Vintage style is very popular today because there’s nothing so adorable and charming as beauty of old refined things. Shabby chic style is another great thing, it’s a mixture of vintage and relaxed decor, distressed things make the look not so pompous. Love vintage? Enjoy shabby chic interiors? If you are going to decorate your bathroom in such styles, you will definitely need a vintage bathroom vanity to stick to the style. What’s great about vintage bathroom vanities, you can always make one yourself just repurposing an old dresser, painting it as you want and maybe giving it a worn look. If you need something more refined, then you can buy a chic vintage-styled piece and fill your bathroom with old charm. Both such projects won’t take much time or money, so they are totally affordable. Now let’s have a look at some examples.
Shabby Chic Vanities
Shabby chic style is a mix of rustic and vintage but a bit distressed and relaxed, many home owners choose it today becuase of its cozy look and relaxed chic. Shabby chic vanities can be easily DIYed: go to a flea market and buy an old dresser, give it a worn look or a whitewashed one, paint it patina or grey and sand. You can also paint it some bold shade still keeping it worn, to make a statement with color in your bathroom. Such a project is cheap and you will enjoy the result, no budget breaking needed!
An old dresser was whitewashed and repurposed into a bathroom cabinet.
Shabby turquoise bathroom vanity with a bold worn look.
Shabby chic whitewashed dresser for an antique refined touch.
Worn shabby chic bathroom vanity with a natural wood counter.
Old dresser upcycled into a bathroom vanity and painted a bold color to make a statement.
White chippy buffet turned bathroom vanity.
French country shabby chic cabinet.
Farmhouse patina sink vanities for a vintage feel.
Vintage cream-colored bathroom vanity with a worn look.
Vintage shabby bathroom table with an open shelf and a rustic feel.
Refined Vintage Vanities
If you are planning to have really a refined bathroom, you will need a proper vanity, too. Rock a white, grey or black vanity with refined handles and gold detailing, vignettes or other unique decor. You may also take a vintage dresser or buffet and repurpose it: repaint, change handles and so on, such a project won’t be expensive, old French-style country furniture is right what you need in such cases. Refined faucets and handles are a must for this style. If you are afraid that a refined wooden counter will be damaged with water, why not choose a marble counter for your vanity? It will look no less exquisite and will be super durable.
A grey vintage French dresser into a double sink vanity.
An old buffet from a flea market was painted white and repurposed into a vanity.
Exquisite white French dresser used as a bathroom vanity.
Refined black vanity with gold contours and a large mirror.
Refined white dresser into a bathroom vanity.
Vintage blue-grey color bathroom vanity with eye-catchy knobs.
Large old dresser turned into a vanity with a white countertop.
Vintage grey cabinetry with open shelves and drawers.
Patina-colored refined bathroom vanity with a marble counter.
Adorable vintage vanity with painted images, an open shelf and a marble counter.
Rustic Vintage Vanities
Vintage is often combines with rustic style to make it cozier, and such a vanity can fit not only a vintage bathroom but also a rustic one. make it more relaxed and less refined: try dark stained wood, patina finishes, warm-colored wood and a different countertop, for example, a marble or a stone one. Comparing with refined vintage vanities, here open shelving is welcome, and you can also use baskets for storage.
A vintage buffet transformed into a bathroom vanity.
Dark stained wooden vanity with drawers and an open shelf with baskets.
Farmhouse vintage bathroom vanity with rounded drawers.
Light grey bathroom vanity with open shelving and baskets.
Repurposed sewing machine cabinet was painted patina color and used as a vanity.
Rustic vintage bathroom vanity with baskets and drawers.
Rustic vintage sideboard with antique handles repurposed into a vanity.
Rustic vintage vanity of dark stained wood on tall legs.
Vintage whitewashed bathroom vanity with an open shelf and some drawers can be DIYed.