Although a double bathroom vanity is more convenient, it is not suitable for an average bathroom. Since two sinks are installed side by side in the same vanity, it requires quite a lot of space. For an averagely sized bathroom, single bathroom vanities are more fitting. Although they have one sink rather than two, if chosen with care, they can serve your purpose pretty well and at the same time leave some space to carry on other activities with ease.

We frequently buy modern bathroom vanities because our neighbor has just bought one or we saw one in the magazine and found it quite enticing. That is not the way to make any purchase, let alone a bathroom vanity. It should be chosen with your individual circumstance in mind. A big vanity with lots of storage space is always welcome, but if you cannot afford so much space, you will have to do with a single vanity only.

The storage of bathroom linens and other toiletries is another aspect that needs to be looked into. If you search through the internet, you will find that, most of the modern single bathroom vanities do not have much space for that; at least not as much as antique or transitional styles have. The modern varieties are essentially more minimalist and so they have lesser volume and hence lesser storage space. However, that is often compensated by additional cabinet included in the set.

Now, what is a function of a modern bathroom vanity? A vanity, as you know is just a cabinet the holds the sink and hides the plumbing from the view. Moreover, it also holds drawers and shelves under the sink and thereby helps to utilize the space under it. A modern bathroom vanity often does not serve all these functions. It is true that it holds the sink, but often it does not hide any plumbing. However, today with all these technological inventions, there is not much to be hidden either. Most of it is concealed from the view and whatever is revealed is decent enough not cause any visual pollution.

A modern bathroom vanity can be wall-mounted as well as floor standing. However, people now prefer a wall hung vanity more because, it not only saves the floor space, but also gives the illusion of a larger bathroom. However, such a vanity will essentially have lesser storage space than floor standing vanity, but that also depends a lot on the designs. Then again, some of the wall hung vanities can have closed shelves and drawers. Such vanities are essentially made of wood. Glass vanities on the other hand, generally have only few open shelves and so not much place to dump things in.

Another modern tendency is that the vanities today are fitted with vessel sinks on the vanity top rather than into it. Such vessels sinks comes in all shapes and sizes. The materials too can differ largely and so each vessel sink vanity is unique. You will have to decide which type of vessel sink will go best with the décor.

Many people however believe that the vessel sink vanities are more suitable for hotel washrooms or such places where beauty takes precedence over utility. However, that is not true. A vessel sink vanity is as utilitarian as it is beautiful. An added advantage is that such a sink is easily replaceable and because it is installed on the vanity rather than into it, you can easily change your ambience by changing their shape and make. Black being a prominent color, the vanity becomes quite striking. However, it does not mean that such a vanity should be used only for a big bathroom.  If rightly used, such a vanity can create