Where is your drain line? Why haven’t the water supply lines been run through the wall behind the sink, covered by the facade like your drain line?

I’m told they didn’t want the lines in the exterior wall :(
Thank you! Will suggest what you suggested though not sure why I need to suggest anything to a professional

Our county plumbing inspectors do not allow pipe in exterior wall either. You can cover with chrome pipe covers.

Pull the baseboard, fur the wall to flush with the pipes, install drywall over the furring and pipes, and reinstall the base. The pipes are hidden and not on an exterior wall.

I don't know about code in your area. In central Indiana where winter temps can get -25 or colder it's possible to insulate the wall cavity with the pipes on the warm side of that. When it's done well, it's very effective. Not putting pipes in an exterior wall is always the first choice though.

That said... it's important to think these design ideas all the way through. Exposed pipes on a floating vanity really defeats the point. Exposed PEX isn't up to code (it has to be protected from sunlight) and is about as classy as a car on blocks in your driveway.

Doing this right would require removing the baseboard, opening the wall, etc. and that's a lot of added expense and work to get it to look right.

If hiding the plumbing is not an option then maybe re-think the floating vanity.

Joseph Corlett’s solution is the best practical and esthetic choice. If you find that too much work, the only thing I can suggest is a box that slips around them with a notch to accommodate the baseboard. I know you don’t like the idea of boxing them in, but it would have a slim profile and, once painted would be almost unnoticeable.

I would also be sure the box hiding the is easily removed or has a door. Are those not stopcocks I see?

Nancy-

1. Those are escutcheon plates sitting too high for some reason, not stopcocks.

2. No need for a door if it just slips in place.

Thanks so much