Bathroom Vanity Cabinets

Creating a Bathroom Vanity

A common misconception with bathroom vanity cabinets is that a vanity is all one cabinet, when in most cases, especially when two sinks are being incorporated, it’s a combination of cabinets. The main reason for this is that you may need to fill a width greater than what a single cabinet can fill. Other reasons may be that you need to have a sink cabinet centered on plumbing or want to work in a specific type of storage.

Single & Double Vanities

For a single bathroom vanity, you can start with a vanity sink base cabinet, or combination vanity, and if width allows, add a vanity drawer base cabinet or standard vanity base cabinet. For double vanities, you would again select your sink vanities or combination vanity and then add a vanity drawer base, standard vanity base, or even a knee drawer.

Standard vs. Tall Vanity Cabinets

When shopping for bathroom vanities, it’s important to note the difference between a standard vanity cabinet and a tall vanity cabinet. This difference is about 3 inches in height (31.125” for standard height vanities and 34.5” for tall height vanities). For main bathrooms and master suites, tall vanity cabinets are preferred because the 34.5” height makes using the vanity more comfortable. Standard height bathroom vanities are more commonly used for kids’ bathrooms and vessel sinks.