Master Bathroom advice
My husband and I are building a new home and working on the details of our master bathroom. Our Vanity is going to be a natural oak color and I plan to use Chrome faucets and some most likely some type of brass vanity lighting. We have a mix of brass, chrome, and black finishes all throughout the home).
I keep going different directions as to what finish to use for the cabinet hardware (Brass, chrome, or black) and what finish the border of the mirror should be (Brass, chrome, or black). I am also struggling to find a vanity light that I really love.
I have a sketch of what the vanity will look like and just need some help piecing the remaining details together.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Comments (14)
PROKristina Lawrence Interior Design
4 years ago
jessica mcdaniel
4 years agoHere is our current inspiration board.. The Oak wood cabinet sample you see if the color we will be using.
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Design Girl
4 years agoThe vanity configuration looks lopsided to me. I'd do something more like this for balance.
PROBeth H. :
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agowhy did you pick that color wood? it's not a natural oak color, it's stained maple or birch.
Are you sure you want that wood color?
with that wood option, I'd rethink the chrome and do a brushed nickel.If you had white or gray cabs, I think the chrome would be fine. but on that type of wood? nope.
The black would work if you had some darker elements (like black tile or floor).
But, since you're using the porcelain that looks like marble, and the white/gray quartz, I'd go w/the polished nickel or even a soft brass.
these are both a natural white oak
this one may be natural red oak since it has the pink tint.jessica mcdaniel
4 years agoThank you for the feedback. And you are correct, the wood choice we selected is maple, not oak. The builder that we are using has the following selections of stains in regards to a "natural wood tone". The one we chose was as close as I felt I could get to the look I was after, without getting too gold. This stain will also be the color of our island in our kitchen (surrounded by white cabinets). Here are the colors of stain we are able to choose from. Do you feel one of these is a better fit? (The name of our selection is amber mocha)
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Lisa Brady
4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago
Valinta
4 years agolindacottonwood
4 years ago
Lisa Dipiro
4 years agoOak natural... simple no undertones to compete with anything. My new kitchen is white oak natural no stain...style of the house is simple craftsman like so i went with simple natural cabinets
- PRO
Beth H. :
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agowhat about the oak natural , oak nutmeg, or maple wheat? those seem a little less dated looking and more natural.
The white cabs that Lisa just posted are a nice shade and wood species. Can he make it out of that wood and use a natural oil?
you said this is a bathroom vanity? he's building it? have you thought about buying one already made? I know they make those size vanities w/a tower in many types of finishes.
this one is similar to the stain color you picked, but yours has more red to it.
or, can you builder use white oak instead of maple to actually build it? This one is knotty alder with a light walnut stain.
maybe use painter grade wood and have it painted? 
RedRyder
4 years agoLinda Thomas
4 years ago
RedRyder