Greetings….
Building a ~$150k house with a rather small powder room. Sink & water closet only. The best solution for fitting 10 lbs of $h!t in a 5# box was to use a corner sink: http://www.americanstandard-us.com/productNew.asp?prodID=104
http://www.americanstandard-us.com/pdfs/as/specsheet/SpecSheet_104.pdf
Question – what kind of a not too pricey mirror(s?) could I put behind this? I’m at the rough in stage, so most anything is possible if I need to frame in something, etc. although, obviously, space is at a premium. House style is what I’d call modernized craftsman.
TIA,
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I've seen this done two ways, both look weird to me.
You can buy/build a corner wall cabinet, and mount the mirror to it. Of course, it protrudes from the corner enough that when you wash your hands, you almost hit your head on it.
Or, you can mount a pair of mirrors, one on each wall, so they meet in the corner. Although this will look great at first, the weirdness comes into play when you look at yourself in the mirror(s). Instead of having a proper mirror image (your left on your left), you'll be seeing what other people see (your left on your right).
If you plan to sell this house, use the pair of mirrors. Buyers won't find it as objectionable as the other option.
Unless you're the lead dog, the view just never changes.
Maybe something like this?
http://www.americanstandard-us.com/ProductNew.asp?prodID=1434
It's kind of a mix between the two; maybe you could mount it so the back corners go into the wall to give a little extra clearance?
"A completed home is a listed home."
My Sister-In-Law has one of those and she loves it!
Women are strange but ya got to love them!
Yep, gotta love us!"A completed home is a listed home."
Ok - I like the concept, but the look is kind of modern... I wish it came in a rectangle. Not sure if there is realy room for the cabinet behind either... Sounds like I need to get this figured out while still in the framing stage... Maybe I could just go with 3 narrow plate glass mirrors - say 10" x 30' each. Kind of like this:
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Matt
If you could make that work I think it would look great. Three 10" panels 30" high would give you (pretty much, angles considered) a square instead of a rectangle. If you want a rectangle maybe make it 24" high? See what's in proportion to the corner and the sink. Post a photo when you're done, OK?"A completed home is a listed home."
Sounds like a plan. I'm gonna call the mirror installer and see what he thinks. Matt
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If you have the height so you don't bump you head Kraftmaid makes a Vanity Mirror Angle cabinet that's 12" x 12" along the sides, 17" diagonal at the front. Runs about $175 or so with plywood construction. It's 30" high.
Let's not confuse the issue with facts!
Yesmam hit on the things that hit me.
But, it made me think, too. What if you had a fold out mirror (like on some right-angle corner base cabinets; one door hinged to the other, that one to the frame/carcass)?
But then I thought, there's two choices for which leaf to hinge to the wall, and sure as shootin, it'd be wrong the first time. Which then fired of other brain cells (who'd thunk that?).
What about just using an ordinary flexible mirror? Or two? On a scissors, on an arm, would just want to be 'enough" for that right over the mirror (if the powder room really needs a big mirror, just put it on the back of the door--careful of the height though, trust me).
I am putting one of these sinks in a master bedroom where the toilet and bidet have their own closet. Since it is just a hand wash sink, why put a mirror above it at all? I will put a mirror on a wall to one side above a towel rack. Since the room is so small, consider a large mirror. You can never have too many mirrors for the ladies.