I'm looking for a 30" bathroom vanity cabinet that will still look good after 20 years. It seems HD and lowes only sell vanities made from particle board. When you read the review for these vanities, it seems like they are junk.

My bathroom is gutted now, so I don't have time to order something. I'm just looking for a well made vanity that I can buy "off the shelf" and not have to pay $900 for a 30" vanity, from a place like pottery barn (I don't know if they're well made either)

You say you want to buy off the shelf, but are there no local cabinetmakers you can get a quote from?

Thanks Pat. I didn't see Ferguson's, I saw Ferguson without the s and they looked to carry some quality vanities. There's one not too far away from me. I did have to request an account, to see prices and such, and they said it may take up to 72 hours, so we'll see.

Deanna, this was one of those jobs where I only planned to replace a shower stall and next thing you know, the place is gutted and now I'm scrambling to get the fixtures and a vanity for the 5 x 9 3/4 bath. So I don't have time, i don't think to be working with a cabinetmaker. But thank you!

hint with off the shelf-- watch out where the draws are. Had 3 we put in that draws hit plumbing.

I agree with DEANNA. Check with the local cabinet makers - most of the time when you pay a little more you get a little more.

Myob, thanks on the drawer plumbing interference warning.

As far as looking good after 20 years, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I doubt a pressboard piece of furniture in a bathroom with a shower would look too good to anyone after some age.

Thank you Robert!! I use ikea for other things but never thought about bath vanities. I see they use a lot of pine in their vanity construction, and that seems good. I had a shoe cabinet from Ikea that looked great for a long time. Only my cat pee killed it. But Ikea vanities are quite interesting to me.

You might check into RTA (ready to assemble) cabinets. We just ordered a kitchen full of cabinets from MFS Supply. They cater to rental properties. We got full plywood boxes, full overlay doors, and soft-close doors for the price of the cheapest HD cabinets.

Plenty, at first I didn’t understand the vanity feet, but now I get it. Keep the vanity above the flood line:-) And I think you and me think different. I really just want to find something that fits in my layout, looks good, functions well over time and I just want to drive 10 minutes load it in my suv, then drive it over to the rental for the handyman to put it in. But don’t get me wrong, I salute your creativity.

Thank Nellie, actually I was interested in one of the home decorators collection at HD, but the cabinet material is particle board according to the website specifications. Turns out, I was at Lowes today and it seems like some of their vanities have plywood cabinets. There are a lot of bad reviews for the lowes cabinets, but I may just call it a day with one of theirs. Thanks.

Nancy, I’m on this obsessive quest to find a vanity without pressboard and I didn’t see any at Amazon that I could get in a few days. If you can wait a couple of weeks, different story. Thank you.

I've used STOCK h-depot cabinets-- big mistake -- they are junk - chip and cheap particle board.

You are a better planner than me, myob. I'm needing my vanity this week. But good to know when I become a better planner, that the H-depot woodmark brand is a good way to go. Thanks!