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11 years ago

I posted a few weeks ago asking for input on vanities. I am now exploring the idea of pedestal sinks - and Houzz has the perfect photo to illustrate my idea:

Traditional Bathroom by Millbrook Architects & Building Designers Crisp Architects

My concern is that the room will be echo-y because we will be replacing vinyl flooring and an acrylic shower insert with tile, The room is 12.5' x 13.5'.

Has anyone done the pedestal sinks v. double vanity thing? Has anyone experienced significant increases in echo/noise by adding tile? I do plan to add a large rug, as there is a lot of floorspace and my toes don't like the cold.

Here is a link that might be useful: Earlier thread

Comments (5)

  • 11 years ago

    I wouldn't mind one one pedestal sink, but don't like the above arrangement because of water splashing the walls. My choice would be one oval sink in the middle of a long vanity and two banks of drawers below. You could put all most or all of your under garments in the drawers plus the usual stuff.

  • 11 years ago

    We have a double console in our master bath. We have pedestals or consoles everywhere else. I know I am in the minority but personally I love it -- would have done two separate pieces in the master except my husband wanted a bit of counter space. If you are concerned about water splashing you could get sinks with integral backsplashes.

    Love your inspiration photo.

    We have a couple of the sinks in the link below, our contractor was able to get them at a significant discount.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Pedestal with integral backsplash

  • 11 years ago

    I love that look, and would have done it in a heartbeat, except DH nixed it, thinking we would lose too much storage.

    There have been threads here discussing cleaning under an open vanity being harder than a vanity with a toe kick. With the cabinet/dresser you can easily move it to clean (or swap it out to change the look of the bathroom)

    We recently took out vinyl flooring and replaced it with tile, and replaced a cultured marble shower surround and tub with a tiled shower. I haven't noticed it being louder or "echo-y" at all.

  • 11 years ago

    Thanks for the input. Oaktown, I love that sink!! We have so much storage already built in elsewhere in the room, that I'm not worried. Right now, we each use a couple of drawers, and can easily consolidate. DH really liked the pedestal idea early on; I was skeptical because I thought it would be too bare. Once I thought of the dresser - and found lots of Houzz inspiration, I was sold. Attached is the tile we hope to use on the floor and shower. Walls will have beadboard wainscot up to 4' or so.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Tile

  • 11 years ago

    I love your idea. Saves you the cost of a stone counter top too. Or you could have a marble top put on an old dresser. I think it would be totally functional as long as the dresser was at counter level. I thought of using a higher chest with more drawers if you don't have a window to design around, but you'd lose the lower dresser surface to lay down a blow dryer, shaver, etc. My only concern is the ease of opening drawers and the odor that usually is in old dressers. So I'd probably want something new.

    I'm going to look at Houzz today for those inspiration photos! What search words did you use to find them?