Add Style, Function and Practicality to the Bathroom with a Bathroom Vanity
The basic bathroom vanity includes a mirror or medicine cabinet above a sink or basin and counter or ‘top’ below, and a cabinet beneath. In some cases the sink and top is one unit. To call the bathroom vanity an important fixture in the bathroom would be an understatement.
Everyone stops at the vanity upon entering or leaving the bathroom, whether it is to wash hands, fix hair or find lotion. Homeowners today often use vanities to set the tone or motif in decorating a bathroom. Bathroom vanities are available in a variety of styles and sizes dependent upon taste, functionality and financial commitment.
Bathroom vanities can be made according to the priority of style and design, function and practicality, or cost. For example, a bathroom vanity focused on style might include leather wrapped wooden doors with leather loop pulls and a leather wrapped mirror, with a form-flowing vitreous china sink and top, or a hand-carved gilded Louis IV mirror above an Italian marble top and marble sink set in a cabinet with ornately carved doors, for a more antique look. If homeowners place function and practicality as the top priority, they might choose faucets set high in the wall for easy washing, a raised basin made from easy to clean materials and a scratchproof top with splashguard.
The discerning customer should be aware of the vanities’ height. Many people end up with vanities that are too short for many adults. Remember to measure your space before ordering or making your bathroom vanity.
If price is the deciding factor you may have to exchange marble, hardwood, enamel glaze for particleboard, foil, polypropylene, fibreboard, and acrylic paint, and a basic ceramic sink instead of a Tuscan marble basin. However, price doesn’t have to compromise style or aesthetic quality, as there are a myriad of excellent antique reproductions and contemporary vanities to choose from and if you are handy there is an array of home assembly kits available on the market. The variety of mirrors and vanity lights available will easily fit into any budget. The bathroom vanity can bring warmth interest and drama to any bathroom and should be carefully considered as part of any home decorating plan.
There are numerous options when it comes to the sink itself. If you choose not to go with a “traditional” cabinet vanity you can choose a pedestal or console sink.
Pedestal sinks have long been a traditional look especially in smaller bathrooms. The one leg of a pedestal sink can free up the visual space around the sink to give the appearance of more space. The down side to pedestal sinks are the lack of storage space. Pedestal sinks were once made of cast iron, but most manufacturers now produce in vitreous china. You can have a modern looking pedestal sinks made from metal, glass, and other newer materials.
Console lavatories will more often than not have two front legs and the rear of the sink will be mounted to the wall. Again much like pedestal sinks they are seen in more traditional settings made from china with the legs possibly made of metal or wood. You can find more modern looking consoles.
If you want a more traditional vanity there are many bowls and counter top choices to choose from. You can choose to do a drop in sink that literally drops in to the countertop from above.
There are many materials to choose from the most popular is still china or porcelain, but newer looks have come in metals (copper and stainless steel), natural and man-made stone.
The other option is an under mount sink. These sinks attach under the counter top with clips to lessen the appearance of the bowl.
Vessel sinks have made an increase in popularity in the last few years. They can give a bathroom or powder room a unique look. Many vessel sinks can be a true work of art when made of any number of materials including natural stone, glass, and china.
Today’s bathroom faucets are fast becoming one of the nicest ways to finish off your bathroom vanity or bathtub. The technology of today’s bathroom sink faucets allows you more control of the water and give you more improve reliability. Some of these faucets will allow you to pre-set the temperature of the water to help in the prevention of scalding or purchase one that comes with an anti-scald feature.
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