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Master Bathroom Vanity, Before and After

January 25, 2012

A quick before and after of the vanity in the master bathroom.

(update: this was our former, former house!)

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Because there is so much painted wood in the room, on the horizontal and vertical beadboard walls, as well as the car-siding on the ceiling, I really wanted to have some woodgrain to contrast, so the vanities and linen stepback cupboard are cherry with a dark glaze, and the little antique Victorian chair next to the tub is dark walnut.

When we first bought this house here is what this same vanity space looked like then:

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The only thing we kept in this bathroom vanity area besides some of the walls, was actually that antique mirror hanging above the vanity. (I moved it to the powder room) The low 30” tall vanity in the master bathroom was just too short, and obviously, the top, made from formed faux marble sink was very outdated, so both went out. And so did that hideous vinyl floor with a dizzying square motif on it. There was something about that floor I sooooo disliked! I’m so glad to be rid of it.

The new vanity is black granite with an extra tall backsplash that we had these beautiful wall mounted faucets on:

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I love the verdigris patina the copper in the bronze of the metal is getting!

To see the other vanity we put in when we extended the bathroom, click here.

The vanities and linen stepback cabinetry are from Home Depot,

There are a ton of details you can order for custom cabinetry like this, and depending on each company, those choices vary.  To give you an idea, we could choose for the doors to come all the way up to the counter, or have a drawer at the top with shorter doors, there were a few options for ‘fillers’, that little space on each side of the vanities, we could choose a combination of drawer units or cabinets with doors…one of the details we added were the little tulip feet, they give the vanity the ‘furniture’ feel I was going for.

Most of the fixtures I ordered online; the wall mounted faucets, sinks, toilet, tub, and tub fixtures were all from online sources. Great selection and pricing, however, all I can say is, if you do the same, be sure to order early and open your containers right away when they are delivered. We had a huge flaw in the original toilet so we had to return it and wait for the new one. The original sinks shipped were incorrect, so same thing, return and wait. Customer service was totally fine, but time could have been an issue if I hadn’t ordered way early to allow time for corrections.

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I used 3 different styles of knobs and pulls for the hardware.

I think it makes it interesting to mix it up. This hardware I ordered online from VanDyke’s, and it’s in a dark oil rubbed bronze finish. There is a balance though in mixing up the hardware.

One rule of thumb I follow is once I ‘create’ the rules, I follow them; for instance, all the doors received the little knobs, all the large drawers received the bin pulls, and all the narrow drawers received the small pulls. I repeated these ‘rules’ to my husband’s vanity and to the stepback cupboard as well. (If you notice on a later post featuring the stepback, there are no bin pulls, that’s because there are no large drawers on it, that’s ok…remember the ‘rules’ make it work.)

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  1. ann says

    March 7, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    You did a great job, Thanks for sharing. Happy to be your newest follower.

    Reply
  2. Melody of ChattyChics.com says

    February 6, 2012 at 8:47 pm

    Ohhhhh! So beautiful! Love the new vanity! Gorgeous!

    Reply
  3. Kammy Wielenga says

    February 6, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    getting featured on Kammy’s Korner tonight! You had the most clicks – congrats!

    Reply
  4. Peggy says

    February 4, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    Love the faucet and the wood details on wall and ceiling the whole room turned out beautiful thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  5. Honey says

    February 3, 2012 at 2:04 pm

    Just gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your lovely project at Potpourri Friday!

    Reply
  6. Jen Lossing, The Consigner Designer says

    February 1, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    This looks wonderful. I love the different sizes and directions of the wood board! Great job!

    Reply
  7. Sharon ت says

    February 1, 2012 at 10:24 am

    Love it! The wood is beautiful and I like the three styles of knobs. A wall mounted faucet is a really nice touch. Thanks for linking this makeover up at Show & Tell.

    Sharon

    Reply
  8. Steph @ Crafting in the Rain says

    January 30, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    So lovely!

    Reply
  9. Kristi says

    January 30, 2012 at 7:29 pm

    Loving that you used three styles of knobs…how cool is that!?! Very beautifully done. Would be delighted for you to link up to my brand new party: http://www.ishouldbemoppingthefloor.com/2012/01/mop-it-up-mondays-party-1.html
    {HUGS},
    kristi
    (your newest follower)

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  10. the cape on the corner says

    January 30, 2012 at 10:49 am

    love the faucet on the wall-that is super unique and very updated.

    Reply
  11. WhyCuzICan says

    January 29, 2012 at 7:02 pm

    I like that you used different styles of nobs– sure does add interest…nice job 🙂

    Visiting from Homemaker On A Dime!
    ~Suzanne in NW IL from WhyCuzICan

    Reply
  12. Erin{LavenderandLemonDrops} says

    January 29, 2012 at 1:46 am

    Looks great! I love the wood paneling on the ceiling!

    Reply

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