Further Reading

Vanities and cabinets can be treated as the fastest, easiest and most satisfying bathroom remodeling projects that homeowners could do themselves. Always put in mind that the materials utilized for your vanities and cabinets, especially those that are made from wood, are subject to damages due to their consistent exposure to water and chemicals coming from the bath products that you and your family often use. In order to prevent damages from affecting your vanities and cabinets, the best thing to do is to repair them immediately when hardware issues arise. However, if no damages are needed to be attended to and you only want to have modern bathroom cabinets and vanities without necessarily purchasing, you can simply refurbish your old bathroom furniture to update its style.

In order to have modern bathroom furniture you would need the following items: household cleaner, wash cloth, water, fine grit sandpaper, paint scrape, screwdriver, paintbrush or sponge, water-based primer and paint, and new handles. To get things rolling, you would have to think of a theme for your vanities and cabinets; make sure that your choice is appropriate for the current interior design of your bathroom to maintain design continuity. Your chosen concept or theme will definitely assist you to appropriately pick the right color scheme that you would use for your vanities and cabinets.

Now, set aside all the items inside and outside of your contemporary bathroom vanities and cabinets. Next, with the use of screwdrivers remove all the doors and drawers of your furnishings, and if you have the intention to change their handles also unscrew these parts from your hardware; doing this would make it easier for you to clean and paint these pieces. Then, wash these parts of your furnishings with household cleaner diluted in water and wash cloth. Make sure to clean the surfaces and inside parts of your vanities and cabinets.

Once the pieces of your contemporary bathroom vanities and cabinets are dry, sand their surfaces with the use of fine grit sandpaper to remove previous paint. If you don't have fine grit sandpaper available, you could also use paint scraper as an alternative. The rough surface produced by sanding would allow the paint to hold properly on the hardware, and would also prevent bubbles from forming on the surface of your fixtures. Sanding could also remove bumps on the surface of your fixture.

Using a damp sponge, wipe the surface of the hardware pieces of your contemporary bathroom vanities and cabinets to remove dust from sanding, then set them aside to dry. You could proceed with the painting process if the hardware pieces are already dry; the first thing you should do is to paint each piece with a thin layer of water-based primer. Once the primer dries up, apply the actual color you have chosen for your furnishings using a paintbrush, or for a more vintage look you could also combine terracotta latex paint and glaze of any color.

Leave the doors and drawers to dry before you place the new handles. After this, you can reinstall the pieces back on their appropriate places, and wipe them for the last time to remove dust particles. Now, you can enjoy your modern bathroom furniture pieces. Through these quick and easy to follow refinishing tips, you could definitely transform the look of your bathroom vanities and cabinets without spending too much.

Contemporary bathroom vanities as well as modern bathroom cabinets are good fixtures inside bath spaces because of the storage they provide. However, due to frequent usage they are also subject to wear and tear that could shorten their service life. In order to prevent this from happening, it is necessary to refurbish or refinish these modern bathroom furniture pieces when needed in order to replace their old parts or to update their styles.