Building a vanity under a pedestal basin

Toria J · 1 Jul 2020

I'd like to build something like this:

Here:

Does anyone have any plans or advice on how to do it please?
I have several pine shelves that I was thinking of using.

(My original plan was to convert an existing unit, but I can't find one to fit.)

I'm thinking it would be easier to do before I replace the basin? The pedestal sits quite far out due to the pipes.
I have outdoor paint/varnish to treat the wood.

Any thoughts appreciated, thanks.

SFK · 1 Jul 2020

I Suggest you buy countertop basin and a sink unit from Ikea
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/search/products/?q=basin

Toria J · 1 Jul 2020

SFK said:
I Suggest you buy countertop basin and a sink unit from Ikea
https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/search/products/?q=basin

Sadly, the suite is cream and I can't afford to replace the whole thing and re-tile. This is my solution to modernise the bathroom a bit, plus provide storage.

conny · 1 Jul 2020

You can buy the cube units from Homebase and possibly adapt them to suit. You buy the units to the size you want, i.e. 2, 4, 6 or 8 The 2 is a top and bottom, 4 2 on top 2 below, 6 3 +3 8 4+4 etc. The baskets/boxes are bought separately.

Toria J · 1 Jul 2020

conny said:
You can buy the cube units from Homebase and possibly adapt them to suit. You buy the units to the size you want, i.e. 2, 4, 6 or 8 The 2 is a top and bottom, 4 2 on top 2 below, 6 3 +3 8 4+4 etc. The baskets/boxes are bought separately.

Sadly, I'm miles from a Homebase and they don't deliver to my postcode. Ditto B&Q and many of the big shops.

Ikea do, but the waiting list for delivery is months. I would still need to cut it around the pedestal.

I tried to find something secondhand, but nothing I've seen will fit. That's when I thought of building it myself, but I haven't done much woodworking stuff. The cube type holding baskets would be ideal.

I guess I should start watching some carpentry videos.

mrrusty · 2 Jul 2020

Picture 1 is easiest. For the shallow cabinet use a kitchen wall unit (they generally come in two standard heights) which will come with a suitable door to fit. Adjust the overall height with a plinth so it suits the sink - use adjustable kitchen cabinet legs. Adjust the depth to what you need by cutting the back off the unit if necessary. The challenge then is just the worktop. Use cardboard templates to get a really good fit and then cut out a worktop section to suit. A few nice little towel rails and job jobbied. Nice little DIY project.

foxhole · 2 Jul 2020

You seem confused , the unit holds the sink making pedestal redundant.You need a sink designed for unit mounting.

mrrusty · 2 Jul 2020

foxhole said:
You seem confused , the unit holds the sink making pedestal redundant.You need a sink designed for unit mounting.

If you are commenting to me, if you look at picture #1 the pedestal remains and is hidden by the towels - OP doesn't want to change the sink because it is cream. No reason why you can't cut the WT around the pedestal. Easy.

Toria J · 2 Jul 2020

mrrusty said:
If you are commenting to me, if you look at picture #1 the pedestal remains and is hidden by the towels - OP doesn't want to change the sink because it is cream. No reason why you can't cut the WT around the pedestal. Easy.

Yep. Here's another one. All three are pedestal sinks with shelves or a cupboard built around them for a more modern look.

(I'd actually love to change the suite and tiles, but I have no funds to do it. I just need to make this bathroom look less dated than it does while spending as little money as possible.)

lostinthelight · 2 Jul 2020

Toria J said:
Yep. Here's another one. All three are pedestal sinks with shelves or a cupboard built around them for a more modern look.
View attachment 197762

(I'd actually love to change the suite and tiles, but I have no funds to do it. I just need to make this bathroom look less dated than it does while spending as little money as possible.)

Whats the height from floor to underside of basin where it contacts the pedestal and distance from front of latter to the wall

Toria J · 9 Jul 2020

lostinthelight said:
Whats the height from floor to underside of basin where it contacts the pedestal and distance from front of latter to the wall

Height of pedestal = 65.5cm
Wall to front of pedestal = 27cm
Wall to front of basin = 45-46cm

I did a little tentative plan the other night:

Three shelves of two planks each of 80cm, using vertical pieces to support and cover the pedestal.

I really like the look of some you posted on the other thread.

lostinthelight · 9 Jul 2020

The minimum height to the top of the unit I used is 720mm but without legs or spacer to pick it up the doors wouldn't open

Toria J · 9 Jul 2020

lostinthelight said:
The minimum height to the top of the unit I used is 720mm but without legs or spacer to pick it up the doors wouldn't open

Yeah, all the premade stuff is the wrong height. I haunted the local secondhand furniture place too and nothing came up of the right size. It sums up this place quite well - nothing is standard, everything is an odd size, and a nightmare to source.

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