Does anyone have the Restoration Hardware Kempton Bathroom Vanity?
jmw
5 years ago
I'm really interested in this vanity but it's not available to see in person at my showroom. I saw a different bathroom vanity in person at the showroom & the cabinet doors closed with a magnet &, when they closed, it makes the doors sound really flimsy, hollow & cheap (definitely not soft-close). The sales person called the headquarters & verified that not only do the drawers have soft-close hardware but the cabinets are also soft-close. Has anyone personally opened & closed these cabinets & can you please give me your true opinion of how they operate? Does the vanity seem cheap to you or not?
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Comments (41)Wooo!!! Cat, I am stuck at home because of the snow storm so wandered around here not looking at anything in particular and came upon your thread. I totally agree with you on the shower curtain choice. Regardless of whether I have the money to spare or not, keeping those suckers clean is a nuisance over time. We have a glass shower door that was installed back in 2003 and I can't tell you how much I hate cleaning it. Not that the door is all that dirty, but a shower curtain is way easier, and you can change the look/style whenever you feel like it. Can't do that with a pricey shower door. Anyway, everything looks lovely as usual, including the "prom" dress :-) Love, love those circular tiles, and the floor tiles that look like fabric. Gorgeous. What colour is that again? It looks greyish on my monitor....See MoreRestoration Hardware vanities?? Overstock.com vanities??
Comments (6)Re: Restoration Hardware - I have purchased a large, dark brown framed mirror from them, a surface mounted wooden medicine cabinet, much of my cabinet hardware and two Bistro Wall Sconces just arrived. I've also seen a lot of their furniture in their Short Hills NJ mall showroom. I am impressed with the quality overall; it's not cabinet-maker quality furniture, but it's very nice and a LOT less than having the same items made to order. I haven't personally ordered any of their vanities, and don't think they have them on display in the store either. They look really nice, and are a nice deal considering the sinks and stone tops are included! FYI, there can be an issue with delivery time, if you're in a rush. My sconces were backordered for over a month. Lucky for me, this saved me money since they arrived yesterday and today I got an email from them alerting me to the fact that, among many other items, my sconces are now on sale and they happily credited me the difference when I called. I'd call them to see if it is even possible to have deliver within your short timeframe. Your best bet might be to call around to local bath showrooms to see if they have any floor-model vanities they'd like to sell and see if they are to your taste. (Not likely, but I don't know how else you'll get vanities so quickly.) Good luck to you!! Here is a link that might be useful: Restoration Hardware - Link to Sale Items...See MoreRestoration Hardware Vanity - Hutton
Comments (9)gowelch, I wasn't sure this was you until I rechecked on your original post and saw that you wanted me to get back to you. Our vanity hasn't arrived yet and when it does it's going to the builder's warehouse since we're not ready for installation yet so it may be a while before I can give you a first hand review. It seems there is a division of opinion in responses to your original post as to the quality of Restoration Hardware vanities. If you were planning on putting this in a heavy use bathroom for children I would hesitate. The drawers and doors don't have the blumotion glides or hinges so I guess children would have the tendency to bang them around. Or if you store heavy things in your bathroom drawers maybe that would be a problem but my hairdryer is the heaviest item in my bathroom and the Hutton drawers seem perfectly capable of holding something that big and heavy. Other than this type of consideration I wouldn't worry. Just like beauty, quality is in the eye of the beholder and I know it's hard to make a decision without seeing and touching something firsthand. Wish I could help more. I...See MorePlan too ambitious?? Please help with my bathroom vanity ideas!
Comments (49)I have an update and would love to get some feedback before I order the final accessories. (Demo begins one week from today!) I got a quote for replacing the vanity with white cabinetry complete with a sitting area, plus hardwiring of sconces. The costs all added up to too much for me, so I'm sticking with my vanity and overhead lighting location. I feel great about my choices for tile, bath tub, paint, and fixtures. My worry is that all the little accessory details won't quite work together, diminishing the beauty of the bathroom as a whole. I need to buy the accessories soon; here's what I have in mind. With overhead lighting instead of sconces, I prefer one large mirror. The mirror is by Pottery Barn, a wooden frame with gold gilt, 72" x 36". Perfect size for the space, very very very hard to find. This is technically a floor-length mirror, so I hope it can be mounted horizontally! PB customer service was useless when asked. The lights are also PB, polished nickel. For practical reasons, I ruled out any overhead lights that take type B bulbs (too dim) and have fabric shades (too hard to clean). As a big plus, these are on sale for $170 each. Do they go with the mirror and the rest of the room? Chandelier is PB, 18" diameter, antique brass, UL-listed. This will be over the tub on a dimmer. It was hard to find a chandy that's not too big, ornate, and/or expensive. Knobs and pulls are glass and polished nickel from Restoration Hardware. Towel ring, TP roll, and hook are Ballard Design in polished nickel. Fabric for the roman shade is gray on cream linen. Shower bench is Signature Hardware in teak. I hope this will help tie in the wood of the vanity with the other side of the room. Towel warmer is polished stainless steel (no nickel option) from Signature Hardware. If anything doesn't quite mesh or looks wrong, I would love to hear, as well as any suggestions for alternatives!...See Morejmw
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3 years agoI’m sorry I forgot to update here after our remodel! In my opinion, this is well worth the money we spent. I’ll attach a photo and video for you to see the soft closing doors and drawers.
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3 years agoHi Kat,
Behind the doors there are no shelves. I decided to go with this pull-out shelf to maximize space. The sink on the right had plumbing that took up more space under the left side of the sink (picture number 1) and the sink on the left had plumbing that took up more space under the right side of the sink (picture number 2). That's why the shelves are mirror images of each other. I hope this helps!
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