one or two basins - 1600mm vanity
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Comments (20)Hi Paul, I hear your collective frustration! my comment about light bouncing into your eyes was in response to your question about bouncing light onto your faces from a light placed behind the vanity (from memory). Have you seen Dr Renos comment here - still the most logical response to me. https://www.houzz.com.au/discussions/5148857/where-to-place-power-points-and-lights#n=5 So I'm going to go for side lights next to the vanity cabinet. Trouble is, my vanity is off-centre to the cabinet mirror, so I still have to sort that one out. Time spent really considering this is well worth it. I think LED downlights may very well cast shadows, sorry to say :-) and the next consideration is what colour temperature - warm white or daylight? For relaxing ambience (75% bathroom function) it will def be 3000 warm white for me, however for the vanity functions it will be 4000K (daylight) so I will probably get the vanity lights switched separately to the main room light, maybe put that on a dimmer... I know there are some LED bulbs available that enable the colour temp to be changed within the same bulb......See MoreSemi Recessed Basins - what gap behind basin to wall? Tight or a Gap
Comments (18)Your renovations are well underway, so after seeing the small floor plan and that the vanity is on an internal wall and you apparently still want the Shaving Cabinet. Having cavity brick walls I would get your brickie to remove a section of the brick wall so that the shaving cabinet can be recessed back into the cavity, this will overcome any concerns you have about bumping your head, this opening can then be patched along with other walls. I would take all of your photos and measurements to someone like Reece to pick a hand basin to fit,, I would also keep in mind that if say the width of the vanity is around 900 the shaving cabinet would match that width and you would end up with say 2 x 450 mirrored doors, which puts the mirror join in the middle and in your face when using the vanity. cheers...See MoreTwo ensuites... is this weird?
Comments (9)what a great house and make sure you salvage those fabulous plants near the front door...these new plans rotate the bathroom but you'll notice that the difference in size in this direction and the view from the main hallway is why i didn't include them in my original suggestion and means that the vanities will have to be smaller and the doors open against the only towel hanging space so could be better to use cavity sliders again which is a challenge with plumbing in those walls i've also included new windows as teh single windows will be a problem with the new internal walls ...the original vanity cabinets were two x 1200 wide, the showers 900 deep x width of the room and bath 750 x the width of the room..but studying the whole house plans it's difficult to understand teh correction dimensions of the original kitchen...is the measurement 3.65m x 3.65 or 3800 x 4000 and is the 4m allong the length or across the width of the building?? btw i have to suggest (having recently completed a major renovation on a 1952 home with similar colourful old renovations) that most of the plumbing and wiring needed to be replaced and this is the best opportunity to make improvements and i suggest that you plan the whole house renovation even if you prefer to do the work in sections eg is the old kitchen the best place for the new ensuites?? but you need to double check the dimensions on the plans as they're not consistent and even a few cms can make a difference to options...will look forward to your ideas for the rest of the house...See MoreEnsuite Reno - 2 showers + 1 vanity OR 2 vanities + 1 shower
Comments (12)En-suite layout is fine, Looks like you have a double hung window with a slightly lower sill to the vanity height. . I’d put a stool in front next to shower screen. Update vanity and top and splash back, maybe lowering mirror. Could put a niche in the side wall if want extra storage. Could change mirror to a cabinet, even if it protrudes, mine does, A smaller basin would increase spaciousness and bench space. Can also increase depth of vanity, to 550. Replace floor tiles if you want but I’d leave shower if you want to keep costs down. otherwise retile to full wall height will improve look. Could add a pendant light over left side of vanity...See More- 6 years ago
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PRO6 years agoSolutions for bathrooms should always come back to functional priorities. What and how to achieve that one way or the other will depends on the proportion and room set-up. Vanity units within themselves require more space and you have to be careful as to how they are detailed, scaled and positioned within the space. As a rule of thumb unless we have at least over 2m length double vanities are not considered. - or if a double vanity is a MUST then we configure the room to make sure it's going to work well without feeling like you've squeezed the thing in. There's nothing worse than a double vanity that clearly is one of those that's trying to be one but just doesn't have the room or has been an afterthought........There are however arguably better/more successful alternative options. When space is tight and double wash basins are required (which is a common situation), particularly in situations with say a single central bathroom or to be shared by a number of children, we suggest ditching the vanity and utilising a multiple wall basin design set-up coupled with a ledge with overhead mirrored cabinetry - we often include an additional a wall mounted smaller drawer unit. This then achieves multiple person function, up to 3x people, using the area at once. Maximised function, plenty of space to put stuff that you're using like toothbrushes, make-up etc, and an abundance of storage, as well as lots of mirrors. As a bonus it feels more spacious in the room & looks sharp...just a thought - Cheers PD :)
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6 years agoI would get one basin and place it at the end and they can heap of space for other products on the bench.
PRO6 years ago- PRO6 years agoThis was a Reno we did about 18 months ago... the old small square blue tiles that were on the floors, walls & built in bath were replaced with white gloss tiles on all 3 sides & timber look tile on floor & one wall (vanity/mirror & door into bathroom wall).
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