Read the sequence from the top before cutting, painting, or moving pieces.
Bathrooms have come a long way in the last 50 years from just a small compact room that is there for reasons we don’t need to talk about on this blog to rooms that we want to make a destination. Now your plain builder grade vanity is just not cutting it anymore. But who has unlimited funds to purchase some of the memorable custom built cabinetry, not me and not many….
Source An Oregon Cottage
The great new is that you can totally update the look of your bathroom with a dresser… yes, that’s right, I said a dresser! With just a few steps you can transform an old dresser to a striking custom vanity with a great amount of storage.
How can you make this look happen?
5 steps to create a dresser to vanity transformation!
1. Measure your space! Be sure you know what size dresser will fit in the space before you start looking!
2. Know the size of the sinks that are available to use in your bathroom space.
3. When you find a dresser that is the right dimension to fit in the space. Make sure the top is big enough to fit the new sink. And you need to be sure not to measure the overhang, but the actual depth of the cabinet portion.
4. You will need to create room in the drawers for the sink, but that doesn’t mean you still can’t save some of the storage space on the side of the drawer for storage. Be sure that you keep in mind that each successive drawer can have more storage. See images below.
5. If you choose to keep the wood be sure that it is heavily sealed before you install the sink for good, be sure to seal all raw edges to avoid water damage. Don’t skimp plan a=on adding 4-5 coats. Use clear caulk to seal around the sink once installed.
If you wanna see how Jami at An Oregon Cottage transformed this dresser above into a vanity step by step check it out here.
(I do have a walkthrough on making a builder’s grade cabinet into a table-type vanity
and plans for an open table like vanity check them out!)
