So the more I stared at our desk in the living room that I plan to turn into the vanity (Murph has deemed this my project BTW) the more I wasn't sold on it. So the wheels got to turning. What is it that I am not loving? Ok it looks like a desk with a sink basin on it, I think I've got it! The shiny black finish wasn't really jazzing me up either so I took to the internet for some inspiration.
I have fallen in love with
Houzz, it kick's Pinterest's booty in the home department I must say. You can really search about anything from "oak wood work", "painted cabinets", to one of my favorites "desk turned vanity". As I perused photos I realized I was happy with the shape of our purchase, I didn't want something too rustic because in 2 years I don't want to look at it and go, "what was I thinking", so I liked the lines, CHECK! Then I put my finger on it. I don't like the top of the desk, I want something more table like, maybe even with a planked wood top, CHECK! So I made a phone call to a personal carpenter friend of mine who works for dirt cheap (that would be my dad who rebuilt our home as well as all of the furniture in it) and racked his brain about a table top and before I knew it he was making it for us.
I'm hoping this will really pull the idea in my head together and with a little paint I think I'll be closer to the inspiration photo's below. I've really been hooked on the idea of using
Chalk Paint (gives a matte sandable finish that you wax to seal and requires no sanding or priming), but don't think I can justify the price ($36 / qt.), so I plan to make some of my own since Pinterest has tons of recipes on there. Right now I am stuck between a graphite gray or going with the creamy white that the trim and cabinetry will be throughout the house. I might have to see the finished top before I make a choice, but either way I am feeling more excited about this idea and hoping it will really turn out well.
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| About as close to colors as I can get and love. The bathroom is already this wall color "Templeton Gray" by Benjamin Moore. Loving the wood top with the white distressed bottom and dark fixtures like our bronze faucet. |
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| This is good for size and styling of the shelf below, the sink will not cover the entire top though |
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| This is the image that made me realize how much of a difference a top could make |
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| Same with this one. This also gave me a good feel for the wood top with a painted bottom and a sink that does not fill the entire space of the "counter top". I'm hoping to fit a large basket like this under ours! I also love the towel ring attached to the side. |
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| This really has the lines of what we have picked out, even the X sides. Loving this finish as well, and I can easily picture with a dark wood top on it. |
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| If I keep it black I love the matte finish this has with an appropriate amount of distressing as well |
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| If I used a lighter gray chalk paint and sanded it to reveal the black under it, I might end up with something like this |
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| Or maybe just a nice graphite gray color is what I am feeling |
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