Updating an Old Bathroom Vanity
by
Sabrina
(IC: blogger)
So many of us have builder grade bathrooms that are fully functional and practical but yet lack basic appeal.
If spending $5K+ is not in the books for you, what can you do to give new life to an old bathroom?
If spending $5K+ is not in the books for you, what can you do to give new life to an old bathroom?
Create a new colour palette and make a few minor adjustments!
Now—of course—if you have hideous coloured tiles from the 1930’s then I’m sorry, not even new paint will help you. However, if you do have a neutral tile similar to what you see in my main bath then there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.
Moving on to the vanity, I begin by removing the pink countertop and cabinet hardware. I’m going to be re-positioning the holes for the hardware so I fill them prior to priming the unit.
Painting everything in its place, I used the colour Graphite (1603) from Benjamin Moore, which by the way is one of my favourite shades of black. I would describe it as a chalky black. It has a bit of a grey undertone to it................
Since we also got rid of the pink countertop, we replaced it with this faux marble laminate. I used a high quality formica laminate from Belanger Laminates which almost looks like the real thing.
Last but not least, the hubs installed a new sink and faucet. You can easily use your old sink and faucet if you really wanted to keep costs low but since the vanity is the only place we are really spending any money, we decided to switch the fixtures as well.
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Published July 15th, 2016 8:38 AM
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Kia on Dec 15, 2016The bathroom turned out really nice. I'm interested in the counter. Can you take an upclose picture of the edges. It really does look like the real deal.
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