Contemporary Bathroom Vanities

A contemporary bathroom needs a contemporary vanity. Those, which are marked antique, are good, but they are not suitable for today's bathrooms. With their heavy and ornate designs, they may look too cumbersome to go with modern bathroom fixtures. Therefore, buy contemporary bathroom vanities for contemporary bathrooms. It is as safe as it can be.

Let us have few words about different types of vanities first. All the bathroom vanities can be categorized as antique, transitional and contemporary.

The antique designs are, as I said, heavy and ornate. They are mostly made from wood and with a dash of copper or brass, they really look gorgeous. However, as I said, they may look a little unwieldy if your bathroom is small or other fixtures are contemporary.

The transitional vanities are less ornate than the antique, but they too are quite bulky to be suitable for modern bathroom styles.

Contemporary bathroom vanities are sleek. They have simple look and minimalist designs. They can be made from any material and that includes glass, wood or porcelain, natural stones like marble or granite and metal like brass or steel.

Then again, some designers have put up another category of vanities. They have called them modern bathroom vanities. They are more or less same as contemporary bathroom vanities, but if you look carefully, you will find them less contemporary than contemporary designs. However, to the undiscerning eyes, there is no difference at all. Therefore, if you have a small bathroom or if your existing fixtures are contemporary in design, you can look for either a contemporary or a modern vanity to go with them.

As I said, the contemporary designs are minimalist. Although the main function of a bathroom vanity is to hide the plumbing and to provide storage space for bathroom articles, the contemporary designs are often much too sleek for that. However, do not worry; if you buy the whole set all together, you will have plumbing that does not need to be hidden. Made from shiny metals, they add glamour to the whole set up.

In some cases, though you may need additional storage spaces, but most of the vanity sets come with basic shelves, racks and rods. Generally, they also have a large countertop to keep your toiletries on them. This is especially true in the case of a modern double bathroom vanity. Since such a vanity holds two sinks, it will naturally have a larger countertop. If cleverly picked, they add glamour to your whole set up.

Moreover, such vanities come handy if two people need to use the bathroom simultaneously. If the sink is properly shaped and sized, they also come handy in case you have lot of hand washing to do. However, you have to choose the material with care. Unless the bathroom is spacious, you will do well to stick to glass vanities because glass being transparent makes the least clutter. What is more, teamed with stainless steel rods, pipes and brackets, they look very elegant. However, they need to be put against suitable background or they will not be visible at all.

One more point to remember is that when we speak of a glass or wood vanity, we do not mean that they are entirely made of glass or wood, but only that the bulk material is that. A glass vanity, for instance is more often than not is teamed up with stainless steel to give it the look it has. A wood vanity on the other hand has a stone or metal countertop. If you like designs that are more elaborate, you can look for a black wooden vanity teamed with while marble countertop and brass knobs and handles. However, this too needs to be put against suitable background.

We cannot conclude the article without mentioning wall mounted vanities. The former as the name suggest is mounted on the wall. Many people believe a modern double bathroom vanity is too heavy to be mounted on the wall, but that is just a fallacy. You can have both double and single vanity mounted on the wall. It does save a lot of leg space.