In looking around the house, I had to ask myself, "self, why is there a granite vanity top in the living room?" I decided that installing it needs to be the next project.
Now, building the vanity base is no big deal; installing it will be as it means removing the existing builder's vanity, fixing the drywall behind it, chipping away 6 half-tiles that surround the existing vanity so I can put down more to finish the field. Good grief, reading that is talking me out of it :)
Anyway, today's video is the start of the vanity project. Building a box and topping it with granite wouldn't be interesting so I decided to sculpt the drawer fronts and sides carrying over the relief to the backsplash.
I'll leave you with the video as I go down to the shop to get the structure dimensioned and assembled :) wahoo!
UPDATE: this video is about the design and how I plan on shaping the vanity. Once you've watched this video, head over to a photo update after the sculpting portion is nearly done so you can get a better visual of what that part is about. It's a contemporary project, but I like those. If contemporary isn't your thing, check the show-notes for each in the series as I try to cover things that are useful in any project. Or just play some Angry Birds! :)
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Sculpted Mahogany Vanity - The Start
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Naturally, I like woodworking as a hobby, but an ice hockey tournament will easily get me out of the shop :)
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Looks like an interesting project Paul, I'm looking forward to seeing you carve out the frontal detail, and ultimately how it looks overall.
Thanks, Mark... admittedly, this wasn't the most interesting episode. I uploaded it a couple days before publishing it then watched it when I posted it to the blog. It definitely needs more music, power tools, other people's bikinis. I'll work on it... no guarantee about the bikinis.