Help - shallow vanity

Posted by on July 2, 2008, 6:50 pm

I need to find someplace that sells shallow bathroom vanityies. Needs
to be 60" wide, and no more than 15" deep.

These are common in Europe but not here in the US.

I've spend hours googling - any ideas ?

Budget is not lavish so custom work or shipping from England is out.

Posted by aemeijers on July 2, 2008, 7:37 pm

roger61611@yahoo.com wrote:

> I need to find someplace that sells shallow bathroom vanityies. Needs
> to be 60" wide, and no more than 15" deep.
>
> These are common in Europe but not here in the US.
>
> I've spend hours googling - any ideas ?
>
> Budget is not lavish so custom work or shipping from England is out.

Five foot wide, and only a foot and change deep? That is a shelf, not a
vanity.

Assuming you are talking about the cabinet, and not a molded top with
integral shallow sink, use a kitchen cabinet upper cabinet(s) of
appropriate height, and fake a toe kick for it. You won't find a stock
drawer that shallow, but you can get pretty much whatever door
arrangement you like. As to the top, at a low price point, Formica and a
bar sink would be the likely candidates. For tight quarters like that,
most people go with a shallow wall-hung sink, and cubbyhole or wire
shelves hung high for storage. It makes the room feel bigger. Just out
of curiosity, what sort of dead space are you trying to turn into a
bathroom? Even if local code allows it, keep in mind most buyers prefer
a bathroom big enough to turn around in.

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aem sends...

Posted by on July 2, 2008, 8:06 pm

> roger61...@yahoo.com wrote:

> > I need to find someplace that sells shallow bathroom vanityies. =A0Needs=

> > to be 60" wide, and no more than 15" deep.
> > These are common in Europe but not here in the US.
> > I've spend hours googling - any ideas ?
> > Budget is not lavish so custom work or shipping from England is out.

> Five foot wide, and only a foot and change deep? That is a shelf, not a
> vanity.
> Assuming you are talking about the cabinet, and not a molded top with
> integral shallow sink, use a kitchen cabinet upper cabinet(s) of
> appropriate height, and fake a toe kick for it. You won't find a stock
> drawer that shallow, but you can get pretty much whatever door
> arrangement you like. As to the top, at a low price point, Formica and a
> bar sink would be the likely candidates. For tight quarters like that,
> most people go with a shallow wall-hung sink, and cubbyhole or wire
> shelves hung high for storage. It makes the room feel bigger. Just out
> of curiosity, what sort of dead space are you trying to turn into a
> bathroom? Even if local code allows it, keep in mind most buyers prefer
> a bathroom big enough to turn around in.
> --
> aem sends...

Posted by Colbyt on July 3, 2008, 7:28 am

> roger61...@yahoo.com wrote:

> > I need to find someplace that sells shallow bathroom vanityies. Needs
> > to be 60" wide, and no more than 15" deep.
> > These are common in Europe but not here in the US.
> > I've spend hours googling - any ideas ?

Long story. The bath itself was built to be long and narrow. It had
a tiny vanity in it that stuck out about 20" from the wall, i'd like
to get a proper sink/vanity and allow more room to walk around the
thing.

I was eyeing the kitchen cabinets and home depot and had the same
realization but could not get around the lack of drawers if I were to
fashion something from cabinets.

I could not find one online just now but I know that a 16" depth cabinet is
still made. I installed one last year.

Maybe you could gang a couple of them together and then build or buy a top
to fit. If you were lucky enough to find a place that sold them with drawers
left and drawers right, the modifications would be minimal.

Most likely the kitchen cabinet will result in a better selection and higher
quality. Drawers of the sliding shelf nature could be added behind one or
more of the doors

Posted by on July 3, 2008, 8:57 am

> > roger61...@yahoo.com wrote:

> > > I need to find someplace that sells shallow bathroom vanityies. Needs
> > > to be 60" wide, and no more than 15" deep.
> > > These are common in Europe but not here in the US.
> > > I've spend hours googling - any ideas ?

> Long story. =A0The bath itself was built to be long and narrow. =A0It had
> a tiny vanity in it that stuck out about 20" from the wall, i'd like
> to get a proper sink/vanity and allow more room to walk around the
> thing.
> I was eyeing the kitchen cabinets and home depot and had the same
> realization but could not get around the lack of drawers if I were to
> fashion something from cabinets.
> I could not find one online just now but I know that a 16" depth cabinet =

> still made. =A0I installed one last year.
> Maybe you could gang a couple of them together and then build or buy a to=

> to fit. If you were lucky enough to find a place that sold them with draw=

ers

> left and drawers right, the modifications would be minimal.
> Most likely the kitchen cabinet will result in a better selection and hig=

her

> quality. =A0Drawers of the sliding shelf nature could be added behind one=

> more of the doors

Thanks ! Sliding doors behind the doors is a great idea.

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