{"id":985,"date":"2015-12-29T14:20:38","date_gmt":"2015-12-29T14:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/?p=985"},"modified":"2015-12-29T14:20:38","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T14:20:38","slug":"awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-make-a-sleek-metallic-retro-bathroom-vanity-with-a-salad-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontorentals.com\/blog\/awesome-ikea-hack-of-the-week-make-a-sleek-metallic-retro-bathroom-vanity-with-a-salad-bowl","title":{"rendered":"Awesome Ikea Hack of the Week: Make a sleek, metallic, retro bathroom vanity with a salad bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Ikea hack is mind-blowing! Seriously, you can make a gorgeously sleek, mid-century inspired bathroom vanity using Ikea pieces, including a salad bowl. It looks unreal.<\/p>\n<p>Full disclosure, this hack isn&#8217;t for DIY beginners. There&#8217;s a fair bit of drilling and heavy-duty work involved to make this happen, but when you do, it&#8217;s worth it. You can transform an ugly Rast chest into a work of art!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The parts. You&#8217;ll need<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/search\/?query=RAST+3+drawer+chest\" target=\"_blank\">Rast 3-drawer chest<\/a> \u2013 $39.99<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/30081467\/?query=BLANDA+BLANK+Serving+bowl\" target=\"_blank\">Blanda Blank stainless steel serving bowl<\/a> \u2013 $3.99<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/60138759\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lansa handles<\/a> x2 &#8211; $9.99<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ikea.com\/ca\/en\/catalog\/products\/10267895\/\" target=\"_blank\">Capita stainless steel legs<\/a> \u2013 $18<\/li>\n<li>A tall, stainless steel faucet tall enough to pour into the bowl<\/li>\n<li>High-shine paint<\/li>\n<li>Drill\/lathe<\/li>\n<li>Plumbing hardware and pipes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Do it. Cut a hole into the bottom of the bowl that will fit the plumbing fixture for the drain. Then, attach the drain fixture inside the hole. Next, drill a hole into the top of the vanity, large enough to fit the plumbing pipes, and in the location where you want the sink to be installed. Also, make a hole to fit the faucet \u2013 make sure that when the water comes out, it will spill into the sink\/bowl properly. Next, measure out how far the plumbing below the sink and faucet will descend \u2013 cut out the back of the top drawer to accommodate this.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Sand and prime the entire chest of drawers, then paint the entire unit. When dry, cover the whole unit with a coat of shiny lacquer for that vintage look. Now, attach the handles and the feet and finalize the plumbing underneath the top of the vanity!<\/p>\n<p>The blogger who originally did this post also had the chest unit extended to make shelves for storing towels, which you could do, as well.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/berger-porta.blogspot.hu\/2014\/03\/a-kesz-mosdoszekreny-bemutatkozik.html\" target=\"_blank\">Berger Porta<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Ikea hack is mind-blowing! 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