Will you have any drawers in your vanity?

I don't have a medicine cabinet and I don't miss one. But I have a vanity with a couple of drawers plus a large linen closet.

Flicka001, Thanks for the reassurance. I will have 2 or more tiny recessed drawers on either side of my vanity. But I didn't know if that would be inconvenient for thinks that go into the medicine cabinet. I don't want the drawers to be a dumping ground for things then having to rifle through them to find a bandaid for example. I have a built in wall cupboard nearby that I could out fit with rollout shelves to handle these small items and the items that need to be up out of the way from guest, children, etc.

Fnmroberts, Thanks for the picture. something like that might work. It is very pretty in you bathroom. Off topic, what color floor do you have? And what color is you paint. I think I've settled on a paint color but yours is a pretty gray/blue. I am trying for a gray/periwinkle and think I have found it.

This cabinet gives us the best of both worlds. And I agree, there are daily use things for which a cabinet is superior to a drawer - like a wet tooth brush.

Our wall color is C2, Monday Morning. Yes it is blue toned rather than red. The floor was changed to marble tile in gray with rust intrusions.

Below is a link to the room album.

Here is a link that might be useful: Guest Bathroom

I'm facing the same issue - keep function of medicine cabinet (tripl) or go with pretty mirror. I'm not finding any pretty medicine cabinets.

fnroberts -where did you get your medicine cabinet. Does it come in a larger size for a 48" vanity? Your bathroom is a great example of a nice upgrade without spending a fortune on tiled showers and walls. Looks great!

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fnmroberts , thanks for the link and follow up. I am going to keep my hopes up for finding a medicine cab that will meet my design needs. Your cabinet looks very nice as does your bath update.

tuesday_2008 - Thank you. My DH keeps track of update costs! For everything we did, including new towels, just under $2400. And it was his idea. Should I say I wanted the old wall paper removed and the room painted and he said he wouldn't do anything unless the sheetgood flooring was replaced. Everything was DIY except installing the floor tile.

Our medicine cabinet was on close-out at a local bath shop. It's a Broan and measures 24 x 30. I've seen similar at Home Depot but not a triple - haven't seen one that large in years.

enduring - hope you find something that works for you.

We are getting ready to install our recessed medicine cabinet. I have a vanity with 2 drawers and a closet for towels, but I felt it was necessary to have to recessed cabinets for additional storage. I think it was the right decision because it looks just like a regular mirror, which was in my original plan. Here is a link to to our Kohler recessed medicine cabinet.

http://www.lowes.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10151&catalogId=10051&cId=SEARCH&productId=1267151&cm_mmc=SCE_gps-_-gps-_-gps-_-KOHLER%2020%22W%20Recessed%20Medicine%20Cabinet&CAWELAID=1220890392

I will post pictures once we have ours installed.

Rufinorox, thanks for the Lowes link, I looked at a few on their site. I need to see a few in person. Looking forward to seeing the cabinet installed in you BR.

Fnmroberts, thanks for the info and encouragement on my search.

fnmroberts, I'm going to have envy dreams about that floor.

Enduring - I posted a post on my bath renovation . If you can't find link I will post image later today. I love it!!

hosenemesis - I'm so pleased how that floor looks too. When it was first completed I would sometimes just stand in the hall to stare at it. Once in a while things just come together like you hope. Thanks for your endorsement.

I would put a nice mirror I personally hate the look of medicine cabinets I have only seen a few that look good and fnmroberts is one I like. But if you decide to put a medicine cabinet, recessed is the only way to go.

here is the Kohler medicine cabinet we installed. I love it - it has a ton of storage without the look of a medicine cabinet.

fnmroberts - I noticed your hand towel holder. Where did you get that? I could use that on one of my bare walls by the sink.

You are all very helpful, thanks.

Rufinorox, very nice cabinet, and it is very roomy. I am leaning towards a recessed cabinet. Thanks so much for taking the time to post your pictures.

Smcox1, thanks for your input. I like the recessed ones the best too. A lovely mirror would be wonderful but I think I am wanting the convenience of the shallow cabinet above the sink. My choice is a few months out. We'll see what happens when the time comes :)

rufinorox - Nice looking beveled glass cabinet. You should be very pleased with the overall update. We are in the beginnings of a facelift to our master and planning for a similar look by using a beveled mirror across a double vanity.

The towel holder is simply a robe hook from the same collection as the towel bars. We found ours at Pottery Barn but most collections have something similar. Some even have really large ones termed "harness hooks" to use in lieu of towel bars.

Thanks! I didn't even think of that. I''ll have to take a look for it.