Tutorial: How to Make a Powder Room Vanity

by Sabrina

What do you do when bathroom vanities at big box stores just don’t fit your space, style or budget? Build your own, of course!

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As you recall, we wanted to replace our pedestal sink with something a little more stylish and functional. Pedestal sinks don’t provide any storage so it was important to create a simple storage solution for basic toiletries. I envisioned something that was sleek, a tad rustic but open and airy.

This is our first time creating a DIY vanity and our simple structure turned out better than we thought!

What do you think?

VANITY TUTORIAL

For this project you will need:

◾IKEA LILLÅNGEN single bowl

◾2 pieces – 4″x4″x8′ for the legs

◾2 pieces- 2″x4″x8′ for the connecting pieces

◾1 piece -1″x3″x8′ for shelf (or 3″ MDF strips)

◾12 corner braces + pack of 2-1/2″ wood screws

◾MINWAX Stain Cloths + polyurethane

Tools: drill, measuring tape, pencil

STEP 1:

The design all began with the sink. We were looking for something with clean lines and a thick base. IKEA has some really sleek sink options at affordable prices so we ended up purchasing the LILLÅNGEN single bowl for $90. The dimensions of the sink are 24″W x 16″D x 5″H which is key to know when figuring out the measurements for the wood frame.

STEP 2:

We took a stroll through Home Depot’s lumber department and decided 4×4’s and 2×4’s were the size we wanted to work with. I was pretty insistent that I wanted thick legs for this vanity.

To make this project even easier, you can get all your pieces pre-cut from Home Depot. The lumber associates will cut your wood pieces on these huge saws, which saves you the time, energy and a big mess at home.

You want to start by building the front and back of the base using the measurements in the above image.

Since these 4×4’s have rounded edges (and you can’t line up the 2×4’s for a flush look), you must offset the apron piece by a 1/4″ on all the 2×4’s, just as we’ve done here. . .

See the full tutorial on Pink Little Notebook's post!

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Lori Choman on Mar 26, 2015
Cool! Good job.

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Country Design Home on Mar 27, 2015
Great job! We are in the process of doing the same thing, the trick was finding a vessel sink that was narrow enough to fit in our small bath!

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