Tips for raising my bathroom vanity height.
james lemay
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Comments (1)How high do you need to raise the vanity? Maybe a simple piece of plywood ( 3/4" ) would be enough? Just paint it a similar color to the base of the vanity. A couple of spots of hot glue to keep both pieces together. When you open the vanity doors (to access the plumbing) you should see a 4" strip of wood across the back of the vanity. Use this to afix the vanity to the wall....See MoreBathroom sinks/vanity are IN bedroom, not bathroom- HUH?
Comments (30)My parents house is like that, but there’s a wall with a wide doorway into the area with the vanity, so it’s open but also easy to close off by just putting a curtain rail up. It’s also oriented to the room such that if you only use enough light at the vanity to wash your hands for a midnight potty run, it really isn’t enough to bother someone in the bed if you place the bed sensibly. Getting ready in the morning would be trickier if you needed to do makeup and so on so needed proper lighting, so that’s where a screen or a curtain would come in....See MoreComfort height or regular for bathroom vanities?
Comments (9)We went with the higher "comfort height" vanities in our new build for all the baths with undermount sinks--even the 6yr old's bath. They were not an upcharge with our cabinet supplier. We opted for the standard height vanity in the powder room because of the added height of the vessel sink. We figured the shorter height would result in fewer opportunities for chipping/damaging the sink. One thing to note on the higher vanities--if the toilet will be in close proximity, I would definitely go with a comfort height toilet with a tall style tank or the scale and proportion will look decidedly "off". That was the one 'oops!' we made when we redid my inlaw's bath a couple years ago. (DH & I aren't tall--5'4" for me & 5'8" for him "on a good day" as DH likes to say. DS1 however is 6'0" & still growing and DS2 is 4'0" and growing like a weed.) Mom & Dad did all comfort height vanities in their house 5 years ago except for the upstairs common bath and I have heard Mom say on more than one occasion that the vanity feels low and she would've made that one comfort height too if she had it to do over again. (Mom is 5'4" tall.) From my experience at Mom's if you go with comfort height and you're around my & mom's height, do not use an overly deep sink as they tend to be a little harder/less comfortable to use. Mom used Kohler Devonshire undermount in the guestroom bath (overly deep) vs. Kohler Leighton undermount (pretty standard depth)& Kohler Bancroft undermount(pretty standard depth) in the other comfort height baths. It really does come down to personal preference. I would sit down and discuss it between yourselves and make a list of the pros and cons and go from there. Hope this helps!...See MoreHeight of taller bathroom vanities?
Comments (1)I believe, like kitchen cabs/counters, the newer vanities would be 36" tall, with or including the countertop. When we had our bathroom vanities made (by a local guy), he suggested making them taller than what had been the older standard (31"?). I was unsure about doing this (I'm only 5'3"-5'4"), but I love it. Now, I hate having to lean further to use the bathroom when we are visiting my parents. It's so much more comfortable using our taller counters/sinks....See MoreUser
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