Bathroom Vanities - The Many Styles
Dave Kearsley March 17th, 2008
Reviewing bathroom vanities and what is available may be a good starting place for your bathroom remodel. If you want a stylish vanity rather than the type that is often built into a bath with matching cabinets, then this should be a first consideration in your remodeling plan.
Bathroom vanities can set the style of your bath, and if you are looking for something special, you want to plan around it so making this selection fist is a good idea.
Bathroom Vanities Come in many style options.
Mission Style Vanities
Mission style is undergoing a major comeback in today’s modern time. This may be due to the fact that it fits nicely into the modern way of thinking and minimalistic decorating. The simple design of mission furnishings lend themselves to more modern decorating themes and are an easy style to live with.
Mission style bathroom vanities offer good looks in solid wood that gives a quality feel to these vanity pieces. Wood never goes out of style, and the simple design of these pieces allow a connection with the past without fussy design features. The simple mission style will blend nicely with many of the modern bath fixtures.
Victorian Vanities
Victorian vanities and furnishings are always popular, and the bathroom is no exception. The Victorian style bathroom vanity is more intricate and rather fussy and romantic in it’s design features. Those who love the Victorian style will be happy with nothing else.
In recent years it has become popular to convert a special piece of furniture that may have passed down a few generations into a bathroom vanity. This is one option for preserving a family treasure and making it a useful and prized furnishing.
But don’t be dismayed if you have not been fortunate enough to fall heir to one of these vintage pieces. Victorian bathroom vanities are readily available in replica pieces that rival the real thing in looks and quality. A Victorian theme in a bathroom can be extended with a clawfoot bathtub, carefully selected faucets, and a pedestal sink.
Victorian style bathroom vanities are often fitted with a marble countertop in keeping with their era, but they are also available with granite tops as well.
Contemporary Vanities
For a very modern look, there is a wide selection of contemporary style bathroom vanities in a wide selection of colors and materials. These units are very streamlined and sleek.
Contemporary bathroom vanities may be composed of wood, stainless steel, glass, chrome, or man made materials. Some of these contemporary vanities will have the basin formed into the vanity top, but often they feature a countertop or vessel sink.
Here again, selecting the right faucet for the look is important, but with the wide selection of bathroom faucets today, the hard part is narrowing down to one choice.
Wall-Mounted Vanities
Vanities that are wall mounted, are often very contemporary in their design, but not always. A wall-mounted vanity may be a wise selection for a very small bath, or for a powder room where space is a premium, and grooming needs are not of major importance.
Plan Around Your Vanity
Bathroom vanities are often a focal point in this smaller room in a household, and if you want to highlight your vanity choice you should do some careful planning.