"d.williams" wrote in message
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Finally reached the last stage of a bath remodel. I'm planning a small
bath
vanity, frame and panel sides, with legs rather than extending the cabinet
sides all the way to the floor. In this case I'd rather leave the existing
baseboard and 1/2 round in tact. My question is how to treat the sides of
the cabinet on the wall side of the case. I plan to have a frame and panel
cabinet back with legs parallel to the wall with the back panel frame
dadoed
into the side frame and panels. Would it look OK to leave the back panel
with and 1-1/4" gap to the wall as long as the vanity top and backsplash
is
mounted flush to the wall. or would it be better to extend the stiles on
the
sides above the baseboard out to meet flush with the wall. Not sure what
is
typical or best in this case, thanks.

Here is a link to the style that I have in mind:

http://plansnow.com/dn1104.html

Personally, I would build that particular type of vanity so as to be flush
to the wall with the back legs. If it was a completely open style, that
might change.

Why" ... a much cleaner look, and gaps like that accumulate undesirable
things and are hard to clean in that type of environment.

In addition, I would also consider not putting a back on the vanity at all.

IME, it is much easier to deal with plumbing with no back, and if you use
escutcheons on your pipes, you get a much cleaner look inside the cabinet in
the off chance your MIL is looking around checking things out.

Just my tuppence ...


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