We revamped our main bathroom a couple years after we moved into our current house. The original vanity was made from Mahogany, a wood that I'm not too crazy about, so I decided to make a new one out of Cherry. Since I didn't have the necessary equipment at the time, I had the doors and the drawers made by a cabinetmaker - I made just the "carcase". The vanity narrows at one end to provide clearance for our already-small door to open so in bathroom terminology, that makes the vanity banjo-shaped. Now, I'm not very musically inclined, but it looks way more like a harpsichord to me (of course, the guys at Home Depot look at you funny if you ask for a harpsichord-shaped countertop). At any rate, I used Cherry trim and plywood for the outside and Birch plywood for a lighter-coloured interior. To help with access to the cabinet, I used European hinges that opened to 170 degrees. Cherry trim for around the countertop backsplash was used to match the cabinet.
| Material: | Carcase: | Cherry, Cherry plywood |
| Floor/drawers: | Birch plywood |
| Doors: | Cherry, lacquered |
| Finish: | | 3 coats spray Flecto Varathane professional clear finish 1000 semi-gloss |
| Size: | | 46.375" w x 19.75" d x 28" h |
| Done: | | October, 1998 |
