I am personally more a fan of contemporary sleek styles so am not a fan of the one in post #1341 or the similar styles. That said, in small houses, I’d like to see maximum storage, which includes under cabinet storage.
Do buyers want vessel sinks? We encountered them at a vacation home, and they were so inconvenient to use. Splashing was a constant issue.
I would not like a vanity that stood on legs. The floor underneath it would be a magnet for hair and dust to collect. That would mean I would have to clean more frequently.
Not sure whether buyers have these thoughts or not, but thought I would share.
Love the vanity in AttorneyMother’s post!! Also like the one from Lowe’s, but the vessel sinks make me pause… Not a fan of those. I actually don’t mind a vanity on legs. The under space can be used for storage - love the look of wicker basket boxes.
Don’t people who buy million dollar houses typically have cleaning people?
Heck, I can’t afford anything close to that, and I have a cleaning person.
Since you’re weighing input, cb, I wouldn’t buy a house with vessel sinks. Also, the small capacity for storage in the floating vanity under consideration here would be a concern for me. I like the look of a floating vanity but would want one that goes closer to the ground for more storage. A vanity on legs would be fine with me, too.
Here’s an idea: using kitchen cabinets to create a bath vanity. Not this cabinet, but this idea. With your shopping skills I bet you could find a nice quartz remnant for the top and a pair of undermount sinks. I like the large sinks in this example.
You could even wall-mount the cabinets if that works structurally, and have a recessed toe kick to give the illusion of floating, while avoiding the problem of making the space under the vanity a dust bunny collection zone.
Great idea! Our master vanity was crafted by the builder out of Kitchen Craft cabinetry, and it is quite functional. If you throw in a Peltier cooler drawer for cosmetics storage, it could be a dream vanity! 
And you could do all drawers instead of cabinets. A cooling drawer for cosmetics? Could you use that for wine as well? 
Since you’re using Ikea cabinets for the kitchen, why aren’t you considering Ikea cabinets for the bathroom? I would think you’d want the same modern horizontal striped wood look.
Something like this: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S29903249/
Or, as someone else suggested, use kitchen cabinets in the bathroom – like this: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S49032599/#/S39040203
In my master bath I have both below counter cabinets (built in- to the floor) and some above counter cabinets (to the ceiling) made from kitchen cabinet spice racks. Love them!
zipyourlips… did you mean to post a link to a picture of your idea?
The IKEA cabinets are just a little too small for the space. The largest IKEA vanity is about 55" wide and doesn’t have much storage underneath. Hey, that’s a loss of 5" of cabinetry So, I kind of gave up on IKEA. Don’t like the IKEA vanity tops… too much sink and not enough counterspace and ‘artificial’ plastic top. I could buy IKEA kitchen cabinetry and put on a nice custom top and undermount sinks
Need to measure whether I have enough space to put in 24" deep cabinets (kitchen) which will end up being about 26" sticking out when the tops get on them
Yes, exactly, this.
I found a pic on Houzz of what the contemporary one with the medicine cabinets and shelves would look like in a bathroom (but without vessel sinks)
http://www.houzz.com/photos/20760847/Floating-Double-Vanity-contemporary-bathroom-denver
cb, that looks great! Very modern, clean and in keeping with what the kitchen will have.
Another no-vessel-er here.
Yea, neither H nor I are a fan of vessel sinks. They are more work to keep clean and not practical. H thinks they are very old fashioned, tho it must be in fashion again, since a relative just put them in her new home. We still pike the traditional sinks.
I will also chime in as anti-vessel-sink; also pro maximize counter space. Not a fan of floating cabinets for previously stated reasons (lack of storage and cleaning issues) but also because I occasionally drop things on the floor and hate the idea of having to go under that cabinet to retrieve it. Speaking as your target audience of empty nester aging baby boomer…
If you want clean and all white, something like these with your own top and sinks and hardware (including adding handles for bling) might work.
I also like this which has great storage but not sure how the color would work with your tile. http://www.wayfair.com/Virtu-Caroline-Avenue-60.8-Double-Sink-Bathroom-Vanity-Set-VTU1323.html
This one has a wow factor: http://www.wayfair.com/Design-Element-Belini-Tustin-61-Double-Bathroom-Vanity-Set-DEC096-VED1046.html
This is attractive if you want a wood look; kind of zen: http://www.wayfair.com/Wyndham-Collection-Daytona-60-Double-Vanity-Set-WDX1151.html
Oh, shoot, yes I did mean to post a picture! Sorry about that. Here it is but it’s just an example of the idea, not a suggestion for this specific cabinet or configuration. I do like the flush facade of these for a clean contemporary look.
http://www.ikeahackers.net/2014/12/new-bathroom-with-kitchen-cupboards-2.html
I’d worry about the lack of storage in the vanity in post 1372.
I also like cabinets that go all the way down to the floor and find the gap between the bottom of cabinets and the floor would be a dust & crud magnet. Lots of nice possibilities, @Marilyn!
Coralbrook, if you go with IKEA kitchen cabinets, you’ll have to work your way “out” from the base sink cabinets. If there is a sink cabinet the size of which you want for each of your bath sinks, then you can put a drawer cabinet either between them or on either side of each sink cabinet, depending on the width of the space you have. Do the new IKEA cabinets come in different depths?
Here are a couple of rough examples of layouts (though not the door style anyone is looking for) using the old IKEA Akurum carcass:
http://applianceremovers.com/ikea-vanities-bathroom-design/ikea-bathroom-vanities-and-cabinets/
http://inspiredkitchendesign.com/?attachment_id=2800
Also, I vote for rectangular sinks vs. oval sinks. I put an oval sink in my D’s bathroom and, while it looks great, it is nowhere as spacious or as useful as the rectangular one that was its rival.