This is a shower curtain material that I hot glued underneath counter.
What can I do under the counter? To cover up my bathroom supplies?
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Karen
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Is there something else I can do? For under the counter there's a heat vent in the middle, so I can't enclose it off completely. Does anyone have any suggestions on what else I could possibly do?
This is what the curtain looks like now.
This is what it looks like without the curtain.
There's the heat vent that's in the middle of the wall underneath the counter.
I would get some pretty baskets to store everything on either side of the heat vent.
A shelf made to fit under the vanity could double your storage and baskets, as Ann suggested, to hide the bathroom items.
Stackable bins, shelves. You could build cabinets from the walls on each side up to the vent. You could install doors or drawers. Leave the center open where the vent is and maybe a small curtain or even a basket.
HI,
Close the area in using Louvre Doors for ventilation. Use a more gathered curtain with a built in pelmet. Good luck!
We have a similar situation in a small closet that contains the hot water heater and a furnace that blows air out of the bottom of it into the kitchen. It is ugly when exposed. What I did was hang a slinky cloth shower curtain and modified the length to cover the bulk of the system in there. This is great when nothing is running. When it is on, I tie up the shower curtain in a knot at the bottom. Although this is not the best solution, it works. I could also use a tension rod at the bottom of this as an alternative and just move it up or down.
We used to have a louvred door there, but the air flow was decreased significantly.
Have you considered building a tunnel for the air to flow into the room from the heat vent? And then customize the under the sink area with shelves, cabinets, racks, or containers.
Thank you so much for your input. I really appreciate it. It gives me a lot of good ideas. Have a happy, (He has risen day).
You could build (or have someone build) some cool custom shelves which might eliminate the need to have curtains.
We bought this aluminum sheet at Home Depot and my husband built a frame around it.
Add shelving and baskets if you don't want to continue using a curtain. Leave the air flow area open where the vent is located. Change the vent cover to something a bit decorative or paint a color to blend in more with the area.
Hi Karen, hope these help you out, this link shows how to build a cabinet to put under, alter the sizes for your countertop length, don't build all the way to the floor to allow heat to escape, and possibly add shelving inside the cabinets
https://theprojectlady.com/make-it-yourself-faux-sink-cabinet/
or see pictures below, again adjusting to the sizes you need
Hello. Could bifolding shutters be an option?
There are several storage containers that can go under counters that help you create drawers if you like
I would build a frame then go to Habitat for Humanity for vanity doors. Paint to match your bathroom.
I think I would put out the money to have two separate vanity units and then have the counter join between OR put a tabletop in between them. If you are handy, you could easily build a framed unit under the counter to install drawers and/or doors. As long as you are customizing it to your needs, you can get a vent extender or small piece of duct work to have the vent meet the front of whatever cabinet you build and still have a drawer under it.
Maybe some shutters