Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

The Washstand is Insecure About his Size

Okay, it’s harder to find a sink to fit the washstand than I thought. The top of the washstand is barely 17 inches deep. The narrowest reasonable sinks I found were 12 7/8 inches, undermounted. Then you have to include at least 2 inches for the faucet and handles.

That only leaves about maybe 1.5 inches of counterspace to be divided between the front and the back of the sink. Is that enough? I don’t want the sink looking crowded or forced into the space, and we need room to actually turn the handles.

One thing I considered was the wall-mounted faucets intended for vessel sinks. See examples here. If you had a long enough faucet (like this one), would it be possible to use a wall-mounted faucet with an undermount or drop-in sink?

Also, is a 17.5 x 13-inch sink (like this one) or 16.75 x 13-inch sink (like this one) big enough? It will be used for tooth-brushing, shaving, and hand-washing.

posted by K | filed under Bathrooms, Sink | 7 Comments

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7 Responses to “The Washstand is Insecure About his Size”

  1. Saple on February 8th, 2006 11:49 am

    What would the final height be once you have put in a vessel sink. If it is too high it would be uncomfortable to use and the faucets would be to high….

    I like the idea of the vessel sink. It would leave you with a lot more countertop and if you mounted the mirror on the wall you could have holes drilled out in it and have the faucets come out of the mirror…

  2. heather on February 8th, 2006 12:04 pm

    Kristen I think the idea of a wall mounted faucet is a great idea. I also agree with Saple on a vessel sink. I think you might be pushing your luck trying to do a drop in or under mount sink if you have less than 2 inches of clearance. If the wood gets wet and you don’t have a solid coupld of inches you might run the risk of having it get weak and eventually break.

    Since your home is Victorian why not look for a cool pitcher & wash basin reproduction. You could have the bottom of the basin drilled out for a drain hole and mount it on the top of the dresser…then just put the pitcher off to the side and fill it with flowers.

    Just an idea! :)

  3. Gary on February 8th, 2006 12:21 pm

    Do what we did with our chest of drawers. Pry the top off and make a new one the size you need it to be. We used concrete but you could use whatever you want. You can set the washstand 4 or more inches from the wall and use some old lumber to fill the gap at the sides. This would allow you to do a build-out to run plumbing behind if you choose wall mount faucets. If you search my archives for August or September, I’m sure I posted a picture of the counter I built using the chest as a base.

  4. Kristin on February 8th, 2006 2:10 pm

    I don’t love vessel sinks. Well, I like the look of them but worry about the practicality. We originally planned to put marble on top of the dresser – I suppose that could still work and make it a little larger than the current top.

    Look at this huge vanity thing on eBay.

  5. Chris on February 9th, 2006 7:17 am

    I think Gary has the best idea, to fabricate a new top.

  6. Beth on February 13th, 2006 1:21 pm

    Agreed. Gary wins.

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