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Vanity Layout Help

6 years ago

Working on a potential design for our master bath renovation. The vanity side of the bathroom is 104.5" and we want double sinks. I think I've narrowed it down to a couple of options. Both design options include two 42" sink vanities, with the first option having an 18 inch linen cabinet and then the two vanities with drawers. The second option has an 18" drawer bank in the middle. If I choose this option, I'm thinking about recessed medicine cabinets over the sinks, such as the larger vintage ones from Pottery Barn. I like the look of the second option, but am concerned about the lack of storage. I'm buying stock cabinets, so the drawers are not deep, which means tall items such as hairspray would need to go in a cabinet or lay flat. The other side of the room is the shower and toilet, so no room for storage on the opposite side of the bathroom.

I'm really torn and would appreciate advice.



Comments (24)

  • 6 years ago

    You don't need 42" for sink cabinets. Shrink those and you will have more drawer space. You should be able to get a 3-drawer cabinet in a stock size. Bring your sconces lower.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Hands down, the second one. Aesthetically it looks much more balanced. Although I'm personally not a fan of those tall cabinets next to vanities, could you place the tall cabinet in the center?

    Recessed medicine cabinets hold a lot of stuff, but you need to determine how much you need to store in the room, and make sure you have the cabinetry to accommodate it. Do you have storage in a hall closet?

    My master bathroom vanity wall is about a foot longer than yours, and we set it up like the second drawing. Each vanity has a bank of small drawers on the outer edges of the vanity (just outside of the photo), and behind the mirrors are medicine cabinets. I have plenty of room for all sorts of stuff.


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  • 6 years ago

    Thank you & I’ll remember the sconce advice. My husband drew the plans, so I could get a visual idea of my options. The 42 inch vanities are combinations, so the drawers are part of the vanities. If the sink cabinet is separated, they make a 27, 30, 33, 36 as options. Drawer banks are offered in 12, 15, & 18.

  • 6 years ago

    They also make a 24 sink base.

  • 6 years ago

    Diana, your bathroom is lovely. I also like the second design better. We have 2 good size closets in the hall just our size the master, so we do have storage. I guess my concern was hiding the stuff we use every day such as electric toothbrushes.
    I had another drawing with a recessed glass tower, but this is part of the cabinet company’s kitchen line, so would have to finish outsides with panels.

  • 6 years ago

    Meant to drop the last design before posting Bc the space is too narrow for a double tower.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    You could store the electric toothbrushes in the space below the sink. Despite my attempts at storing everything, my hubs' vanity has lots of stuff out :(

  • 6 years ago

    You have to be concerned about the sinks being too close together or being too close to the walls/talls.

    I like the two tall cabinets. To gain more space, what if the middle cabinet was 12” with a pullout, like in a kitchen, for hairspray bottles, etc? It would separate the sinks a bit, you’d still have drawers in the tall cabinets, and it would give the sinks a few inches away from the tall sides.

    So, from left to right, 18” tall, 27” sink, 12” pullout, 27” sink, 18” tall.

  • 6 years ago

    I like that idea & the balance look, but was concerned that the space would feel too claustrophobic. We have a 60” vanity now, with only one sink & it feels very tight.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Here's an option with 18,24,18,24,18. I wouldn't worry about having hairspray and such laying down if they don't offer deep drawers. Often shallow drawers are more useful keeping things divided up.



  • 6 years ago

    We had tilt-out bins usually used at a kitchen sink installed at our bathroom sinks. Works perfectly for our toothbrushes and they are also not exposed to the bathroom “air”.

  • 6 years ago

    Thank you for the layout design! I really like the look of the bathroom much better without the tall cabinet. My SO was pushing for the linen cabinet, but I really think this will be fine for our storage needs. I hadn’t thought about going to the wider drawer banks until the responses here, so appreciate this very much.

  • 6 years ago

    Lisa, I’ll look at those tilt options. I had them in the kitchen of our old house.

  • 6 years ago

    Thanks everyone for the advice. I ended up going with 2 of the 18” drawer banks, 2 of the 24” sink vanities, and an 18” single drawer/door cabinet that I plan to modify with pull outs for deeper storage. The cabinet style is also shown in the second picture. I’ll update again soon.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    It's going to be gorgeous!

  • 6 years ago

    Thank you. Below is what I’ve lived with for a decade, so beyond excited for the change!

  • 6 years ago

    nice! was going to say, only have the tower if you need linen storage, but sounds like you have it sorted out. good luck!

  • 6 years ago
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    You could get less drawers but larger which I find more efficient. You could choose to have no drawers on the first row, just a plain panel like in the 2nd picture or fake drawer panel.





  • 6 years ago

    Well, it’s taken us months, but we finally finished the bathroom!

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Good work!

  • 6 years ago

    Thank you! My husband & I are still together, which is a bonus after quarantine & dyi project.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    Wow, Louise, what a great job! Absolutely beautiful--enjoy your new bathroom!

  • 6 years ago

    Thanks so much!