Bathroom Inspiration ~ Open Shelf Vanity

 Apparently we have another bathroom remodel in our future.  Such is the risk when you try to make an update in a 50-year-old house.  Last year we had to remodel our master bath, and now it’s the guest bath that needs our attention.  Here’s a peek at how our master bath turned out:

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You can see more of it and get the complete how-to for the conversion of our dining room buffet into the vanity in this post.

For the guest bath, it all started out simple enough.  We had overnight visitors coming to stay and the guest bath needed the shower head and controls changed out because they weren’t working great. No big deal, right?   Or so I thought.

I purchased a decent replacement for the controls and the plumber came over to change them out for me.  Then he called out, “Ma’am, you need to come in here and see this.”  Those aren’t words that you want to hear when someone is working on your home.

That was actually a few months ago and the bathroom hasn’t fallen apart yet, but it’s time to say goodbye to our 1964 bathroom.  The remodel will hopefully occur in August, but I’m already getting my ideas together and trying to make some decisions.  Today I’m sharing some of my inspirations, mostly for open shelf vanities, but on other elements as well.

**update: the guest bath remodel is complete. go here to see how our vanity turned out!** 

 

I love this one too.   I like the idea of having two shelves with a variety of baskets.  Again, I don’t mind the exposed plumbing.  This one might not be too hard to replicate.  I also really like the floor in this photo.

I found a similar sink here.  And with basic wood and paint the vanity could be recreated.

I would love to find something like this old wooden table to use for our vanity.  It adds such warmth and character to this space.  All that would need to be done to it is to cut a hole for the sink.  And apply several coats of waterproof varnish, but that’s easy enough.

 

 Another pretty simple redo here.  I like the combination of the painted and unpainted wood.

From Amazon

I like the idea of using a piece of furniture for towel storage, and we just happen to have a piece almost identical to this in our garage, feeling very neglected.  It’s from my late in-laws and we haven’t found a good place for it.  It might be getting a paint job and take the place of the closet that’s currently in this bathroom. We’ll see how that works out.

So that’s the state of things around here.  Planning for a remodel and trying to make decisions.

What do you think of open shelf vanities?  Do you have one?  Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks for stopping by.

XOXOX,

Angie