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What’s Cool in Bathroom Trends? Suspended Vanities!

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Are you looking for something to spiff up your new or remodeled bathroom that isn’t the same old, same old?  Do your personal style tastes run more towards the contemporary? Then incorporating a suspended vanity might be right up your alley!  While this trend has been around for awhile now, it has become more mainstream, with a variety of companies offering a wider selection of products and features.

Many offer integrated porcelain sink/vanity top options made to coordinate with the sink base.  Others offer pre-made granite or marble countertops that compliment the vanities, cutting down substantially on the costs of having a custom made stone top made to fit.  Whether you are looking for the standard wood offerings, exotic wood species, or the latest in modern finishing materials, you’re bound to find something that appeals from one of our many vendors.

Have a look at some of the possibilities in the photos below:

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PHOTO ABOVE: Duravit has long been known for their innovative plumbing fixtures and cutting edge design. Whether it be tankless, wall mount toilets or contemporary faucet options, the have built a reputation on creating precision, well made products.  Their entry into the bathroom cabinetry options have proved no less innovative.  While including the standard wood species offerings of oak, cherry and walnut, they also include the more exotic Ebony, Macassar in addition to their ‘Wood Decor’ line. Consisting of a natural looking decor layer soaked in melamine resin soaked in several support layers, they are compressed to form a robust surface that is light and UV resistant as well as being easy to clean.

All vanities have a variety of contemporary sinks or integrated countertop/sink options to fit perfectly to their cabinets. Note the wide porcelain countertop apron in the photo above, for a style that is sleek and elegant.

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Porcher vanities, countertops and sink options.

For more than 100 years, Porcher has been a major player in the French market. In 1992 American Standard Companies acquired Porcher, which continues to create the finest fixtures with European sensibility and distinctiveness.  Their fixtures, furniture and accessories are also designed to mix and match with Jado faucets.

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Lacava Furniture - Made in the USA

From the Lacava website:

The foundation of each civilization is its love for the arts
– Lacava Creed

“Europe is a land of small businesses with a long history of fierce competition. Their ancient roots can still be seen today, as each one tries to distinguish itself from the others by developing original designs. This is true in all fields. Bathroom furnishings are one of them. Nowhere else in the world can you find such a variety of artistically designed bathroom furniture and accessories as in Europe.

Lacava, a company of Italian origin, located in Chicago, is dedicated to continuing this legacy in order to enrich American private homes and lifestyles as well as public facilities with ingenious and inspiring bathroom collections. As a result of Lacava’s collaboration with designers from around the world in defining the future bathroom styles, the company specializes in both contemporary and transitional styles for commercial, retail, hospitality, and residential applications in standard and custom settings. The geographical location of Lacava enables us to provide our customers with the convenience of local, personalized service, coupled with the state of the art technologies and experienced artisans creating superior quality furnishings with customization capacity. Our complete product collections are constantly changing and expanding as we restlessly strive to shape the forthcoming market trends.”

Lacava prides itself on providing innovative design  that responds to market needs while striving to be socially and environmentally responsible.  To learn more about their commitment to ‘Green at Heart’, click on the icon below.

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To learn more about the above product, come into Mission West Kitchen and Bath to see all the possibilities ~