Bathrooms need your attention as much as the other rooms. While styling your bathroom, you need to ensure that you choose the accessories and place them well. Poorly placed vanity can interfere with the normal functioning of your bathroom. It can also make your bathroom look crowded or even worse smaller than its original size. Here is how you can make your bathroom vanities the centrepiece of your bathroom. Surfaces Reporter(SR) highlights a few ways by which you can opt for the correct bathroom vanity.
1. Consider the usage
Knowing who will be using any room and what way is convenient for them plays a vital role in designing any place. In this case, if you are staying with your partner you both may need the sink at the same time. Here you can opt for a double sink. If you are staying alone then you can choose something smaller. Besides you need to take into account how you prefer to use the area. Let’s say if you are someone who likes doing their hair and makeup in the bathroom, opt for more counter space and storage. This will accommodate your supplies. Vanities can be updated too. For example, if you have an old-style vanity, you may want to update to a newer one or add more storage.
2. Be familiar with how much space you have
Vanity is available in all shapes and sizes but not all of them can fit your bathroom space. You need to be sure that the vanity dimensions match your bathroom dimensions for this you need to consider two aspects majorly, your floor plan and the overall space. Width, depth, and height dimensions should be measured. If you have a small bathroom do not consider double vanity. While measuring depth, make sure to leave enough space so that the protruding corners will not be an obstacle to the foot traffic and swift movement. Also, take the existing features into account while measuring the dimensions. These include medicine cabinets, faucet height, mirrors, and lighting.
3. Look at the possible obstacles
If your bathroom is already designed, you need to consider the items that are already available. There should be no hindrance in doors and walls. Examine the way the door swings, you do not want the door to hit your vanity as this will result in crowding and could even lead to damage of property. Other aspects such as toilet placement are vital too. Apart from that cleaning is an aspect that needs attention. You need to make sure that the vanity doesn’t obstruct the clean and is itself accessible to cleaning. Plumbing needs should be reviewed to finalise the budget. For smaller budgets, freestanding vanities are a great option to contemplate.
4. Choice of materials
The environment of the bathroom will be wet, humid and busy therefore the choice of materials for the vanity should be able to withstand these conditions. The ideal choice includes Wood veneers, laminates and thermofoil. Do check that the wood is properly sealed and lacquered. Professionals suggest avoiding pressed MDF too as it is vulnerable to damage by water. Avoid anything with hard-to-clean grout. As a first step, you can start by selecting a vanity top. This will ease out the selection process because choosing a tile and cabinet to match a unique countertop are simpler than the other way around.
5. Storage
Before you decide on how much space you need, consider organising your vanity storage. A good practice is adding 20% extra space than you think you will need. Review openings like hanging vanity with dresser. These will benefit you by utilising the unused space around the plumbing. For smaller vanity cabinets adding extra cabinets that rest on the counters serve as a good alternative.
Conclusion-Choosing a vanity that not only looks good but also increases the useability of your bathroom can be straightforward using the above tips mentioned. Use these tips to design your dream vanity look!