Interior Design & Decor

Every bathroom needs a bath vanity. Along with the toilet and bathtub, this is a visible piece of furniture that houses the wash basin and provides a space where you can keep your toiletries.
There are many models to choose from such as a traditional model with a countertop housing the sink and the plumbing. You may have an antique piece of furniture that can be remodeled to serve as a vanity in the bathroom or you may like the vessel sick stands that have become popular in recent years.
Some factors that you should take into consideration when choosing the bath vanity include:
• your preference in style for the bathroom
• the size of the bathroom, which in turn translates into the size of vanity it will accommodate
• how much storage you need to have
• whether or not this will be the main area you use for grooming on a daily basis
• whether or not this is the main bathroom of the home
• whether you want to have a single or double glass sink (http://www.mybath.biz/servlet/the-Glass-Sink-Vanities/Categories) in the vanity
Basically when you remodel a bathroom or are starting from scratch, you have many choices depending on the decor of the bathroom itself. You may have to do some online browsing to see the many styles available. You can decorate your bathroom just as lavishly as the rest of the rooms in your home.
There are decorative vanities that are hand painted and stand out as a work of art. Some vanities come as a complete kit with the countertop and mirror included, but in most cases, you have to purchase these accessories separately.
Before you start shopping for a bath vanity, measure the space you have available for this piece of furniture. Most commercially produced vanities measure between 18 inches and 50 inches wide, enabling you to easily find one that will fit in a small or large space. The height of the vanity is often a factor that many homeowners forget about until they find that the vanity is too low or too high for them to use comfortably.
You can also choose a custom made vanity built right in the bathroom or one that you have built for you and installed when it is finished. There are also many choices available in the material for the bath vanity – stone, wood, MDF, and more.
The material of the vanity will affect the price, which is why there is such a wide range in the costs of such furniture. You also have to consider the color and design as well as the durability of the material. How hard it will be to keep clean is often a concern of families with small children. Materials that can withstand water are important to avoid having unsightly stains develop.
You don’t need to have the same size bath vanity in a guest bedroom as you do in the main bathroom of the home. In a family bathroom, the vanity needs to have many drawers and cupboards for storage. You also want to consider the lighting in the bathroom and the type of fixtures you want to use. In choosing the type of doors, there are two options – framed and frameless. In frameless doors, the hardware is hidden and is not visible on the outside.