Unfinished Bathroom Vanity
An unfinished bathroom vanity is one of the perfect ways that you can make a unique vanity set for your bathroom. An unfinished bathroom vanity set will typically use hardwood for the structure, allowing for a surface, such as marble or steel, to be added to the top of it. The sink and the faucets will usually not be included with the vanity, allowing you to customize it for your needs.
The first step in purchasing an unfinished bathroom vanity is to determine what size vanity you need. You will need to get the dimensions of the available space in your bathroom and determine how much room you have for the vanity. When determining how much space you have for the vanity, you need to keep in mind that you have to have the room to open the cabinet doors and access any items stored within the cabinet. The most common mistake is that people will purchase a cabinet that fits in the allotted space, but they cannot open the doors to the cabinet to their full extent. This makes accessing the storage space impossible, and renders the vanity a lot less useful.
Once you have acquired your unfinished bathroom vanity, you will need to shop for your sink and faucet. Many unfinished bathroom vanities use standard shapes and sizes for the sink, allowing you to select from a good range of styles. The number of faucet holes is typically three, allowing for most faucets to be used. An unfinished bathroom vanity will either have the holes for the plumbing pipes already drilled, although there are some types that will require you to drill your own holes into the vanity, allowing for a custom pipe system.
Once you have selected the sink and faucet, you will need to work the wood, stain or paint the wood and apply waterproofing to the unfinished bathroom vanity. If you are adding a cover of steel or marble to your unfinished bathroom vanity, now is the time to decide on what type of surface you want, measure out the dimensions of your vanity, and order the components. In most cases, the sink will be mounted on top of the marble or steel, so you will have to account for the sink and faucet when you are adding your veneer to the unfinished bathroom vanity.
You can either have a custom unfinished bathroom vanity made, or you can order a standard model from some vendors.