A bathroom vanity has to fit a tight room, hold plumbing and survive daily moisture. Idaho Cabinetry plans vanities around those three facts, starting with a consultation request.
Bathroom cabinets work in a harder environment than most kitchen cabinets. Steam, splashes and damp towels expose the box and the finish to moisture every day, and the sink cabinet also has to hold supply lines and a drain while leaving usable storage around them.
Standard vanities come in set widths, and bathrooms rarely match those widths exactly. A custom vanity can fill the wall properly, include a drawer stack that works around the drain and align with a window, a mirror or a tile edge instead of stopping a few inches short.
Box material matters more here than almost anywhere else in the house. Plywood is generally regarded as more tolerant of moisture than particleboard, which can swell and break down when it gets wet, and MDF has its own weakness around water. Our cabinet materials guide compares them in detail.
Finish is the other half of the answer. A sealed, well-applied finish on every surface, including cut edges and the inside of the sink cabinet, slows water damage. Painted and stained finishes behave differently in daily use, which the painted versus stained guide explains.
The vanity is built around the plumbing, and the plumbing is built around the wall. Where the supply lines and drain come out, how the sink and faucet are mounted and whether the wall behind the vanity is square all affect the design. Share photos of the current setup, and note whether you plan to move any plumbing, since that is a job for a licensed plumber and may be subject to local code.
Door swing and drawer clearance are the practical details that get missed. A door that bangs into a toilet or a shower door is a daily annoyance, and drawers can interfere with the sink drain if the layout is not checked in advance.
Mirrors, lighting and the tile edge deserve a look at the same time. A vanity that ends exactly at a tile border or lines up with the center of a window looks intentional, while one that stops a few inches short looks like a compromise. Bring a photo of the whole wall, not only the cabinet, so we can see what the vanity must line up with and what can move.
A single-sink vanity suits a guest bath or a narrow room and gives you more storage per square foot of floor. A double vanity helps when two people share the room in the morning, though it needs enough width to leave comfortable elbow room at each sink.
Some owners prefer a furniture-style piece with legs and an open base, which looks lighter but holds less. Others prefer a full-height base with deep drawers. The right answer depends on what you need to store and how much floor you want to see. Door style choices follow the same logic as the kitchen, described in our door styles guide.
Pulls and knobs on a vanity should be easy to find with wet hands. Our hardware placement guide gives starting positions for doors and drawers.
Daily care is simple: wipe splashes quickly, dry the surface and avoid harsh cleaners. The care guide covers what to use and what to skip. Tell us about the room through the form, and we will reply with the information we need to plan the vanity properly.
That is the main reason to build one custom. Send the wall width and a photo, and we will say what looks workable.
Not always. Many replacements reuse the existing supply and drain locations. Any plumbing changes should go through a licensed plumber and follow local code.
It can be, with proper sealing and care, but construction and finish matter as much as the species. The materials guide explains the tradeoffs.
A photo of the current vanity, the wall width, a note about the plumbing location and any tile or mirror you plan to keep.
Describe the room and what you want changed, and we will reply with the next step.