https://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/floating-wall-shelves-they-only-look-simple/

LOL! OK, I get your drift, D E ! :-D But what about Float Frame mounting brackets? Are you not convinced? Float Frame wall brackets

I don't like floating shelves (too trendy) so I haven't even done any research I just wanted you to be aware of what goes into it.

the solution you linked looks interesting

There is no way to get that at a low cost. That always involve specialty trades and custom work.

Well, the float frames are pointless in your case; you have attachments at both ends to solid framing. Your counter isn't a cantilever, which is what those float frames are for.

The cost is a completely local issue; there's no way to ballpark it remotely. You need to do the footwork locally. Call them Monday.

Yes call local; we have similar ( but regular depth) and had it custom made. Cost wasn’t too bad, can’t recall! Counter material expense is variable as well.good luck.

Floating vanities are not that uncommon. Nearly every hotel or motel has them. Check IKEA as well. I suspect you will need blocking just like in the kitchen. The depth is a tricky part as your carpenter will have to reduce it

I love this look. I have all MCM teak furnishings in my home and this would be the perfect look, but I would never install it in my home.

The crevice between a vessel sink and the countertop collects dirt and mold. Cleaning the crevice in the back of the sink is a nightmare. Laying on the floor to retrieve dropped items or cleaning the dust bunnies underneath the floating vanity is also not a lot of fun.

You can get a very clean look without floating the vanity. You can have the doors crafted with a horizontal vs vertical grain in this photo.

Greenwich St. Bath, San Francisco · More Info

I am renovating my guest bath and installed a full wall mirror in the 8' vanity alcove, I got a solid surface countertop and a single, standard sized, integrated sink. Kept the vanity from the 1960s with slab doors and drawer fronts. Everyone who sees the room loves the counter space.that this provides.

Actually Lowes has a cabinet line that offers modular floating vanities that you can piece together to get the proper length for your wall. I can't remember the name but the cabinet is frameless.

https://www.latitudecabinets.com/room-gallery/room-details.html&room_details=1004

https://bloqs.s3.amazonaws.com/567-5932/367308_LatitudeCabinets_Brochure_062019.pdf

https://bloqs.s3.amazonaws.com/567-5932/288515_Latitude_Vanity_Configurations_2018_sm.pdf

Overall dimensions roughly 8 1/2 feet wide x 16 inches deep...

Much too shallow.

And I don't get the current fascination with floating vanities. Someone is going to have to get down on the floor & lay on their belly to clean gunk out of the corners every so often. In a small? room where there might not be room for their legs to extend comfortably.

And I would want an under mount sink every day, all day. Vessel sinks look like a real PITA to clean & chase stray hairs around.

Thanks so much for all the input! Such a diverse opinion pool here, thanks! JAN, I really appreciate your patience and advice! :) BeverlyFLADeziner, so have you actually used these cabinets from Lowes in your clients' homes? Any idea of how they measured up? ci_lantro, I hear you on the PITA vessel sinks. I'm terrified of them. Hadn't thought about floating pieces being HARDER to clean, ack. Was hoping my army of Roombas would take care of that!

mittens, you don't need anything but some plywood in the wall to drill into. You don't need any special mounting hardware. However, 16" is not deep enough if that is the dimension. You require a deeper clearance for any type of vanity cabinet or you need to set it back from the door swing. Any chance of moving the wall a few inches? I guess not with the plumbing already set.

However, you can simulate a floating vanity by creating a framed support below covered with the tile flooring. That way the vanity appears floating but has support below and you can hide pipes if necessary. Adding a low level light below helps the appearance.

We had to leave clearance for the door in a small bath so we had to narrow the top by the door. Do you have room to widen the top in the middle area and narrower on each end?

Btw, I would not select a vessel sink again.

Beverly! What a great idea!! I'd never seen that before. Plus, it eliminates a bit more dust bunny space. :) We really can't move the wall at this point, but I could surely go with a narrower width vanity to evade the door swing issue. I just loved the look of the vanity going end to end, thinking it looks more streamlined (less clunky) than a shorter-width piece. But I gotta bend somewhere! I was thinking if we end up with shorter width, I might as well go with an IKEA Godmorgon double sinker, and dress it up with upgraded sink and custom fronts. I've also considered two separate floating vanities, but somehow this feels a little wrong, even ominous, in my mind... :-D

Kathy, that's just what my G.C. suggested from the start, and is definitely an option. And I really appreciate your honesty about vessels. I'm scratching that option off my list.

Uh oh...unique ideas coming in! :-D

Unique=$$$$

GreenDesigns, I totally get what your're saying. But perhaps that adage isn't always true. For example, while shopping for bathtubs under 60", a very "unique" idea popped into my mind, so I invented it:

WORLD'S MOST UNIQUE TUB

I know not ONE contractor who'd screw that 7 or 8 ' vanity into a wall" . Nor one reputable fabricator who'd top it "afloat " with a solid surface top? No way in h e double matchsticks:)

Sorry, 16 inches!! No.....

In one of the other posts where you asked the same question, you indicated that you were getting rid of the door to the outside. That's a good idea, unless there's some reason you wanted people entering your house through a bathroom.

"Wondering if there are any builders or designers out there who might give a guess as to what this entails."

I don't understand why you are not directing these questions to the GC and the architect. There are too many cooks in this kitchen, and this kind of dilemma/ mangled design is the result. You want something very specialized (dare I say idiosyncratic,) and you're not going to find it at Lowes or Ikea. If you don't like your architect, find a designer who can work with you locally.

Or you can keep asking the same question over and over, and a bunch of random people will throw a bunch of random ideas out at you. There's such a thing as too much information. Ideally, owner, designer, and builder work together so that these types of things don't come up when you're staring at stud walls. Dozens of people have given you good ideas here. Hire someone local to turn the best ones into reality, or your'e going to be staring a stud walls (or a terrible design) for a long, long time.

Scottie mom, I did just that yesterday! Hired a local interior designer (from Houzz, $180/hour), who met with G.C. and me and discussed options. For better or for worse (probably for worse with me!), she felt all my varied ideas were workable. But yeah. Must reign myself in and commit. And right now, my feeling is simple standard vanity and let the backsplash do the talking. Hmmm...are there many choices out there for tile?? LOL!

Since you hired a designer, please respect her/his ideas. Asking advice from anonymous individuals on the internet is insulting to your designer.

Diana, it was a one-time consultant meeting. Sorry if it offends you!

Big grand unique ideas without the big grand budgets to accomplish them are doomed. Especially when there isn’t a good singular vision and plan to begin with.