Vanity Renovation Ideas for Every Bathroom Remodel

Here are 12 vanity renovation ideas you can buy today, each with a real size and a real price. They run from a 24 inch wall mounted vanity at about $830 to an 84 inch double at about $3,500. Every idea below links to an in stock model with the countertop and sink included.

A customer came in a while back with a folder of inspiration photos, maybe twenty of them, and no idea what any of the vanities in them cost. I went through it with her at the counter. About half were custom, two had been discontinued, and one was a $9,000 piece sitting in a magazine bathroom about the size of her living room, which I didn't have the heart to say right away.

That's what idea lists without sizes and prices do, they eat the first month of a remodel. You fall for a look, you build the whole bathroom around it in your head, and then you find out it doesn't come in your width or anywhere near your budget, so you start over. I've watched it happen more than once.

So every idea here is a vanity you can actually buy today, with the width and the price with the top and sink included, so you can match the look to the room and the budget in one pass instead of three.

12 vanity renovation ideas with sizes and prices

The quickest bathroom remodel I know of is a vanity swap. The cabinet, top and sink show up as one piece, the old unit comes out in about an hour, and the plumbing usually stays right where it is. I've ordered the 12 ideas below from small and simple to large and showy, with the width and the current KBF price for each.

1. Put a 24 inch floating vanity in the powder room

A wall mounted 24 inch vanity clears the floor, and in a 5 by 5 foot powder room that makes the whole room read bigger than it is. The Rina 24 in Coastal Oak comes with a porcelain integrated sink top for about $830, which is the lowest price in the floating collection. It's 24 inches wide and hangs on two wall brackets.

2. Replace a pedestal sink with a 24 inch drawer vanity

A pedestal gives you nowhere to put anything, which sounds minor until you've lived with one. A 24 inch freestanding vanity with two drawers gives the hair dryer and the spare rolls somewhere to go.

The Louis 24 in White Oak is about $1,450 with its acrylic sink top. The full steps are in the guide to replacing a pedestal sink with a vanity.

3. Add an open shelf for towels

An open shelf under a floating cabinet holds rolled towels and a basket, and it keeps the look light. The Manarola Open Shelf 42 in Matte Black or Orange is 42 inches wide and about $1,410 with the white quartz top. This is the one I point people to when the bathroom has no linen closet, which is more bathrooms than you'd think.

4. Go light wood with a stone top

Light oak with a white stone top is the combination people ask for most in our showroom, and I get it. The Aldrin 36 in Light Wood comes with a Carrara White engineered stone top and undermount sink for about $1,200. At 36 inches it fits most guest bathrooms without a filler strip.

5. Upgrade a primary bath to a 60 inch walnut double

Two sinks end the morning traffic jam, and once you've had them you don't go back. The Zoe 60 in Walnut has a Pure White quartz top and two undermount sinks for about $3,300.

If your wall is 60 inches or wider and the drain is somewhere near the center, it drops right in. Sizes, layouts and plumbing for doubles are covered in the double vanity upgrade guide.

6. Try cement grey with a slab top

Cement grey reads modern without going all the way to black, which not everyone is ready for. The Lamina 36 pairs a Cement Grey floating cabinet with a porcelain slab top and a vessel sink for about $1,970. The 40 inch Freda 40 in the same finish is about $1,930 with a ceramic sink top.

7. Pick matte black for a bath with white tile

Matte black hides fingerprints and gives a white tiled room an edge. The Lugano 42 in Matte Black is 42 inches wide and about $1,500 with the white acrylic integrated top.

Keep the faucet and the mirror frame black too, though, or the vanity ends up looking like it wandered in from another bathroom. More pairings are in the black vanity design guide.

8. Buy the vanity and the linen cabinet as one unit

A matching side cabinet solves the storage question without a second order and a second finish that almost matches. The Max 56 combines a wall mounted sink cabinet and a linen cabinet in one 56 inch run for about $2,020. It comes in five finishes, including Grey Oak and High Gloss White.

9. Float a 60 inch double for an easy to clean floor

A floating double gives you two sinks and nothing on the floor to mop around, which sounds minor until you've lived with the other kind. The Sage Double 60 is about $2,120 with the integrated double sink top and comes in six finishes. It does need blocking in the wall, which the contractor section below covers.

10. Use colour on the cabinet, not the walls

A green or blue vanity is a lot easier to change your mind about later than green or blue tile. The Barcelona 42 comes in Forest Green or Dark Blue with a white sintered stone top for about $1,970. For a smaller room, the Bristol 30 in Navy Blue is about $1,610 with a Cala White engineered marble top.

11. Build your own combo from a shaker base and a quartz top

We sell ready to assemble shaker bases where you pick the top yourself. The RTA White Shaker 24 base starts at about $690, and lands at about $1,220 with a Carrara engineered marble top and undermount sink. Bases run 24 to 36 inches and come in white, light grey, dark grey, maple and espresso.

If the budget is the thing driving the decision, see vanities under $1,500 with countertop.

12. Make a 72 to 84 inch statement piece

In a primary bath with an 8 foot wall, go wide, because a 60 on that wall looks like it's apologizing. The Portree 72 in Walnut or White Wash has a Pure White quartz top and two ceramic vessel sinks for about $3,940. The Louis 84 stretches to 84 inches, which is the widest freestanding width we stock, for about $3,500.

Match the idea to the room and the budget

Pick the vanity by the room first and the style second, even though everyone does it the other way around. Powder rooms take 24 to 30 inches, guest baths take 36 to 48 inches, and primary baths take 60 to 84 inches with two sinks. Within each width, a stone top adds $300 to $600 over an integrated acrylic or porcelain top.

Powder room or half bath. Ideas 1, 2 and 11. A 24 inch vanity leaves room for the door swing and the toilet. Floating models like the Rina 24 make the floor look bigger.

Guest or hall bath. Ideas 3, 4, 6, 7 and 10. A 36 to 42 inch single sink with drawers covers the needs of a guest and still fits a 5 foot wall with the toilet beside it.

Primary bath. Ideas 5, 8, 9 and 12. Two sinks need 60 inches minimum. If the wall is 72 inches or more, a 72 inch double leaves 12 inches of counter between the sinks.

Budget bands. Complete vanities with the top start at about $830 for floating and about $870 for freestanding. Most 36 to 48 inch singles with stone tops land between $1,200 and $2,000. Doubles with quartz or marble tops run $2,100 to $4,500.

If you can't decide between wall mounted and floor standing, the floating vs freestanding comparison lays out the trade-offs with prices.

Browse the floating vanity collection and the freestanding vanity collection by width, or pick a separate top in the vanity countertop collection.

What to check before you order

Measure three things: the wall width, the drain location and the distance from the wall to the first obstruction. The new vanity must be at least 1 inch narrower than the wall space, the drain must land inside the cabinet, and you need 21 inches of clear floor in front.

• Width. Measure wall to wall at the counter height, not at the floor. Baseboards and tile can take an inch.
• Drain and supplies. Note how far the drain is from the left wall and from the floor. Drawer vanities need the drain to clear the drawer boxes.
• Depth. Standard cabinets are 21 inches deep, about 22 inches with the top. A shallow model at 16 to 18 inches saves space in a tight bath.
• Height. Most vanities ship at 31 to 36 inches to the top. Floating models can hang at any height you choose.
• Door swing. The bathroom door and the shower door both need to clear the front of the vanity.

If the drain lands behind a drawer or off center, there's usually a fix that doesn't involve moving pipes. See how to fix vanity plumbing that does not line up.

For contractors and designers

Specify by rough-in, height and wall support. Drains sit 16 to 20 inches above the floor with supplies 2 to 3 inches above the drain and 4 inches either side of center. Finished rim height is 31 to 36 inches residential and 34 inches maximum for accessible lavatories, and floating vanities need solid blocking between studs at the bracket height.

Rough-in. The drain opening is typically 16 to 20 inches above the finished floor, with the two supply stubs 2 to 3 inches above it and 4 inches left and right of the centerline, per The Home Depot rough-in guide. On drawer vanities, confirm the drawer boxes clear the P-trap or specify a model with a U-shaped top drawer.

Heights. Standard vanities finish at 31 to 32 inches and comfort height models at 34 to 36 inches, per The Home Depot measuring guide. Hold a floating cabinet so the finished top lands at the same number, and remember the top adds 0.75 to 1.25 inches to the cabinet height.

Clearance. Keep at least 21 inches of open floor from the front edge of the vanity to the next fixture, per Edward Martin. Allow 4 inches beyond the cabinet width on each side where a countertop overhang or a filler meets a wall or a shower enclosure.

Blocking for floating vanities. Install 2x8 or 2x10 blocking flush with the stud faces at the bracket height before drywall. A 60 inch double with a stone top can weigh over 200 pounds loaded, so fasten through the back rail into blocking or studs, never into drywall anchors alone. On an existing wall, open the drywall behind the cabinet, add the blocking, and patch; the cabinet hides the repair.

Light commercial and accessible retrofits. The 2010 ADA Standards set the lavatory rim at 34 inches maximum, knee clearance 27 inches high and 30 inches wide, and require exposed pipes to be insulated or enclosed (sections 606.3, 606.2 and 606.5, see the U.S. Access Board guide). A floating vanity with an open underside meets the knee clearance; a freestanding cabinet does not.

The mirror bottom edge must be at 40 inches or lower above the floor (603.3). KBF stocks the 36 to 48 inch floating widths that these retrofits usually call for; for a full commercial spec see the commercial restroom vanity guide.

Sequencing. Set the vanity after the floor tile and before the mirror and sconces. Order the vanity first because it fixes the mirror width and the sconce centers. We ship most in stock models within a week, and trade pricing is available if you ask.

Her folder got narrowed down to three ideas that existed at 36 inches and came in under $2,000, which took about twenty minutes once we had the numbers. She ordered the second one, and it shipped the following week.

Frequently asked questions

Call 657-279-8130 or visit the KBF showroom in Anaheim, CA. We ship to the lower 48 states.