Well, I finally finished up my Arts & Crafts style vanity for our downstairs half bath. It was a very educational project as I got to do a number of things that I hadn’t done before so I learned some things that I will do differently down the road. The project started with finding a design online that my wife and I both liked and then taking that design and making it my own in dimensions and personal style as well as some practical things to make it more user friendly.

 

The materials are solid red oak with the side and door panels in red oak plywood. The door and backsplash pins are walnut and the backsplash tiles are hand painted Mexican tiles in muted colors to fit into the Southern California A&C/Mission/Bungalow style. The finish is Minwax Golden Oak stain that was sealed with a 1lb. cut of Blonde Shellac and the top coat is multiple coats of General Finishes “Endurovar†urethane in satin sprayed on. This was my first time using a sprayer for clear finishes and it worked well for the horizontal surfaces but the vertical surfaces of the vanity carcass had some run issues and gave me some fits. Of course the runs happened on the front and right side which will face out into the bathroom as opposed to the back and left sides which face the walls. After sanding out the surfaces I laid the carcass on the table doing each side horizontally and then rotating it after each side dried which took care of the run issues. The vessel bowl is a 14†hammered copper design with the faucet having an oiled bronze finish.  The door hinges are Blum cup hinges (first time using them and I love them) and the door pulls are A&C design in an antique brass finish.

 

In the next week or so (barring other stuff getting in the way) I should be able to get all the rest of the renovation done in the half bath (grout, wall patch, texture, paint, etc.) so I can install the new vanity. Then I will be making a matching wall mirror and medicine cabinet mirror.

 

Here is the original design we found on the web.

 

 

 

 The vanity is 33" from the floor to the top surface of the counter top. The counter top is 22.5" by 32.5"

 

 

 

 

Very nice!

 

-Ace-

Nice job Allen. You did very well. I see you are learning the fine spraying techniques and secrets. Nothing like learning. You did a super job. bob

 

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Bob Kloes
www.bobkloes.com

Super job Allen. Hats off to you.

 

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Wayne Mahler
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Really nice job Allen. That is a great vanity and I love the explanation you gave for the steps you went through. Looks like the finish came out really good. I love spraying Shellac and I have had some of the same issues you went through. Spaying is a learning experience for sure.

 

The bowl, faucet and all of the pieces fit together really well. Nice design.

 

Congratulation of a top notch project.

 

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John Moody
John Moody Woodworks
http://www.johnmoodywoodworks.com

Beautiful!!!!

 

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I just keep hammering away.

This is Gorgeous!!  I love the way the colors compliment each other.

Great job!!!