Coastal Bathroom Vanity

Choose a beach house vanity with slatted doors

Highland Dunes

Slatted doors immediately remind us of beach huts, shacks, and the kind of breezy accents that you find in buildings by the sea, so they’re a key feature to include in your coastal vanity.

We also mentioned the popularity of distressed wood finishes in this style, but you can be even bolder than that. A rusty twist is especially recommended if your coastal style is mainly inspired by humbler beach shacks and bazaars. 

Coastal bathroom vanity in a maritime hue

The typical coastal palette is peaceful and relaxing, inspired by the actual sea and its landscapes.

As well as light wood finishes (often in a slightly distressed style), you can consider maritime hues like cream, sandy brown, light gray, living coral, orange… or the color of the sea, of course.

Always consider the other hues in your palette to ensure a harmonious result, and try creating a pleasant contrast against your wall (e.g. avoiding a cream vanity by a white wall, unless you’re consciously opting for a more ethereal feel).

Coastal bathroom vanity with sink and additional storage

While a large coastal bathroom vanity is usually that wide because it includes two sinks, it doesn’t have to be the case if you don’t think you’ll actually make the most of them.

But maybe what you’re after is plenty of additional storage?

Then maintain your original large vanity idea but with only one sink so that you don’t have to miss out on yet another top part of your cabinets.

How about a varied combination of drawers, cupboards, and open shelves?

Beach bathroom vanity for small rooms

We’re used to thinking of beach house bathroom vanities as these bulky fixtures that’ll take over your entire room, but that doesn’t automatically need to be the case.

If you have a fairly small bathroom and are already worried about space, don’t be.

Instead of a vanity-style piece, you can simply scout for a narrower model that’s more similar to traditional sinks but still includes some much-needed storage space.

Add more beachy accessories and items

Sand & Stable™

While the design itself plays a massive role in your coastal bathroom, details are what makes the difference.

That’s why, regardless of which model you choose, we recommend personalizing it with a few maritime touches like a rug in a striped design, some towels in a coastal color, elements with beachy patterns, or decorative items.

$949.99 $929.99

Add beachy elements to a modern coastal bathroom vanity

Some bathrooms are unmistakably coastal, whereas some others are more of a gentle nod to this style.

If you’re striving for the second idea, you could choose a bathroom vanity in a modern or more traditional style and then add coastal elements to it.

For example, this could involve some woven baskets used for storage.

Coastal bathroom vanities with a nautical touch

Breakwater Bay

While coastal and nautical are different decor styles, they both draw inspiration from the sea and the maritime world, so it’s not rare to see coastal rooms that homage the other style through selected elements.

If that sounds like you, the easiest way to do so through your coastal bathroom vanity is to choose the iconic navy blue for your finish.

$364.99 $650

Coastal style bathroom vanity in a rustic design

Sand & Stable™

Barn doors are a staple in farmhouse interiors, but you might have noticed that they sometimes pop up in coastal homes and Pinterest boards, too.

If you were striving for a cozier type of beach-inspired interiors, incorporate the more rustic barn door design in a couple of places, whether through an actual door or cupboards.

A beach house vanity with barn cupboard doors will allow you to maintain this dual inspiration consistent in your bathroom.

$639.99 $1110

Use woven baskets as drawers

Sand & Stable™

We hinted at it, so we might as well show you the potential of woven baskets in coastal decor.

A popular feature in both living rooms and bathrooms alike, they can also be used as actual drawers as well as standalone storage elements.

This trick will allow you to add a casual beachy element to more traditional vanities, and you can even reinforce it by adding another basket or two in other parts of your bathroom.

Go big with a double coastal bathroom vanity

In most cases, one sink is enough, especially in fairly small or even average-sized bathrooms.

However, there are a few instances in which it’d make sense to double up, as long as your bathroom is wide enough to fit such a large beachy bathroom vanity without feeling cramped; for example, if your partner tends to get ready at the same time as you do in the morning, if you share your house with some roommates, or if you have a particularly large family.