Wednesday, April 22, 2015

My own IKEA Hack!

I have been focused on getting the master bathroom done, but in the meantime the bunkroom bathroom is also slowly progressing.  Since this is really a kid bathroom, I was not interested in spending a lot of money on the fixtures.  I assume that they will be beaten down like every other kid thing.  Given that criteria, I am very proud of this vanity!                                                                                                                                                                                               The vanity itself is made up of Ikea drawers and laminate countertop.  The MALM drawers are normally $79.99 but I think I got them for $69.99.  While I was there buying the drawers I found a discontinued countertop for $20.  Wow!  The mirrors are also Ikea mirrors, I think they were $29 each.  The lights, sinks and faucets were purchased online for an average price.                                                                                                                                  The countertop was a little deep so we ended up cutting 4 inches off the back to make it a little more shallow.  That 4 inches became the backsplash! (although I will likely add some mosaic tile too).  Even with the 4 inches gone the drawers were pulled away from the wall a few inches (partly to accommodate a drain pipe).  I will need to find a way to fill that gap.  The top of the drawers is available since it was removed before placing the countertop, maybe I will cut that up.  I plan to spray paint the drain pipes either a metallic color or a dark color, not sure which yet.

Not a bad vanity for under $100!  I don't expect it to last forever, but for a few years it will do nicely!

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