Kids' Bath Vanity

We did move in on Friday (thankfully, because the weather was perfect, and it rained all day Saturday and was freezing on Sunday).  We lucked out on that one!  The plumbing was NOT complete when we moved in, but we came anyway.  The plumber was working until the movers arrived and had to come back on Monday morning to fix a number of things.  We still don't have our master sinks yet because the countertops will be installed tomorrow, so we are waiting on that first.  There are lots of photos to share eventually, but so many things are mostly done and not yet completely done, that I can't yet take a decent picture of the space.  But, the kids bath is finished.  Yay for that!  We love the cabinetry and want to thank the Artisan Studio for their hard work, professionalism and accountability in making them!

Before we decided to remodel the bathroom it looked like this:

 

 

Originally, I had planned to do a 2-sink vanity 36" high (this one is a short 32").  But, once we found the Duravit sink we ended up using, I designed the vanity around it.  It's still a double sink (2 faucets), but not what I had initially envisioned.  Ironically, we replaced this short vanity with another vanity exactly the same height!  That is because the sink is 5" tall, so the vanity needed to be shorter to make it easy to use.  We left the 1989 neutral floor tiles because they were clean, neutral and we were out of money!  If I had unlimited funds I would have replaced the floor tiles as well as the almond colored bathtub, but we don't, so we didn't! :)  The tiles will be fine and we have a few ideas for the tub.  We did remove the glass shower doors (I can't stand those things!!!) so that I could bathe the boys without decapitating one of us.  And we replaced the toilet (as you all know!).

Here's the completed vanity and new mirror.  For the mirror, I had the cabinet makers remove the frame from the old mirror and create a new one out of reclaimed lumber.  They did a fantastic job!  They also made these step stools for the boys, which we love!

For those who might be interested in the details...

The color on the vanity is a very bold Sherwin Williams "Gulf Stream".  The countertops are maple with 3 coats of polyurethane to protect them from water. The sink is by Duravit.  The faucets are by Signature Hardware.  The door pulls are by Alno.  The light is from Lowes (it's an outdoor light).  The wood paneling is by Brett.  The artwork is by Sydney (starfish) and Pierce (shark) - see this post.  (The reason the artwork is not centered is because I need to hang a towel hook between the mirror and art.)

I'll post kitchen pictures after Thanksgiving.  We just got the fridge and freezer installed and as soon as they were up I had trashed the kitchen with unpacking it!  Not photo ready at this moment!!! Ha!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!