@nancy in Mich, other than the mirrored doors, this is exactly what I plan to do - the under counter storage as well. Great minds think alike. I’ll look at the idea of mirrors vs glass- thanks!!!

Sorry but a hard NO on a make up station IN a bathroom. The humidity level is bathrooms fights the process.

Well I pulled the trigger….. this is the custom built in. I’m very excited! Still needs to be painted and the counter added. Before and after. I think it’s a GREAT use of space

Too small and tight for a makeup area: you would need very good lighting to see your entire face, plus a good mirror and enough space to stand with your arms out, bent at the elbows as if fixing your hair. I would put in a good storage unit for all your bathroom needs plus a disguised-front hamper for dirty clothes.

Isn't a mirror needed above a makeup vanity and shouldn't that mirror extend down to the vanity top or close to it?

Because I chose to put my medicine cabinets both at the same ”normal” height, I can only see the top of my head in my space I use as a vanity. I have found that a mirror on the counter allows me to see things from the angle I need at that moment, which is really more helpful than one further away from my face and hair, anyways. A tilting, countertop mirror will be fine here. I find that I like mine because I can bash it with an arm when I need it to tilt up or down and not drop what I am doing with my hands. One that holds the mirror on a center point, both left and right of the glass is easily adjusted this way. I have a cheap plastic one that I can easily scoot for a different angle, too.

Patricia, good job! You always have the option to switch out those glass doors for mirrored glass, if you want to see yourself standing up. Will the counter extend out to the wall on the left? Then you won’t t be sitting inside the alcove, but right in front of it, am I correct? What are your ideas on lighting? I suggest you look at LEDs because they give off no heat. I once had a lighted makeup mirror. It made my face so sweaty I could not apply makeup. When I told my friend about it, she asked why I got so close to feel the heat from the bulbs. I told her I HAD to be that close to see what I was doing. Nearsightedness!

I have lights in the ceiling will shine down and use a light up makeup mirror. It’s 36” wide and plenty of space for makeup. I always stand up when blow drying/curling my hair do this is a non issue for me.

LOL........ I found long ago, if you stand for all of it? You're out of the bathroom in less than half the time. Actually looking even better - less is more ! Make up? Five min max.

Oy.

Thanks Jan! You’ve commented on other posts and I’ve appreciated your feedback. I realize I am trying to combine two criteria - storage and a makeup vanity. This has done the trick. I agree, less is more with beauty! And I have curly hair so I have to have LOTS of space to move around to diffuse. For kicks….. here’s a sneak peek of where the tub was that I have removed and made a shower. I fell in love with this mother of Pearl tile and put my $$ into that focal wall. I’ll post a pic of the finished space which is a decorators nightmare being 5 feet deep and 15 feet long! This is a master bath ! Making the most of it! BEFORE PIC

AFTER PIC

I’m confused as to why there are such ugly comments. Thanks to those that are helpful. The rest of you need to find some kindness!

I just cracked up at the "oy" comment. Go ahead and laugh. Standing for make up, is a bit like giving up cream and sugar in coffee. The first week is "whoa" not sure about this!......by weeks end? You find you GAG on coffee with additives.

Make up is same - especially after age 30. Find a system that allows the five minute rule. Online, or a good makeup counter. You will never sit again: ) One drawer in the vanity,,,,,,,,,,yes, one !! should hold it all. Try it, and be amazed at what you don't need to store, and how great you look in mere minutes.

Agree Jan. At 57 I’ve never been a big makeup person anyway. Here’s the vanity area from the other side of this tiny room LOL. Still waiting on counter and the actual sink vanity to be installed but you get a fairly good idea.

@Jan Moyer, I will never let you see my makeup collection! One drawer? No way. But I CAN do my makeup in 5 minutes - standing . It just takes me 15 minutes to decide what look I want for the day.

@Patricia Thorpe - if you’re happy, ignore the nasty comments. Buy the BEST lighted makeup mirror you can. A professional once told me that any mirror more than 5x magnified is overkill, so keep that in mind.

CRACK ME UP! i settle for one really decent face, same every day, and figure as I KNOW? Unless some forty year old "inappropriate guy", or ninety year old, equally so? Maybe nobody remembers what I looked like on Tuesday, and it's Thursday and the same darn face!

LOL. Agree about the 5 minute makeup rule. One day my daughter will learn it too.

That looks lovely Patricia. One question though. What was your reasoning for not centering the shower head on the ceiling?

@cpartist this is still TBD, the space is only 5 feet wide. Initially I was not going to have a shower door, now I am. When I’m shaving my legs or have deep conditioner in, I want to be away from the water. Contractor will move it if I don’t like it after I “live with it” for a bit. This is all new to me. I really appreciate everyone’s constructive feedback!!! Is

I can’t wait to see the finished product. I am in the inspiration phase of my bathroom remodel, and I am
Marrying to decide what to do with the space where my stall shower is now.

Also, a five minute face girl over here. I got a makeup mirror with 10x magnification recently and needed a stiff drink after that view of pores and lip hairs. Lol

@rtpaige03 your comment made my day 🥸

Patricia, I love your material choices this far, what will Vanity base and countertop be?

Paige and Patricia

There's a reason you start to go "blind" at about 40......

Who in their right mind gets 10 x magnification? Nobody but a total MASOCHIST! My Gawd! I would go right back to bed : )

Lip hairs..... I shave those suckers right off. Yup, every day. One swipe. Did you ever do that, only to catch yourself in a mirror and realize there's a one inch dangling under your chin?? They really should warn you on this stuff.................you need honest friends. Hon... I see a little hair....Hon...go like this, I think the lipstick may have bled a little...oh..is that a little...spinach on that tooth?

&^^%%$##

OK friends I have other questions.....yes I know! Because this is a standalone base only, and the space is SUPER small, it is pushed all the way against the wall. Not ideal but I want/need as much counter space as I can and through a previous post it was unanimous that a double sink is the only way to go for resale. So.........on to my question. The vanity is 72" long. The sinks will be installed over the far ends above the doors. What am I to do for a mirror? If I go with 2 single ones, I am limited on width (22"), to center over the basins and there will be big empty space between the two. if I go with one large one, they only come in 60" or 70" (harder to find but still avail) or 72". I understand that the mirror should recess no more than 4" on each side making it 66". What are your thoughts on having 2 wider mirrors NOT centered (similar to pic attached) - or I am open to other ideas. I did not think this through - I could have had a custom cabinet built between two single mirrors (see that pretty blue bath pic)

and made the makeup vanity just a counter with a large mirror over it. Hindsight is 20/20!!!!! I know you are now invested in this project!!! LOL....and go........

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I don't think having a space between the mirrors is a bad idea. In another photo (which I can no longer find), there were three mirrors, one over each sink and one in the middle equally spaced.

Too bad the electrical boxes aren't centered above the sinks.

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Do not add a cabinet in the middle of the counter. You want the flat surface uninterrupted, believe me. Make sure the vanity has drawers, as many as possible. They’re more useful than doors.

You mirror the ENTIRE span of the vanity. The best way to do this? Have your contractor create the trimmed space for mirror FIRST. All four !! sides, so yes, it is trimmed exactly above the counter riser, sitting atop that riser. So, we know that will be ( outside dimension ) 72 wide. Now....How high can you go? To just under your lights.

Any auto/glass shop, or your shower door shop will template, and cut that mirror to fit exactly in the space. Yes, that is the better way, versus trimming after mirror.

Your sink placement dictated this route, when you bought the vanity.......and it is the best route for what you now have, Yes..it will look VERY finished, and anything else will be annoying.

The whole bath will also look larger and brighter.

( and get the electrical box on the left, moved a bit further left, and do it now) unless you can skim right past. I don't think you can

Make sure the mirror has a cut out for the electrical outlet on the left side (it is on the back wall) and you get a mirrored outlet cover. My guess, unless electrician just didn’t measure correctly, is the left side electrical box is not centered because a stud is in the way. Nope to 2 mirrors….Jan’s solution of a single expanse of mirror will fool the eye.

I'm still laughing about the 10x mag‼️‼️ I realized the other day - about the time in your life you start using/needing a magnifying mirror ……is the very last point that you want to see what's reflected. OY indeed.

And I want to compliment your makeup 'nook.' It was hard to visualize in the closeup/planning view, but seeing it feom the other end of the room - I think you did good!

Thank you friends, I knew I count on you!! The left electric outlet above the mirror is set to be moved so that is not an issue; and the electric box to the left of the vanity can easily be moved; we are still in the process of finalizing bits. Can't wait to show you the finished project!!!

We all want to see final photos for sure!

Real quick. Had a friend draw this up - not hating it - what say you? He said to think of the vanity as a piece of furniture and center mirrors and lights above vs being tied to the sinks.

Here’s the mock up

No, go with Jan’s whole wall mirror. It’s too small a space to cut it up with several mirrors.

Annoying ........ the two. Just do one . Please? Framed by your contractor!

It's not an expensive thing to do. The whole bath will benefit.

That would bother me sooo much

One, not two. Listen to Jan. It will look “overdone” and actually feel more cramped.

I agree!!! Been under a winter storm. Nothing has been done here 😜

Ok updated pics!!!

Because the vanity is pushed up against the wall, the marble cover overhang is shorter in that side. From the sink lip to edge it is 3.2”, with the side splash, it makes it 2.2”. On the other side (non wall) it is 4”. I want to remove the side splash. It’s making me crazy. Thoughts???

Fact:

You have a vanity, (furniture look, w/feet ) and TWO finished, trimmed sides, meant to FREE float on a wall, not meant to be butted to any wall. That would mean ONLY a back splash, no side splash risers.

If you want the side splash on right removed? It's a five minute operation, and a paint touch up, possibly preceded by a bit of skim on the dry wall.

Any other solution would mean more work- relocation of water lines. Toooo late. If it drives you nuts? Remove the side splash.

Limited on choices as this bathroom is a decorators nightmare. The “built in” look was too builder grade. I knew what I was getting into with this vanity. I can’t even move it to the left because that’s where the toilet goes. 😱. I wanted it all!!!

Plenty of vanities, custom, do not look, and are not "builder grade": )

One decision begets another. Take the side splash off if it makes you crazy. But also know a one side splash is pretty darn common. If removed? Despite a dead end at wall, you may find that side is a wee bit less than perfect, as the fabricator knew he was also creating a riser on that side. Frankly, the trim side vanity at right with a bare inch, would make ME crazy.

Any other decision was already ...........decided, right?.

You avoid " Decorator nightmares" , when you accept the fact of the space, IS the space unless you garner space, somewhere else. Very few actually get it all on a reno unless more space IS found.

You can avoid nightmare number two, if you listen to previous advice on the full mirror...................

Ok friends…..I could not wait any longer to share! Still waiting on the lights above the mirror but had you share. Yes, lessons learned but overall VERY happy!!!

Really nice job! I love all the marble, very classy!

Looks fantastic! All the tiles work well together and you have your “makeup area” just as you said you wanted it? Great job!

Very, very nice! love the single mirror over the vanity and all that drawer space! Your make-up station is so pretty, and you could even reach the sink sitting there. Have you chosen a vanity stool yet?

LOVE your make-up nook! As someone not blessed with a five minute face (it takes a village and some patience to look this haggard), I too love solutions that allow me to sit while doing my face.

I'm not really much of a make up user, but your update and pretty photos reminded me of my mother's make up area. She had a cute little vintage stool with a fabric seat. I forget what happened to it when we cleaned out her house after her death in 2012, but it was nice to recall that sweet memory today. Lovely bath-looks like it suits the space and your needs well.

Gorgeous room to start and end every day!