Concrete bathroom vanities
You automatically think of concrete as grey and boring, but a concrete bathroom vanity - or kitchen countertop - can be manufactured in a wide range of colours, finishes and designs.
There appears to be a lot of misconception about concrete and its use for kitchen countertops and bathroom vanities.
At the recent Homemakers Expo I presented a kitchen workshop that discussed the various DIY countertop options for kitchens - and bathrooms could have been included.
Concrete, whether for a kitchen countertop or a bathroom vanity, can be manufactured in any colour, shape, finish or design. In fact, concrete is one of the easiest materials to work with when crafting a custom bathroom vanity.
Use concrete for a bathroom vanity and the benefits include durability, easy maintenance and a long-lasting surface that offers a custom luxury finish for any style of bathroom. Coming in at a cost of around R2000 per metre, you can have a bathroom vanity manufactured to fit into a large or small bathroom. And because of the versatility of concrete during the manufacturing process, you're not limited by shape - only by your imagination!
To enhance a concrete bathroom vanity you can have it coloured to match an existing bathroom, or have mosaic, quartz, marble, glass or mirror embedded into the finish for a sophisticated and one-of-a-kind vanity top for your home.
For those that prefer the natural rawness of concrete, this material is left untreated and polished to a matt or high-gloss finish.
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ot only suitable for a bathroom vanity, concrete can be used throughout a bathroom: create a bathtub surround to match your vanity top, add a concrete base to your shower, apply a concrete screed to your bathroom floor. Even walls can be coated in cementitious finishes to create a sustainable bathroom design that is long lasting, contemporary and considered as green design.
When looking at options for your next bathroom renovation - or for a new bathroom installation - consider the many benefits of concrete and the ways that you can introduce this sustainable material into a home.
Concrete designs shown here by jmlifestyles.com