ornate 48" vanity. They also left a 7" gap between the wall and the vanity that my dog thought was great! She would drop her ball back there and bark at it since she couldn't get to it. Great game to play while mom takes a bath, shower or sits on the toilet.
I wanted to avoid the cost of moving the plumbing and electrical, but also wanted to fix the 7" gap and replace the vanity with something more fitting to my style. (white with slab doors and drawer fronts)
Without budget limitations I would have moved the sink and lighting fixture and gotten a symetrical 55" cabinet with two banks of 15" drawers.
Instead I have solved the gap by purchasing a vanity with 18" drawers on the left and 12" drawers on the right, allowing the sink and lighting to remain in the original location. I did get a 1" spacer so that the drawers will clear the door jam.
The vanity has been delivered and I am installing it this weekend. I have hired someone to install the counter with an integrated sink.
I had to remover the old mirror to get the old vanity out, which involved cutting out the drywall and patching the drywall as the mirror was glued to the wall.
I think I want to go ahead and replace the mirror, but not sure what size to get, not sure if I should run it the whole length of the vanity or center it above the sink. Also not sure what to do with the outlet.
I have never tried moving an outlet myself before, but I have replaced outlets, so I think I could move it or hire someone to move it without a big hit to the budget.
Would love some opinions.
Sorry I don't have real pictures, but the bathroom currently has no vanity or mirror, so decided a drawing would be more informative.
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Jennifer Hogan
5 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (2)You said you were centering the mirror over the drawer base. But said the mirror would be 1.5" from the wall. Sorry that does not compute. I assume you would have a mirror centered over each sink base instead. If that is the case and you have the double sconce in the middle I think it will be fine. An inch and a half from the wall should be enough space. Are you planning on some overhead lighting too. The mirror is very nice. It is fancy but not ornate. I think it will look great in your bathroom....See MoreHelp with Master Bath Mirror
Comments (1)IMO two mirrors would look best. Have you considered round mirrors? They're quite charming for double sinks. This page has some great round mirror ideas. You have a gorgeous bathroom by the way, very charming and bright!...See MoreHelp! Mirror/sconce size & placement on 9ft vanity, wall mount faucet
Comments (5)The important distance to consider is the distance between the center of the vanity to the center of one sink. That distance never changes regardless of the size of the mirror. The wider the mirror, the less distance you have between the sconce and the mirror. If my calculation is right based on the measurements you gave, that distance is 21" (please confirm it as I don't explicitly see it on the measurements you gave us). The distance between the edge of the sconce and the edge of the 24" mirror is 6.25". This number came from that calculation: 21" -2.75" (half the width of the sconce) - 12 (half the width of a 24" wide mirror) = 6.25". Now if you use a 36" mirror, the distance between the edge of the sconce to the edge of the mirror would be .25" ( 21" - 2.75 - 18"). You don't want a quarter in. wall between the sconce and the mirror. If you were to find a 28" wide mirror, that distance would be 4.25" ( 21" - 2.75 - 14"). I think the width of the sconce is more in proportion with a 24" mirror. I also think a 24" mirror looks nicer with a 27.5 wide cabinet below it....See MoreMaster bath mirror & lighting help
Comments (2)Here are pictures of the two options you are thinking about. They may not be your style, but they're pictures I had already saved. Can you hang a small chandelier from the ceiling for more light? Sconces do provide better light for grooming. An overhead light will further fill in the lighting. Switch them separately and put them all on dimmer switches....See MoreJennifer Hogan
5 years ago
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PROBeverlyFLADeziner
5 years agoI would suggest
- starting the vanity at the wall,
- extending the top as a banjo top
- install narrow 36" tall hinged medicine cabinets on either side
- Install downlights into the ceiling.
See examples of banjo tops below
Here is the mirrored hinged medicine cabinet.
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