Oh yeah...this was our main floor bathroom - love the blue tub, toilet and sink (NOT!) I'm pretty sure that NONE of the items in this room actually matched...unless maybe you are color blind.
And here is the basement 3/4 bath. YUCK! Carpet in a basement bathroom...I think not!
So that's where we've come from....not a very good place if you ask me :) So I began my mission to create some new and fabulous vanities! I headed out to the local antique shops to see what I could find. My first stop returned some pretty good results!
I thought this old dresser would be great for the main bathroom (you know, the one EVERYONE will use!) That mirror was pretty cool too...surely we can make it work...and for only about $150!
Then I found this great old kitchen cabinet set (base & upper) I've got an old cast iron sink that I was hoping and praying would fit on top of this. These were $200 for the pair...and perfect for the new and improved basement bathroom! (The biggest bathroom we'll have, lol)
I also found this great old peg leg sink for $45! (I forgot the peg leg at the antique shop though...oops!) I figured we could make some kind of cool base for it out of an old table or something...it can't be too hard right?? lol!
That baby actually cleaned up quite well! It took a little elbow grease to get the old faucet off...but well worth it for the price I think!
This is the vanity for the master bathroom - the ONLY sink that will be used as-is.
What is wrong with me?? You'd think we LOVE doing tons of work to everything!
Now let me show you how these "found" items will be used. The bathrooms aren't totally finished yet...but you'll get a pretty good idea of how each of these will work in our new house.
Here's that old wooden kitchen cabinet paired with the cast iron sink that was given to us. I LOVE the way this is going to turn out! Since this photo I have since stripped off the old white paint...and about 4 other colors beneath it! I'm waiting until it's ready to go into place before I actually give it its final finish. I also need to cut down the left drawer so it can be permanently fixed into place. That door on the bottom right is actually a potato bin...thinking that may be super awesome for the trash can! We're just about ready to start working on this bathroom now (just need the drywall primed & painted) So this vanity should be getting finished soon! YEAH!
Can you believe that old sink just fit PERFECTLY on top??
(I still can't and its been almost a year, lol!)
Here's what we decided to do with the old peg leg sink...
I have had the base to my Grandmothers old sewing table for YEARS. It previously had a small enameled top on it just making it a little side table. Well...it fit almost like it was made to go with the old porcelain sink. What a cool look. Pretty sure if we move I'm going to have to take this baby with me! It has entirely too much meaning to me now.
We used this sink in our half bath off of the kitchen/mudroom.
I LOVE the vintage styled faucet that I found at Overstock.com
That site is addicting for sure!
We even paired the sink with some old fashioned water shut offs in oil rubbed bronze.
I did leave the sewing base its natural rust color though.
This is the most recent picture that I have of that bathroom...not sure why I don't have one of it done. (I'll get right on that!) Notice the mirror hanging above the sink....that's from that fabulous dresser that I bought. It was too short to leave attached to the dresser...and I felt in a main bathroom it was too small of a mirror overall...but I think it works perfectly here! Those schoolhouse style lights "hug" it in just the right place!
Now last but not least is the dresser vanity. Here's its transformation...
Of course we had to "dry fit" it in the bathroom before we even had drywall up :)
Next I bought a regular drop in bathroom sink at Lowes and cut a hole for it right in the original top.
I know, I know...that hole is not cut perfectly...but this time I will allow it :) Nobody will see it once we "drop" the sink in!
Next I stripped off the old finish and gave it a good sanding. Now that I'm looking at it I kind of like this look! It would never work in a wet bathroom though so I'm glad I finished it off.
I used 3 coats of spar urethane by Minwax. I love that stuff...I use it on all of my wood countertops too. When I make the new top for the dining room table I'll be using it again!
Here's what it's going to look like when we finally get it into place!
I had a good friend of mine make new drawer boxes for the two small drawers on top and the next big drawer. The bottom drawer was usable...just needed a small amount of repair. Then this little bugger took some serious thought. Took us awhile to figure out how to put the undermount drawer glides in...but I'm so glad that we were patient and figured it out. Those top small drawers pull out at an angle...so it wasn't as easy as just lining up the drawer and mounting the bracket!
Finally we got to put it into place. Still have to fit it for the plumbing, etc.
Remember that when you decide to go with something that's NOT off of the shelf you're probably going to create a TON of unexpected work for yourself!!
Kade actually had to do all of the plumbing AFTER we installed the dresser...
otherwise we would have had to cut a giant hole in the back.
Finally...all caulked in and ready to go. I LOVE IT!!
I can honestly say that I DO NOT have a favorite sink in our new house :)
Maybe after we really start using them all??
But I doubt it!
I'll try and update this post as each room gets its final touches.
I can't wait to see what each of these rooms look like when they're all finished!
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