Floating Bathroom Vanity

[Ryan Sparreboom]

I built this for a good friend quite a while ago. But it took a long time to get the granite top installed and tile work done. I wanted to wait till it was all done before getting pictures.
I love how it turned out.
The floating cabinet and trim along the mirror is all oak, stained to his preferance, and top coated with poly.
Blum hinges and soft close drawer slides. I'll appologize now for the quality of the pictures, poor lighting and tight quarters made it a bit tricky to photograph well. Also, it's quite dusty and I didn't really notice that till I put the pics on my computer at home.
Comments and questions welcome.

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Thanks for looking, and please let me know what you think. http://forum.canadianwoodworking.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[frank shic]

ok, how did you make it float? did you just screw the cabinets to the wall or is there any other reinforcing mechanisms?

[John Thompson]

Simply put... looks great. I have never seen a floating vanity so... I suppose I don't get out much! :) Very nice job of the match on those doors and the continuance on the drawer front. It appears that is ply ( if not great job of hiding glue lines?) and that is not easy task..

Well done...

[Sam Layton]

Ryan, I would also like to know how you made it float. The cabinet would be heavy enough, and I know the granite is really heavy.

Good job, Sam

[Ron Jones near Indy]

That is very nice! I, too, am curious about the float. Thanks for sharing.

[John Keeton]

Not my style at all as I just don't like contemporary/modern stuff. But, the design elements and the build are great! You did a great job on the proportions and the overall finished project "looks right." It really works in the space and I am also curious about the support mechanism.

The only thought about a floating vanity that I could see is the dead space under the cabinet is of no use and a complete pain to keep clean. It is a neat look, and, of course, it was your job to build it - not to worry about those "dust bunnies" that take up residence under there. And, given the laws of nature, whatever object that is dropped in the floor will end up back in the corner underneath that vanity!

[Matt Evans]

I am not sure how you did it, but every time I have installed a floating cabinet that has a very heavy granite or marble top I have used welded steel supports.

That is a nice looking cabinet. John Keeton summed up my thoughts on the design, but credit where it is due. Modern design is inherently "cool"and "clean" thereby difficult to make "warm," but you seem to have mixed the opposing elements well.

[Ryan Sparreboom]

Thanks guys.
The ultra modern style is a bit out there for me too, but thats what he wanted. It's actually a spare bathroom in his basement, so not even his main bathroom.

Anyway, attaching the thing to the wall was easy. 6 4" lag bolts thru the back into reinforced studs in the walls. The back of the cabinet is 3/4" oak ply glued and pocked holed joined at the other parts of the cabinet. Because the cabinet is lag bolted into both the back and the side wall, it ain't going anywhere!

Ryan

[Keith Christopher]

I'm loving the sink ! The vanity is awesome too. But I really like the sink.