as you've been so happy with this cabinet why not invest in a custom made copy that any cabinet maker could reproduce to exactly fit the space and add extra doors or shelves and stronger hinges for the drop down shelf ...check out kitchen and bathroom makers in your local area ...may cost more but could be made to suit your exact storage needs (eg taller unit with more storage, drawers, vertical division to slot in the plastic boxes like small drawers for makeup and glass shelves that are not stained by toiletries and soap ...a cabinet maker could also repair the existing cabinet

A vanity bench can be made to any size. You can still have your storage at 1.5-1.6 metres, but have a bench top running the full length of wall as drawn. The builder is able to install anything that you require which is drawn on your plans and in your budget. Why is the designer saying they cannot provide a long vanity? Is this not in your contract monetary allowance? With a bench top of 1.5-1.6 metres, two basins will be squashed, and would leave no room for bench space. You have two options, either only have one basin installed, or once the home is built, put a freestanding drawer unit which is a similar height to your vanity, along the same wall.

Hi Louise, In your situation where you do not have a Kitchen Renovation company doing all the work for you, then I suggest that you now contact a glass splashback manufacturer local to you. IME most glass splashback manufacturers will also offer to do the measure and the install where in this way you can be sure it fits properly and all these steps are coordinated. Regarding colour, A good Glass Splashback Manufacturer will visit you on site with colour samples on glass, where their representative can then help you select a colour that works with your benchtop and the reflective colours from other sources in your room. If you are leaning towards whites, I always find that using a paint with a small metallic fleck also helps to lift the chosen colour, and I also suggest that be sure to go for Low Iron Glass as this ensures that your chosen colour is not distorted. As we are in South Australia, perhaps someone local to you can also recommend a Glass Splashback Manufacturer in Melbourne for you. Hope this helps, Malcolm.

I’m in Perth, and have never seen a gap between cabinet and bench top like that, we don’t tend to use substrates here. I DO NOT think it is correct. Any load on the bench, may crack the bench top because it is not sitting flush on cabinets for support. I have attached a photo of the underside of my cabinets. I have checked all the cabinets and bench, they are all sitting flush, no gap.