Need help finding a bathroom vanity for my trippy turquoise bathroom

Our main bathroom has floor-to-ceiling turquoise tile (with some white tile in the shower). It also has a a turquoise tub, and a turquoise stained glass window -- and the window's pattern matches the off-white tile floor.

The sink (which is also turquoise) is rusting and needs replacement. I'm planning to replace the vanity, which is turquoise and white laminate.

I'd like to get a new vanity (or reface the current one) in a way that will compliment and freshen up the bathroom. The current one is 48" wide, and 22" deep.

I have zero sense of what would work with this bathroom -- so I need help to narrow down what to even start looking at.

I'll try to add some photos...


Here are some photos of the:

  1. Stained glass window
  2. Floor to ceiling tiling
  3. Floor tile that matches the window pattern (with grout that needs freshening up).
  4. The vanity to be replaced or refaced
  5. A close-up of the laminate on the vanity (which I'm not crazy about - but is a point of reference of what is currently there).



To make things more complicated, I've grown accustomed to the 4-cabinet doors at the bottom of the vanity, which open to a single big open space that fits everything.

However, the new vanities seem to have more drawers than cabinets, and have more closed off sections. But we don't use drawers much.


You could buy a nifty old chest or bureau and have a sink installed in it -- that is a cool look.


I like the stained glass window and the tile surprisingly does not look bad. A white vanity with blue knobs? Or just make the counter top match or complement the tile. Good Luck!



I think someone put a lot of effort into this bathroom several decades ago, and as you noticed, the tiles are holding up really well. So I figured I'd just go with it.

A white vanity with aqua blue knobs could work (and lowers my stress level, since it sounds like something quite manageable). Thanks for the suggestion!

The question then becomes: What type of countertop? Also white? With an aqua blue color sink or faucet fixture?

Or do white counters get dirty/scuffed quickly? The kids use this as their bathroom, so it will need to hold up to make-up and hair dryers/irons eventually...



you could just have the vanity laminate redone. If you don't want to do laminate, you could do solid maple which paints well. You could do a solid surface, like silestone top' that incorporates some turquoise. In my old house I used one that looked like beach glass with aqua and mirrored colored shards in a neutral off white base.


I have to say the tile doesn't look turquoise in these pics. Is it really turquoise? And the dark frame of the stained glass. Is that black? Because I think a dark vanity with the silenstone top (undercount white sink) and maybe painted turquoise knobs (or blue closest to tile color) could pull it all together.

OTOH the vanity is a standard size so if you dont have luck refurbishing you can replace with the same size.


Thanks @PetuniaBird. That is close to what I might be looking for, but I think the new vanity would need to go to the floor, since our current vanity may not have any tiling under it.


@shh

Thanks for your insights.
Maybe the wall tiles are more aqua? It's somewhere between blue and green. It's definitely more muted than turquoise stones.

I'd probably be fine with re-laminating or new painted doors for the vanity. Might be a preferred option to messing with the floor tiling with a new vanity. And I already like the setup. Probably needs new hinges.

I do like some silestone. I'll take a peek at the color options you mentioned -- Thanks!

The frame of the stained glass seems to be black.... Hmmm.... hard to tell at night. If we went with a darker vanity, could we do something interesting in color for the tile grout on the floor? While the wall tiles and grout are holding up great, the floor is not. I had the floor regrouted several years ago, but I think it was a poorly done job (it's flaking), and I'm thinking a darker floor grout color might not look grungy so quickly.


Silestone:

I'm seeing Aquatint (which looks very similar to the current laminate -- but more dense on the aqua than white.

http://www.silestoneusa.com/color/aquatint/


I don't see the one you described as beach glass with aqua and mirrored colored shards in a neutral off white base (although that sounds like it would be a great fit!).

maybe it was Tea Leaf (although that seems browner than off-white)?

http://www.silestoneusa.com/color/tea-leaf/

or Blue Shara (which seems like Tea Leaf but more grayish than brownish)?

http://www.silestoneusa.com/color/blue-sahara/



it was actually called stellar snow


Update finally complete!  (Thanks to @shh for the color consultation!).

Ended up going with a new laminate cabinet that looks like wood (I feel like plastic holds up to water and humidity better than real wood in a bathroom). And went with a recycled glass Curava Element countertop (which supposedly doesn't stain and never needs to be sealed).



looks,great! Where did you end up getting the vanity?


I was being picky about how I wanted it configured, so I got it customized from this online store:

https://www.27estore.com/dark-oak-textured-cabinet-doors

(ETA: I ordered some of their laminate color samples to decide on the door color before placing a vanity order... which added time to the process)


Looks great! I love the dark grout on the floor tile. Makes it look modern and groovy.


Thanks! Changing the grout to gray was one of SHH's suggestions.  grin

Which led to a product discovery: I used Grout Renew from Home Depot, and it has been holding up very well. However, it was a bit of PITA to apply to the whole floor without staining the tile (our floor tile is not perfectly smooth, but has some little craters). I eventually found out that Mr. Clean Magic Eraser could clean the grout renew mistakes off the tile -- even the gray spots I noticed days later. (I think the floor was still 'in progress' when I took the photo).

There are a range of colors, so it would also probably work well to use the white for those who want to brighten their white grout (my old white grout got so grungy)... and who don't mind painting their floor slowly for hours on end...




sprout,

I need to color my grout, too.  Is yours still holding up?


It looks great, sprout!


krugle said:

sprout,

I need to color my grout, too.  Is yours still holding up?

Yes, it's been two months of regular usage, and the color is holding fast.  The instructions recommended painting it on using a toothbrush to scrub the Grout Renew into the grout, but that was such a mess that I ended up just painting it on using an art paintbrush instead. I worried it wouldn't adhere as well, but so far it's not coming off anywhere, or fading. 


breal said:

It looks great, sprout!

Thank you!  grin


One more note: I'm a bit of a nutcase, and really wanted an integrated sink so there wouldn't be anywhere for goop to hide or grow. So, I made that special request, and Marvic was able to do a perfectly flush undermount with a Corian sink (#820 in Arctic White), which looks like it's integrated, and the sink-to-counter connection feels seamless.



Looks great!  Did Marvic do the install as well (counter/sink/faucet)?


No - unfortunately Marvic requires going through a contractor, and they only do the counter (and sometimes sink if it's being pre-installed). While I thought 'I'm only changing the vanity!', it turned out to be quite a process.

First, I had to go through a general contractor (who in my case was also a designer, but I didn't really utilize his design work) to order from Marvic. 

The GC had his crew:

  • Remove and dispose of the old vanity.
  • Repair my tile floor (we farmed original tiles from the area under the old vanity (after it was removed) to fix an area around the toilet which had non-matching tiles due to breakage when the toilet was replaced many years ago.)
  • Assemble the flat-packed vanity, and install to be level, and cut a hole in the back for the plumbing to pass through.
  • Make arrangements with Marvic for the countertop order / template appointment, etc.

Then Marvic:

  • Did a template of the countertop on the now-installed vanity.
  • Ordered the countertop and sink, and fabricated them and 'integrated' them together at their shop (which meant we went 2 weeks without a countertop after vanity was installed)..
  • Delivered the fabricated counter/sink combo, and the backsplash piece, and used an adhesive to install them onto the vanity and adhere them to the wall.

Then had to wait a day for the adhesive to dry.

Then the GC had his crew:

  • install my faucet. 
  • Then the crew had to return a couple days later to adjust the connection under the sink (which had a slow leak since it didn't line up perfectly with the old plumbing).  

Then, argh, because the leak was now slower but not completely stopped, I had my own plumber adjust it further, and it seems to not be leaking anymore.



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