5-Drawer Bathroom Vanity

Time to spruce up your bathroom!

I’ve made a couple of vanities over the years, but this one was my most ambitious, mostly because of the drawers. The cabinet itself is actually very simple to build: it’s pretty much constructed like any other base cabinet, just with a sink dropped in instead of a countertop. Speaking of sinks, I would not recommend a concrete sink. It proved to be nothing but frustrations because it was not straight and level. (I don’t know if they are all like that; it may have just been the specific one I bought.)

This vanity is designed for a non-overflow sink which takes up less space than an overflow sink. If you use an overflow sink, you’ll probably need to eliminate the top drawer. I recommend purchasing your sink and measuring it carefully  before cutting any lumber.

Since this will receive a lot of use, I wanted the drawers to operate smoothly and withstand repeated opening and closing, so I used the BLUM full-extension, soft-close drawer runners. They are very expensive, but I feel like they are worth the expense here. There’s a bit of a learning curve to figure out how to install them, but after you figure out the first one, they are pretty easy. I found a couple of good tutorials online.  

If you’re going to paint your vanity, a spray gun will give you far better results than a brush or roller, plus it will save a lot of time. 

Be sure to watch my accompanying step-by-step how-to video here.

Here are some of the specialty tools I used for this project that helped out a lot:

Cabinet Hardware Jig for attaching drawer pulls 
Kreg Concealed Hinge Jig for attaching the door
HomeRight Super Finish Max HVLP Paint Sprayer
Baltic Birch Edge Banding
BLUM Tandem Plus BLUMOTION Drawer Slides
Undermount Drawer Slide Drilling Guide Kit

Good luck and happy woodworking!