Antique Buffet Bathroom Vanity

Home repair expert Henry Harrison shows how to turn an antique buffet into a charming bathroom vanity by installing a sink and faucet.

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On his elbow grease scale of one to four, Harrison gives this project a two.

Materials and Tools:

jigsaw
pullsaw
hacksaw blade
caulk gun and caulk
tape
carpenter’s square
screwdrivers
circular saw
drill and paddle bits
towels
pattern wheel
markerpencil
safety glasses
high-end sink and faucet
plywood
wood glue
wood screws

Steps:

1. Use the carpenter’s square to center and line up the template that came with the sink on the top of the buffet. Tape the template down.

2. Punch guide marks at the crosshairs on the template.

3. Use the pattern wheel to trace the outline for your sink cutout. Use just enough pressure so the pattern wheel leaves indentations in the top of the buffet.

4. Mark the center points where you'll need to bore holes for the fixtures.

5. Use a marker pin to draw an outline for the sink cutout on the buffet top. Follow the indentations made by the pattern wheel.

6. Unscrew top and remove from the buffet so you can install a plywood reinforcement on the underside of the top. Cut a piece of plywood to fit on the underside of the top and surround the area where the sink will fit and also over the area where the fixtures will mount.

7. Run a bead of wood glue along the perimeter of the plywood and screw to the underside of the buffet top with wood screws.

8. Reattach top to the buffet.

9. Drill a hole large enough to allow you to insert a jigsaw blade just inside of the sink outline on the buffet top. Use the jigsaw to cut through both the buffet top and the plywood reinforcement piece.