How to Retrofit a Vanity Top to a Bathroom Cabinet

When you decide to replace the vanity top in your bathroom, you must install a new one that fits correctly on the existing cabinet, otherwise the counter can wobble and loosen the faucet’s connections as well as the drainpipes. Measure the old...

How to Cast a Concrete Vanity Top

Concrete isn’t just for sidewalks and driveways. This product, along with its new colors and textures, is finding its way into home décor. A concrete vanity is just one example of the many ways concrete can be used. If you have experience...

How to Raise the Height of a Bathroom Vanity

There are a variety of reasons to raise the height of a bathroom vanity, including the installation of a smaller bathroom mirror than before, so have the vanity match the heights of other pieces in the bathroom or to accommodate a taller owner. The a...

How to Make a Laminate Vanity Top

If you are remodeling your bathroom and have advanced carpentry skills, you may want to make your own laminate vanity top. While you can purchase ready-made countertops to fit over base cabinets, the laminate countertop you create will be one-of-a-ki...

How to Install a Bath Vanity Against a Baseboard

Removing or cutting the baseboards when you install a new bathroom vanity can lead to problems in the future. If you decide later to replace the vanity cabinet with one that's narrower, you'll have blank gaps on the wall -- unless you either match or...

How to Repurpose a Dresser to a Bathroom Vanity

A repurposed dresser, whether purchased new or found at a thrift shop, makes a charming bathroom vanity. The dresser adds storage space and creates a starting point for the bathroom's design. Substitute either a dressing table with a large mirror or...

How to Replace Bathroom Vanity Lights Going From One Light to Two Lights

Lighting is important in bathrooms, especially over the vanity, so you can see yourself in the mirror. If your vanity lighting contains only one bulb, you can replace the single fixture with two fixtures, and gain additional light. As with any projec...

How to Build a Kitchen Island From a Bathroom Vanity

With the proliferation of small appliances designed to make cooking chores faster and easier, you may covet more food preparation space. Few serious cooks would turn down extra storage space, too, but kitchen renovations are often expensive, messy an...

How to Install a Vanity Top With Unsquare Walls

One of the most difficult steps in installing a new vanity top is squaring the vanity top to the walls. The walls in older homes become out of square due to settling of the framing. Fortunately, since most vanity tops are either Formica or resin, tri...

How High to Install an Outlet Above a Bathroom Vanity

Electrical wiring is not something you treat like a toy. Even if you do all the work with the power off, wiring something incorrectly could create a short circuit or a fire hazard once you turn the power on. For this reason, follow all regulations co...

How to Install Vanity Splash Pans

Splash pans, or splash guards, prevent water from running off the side of your tub or shower floor and damaging your walls or floor. The splash guard installs along the corners of your tub, shower or sink and blocks the water from running down along...