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17 years ago

I love the pottery barn white double vanity that has the bottom exposed shelf as well as drawers, etc, but it only comes with black granite (which we definitely DON'T want). Has anyone seen a similar one elsewhere? Thanks...

here is the webpage for it...we would also like an 84" vanity instead of 72"...

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/p11994/index.cfm?pkey=cdouble%2Dsink%2Dconsoles

Comments (11)

  • 17 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    THAT is really pretty! I haven't seen anything really similar to that. If you love the vanity but hate the granite why don't you just get a remnant of granite and replace it? Most fabricators sell them at a discount and you can recoup some of the costs by selling the one that comes with the vanity on craigs list.

  • 17 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    i'm wondering if you might be able to get it at the same price if not less if you hired a cabinet maker. i didn't look at the shipping charge but PB is notorious for overpricing. talk to a few people. you might be happily surprised. good luck!

  • 17 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    I was about to send tell you they had something similar here:

    http://www.directtoyoufurniture.com/category.aspx?ID=1393

    But maybe not...

    I found them though some page like nextag, and they had lots of very good reviews. So I just did another search for it and what came up were 3 very bad reviews on epinions.com. I can't find the page that had all of the good ones, so. Hmm. Not sure if I'm much help. Just thought I'd throw it out there.

  • 17 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Call Pottery Barn and ask them to call the manufacturer and see if you can get the item without the granite top. Some will accommodate a customer, especially in these economic times. Doesn't hurt to ask!

  • 17 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Found the site with the good reviews, it was nextag, not sure why I couldn't find it before.

    Here is a link that might be useful: reviews

  • 17 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Why don't you try asking Scherrs what they would charge to build you a similar vanity in the size that you want? Then get the kind of stone top, basin and hardware that please you. Scherrs.com. I'm a very satisfied Scherrs customer, and I'd be surprised if you save money with them, too. Good luck!

  • 17 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    I bought my new master bath vanity from Direct to You that mandolynn77 found. They were great to deal with and the vanity was half what Pottery Barn wanted. I just looked on their site and they have a white w/white marble. I have attached the link below. We got the Mission Turn Leg Double vanity sink with the white marble. Only thing that I must tell you -- it is very heavy. We needed four guys to get it up to our second floor master bath.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Direct to You

  • 17 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Wow, san37 & mandolynn77 - that Direct to You place has some nice vanities with great prices, I wish I had known about them just a few months ago. I'm pretty sure I posted on here looking for good vanities as I was having a really tough time finding something I liked. I love the Restoration Hardware and Pottery Barn look but was a bit concerned about their quality, so I ended up having a local cabinet guy build me a vanity (but didn't even end up copying RH or PB, instead I modeled mine on a Christopher Peacock vanity). Anyway, I've now bookmarked Direct to You for my next bathroom remodel.

  • 16 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    http://bathroomarea.com
    very good products !

  • 16 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    http://bathroomarea.com
    very good products, you should try !

    Here is a link that might be useful: BathroomArea

  • 14 years ago
    last modified: 11 years ago

    Pottery Barn vanities may have paint finish problems.I bought by carrara marble topped hotel double sink vanity behemoth from Pottery Barn at the end of 2008; installed it in mid 2009 at the end of our high end master bathroom renovation. The sink looked great (initially) with the marble floor and subway tile and we took good care of it diligently wiping the marble top to prevent etching etc. In reality we should have worried about the poor white paint finish on its base. My husband first noticed some cracking of the paint following a few minor water spills. It was not anything too unsightly, so we let it go. A couple months ago my 4 year old son obsessed with personal hygiene broke into the bathroom, sloppily brushed his teeth with Arm&Hammer toothpaste and smeared some of it on the vanity base. I wiped it off with a wet wash cloth no more than 20 minutes later only to find out that the toothpaste completely dissolved the paint (as in took it off like paint solvent). I was shocked but blamed it on my rigorous cleaning technique. About a week ago the same kid wiped his toothpaste covered hands on the vanity again. This time we were super careful at cleanup but the paint came off just the same. Now the vanity has blotches of bare mdf and yellow streaks and needs to be repainted, which presents a problem. How am I supposed to move a 400+ pound vanity to get it spray painted? Replacing it is not a option because the bathroom layout (as in plumbing, walls, lights) was planned around it and let's not forget about the $2000 investment!!!!! Frustrated I phoned Pottery Barn to complain about my situation. I am a long-time Pottery barn customer and own a bedroom set, a huge sectional couch, a foldout couch, an entryway bench, a desk and several more things that escape me at the moment; in addition I routinely purchase stuff from sister companies Williams-Sonoma and West Elm; I have been quite happy with all of my purchases. You'd think it would count for something. Not in my case. The pushback from 2 customer service reps ranged from questions like "Makes you wonder what you put on your teeth, doesn't it?" to " If it were a real problem it would have come up much earlier" and everything in between. I'd refrain from insulting the Pottery Barn reps as I do not want my post to get censored, but I had to explain to a grown human being that the toothpaste does not strip the enamel off my teeth and that my son (unfortunately) has just become aware of alternative finger painting media. However, even if the toothpaste were to get on the vanity, which is not an unlikely scenario for a piece of furniture that is designed to come in contact with toothpaste and water, I would expect the finish to withstand it. The best they were able to offer is a referral to the Furniture Medic who would repaint it at my expense or a 5% discount on my future purchases, which is silly as as I get 10%+ discounts from them as routine promotions. I am livid and will not give any more of my business to Pottery Barn,. The hotel vanity line has been replaced with other similar looking vanities likelky from the same maufacturer.I suggest you test the paint finish before you buy.