The New Vanity

Well, with the priming and painting completed and the new flooring installed, it was time to tackle the new vanity! Anything would have been a definite improvement over the, uh... I'll just say installation, that had occupied the space before! (You can refer to the previous pictures of the old bathroom for reference if you wish but I think that if you had seen it once, you really wouldn't want to see it again!)

So, what were we to do with the space? This simple question had produced a mass of possibilities and even though we tried to keep things as simple as we could, it still brought up many questions! Should we go with a pedestal sink or cabinet? Regular bowl? Under-mount? How about a vessel style bowl? There was also, what colour and material should we have for the top? Never mind the plethora of faucet choices that were available to us! But with a bit of measuring and adopting the process of elimination, we were able to put together quite a sharp looking piece!

It was decided that we should just build the cabinet ourselves. If we made it to the maximum allowable size for the space available it would avoid any headaches in trying to locate a custom cabinet that probably wouldn't fit in the odd sized space anyway! My good buddy Moe Lapalme jumped right in on this one! He had consulted with Melinda and Meghan, measuring out and helping them decide what they want and need for the base cabinet. Once the final decisions had been made, Moe, using some nice plywood and his cabinetmaking expertise, created exactly what they needed for the space!

Once the base unit was touched up with wood filler, primed and painted, it was ready to be installed! Holes were cut in the floor of the cabinet to allow for the plumbing and the doors and handles were installed. Alright, almost half way there!! Melinda and I went out one day to look at what colour choices were available for laminate tops and we found three or four that would go nicely with the colours that were chosen for the bathroom as well as with the fixtures. We went with a copper coloured laminate which complemented the red in the flooring and grounded the yellow walls nicely. Meghan really wanted the blue glass vessel bowl from Home Depot, but we had to settle for a less expensive alternative, so we went with a white vessel bowl instead. It was about half the price but still a really good choice!












Okay, base was in, top was on, bowl was attached with silicone. . . what's next. . . oh, right! The plumbing!! I think that everyone should know a bit about plumbing so I wanted to get Meghan in on it, since this was for 'her' bathroom!

A bit of plumber's putty to create a seal around the drain and the bowl, then she attached the faucet lines to the water feed lines in the base cabinet. Once the water lines were hooked up, the real puzzle began! Trying to figure out how to get the water in the bowl to go down that stupid other pipe that didn't line up!!

Okay so maybe this part of the plumbing thing requires a bit more expertise, especially when the glue comes into play! Meghan suggested that maybe I should take it from here!
Alrighty then! The bowl is on, the faucet is attached, the water lines and drain are hooked up, I guess all there is to do now, is to try it to see if there are any leaks! Meghan was given the honour of 'tapping the keg'! Once it was decided that there were no leaks, we all took turns (because there wasn't a lot of room in there) checking it out and playing with the faucet!
Nice bathroom! Good job, everyone!