Vintage Vanity: A Love Story | One-of-a-Kind Bathroom Renovations

I am ALL about vintage bathroom vanities... And that's a good thing, because I have not one but TWO of them in my newly renovated house. My obsession started 4 years ago when Nick and I were planning to redo our one-and-only bathroom. I had had enough of the peach bathtub, stick-on tiles, and the ever-disgusting window-in-the-shower. I've tucked this image in the far back reaches of my memory, and even though I'm mortified to show you, here it goes...

GASP! SCREAM! CRINGE! This was the first room in the house the would get a major overhaul (At the time our whole-house renovation was still just a distant dream... or so we thought!). During the planning stage I started doing what I do best... Pinteresting. During these Pinterest adventures I discovered vintage vanities and it was love at first sight! 

Nick was skeptical, and rightly so. Refurbishing an old piece of furniture into a bathroom vanity is no small feat. Not to mention, the small size of the bathroom meant that I would need to find a piece of furniture of very specific dimensions. I scoured Kijiji like it was my job, but to no avail. But miracles do happen! Leaving a job site one day, Nick noticed this baby sitting at the side of the road waiting to be picked up with the trash:

The dresser was a little bit rough around the edges but it was the exact size that I had been looking for and... wait for it... it was FREE! In other words, it was meant to be. I sanded it down, and Nick primed and painted it with his fancy spray gun. Add custom granite countertop (cut the same shape as the oringinal dresser top), porcelain vessel sink, a super cute backsplash, some french-inspired handles, a new chrome faucet and... Oh! Nick had to rebuild all of the drawer interiors to fit around the plumbing (REPEAT: No small feat!) and ta da!:

And here's a look at the whole bathroom:

It was quite the transformation if I do say so myself! Four years later and I have NO regrets. This room was the one and only space in the house that was not torn to bits during the renovation and addition that would follow. I didn't know it at the time, but it would become my sanctuary during the insanity that was to ensue. In all honestly, I have to pay tribute to this vanity. This project helped me to find my style, and this bathroom has inspired the design of the other rooms in my home.

Check out other custom vanities by Kent Custom Carpentry by clicking here or visit our Bathroom Inspirations board on Pinterest.