DIY Table-Style Bathroom Vanity With Drawers (Part 1 – The Basic Build)

I lastly constructed up sufficient braveness to begin constructing the vanities and storage cupboard for our grasp rest room rework, and I obtained one of many vanities virtually completed. I nonetheless must make drawer fronts, after which the entire thing wants a transparent end to seal the wooden. However the primary construct on this DIY table-style rest room vainness with drawers is lastly completed. Right here’s how the primary one seems to be to date…

The construct was pretty straightforward, however this primary one took some time since I used to be figuring issues out as I went alongside (and I used to be nervous). The second must be sooner. Additionally, I used a mix of walnut and pine to chop down on prices. (Walnut is so costly!!) I used pine on the areas that don’t present, and walnut on the entire elements that might be seen as soon as every little thing is completed.

So let me present you ways I did it!

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I ordered the Federal Kitchen Legs in walnut from Tablelegs, and so they have 3.5-inch-wide blocks on the prime.

After determining how large I wished the completed base of the desk, and subtracting the width of the legs, I reduce a chunk of 1″ x 5″ pine to that width. The width ended up being 39.5 inches. Then utilizing my Kreg Pocket Gap Jig (that is the one I’ve, and I highy suggest it!), I drilled 4 pocket holes into each ends of that board.

With one of many legs mendacity face up/again facet down on the ground, I positioned the board in opposition to the block on the leg in order that the board was flush within the prime and the again with the leg block, after which I clamped the 2 items collectively utilizing a proper angle clamp and screwed the items collectively utilizing 1.5-inch Kreg screws.

I then repeated that on the opposite facet.

Assembling these three items gave me the again facet of the desk. The explanation that I put the board flush in opposition to the again facet of the leg blocks is as a result of this board would sit in opposition to the wall and provides me one thing to screw to desk to the wall to safe the vainness into place.

Subsequent, I assembled the edges. These items had been reduce to 16 inches lengthy, and I drilled 4 pocket holes into every finish of those items as effectively. Then I clamped these into place and screwed them to the leg blocks.

You’ll discover that on the facet items, I hooked up these in order that they had been flush with the within edge of the leg blocks. Clearly, for those who’re constructing a desk the place this apron will present on all 4 sides, you need the apron to be positioned on the identical spot on the leg blocks all the way in which round.

Nonetheless, this isn’t an everyday desk, and when the vainness is put in, solely the entrance will present. So I positioned these facet items flush in opposition to the within fringe of the leg blocks to present me a flat floor for the drawer slides in later steps.

If this had been going to be an everyday desk the place all 4 sides had been going to indicate and I wished it to have drawers, I might have used two items on all sides — one for the usual apron positioned on the identical spot on the leg blocks as the opposite apron items, and these inside items to offer assist for the drawer slides. However since these sides received’t present, I solely wanted to make use of one piece on all sides.

Right here’s a better view so that you could see how every little thing is lined up. The again board is flush with the again of the legs blocks to take a seat in opposition to the wall, and the facet boards are flush with the within of the leg blocks in order that the drawer slides might be put in on these boards.

After which I hooked up the entrance legs in the identical means — clamp the board to the leg in order that it’s flush with the within fringe of the leg, and screw the items collectively.

At this level, a desk base was beginning to take form.

Subsequent, I reduce two items of walnut 1″ x 2″ lumber to the identical 39.5-inch width because the again piece of pine. I drilled two pocket holes into every finish of those walnut items.

After which with the large facet positioned in opposition to the ground, I clamped the primary 1″ x 2″ piece in order that the within fringe of the board was flush with the within fringe of the entrance legs, and screwed them collectively.

After which I repeated that on the opposite facet, screwing that very same board to the opposite entrance leg.

Subsequent, I reduce two spacers out of scrap pine, and positioned one on every finish of the walnut board I simply hooked up.

Then I set the second 1″ x 2″ walnut board on prime of these spacers, clamped it into place, and screwed the items collectively.

And, in fact, I repeated that on the opposite facet.

With that walnut board in place, I may then take away the spacers on both facet.

At this level within the building course of, that is what the (the wrong way up) desk base seemed like…

Subsequent, I wanted to part off the inside of the desk base for the 2 drawers and the sink. Utilizing my velocity sq. and a pencil, I marked these sections on the again board and the 2 entrance walnut items. (I made the marks darker utilizing my picture enhancing software program so that you could see them.)

After which I reduce two items out of the identical 1″ x 5″ pine, drilled pocket holes solely into one finish of every board, and set them into place utilizing these tips in order that the pocket holes had been in opposition to the again pine board.

I clamped and screwed these boards to the again pine board, however I didn’t use pocket holes on the entrance.

As a substitute, I nailed the entrance of that board into place by face nailing by means of the walnut boards and into the sides of the pine boards within the 4 locations circled within the image under.

I do know it’s not ideally suited to face nail by means of a chunk of wooden (particularly one thing like walnut) on the entrance of a chunk like this, however I don’t really feel comfy placing a pocket gap screw into the sting of a 1″ x 2″ piece of wooden (which is just 3/4-inch thick). I might somewhat cope with wooden filling 4 little holes than take the possibility of splitting and losing a chunk of walnut lumber.

That is what I used to fill these 4 little holes. It seems to be very darkish when it’s moist, nevertheless it lightens because it dries. It was an ideal match.

And the ultimate step earlier than shifting on to the drawers was to chop a chunk of walnut to suit vertically in opposition to these pine boards. I edge glued these items to the pine…

After which put one nail by means of the highest and into the sting of that piece, and thru the underside and into the sting of that piece.

At that time, I used to be able to put the desk base into place within the rest room and make certain every little thing was excellent. And it was!

To put in the drawer sides, I clamped a scrap 1″ x 2″ piece of wooden flush in opposition to the underside fringe of the facet skirt piece, and set the drawer slide proper on prime whereas I screwed it into place.

These drawer sections are so slim that I had to make use of this versatile attachment on my drill to get the screws in. It labored nice! After which I repeated that course of three extra instances in order that I had all 4 drawer slides put in.

I didn’t take footage of my drawer-making course of as a result of I y’all have seen me make drawers about ten instances already. Plus, I don’t make fancy drawers. I don’t have the instruments for fancy dovetails or something like that. I simply construct bins, and I’ve used three totally different strategies, relying on what the drawer might be used for.

On this case, I wished the drawers to take up as little house as attainable since I used to be solely working with three inches of top to start with. Plus, these drawers aren’t going to be holding something heavy. They’ll maintain toothpaste, toothbrush, contact lens answer, contact case, and so forth. So I stored these so simple as attainable.

Utilizing 1/2-inch plywood, I reduce the next 5 items for every drawer. I wanted the completed exterior dimensions of my drawers to be 6.5″ large, 18″ deep, and a couple of.5″ excessive. So I reduce these 5 items, after which glued and nailed the back and front items to the sting of the underside piece, then glued and nailed the facet items to the sting of the underside piece, and at last, glued and nailed the facet items to one another. Tremendous easy!

After which as soon as I hooked up the drawer slides to the edges of the drawers and slid the drawers into their compartments, I had an precise purposeful vainness base.

All the pine elements will get stained in a walnut stain throughout the ending course of in order that they received’t be so obviously vivid and clearly pine. However actually, the one elements that can ever present are the precise drawer bins.

And talking of drawers, I’m so glad I made a decision to do the drawers. At one time, I had thought-about having no drawers in any respect and preserving the entire storage to the primary piece that can go between these table-style vanities. I assumed that these drawers would find yourself being too small for something really purposeful.

However wow! Was I incorrect! These are the proper measurement to carry all of these small factor that I listed above, and that I exploit on a really common foundation. I’m so glad I didn’t skip this step!

So the ultimate step on this construct might be to make the three drawer fronts. After which this one might be prepared for a transparent end and a quartz prime.

In order that’s one vainness down, and one to go. I’m saving the large storage cupboard for final as a result of that’s the one that actually intimidates me. 😀