bathroom design blog
today i’ll be showing you how i built thiswall mounted bathroom vanity. it will look perfect in small bathrooms, suchas mine, where open, hanging furniture helps create a sense of spaciousness. as always, i’ve made a 3d model to get anidea of how the unit will look, as well as making its construction easier. if you would like to make a similar pieceof furniture or contribute to my channel, you can download the plans from my website. i’ll be using this chestnut lumber to buildit. veneered mdf could also work.
in order to make the top and base thicker,we can glue two 20mm mdf boards together. if you opt for using mdf, you’ll need afew meters of edgebanding of the same wood as the board. i think it will look nice if i paint it withan opaque matte color, for example white. if you’re going to paint it, you can useraw mdf; it’s cheaper than the veneered kind. after cutting the lumber down to the requiredlength, i’ll use the jointer to flatten and square two of its sides. now i’ll use the band saw to trim the wooddown to the proper thickness.
i’m aiming for a sawcut look, so this willbe the outer surface of the unit. now i select the best combination of piecesof lumber and glue them together using biscuits. once dry, i can cut the top and the base tosize. i repeat the same steps with the side pieces,but these will only be half as thick. using some more biscuits and clamps, i’mgoing to put together the four parts that make up the frame of the unit. if you don’t have a biscuit joiner, youcan use dowels. by measuring the diagonals, i make sure theunit is square before the glue is dry. after it has dried, i sand all the edges withp120 grit and rub linseed oil on all sides.
now you can see the sawcut look better. now i’ll move on to making the two insidepieces of the unit. i’ll use soft plywood, and i’ll coverthe front edge with a strip of chestnut wood. i’m going to put them in their emplacementusing this kind of joint with hidden screws. i’ll use jigs to ensure the pieces are square. i join the two plywood pieces with screwsand apply some linseed oil on them. the last step is to build the drawers. i check their measurements and subtract thewidth of the slides i’ll be using. i cut all the necessary soft plywood piecesand join them with screws.
also, i’ll fasten the bottoms of the drawers. i’ll make a recess in the drawer underneaththe basin for plumbing. when i finish building the second drawer,i apply two coats of matte water-based varnish. now i can mount the drawers on the unit. with the help of a jig i fasten the slidesto the furniture and to the drawers. i’m going to prepare the front sides ofthe drawers like before, with the same look. i also make a hole in them so that they canbe pulled out. i put in some screws to mark the positionof the drawer’s front and now i can put them in place.
here we can see how linseed oil makes thewood look different, it really brings out the color of the wood! these metal brackets will help me attach theunit to the bathroom wall with screws. i made these two pieces that will make theinstallation easier. now i only have to put the unit on them tomark the position of the holes in the wall and make sure the cabinet is square. when drilling the wall, we must be carefulnot to pierce any pipes. remember that in these kinds of bathroom cabinets,it’s the top of the basin itself that has to be at the usual height for this kind offurniture, around 850mm.
now i put some silicone between the unit andthe wall tile to prevent water leaks. i put some more silicone to glue the unitto the basin and, after installing the plumbing fittings, the job’s done!
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