Our lavatory vainness is just 30″ huge so we’ve got at all times had to get a bit of artistic with our storage state of affairs. Up till just lately, we had been using a tall lavatory cupboard to home lots of our each day toiletries. Through the years, that cupboard started to slowly collapse. First, the underside drawer entrance fell off so I simply put a tall basket as a replacement. Extra just lately, the entire drawer fronts had fully fallen off, the sliding drawer {hardware} had snapped, and the cupboard wasn’t even hanging on by a thread. It was time to snip that thread, reduce our losses, and search for another answer.

(You’ll be able to see my earlier submit on our lavatory group right here.)

The lavatory itself hasn’t been up to date in about 15 years now and is one thing we want to sort out inside the subsequent 12 months or two. As soon as we had been sans cupboard, I wanted one thing ASAP to preserve our restricted counter area freed from my litter and to make up for the lack of three drawers and three cabinets. You already know the place I’m going with this proper? I actually did not need to make investments some huge cash into one thing understanding that we aren’t too distant from making extra everlasting adjustments to the lavatory.

With that in thoughts, I went straight to Fb Market to search for a cheap answer. I used to be searching for a chunk of furnishings that wasn’t too deep (I did not need it to be obtrusive in our modest-sized lavatory) and one thing with doorways. With the germs that fly within the lavatory, I at all times desire storage behind drawers and doorways. Doorways additionally reduce down on the quantity of floor that I’ve to clear and wipe down often. I initially thought a lawyer model bookcase can be a bit completely different, however with our lavatory being on the smaller facet, I finally determined it will be good to do one thing with extra glass. So I began to seek for curio model cupboards that had been lower than 14″ deep.

I figured that it will be a fast discover, however it took some weeks of checking in and attempting a wide range of search phrases. I lastly stumbled upon one thing inside my low finances, however it will require some modifying to make it juuuuuuust proper.

The image above is from the unique itemizing, and my husband raised his eyebrows once I informed him I needed to take a drive to choose up this piece of furnishings for our lavatory. Though the wooden wasn’t in nice form, the value was low and I noticed a diamond within the tough.

What I used to be immediately drawn to was the highest half of the cupboard. The glass portion was the right measurement and I additionally appreciated the ornamental moulding for a extra conventional look. The underside of the cupboard wasn’t in any respect my model and felt too cumbersome, however my hope was that we may assemble one thing a bit extra streamlined. As quickly as we bought the cupboard again into our dwelling, we started to slowly deconstruct it to separate the highest piece from the underside.

We constructed the brand new base from hardwood 1″ x 2″ poplar boards.

Our Kreg Jig was our greatest buddy for this challenge, because it allowed us to create a sequence of hid pocket holes to assemble a clear trying completed product.

The bottom of the cupboard was going to be about 12″ deep by 24″ huge. We did two tiers of assist so we’d have the ability to add a shelf on the backside as properly. The legs had been constructed of two” x 2″ boards.

We screwed the 1″ x 2″ facet items into the two” x 2″ legs (twice). Then we connected the front and back 1″ x 2″ items.

Virtually there!

We reduce a half of” piece of birch plywood to create the underside shelf.

I at all times freak out a bit of in the course of the center. I used to be nervous the clear and easy backside wasn’t going to tie into the extra conventional prime. However earlier than I made any ultimate judgment, I made a decision to prime and paint your complete piece a strong coloration.

Prior to portray, I did a couple of issues to prep the cupboard. We used our brad nailer to affix the shelf to the bottom. Then I caulked the entire cracks across the legs. I used a sanding block to sand the whole lot down. After that, I took a liquid deglosser to the highest half of the cupboard as a result of the wooden had a chipping prime coat and I needed to be certain I wasn’t going to have any hassle with paint adhering. Not executed but, I used some wooden filler to repair any cracks, dents, holes, scratches, and so on… Lastly, I taped the entire glass off with painter’s tape and located my oil-based primer.

As soon as the primer was dry, I sanded the whole lot once more and did two coats of Benjamin Moore’s Westcott Navy.

As soon as painted, the cupboard turned out actually pretty. The complete challenge got here in below $75 for the cupboard, wooden provides, and paint. Contemplating I had been pricing out new choices for between $250 – $1200, I’m very pleased with how this turned out.

I take advantage of the cupboard to maintain the whole lot I attain for each day. The highest shelf holds a divided basket with face cloths, washcloths, and an additional roll of bathroom paper.

An acrylic tray corrals all of my lotions and facial lotions.

Whereas a small dealt with basket works nice to cover my make-up litter. I additionally use a fundamental ingesting glass to maintain some facial cotton pads and a transparent apothecary jar for cotton swabs.

The underside shelf holds a pair additional clear towels, bathtub salts, and a spa brush.

As a result of we added a small shelf under, I used to be in a position to match two tall baskets to conceal the much less sightly toiletry litter similar to small grooming instruments and a manicure equipment.

Let’s check out a side-by-side earlier than and after to present what a bit of out of the field considering can yield.

The unique base was salvageable sufficient to donate so hopefully another person can put that piece to good use additionally.

Do not you like an excellent “one man’s trash is one other man’s treasure” story? The general depth of the cupboard is just 12″ so I used to be in a position to add fairly a little bit of storage with a tiny footprint. And it is so fairly I hope it sticks round even after we get to updating our lavatory sometime.

I’d love to see/hear about your Fb Market finds too! Or how you might be getting artistic with storage round your property! Share the main points within the feedback under or tag me on Instagram!

P.S. I bought this cupboard on Fb Market weeks prior to any information of COVID-19. I fully perceive the sensitivity of the present state of affairs and Fb Market might not be the easiest way to store given present social distancing suggestions. I nonetheless needed to share in case you have got a chunk of furnishings which may want some new life, or in case you are simply searching for cheap and space-saving lavatory storage options. Please keep protected and wholesome my mates.  

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