Choosing a Colour Vanity

A coloured vanity is an easy way to give a bathroom personality without redoing the whole room. From soft, muted tones to deep, dramatic finishes, the cabinet colour sets the mood while the benchtop and tapware do the rest.

Picking a colour that lasts

Trend colours are tempting, but the vanity is a fixed item you’ll live with for years. Softer, muted shades — sage, dusty blue, warm greige, matte greens — tend to age better than bright statements and sit calmly against white tiles and stone. Darker cabinetry looks striking and hides marks well, but can shrink a small room, so balance it with light walls and a pale benchtop. Test a sample against your tiles and in your bathroom’s actual light before deciding.

Finish and durability

Bathroom vanities take moisture and splashes, so the surface matters. PVC-wrapped (thermofoil) and quality 2-pac painted finishes seal the cabinet against humidity and wipe clean easily. Look at the coloured finish over a stable core, with soft-close doors and drawers, and quality runners and hinges that stand up to daily use. A moisture-resistant cabinet is worth paying for in a wet room.

Wall-hung or floor-standing

Wall-hung vanities float off the floor, making the room feel larger and the floor easier to clean, but they need solid wall fixing. Floor-standing vanities are simpler to install and hide the plumbing behind a kickboard. Match the width and basin layout to your space, and coordinate the handles and tapware finish with the cabinet colour for a considered look.

See colours in person

If you’re renovating on the NSW South Coast, you can explore a range of bathroom vanities at Just Bathrooms, a local showroom near Wollongong, and compare cabinet colours against benchtops and tapware in person.