Bathroom vanity mess up.
We are in the final stages of remodeling a 1930's cottage. We had to carve out a master bath in a small space which necessitated putting the vanity in front of a large double window (79.5" wide). Our original plans were to center the sinks under the windows and mount the mirrors to the back of the vanity much like dresser mirrors leaving room for electric shades inside the window frames. However, when our vanity arrived we discovered some miscommunication between contractor and subs. The sinks were centered on the vanity, but because of a stack of drawers in the middle of the cabinets, they are not aligned with the windows or mirrors as planned. Keep in mind the decor is cottage/farmhouse/traditional. Also pertinent this is not our home. This is a short term rental property. These are our options as I see it:
1. Leave the cabinet and counter top as is and put 1 large mirror over the window. But if we do this how much of the window do you cover and does that not look weird? Cost - out the cost of mirrors that we cannot return at this point and have additional cost of a very large mirror.
2. Replace marble counter top and make the sinks centered with the windows, which means they would not be centered over the cabinets. Because of the layout of the bathroom, you do not get a straight on view of the vanity only a angled view. At least this way the faucets, sinks, and mirrors would all be centered with the windows which seems to be most visible. Cost - out the cost of a new marble counter top which is actually cheaper than option #1.
3. The obvious best option would be to totally replace the cabinets and countertops, but this is the most costly option.
I would greatly appreciate your suggestions.
Comments (6)
7 years agoHi, Your vanity and mirrors look very nice. I think there is a way to make this work. Here are a couple of pictures I found online for options. One would be sliding, so they could move in front of the sink when needed and moved out otherwise. Since you have 2, you could get a bypass track so that they could slide one behind the other in the middle when not in use in front of the sinks, and when you want light from the windows. The barn door type frame shown is too heavy looking for your mirrors but I'm sure you could find something that might work and look a little more dainty, like your mirrors.
Or, mount the mirrors from the ceiling on metal rods that would make them stable, but it might even work with chain. Then centre them in front of the sinks and just put your shades on the windows for privacy.
I know it is disappointing when plans don't come together, but I feel like your plan to mount the mirrors from the back of the vanity would have left you with mirrors too low to be useful or to fill the window space with symmetry top to bottom.Related Professionals
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PRO7 years ago
7 years ago- 7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago
How noticeable is it that they're uncentered to the window when you center the mirrors to the sink and have a closed blind behind the mirrors? It doesn't look like a great view, nor very private, so I'm assuming that the blinds will be mostly closed.
Alternatively, sheers covering the whole window, including trim.
To me, not being centered to the sink seems more obvious.
Or, what if you attach the mirrors to the side? Kind of this look.
- 7 years ago
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