Furniture Style Bathroom Vanities
5 May 2008“A Taste of the Bubbly”
I don’t know… sometimes I feel like a motherless child when I look at the many ways of putting together a kitchen or bathroom these days. My interest, and where I would like to one day make myself obscenely rich, is in cabinetry, but the whole emphasis on what I want to do for people is the uniqueness of the product, the ability to customize, say, a bathroom to one’s wants, needs, and personality. Can’t do that without a cabinetmaker—or so I would like to believe.
Then along comes a company like Danze, and the whole thing gets knocked into a hat. Actually, it’s a company with an absolutely extraordinary line of kitchen and bathroom fixtures. They bill themselves as the fastest-growing plumbing company in America, and judging from the wealth of products, and the innovation of their many lines, it’s not hard to believe them. They make toilets, pedestal sinks, vessel sinks, showerheads, and a stunning plethora of faucets for kitchens and baths. You almost go blind on their website, because of the many choices they offer, but the one thing all of their products have in common is originality. Had I not seen it myself, I never would have believed that it was possible to do so many different things with something like a kitchen faucet.
And now they have ventured into vanities. The illustration at the top of this column is a case in point. It appears to be, and actually is, a fine piece of cabinetry, but it was made in a factory by people who are really starting to get on my nerves! Actually, the sink and vanity shown here can be had as components to be taken home and set up with, as far as I can tell, just a little difficulty.
The vanity shown here is not a true cabinet as Joe or I would make it, in that it has no interior shelves. But it does have inner side pocket shelves on the doors, which are designed to contain the paraphernalia of one’s bathroom. I doubt that it would work well for the wife’s bathroom, but the handful of items I use (bald as I am, I don’t even need a comb anymore!) would easily go into it, as would those items necessary to a powder room. The entire setup as shown here can be had for less than $2000, so if you’re one of those with champagne wishes on a beer budget, this might be just the thing.
Joseph
I’ve got just one word to describe the Danze vanities – Boring! I guess if that is the style you are looking for it works great, but I personally like bathroom vanities that are a bit more innovative, like those from the Decolav people. (I do hate the Muzak that comes with the Decolav web site.)
Yeah, yeah. I know that something like this modern wonder will not work for every bathroom, but Decolav does make a number of different styles to go with different tastes.
You also need to make sure that your plumber is a real artist since everything is exposed.
As Joseph said, this type of vanity is not for everybody. I personally need a vanity that will store a lot of stuff, especially with two little kids. Our master bath vanity is setup with 4 large drawers and they are filled with band aides, extra toothpaste, extra toothbrushes and items too numerous to mention.
Maybe something like this works best for a guest bathroom.
Joe
One Response to “Furniture Style Bathroom Vanities”
May 7th, 2008 at 9:44 am
you know, remodeling is never fun, and searching for the right vanity makes it even less fun. However, I have been able to simplify the process. when I am browsing for different ideas and I find one I like for a fairly cheap price, I can take it to this site http://www.buyvanitiesonline.com/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=media&utm_campaign=vanity
and they will match the price, if it is a vaniy they carry. They also have a wide variety, so it is always worth a shot.