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Natural wood vanities?

5 years ago

Hi there, we're trying to find some high-quality, natural wood bathroom vanities and short of going custom we're not having a lot of luck in the pre-built world. Is there anywhere out there with such vanities for purchase? Pottery Barn came the closest to having a variety of natural wood vanities in various styles, but I imagine there are more options out there? Thank you

Comments (28)

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    Have you checked out Wayfair?

  • 5 years ago

    You might be surprised at the competitive pricing of a local custom cabinet builder. When I remodeled my bathroom, I assumed it would be more expensive, but I was wrong.

  • 5 years ago

    Wouldn't most cabinet lines have lots of wood finishes to choose from?


    A good kitchen/bath place carries a variety of lines and most of them aren't considered to be custom but not sure what your definition is.


    Custom means that the cabinet is built to your exact specifications and most cabinet lines sold commercially are considered to be semi-custom.

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    A local cabinet shop, or kitchen design center, will overflow in choices.

  • 5 years ago

    These days, your best bet to get solid wood is to have it custom made in situ. Or do the vintage dresser turned into vanity route.

  • 5 years ago

    Restoration Hardware has prebuilt vanities, but for the price, you're better off working with a custom cabinet maker.

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  • 5 years ago

    Thank you for the replies. Ideally I'm looking for something that's prebuilt so I don't have to hire a countertop fabricator on top of everything. But my experience buying things from places like Wayfair is that they're all MDF or particleboard, etc. I am wondering if there are cabinet-maker quality prefab units out there that include countertops...

  • 5 years ago

    What is the objection about working with a counter fabricator? All quality pieces are customized by choosing the surfaces separately. Combo units are poor quality junk for both. Go to a local top fabricator and look in their remnant pile. You can find some really great choices there without having to buy a whole slab.

  • 5 years ago

    Near me there's a place that deals exclusively in remnants. A local stone place told me about it. Discount for cash and carry. I bought quartz there for 2 upstairs bathrooms. Ask a stone place if they have remnants and if they know of a place that deals exclusively or a lot in remnants.

  • 5 years ago

    @User -- price. I'll look at remnant.

  • PRO
    5 years ago

    These are from a huge selection at Lowes. What exactly are you looking for?



  • 5 years ago

    I understand this gets said a lot, including above, but finding a local cab person will make a world of difference for you. After searching endlessly for a natural wood vanity online/in store we finally asked a local builder for a cab person rec. Turns out he is cheaper then anything we could find online anyways, even with it being walnut. Only 'downside' has been he doesnt offer delivery so we need to go pick it up. Maybe being able to make the drive to where the amish are outside of philly makes a difference, but would highly recommend finding someone.

  • 5 years ago

    Also - our guy is willing to make it any size, so I don't see why you couldn't still buy a prefab counter top working with a custom cabinet maker. Even if purchased as a combo, it comes as a separate piece that needs to be installed.

    letstrydiy thanked User
  • 5 years ago

    If you want something that is completely prefab you are going to compromise in some way.


    Why are you averse to going to a kitchen/bath store and having exactly what you want made. You can select the style - the finish - the counter - the sink and all will be 100% to fit your needs and your taste.


    A good kitchen/bath store will help you with the counter and it might be a one stop shop where you can select the counter there and have it installed by someone recommended by them. However - at least in my experience - you are better off going to a stone yard because the selection and possibly the price will be better especially since a small vanity doesn't need a full slab.



  • PRO
    5 years ago

    Try Restoration Hardware. Most of the vanities are all wood, in many different colors. They have a number of different countertop and hardware options. You can also purchase the base only if you'd like to get your own top. Be aware that many online options do NOT come with a backsplash even through they are pictured.

  • 5 years ago

    We have been looking for months and months. No luck except to have someone build it which is hard sight unseen. We are having ours built and getting remnant tops from our fabricator.

    letstrydiy thanked Lisa
  • 5 years ago

    I appreciate the replies -- @BeverlyFLADeziner I don't think the big box stores sell anything of quality. We've bought expensive vanities in the past from Lowes, HD, etc and they're all very poorly made and don't last. We're trying to find something solid and of high quality in a prefab format that doesn't require tons of customization, time or coordination. Sounds like this doesn't exist.

  • 5 years ago

    @letstrydiy Have you looked on etsy. There are a few custom builder on there and they do ship. They will make whatever you want. Again it's sight unseen but some of the reviews have been stellar. My fiance' is going to make 2 of the smaller ones for us. I am leaning towards Etsy for the ones for our master. And I do agree with you about quality. It's pretty much junk.

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  • 5 years ago

    We bought an antique oak washstand (for a powder room) with marble top and mirror. Only customization was to add a vessel sink,cut back one shelf to accommodate sink plumbing and wall mounted faucets. The result was fabulous and reasonably priced.

  • 5 years ago

    We just put in two Room & Board white oak vanities and and they are absolutely gorgeous, solid wood and made in usa. Highly recommend Room & Board.

  • 5 years ago

    I 2nd Room and Board. I have a couple of spinning club chairs, and a stool from them and they are all made very well.

  • 5 years ago

    I got a real wood Fresca vanity from Wayfair. But...there were several places where I could see that the wood had been pieced together with that jagged-edge method. I got the cherry colored stain. If I had chosen a painted cabinet, it would not have been visible at all. There was no texture difference and the splice had been sanded so well that if I had not been up close in good light, I would not have seen it. But two or three places on the door frame, and once on the mirror frame, it is visible if you know to look. My contractor who installed it did not notice and really liked the quality of the vanity until I pointed it out.

    https://www.wayfair.com/home-improvement/pdp/fresca-torino-24-single-bathroom-vanity-set-fbh2019.html?piid=22437339

  • 5 years ago

    I order a lot of things on the internet but based on personal experience, I would not order furniture or other heavy stuff because returns are such a hassle. Even if there is no issue with them taking the item back, you have to figure out a way to repack something heavy and bulky and shipping is expensive - depending on the reason for the return you might have to eat shipping costs.


    My experience


    Ordered a custom copper hood. Company was sent the specifications for the inset but sent the wrong size. It was ordered through my designer so everything was handled by her including repacking and dealing with shipping. I don't know how I would have managed it on my own.


    Ordered chest on line and the door fell off after about a week. After a bit of negotiation (company originally wanted me to repair it which was unacceptable to me given that it had fallen off because construction was poor) they wanted me to box it up again and ship it back to them. This would have been difficult and expensive for me to do and made no sense since I was returning a broken chest to them. I had to use dispute charge with credit card company which decided in my favor but I had well documented case to present with affidavits regarding the poor quality of the construction; pictures and exchange of emails.


    I have had great experiences buying on line but I wouldn't order anything that I couldn't fairly easily return if necessary and only from a store that I knew had a good reputation even though buying through a credit card protects one to a great extent in terms of scams but you still have to deal with how to physically pack and get a large heavy thing to a shipping company. Fedex or other shippers charge a significant amount if you need something taken out of your house.


    I had a local company do custom cabinets for my remodel and the cost was less than if I had gotten semi-custom. And what I got would have been impossible to get unless I had bought from one of the full custom brands which were way more expensive.

  • 5 years ago

    I saw vanities from Strasberg at a show room near me, and Quality Bath does carry them online.

    https://www.qualitybath.com/listing/38/bathroom-vanities/brand/strasser_woodenworks

  • 5 years ago

    Spellcheck! STRASSER!

  • 5 years ago

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