A D.I.Y. floating timber vanity with soft closing drawers.
The project
I am a self-taught D.I.Y.er just giving it ago, and I hope you enjoy this project as much as I did.
We are finally renovating our bathroom, and when designing this space, a floating timber vanity was on the wish list, but the price was not. I just found one I liked online and copied the measurements. I decided to take on the challenge to build one myself, so I headed to Bunnings to pick up my supplies.
Using the 1200 x 600 x 19mm timber, I mitred the edges and glued them together using corner clamps. Mitre edges are challenging but luckily there is wood filler and some tricks to fix the imperfections.
For support, I added timber on the back (which helped with mounting to the wall), brackets underneath the bench top and used timber screws to secure the bottom.
Then it was time to tackle the drawer. I picked up some soft-closing drawer runners to get the measurements right before starting this step.
I measured twice, cut once, and using my table saw, I cut grooves 7mm thick to slide the drawer base in (7mm plywood). Using pocket holes, I assembled the drawer.
I cut the timber drawer front to size and added a bevel edge for the handle.
I sanded everything, patched imperfections with homemade wood filler (sawdust and wood glue) and sealed with Monocel exterior clear varnish. I saved over $3000 building the unit that was my inspiration online. What do you think?
