ᐅ Base cabinet for sink

About five years ago, I contacted carpenters in Berlin to ask about the cost of a 2x2 meter (6.6x6.6 feet) room divider shelf—mechanically simple, without drawers or doors, painted white. Out of five, only two replied, and their price range was between 3,000 and 8,000 euros.

Then I checked with a well-known online furniture retailer: 600 euros in a sale. Admittedly, it wasn’t painted, but even if you double that cost, it’s still less than a third of the carpenters’ quotes.

I just don’t understand who can afford this here. Although Berlin has caught up a lot, salary-wise it’s not exactly a land of plenty. But on the cost side, prices have really surged.

Chris1990 schrieb:

It was just confusing to hear so many different opinions

I don’t actually think there are that many different opinions. Maybe you should sort it out based on what you can or want to afford. If you want it to be practical and affordable but still stylish, you’ll need a bit more creativity and perhaps more flexibility—or your wife’s input. If you want it exactly as you pictured it, then it might cost more, and you should ask the kitchen fitter/carpenter.

Or... if you get more involved yourself, you might skip that particular sink and buy a simpler one from a hardware store/IKEA/retailer with a flat bottom, so you can place it wherever you want; there have been some nice ideas shared here on this as well.

In my opinion, it wouldn’t make sense to choose a rather inexpensive sink with rounded edges on the bottom and then spend a lot of money customizing the cabinet precisely to match those curves. You could visit countless furniture stores or, even worse, memorize Pinterest—it will only confuse you more. Just pick a nice sink somewhere that you can set on a countertop, share it here, and you’ll find nice and affordable ways to put it together.

pagoni2020 schrieb:

I don’t really think there are that many different opinions. Maybe you should just organize your thoughts based on what you can or want to afford. If you want something practical and affordable but still stylish, you’ll need a bit more creativity and perhaps more flexibility—from you or your wife. If you want it exactly as you imagine, it might cost more, and then you should ask your kitchen installer or carpenter.
Or... if you’re willing to get more involved yourself, you can simply avoid that particular sink and buy one with a flat bottom from a hardware store, Ikea, or another retailer. You can then place it wherever you like. There have been some nice ideas shared here about this as well.
To me, it wouldn’t make sense to choose a cheaper sink with rounded edges at the bottom if you then have to spend a lot of money to custom-fit cabinets perfectly around those curves.
You can visit as many furniture stores as you want or, even worse, study Pinterest endlessly; that will probably only confuse you more. The easiest way is to pick a nice sink that sits on a countertop, share it here, and then people can help you find attractive and affordable ways to incorporate it.

Yeah, I get what you mean. No, I’m not choosing a sink with a rounded bottom but one with square edges.

Yeah, I’ll need to give it some more thought. Thanks for your efforts!

Nordlys schrieb:

Ikea offers vanity units that fit almost universally. And they are quite affordable.

Vanities were also one of our biggest challenges. We didn’t like anything from the building contractor. Custom furniture through the building contractor would have been very expensive.

In the end, we chose Godmorgon from IKEA. I find the quality and especially the price-performance ratio to be excellent. So far, we are very pleased with it.

I’ve attached two pictures for you (they are still from the construction phase, so don’t be surprised).

Base cabinets are actually available in abundance. We have the standard ICON series and a matching one for the guest bathroom in almost the same color from Badicum. They send free wood samples, and everything was great. The mirror cabinet is from Designbaeder, who also offer base cabinets. There are several other companies on the market that manufacture custom base cabinets. However, you should expect prices between 300 and 600 € (about 320 to 640 USD).

I don’t really understand the problem either. First, there’s the Gormogan, as mentioned before, and I think the basins are great. The cabinet is just the usual IKEA budget stuff—I have one too, and it looks fine. Once you have more money, you can always replace it with something else. So, I have both cheap and expensive (custom carpenter solution). At first, you’re excited about everything, but eventually you get used to how it looks, and in the end, it’s just a bathroom, not a wellness center in an Italian villa with views of olive and lemon trees.

Otherwise, a board or some kind of base cabinet, a countertop basin with a flat bottom (just one hole in the countertop for the drain and one for the faucet), done. From there, there are plenty of options for the upper part.