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Vanity sizing, sink spacing and the edge and material choices that suit a bathroom differently than a kitchen does. These articles cover single and double vanities, sink types, and the stone choices homeowners lean toward in a bath.

Vessel sink cutouts and faucet holes photo. Recommended 1200x800.

Vessel sink cutouts and faucet holes

A vessel sink changes less about a stone vanity top than almost any other sink: the slab gets a drain hole and a faucet hole, not a bowl-sized cutout. That is…

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Marble in a Houston bathroom photo. Recommended 1200x800.

Marble in a Houston bathroom

Marble that would etch within a month next to a Houston stove can look nearly new for years on a bathroom vanity. The same slab behaves very differently depend…

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Shower curbs, jambs and niches in stone photo. Recommended 1200x800.

Shower curbs, jambs and niches in stone

A shower curb, the jambs around the glass and a shampoo niche do not have to be tile. In a stone bathroom they can be cut from the same slab as the vanity top…

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Integrated vs undermount bathroom sinks photo. Recommended 1200x800.

Integrated vs undermount bathroom sinks

Run a finger around the rim of most bathroom sinks and you will find a joint where the bowl meets the counter. Whether that joint exists is the difference peop…

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Double vanity layouts and sink spacing photo. Recommended 1200x800.

Double vanity layouts and sink spacing

A double vanity works or fails on one decision: where the two sinks sit. Standing at the old vanity and walking through a normal morning, who uses which side a…

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Sizing a vanity top for a bathroom remodel photo. Recommended 1200x800.

Sizing a vanity top for a bathroom remodel

How much sink and counter fits on a 30 inch vanity cabinet without the whole thing feeling cramped? The question matters most in the hall baths of Houston's 19…

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