1. Once you've installed your new bathroom vanity, consider a new medicine cabinet to complete the look. If you have a flat wall, a surface-mounted medicine cabinet will be the easiest to install, just be sure to properly secure it to the wall studs.
2. If your bathroom renovation is a major one, you can choose to add a recessed cabinet by way of a more sophisticated process. To install recessed or semi-recessed medicine cabinets over your new bathroom vanity, locate wall studs. Some studs may have to be removed and you may have to add 2 x 4 blocking between studs to add support.
3. Most styles of medicine cabinet features options for a vanity mirror location. You'll probably want to take advantage of this option, as above your bathroom vanity is the perfect place for a mirror.
4. No worries for the left-handers, as you can purchase a medicine cabinet with reversible mounting.
5. If necessary, it's easy to replace a smaller cabinet over your vanity with a larger one that offers more space. After filling holes with insulation and replacing wall studs and drywall, you can even replace a recessed medicine cabinet with a one that is surface-mounted.
6. A variety of mirror options are available for use over your bathroom vanity. Choose from double-mirrored doors, swing-out magnifying mirrors, sliding doors, triple doors, or even heated mirrors so you can see yourself through steam.
