At the end of my vacation I showed the beginnings of the structure that forms the bathroom counter and sink combo. Drawing inspiration from the expanding Danish bench we got for the living room we wanted to integrate the danish slat idea while working with the cedar sauna references the bathroom is using.
The construction was fairly easy. I used 1/4 inch threaded rods with large washers and lock-nuts to bind 36" 1x6 western cedar slats and 6" spacers together. For the first time ever I also got to break out the forstner (or Forstnerboher, if you will) bits! They were part of the tools my dad gave me and I had been eager to find an appilcation for them. I needed to drill a wide flat bottom whole to conceal the hardware inside the front fascia board; they worked like a charm in the soft cedar.
I left the front and back slats off to shape the center boards to receive the sink. When done the sink appears to hover 1/8" above the boards...oh the details. I'm very eager to get the brackets up in the bathroom and see what it looks like in place, but that means getting in the last bit of grout and caulk (sigh).
I love it! Brilliant idea!
Posted by: Jacqui | 2007.08.21 at 08:28
I love it! Brilliant idea!
Posted by: Jacqui | 2007.08.21 at 08:28
Thank you for the information. Love to apply it on my house.
Posted by: Keith Blaze | 2010.08.13 at 19:12
i've had so much trouble with my Bathroom counter tops it's not even funny anymore.
If they end up looking like this i would be ecstatic, i know that much ;)
Posted by: thomas | 2011.02.24 at 07:57
I think this is a fantastic idea, how much would something like this cost to buy in total. It looks easy enough, I am just hoping that my husband won't have too much trouble putting it together.
Posted by: Joanne | 2011.08.10 at 22:41
Great idea and the finished product looks brilliant. Well done and thanks for sharing this fantastic idea.
Posted by: charlotte | 2011.11.29 at 12:28