12 Master Bath: DIY Floating Vanity

In the normal scope of LTHL posts, DIY means just that: do-it-yourself…but for the purposes of this post, let’s loosen the strings on those guidelines a bit and think of DIY as do-it-yourself…with extensive help from an architect dad.

From the get-go, the master plan for this section my bathroom was to completely demo the original nastiness and replace with a fabulous floating wood vanity complete with two vessel sinks…


So once demo was complete, phase one of plumbing was a wrap and tile, drywall, new wall insulation and paint were checked off of the to-do list, in came Dad to begin framing the floating vanity.

 
Now I have to be honest, this DIY was broken down into two parts. Part 1 of which I had little to nothing to do with. My fabulous father, on the other hand, was a busy bee…



Once the frame was knocked out, Dad measured and cut the vanity top and side apron for me to stain and seal before he secured them in place…



Part 1 complete! Note: the sinks & faucets aren’t actually attached in the above photo, I just got a bit over zealous and wanted to daydream about the end result.

Now on to part 2: staining and sealing the vanity top and apron. This is where I took over and got down to serious business. Using Minwax oil-based wood stain in dark walnut, a few coats took this soon-to-be vanity to a rich shade of lovely.

Followed by three solid coats of Waterlox, a fabulous product for protecting wood from continuous exposure to water.



Once stained, sealed and secured in place by Dad, the plumber came back out to put the finishing touches on my dream come true…