Bathroom Vanity Cabinetry - drawer design
Dear Houzzers
Appreciative for your advice as I finalise our cabinetry in the bathrooms.
We have gone through a number of designs for our cabinetry with a real desire to go with drawers instead of cupboards. See pic attached. Basins are overmount.
A. Our current house is like this in the master ensuite for 2: the cupboards hide many things in the back and therefore the desire to go all drawers.
B. Suggested version master ensuite to have 3 drawers for the 2 ppl, and two taller drawers on either end - to allow to store tall items ( shampoo bottles / hairspray)
C. Version for a bathroom with 2 drawer height all across.
I'm probably favouring B: but the only minor gripe is the lack of clean drawer lines because of the 2-3-3-2. But this is most practical. What do you think?
I think C - looks really neat but too tall drawers in the middle limits full use of the space. I think putting a drawer within a drawer is not practical for everyday use ( but does maximise space)
I thought about having 3 drawers height under the bench all across- but will limit storage of tall items.
I am wondering your thoughts and sorry to be so fussy, but I intend to run this design arrangement across all vanities in the house. Thank you
MB
Comments (16)
siriuskey
5 years ago
debmarkand
5 years agoWe did ours like C, but had the middle 2 drawers as open shelving. I love it. Very handy for storing towels or things you want to access quickly.
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Comments (7)OK, no wonder the photo looked weird. The kitchen supplier would be able to do the whole thing for you, so you don't have to try to match anything and the hole for the basin could be cut into the bench top anywhere you want it. The only problem is the plumbing, the cheapest way to relocate that is by extending any pipes and that takes internal space from your vanity. Glad you have lived with the semi-recessed sink, I've heard many others complain. Have you checked out basins though - there is a good range of sizes and shapes now. I bought an off the shelf-vanity-for my main bathroom, but it was still made up fresh for me so I had the option of the colour, bench top colour, size and style of the basin and where I wanted it for no extra charge - have you double checked on that? Check out Laminex's range online and phone them for samples - they are very happy to do this. I went back to Laminex to save money on my kitchen reno and used the Diamond Gloss Polar White. It always looks stunning and I really love it now. Have you also checked the existing vanity will come out ok without damage to the wall tiles? Also is the floor tiled under the vanity - that will present problems for you if it has not been done. Theoretically it should be, just depends on whether corners may have been cut. Good luck with it all - oh to not have to think about budgets!!...See MoreReplacing bathroom vanities without redoing bathroom
Comments (6)depending on the size of the existing vanity it should be possible to have a similar new vanity or a custom unit made to replace the original but a chat with a plumber should be arranged to recommend suitable options and plan a schedule to remove the old and install the new, including any necessary waterproofing or tile repairs..btw careful removal could allow the original sink, taps and even the counter to be saved and recycled into a new vanity that matches the bathroom perfectly with the added option of being able to add different doors or drawers to the cabinet...See MoreUrgently need help with our tiny-bathroom design
Comments (58)For storage, I used a mirrored lift up cupboard door above the sink area in my very small ensuite with some success. We put power points inside the cupboard too - it was a very good place to have them as the door lifts up & is out of the way. I also used some of the wall space to allow slightly deeper shelves, without the cupboard jutting so far into the room. The cistern was recessed into the wall cavity, (in our case below the window) & it worked well to save a little space in the room. Photos are not very good, but I hope you can get the idea.. It worked very well. The ensuite was 1mx2m. We use vertical towel rails. They're really good & very compact, but do make sure the electrician installs them up the right way. They work on the heat rising principal & do not work well upside down as ours were installed!Hope this is helpful. Good luck....See MoreEnsuite bathroom design options
Comments (13)I just got brain freeze on my current project so I decided to try this layout for you. This is your option 1 with a better dimensioning of things. All you need is now a plumber and tiler. If you are in Sydney, go to Reece or Harvey Norman, and they will be able to sort you out with this layout....See Morebigreader
5 years agodreamer
5 years agoPlan b or plan c would be good. Definitely drawers. Plan b you could make the two outside large drawers LOOK like three. Remember the top drawers need to allow for your under mount sink, so you won't have room at the top of top drawer anyway.
dreamer
5 years agoHi MB, I have found a photo showing what I was trying to say regarding, making the two drawers look like three. I have a friend that in their kitchen they have three drawers everywhere, but their bin drawer is just one panel, so they had that panel, made to look the same as three drawers. Blends in perfectly. All the best.
M B
5 years agoM B
5 years agoExcellent point Sirius. One of the bedrooms has a mirrored vanity, but we have not done this for most bathrooms: just one.
To get a streamlined look, I have decided to split the middle upper drawer into 2, so this should keep the lines clean. I hope the splitting into shorter drawers can still fit in a hairdryer with internal drawer powerpoint.
Amendments are in red.Many thanks
M B
5 years agoThanks Ushi. My builder says the cabinet maker doesnt like drawer width grater than 1200mm, which is what could end up happening.
Also fearful long wide drawers could end up being messy as so large, but that can be circumvented by using drawer organisers.
I think we will end up with A or B below now.
A: hopefully the middle column drawers are not too short to fit in a hairdryerB: really clean lines, but probably will lose space to put cleaning products int the side column drawers - Only have 630mm height to work with. Also more expensive with extra drawers.
Probably will go with A
ushi p
5 years agosiriuskey
5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago
dreamer