Refacing a bathroom vanity is something I get asked about a lot. Usually, if it’s a standard-sized vanity and you are planning on replacing the vanity top and faucet anyway, it’s going to be less expensive to just find a vanity you like at a big-box store.
BUT – if you are keeping the vanity top or if you want to go with a higher quality door and drawer than you might typically find in a box store, or if you want to match a particular style, it can absolutely make sense to reface your vanity. One of the big benefits is getting the exact style you want with almost no down time for construction.
Re-configuring an existing vanity
This was the vanity in the master bath. Does anybody ever use the little ‘sit-down’ space for makeup? This customer didn’t, and preferred more storage an making things more accessible.
The plan was to remove the doors and drawers, along with the drawer section in the center. Then, I would install 3 functioning drawers in the center, and pullout shelves in each of the 2 cabinets.
Reface everything in a shaker-style dark cherry with concealed hinges and tighten up the spaces between the doors drawer fronts.
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This was the hall vanity. 2 tiny drawers and 3 cabinets that were difficult to keep organized.
The plan here was to convert the 2 outer cabinets into functioning drawers, install a pullout in the center and reface everything, again with dark cherry in a Shaker style with concealed hinges.
Adding drawers in place of cabinets