Small Bathroom Vanity Considerations
Professional bathroom designers, working with builders and contractors, can help customers get the most out of all available space.
A
pedestal sink isn’t the only option for a
smaller bathroom!
Vanities as small as 31 inches long by 21 inches
wide can still accommodate a usable 16 inch sink
bowl and provide counter space for a couple of
glasses and bottles. (Customers can find smaller
vanities, but sink bowl size may also be
reduced.)
Even though there isn’t space on top of the
vanity for many grooming supplies, there are
ways to make the small bathroom meet individual
needs. For example, towel racks are a necessity.
Shelves can keep rarely used items out of the
way. Organizers that go over the bathroom door
can provide hanging space or extra storage. But,
for day to day essentials, the drawers of a
small vanity are the most important feature to
consider.
Many smaller vanities utilize the area around
the sink pipes as the main storage area.
However, because of those pipes, there is no
room for drawers to push back. Therefore,
depending on the placement of the pipes, a
drawer may be “fake”; from the front it appears
to be a regular drawer-even having hardware-but
it isn’t a real drawer and therefore won’t open.
(However, it is a good idea to have this false
front nailed, not just glued, to prevent
inadvertent tugging and damage.) Fewer but
larger drawers offer greater optimization.
Creative and inexpensive organizers can be used
to store smaller items in the larger or deeper
drawers, or in the main storage area near the
pipes.
Any container that is sturdy and fairly shallow
makes a good drawer organizer. Some choices may
be smaller boxes, paper cups of all sizes,
plastic food containers, and silverware or
sewing organizers. They can be mixed and matched
to hold every size of cosmetic, medication, hair
accessory or whatever needs to be close at hand,
but out of sight. There may not be room for a
bucket under the pipes, but there can still be
room for rags and a bottle of cleaner!
After trying different arrangements in the
available drawers, a small vanity user will find
that they can manage surprisingly well. By
shopping around for a vanity that has attractive
cabinetry, countertops, fixtures and hardware, a
customer will realize that having a small vanity
doesn’t mean having to sacrifice beauty or
usefulness!
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