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Vanities and cabinets are the fastest, easiest and most satisfying do-it-yourself bathroom projects that could definitely change the aesthetics of any bath space. Always remember that the materials used for your vanities and cabinets, especially if they are made from wood, are more likely to wear out over the years because of water and chemicals from the bath products you use. One good way in order to avoid further damages from your vanities and cabinets is to immediately repair them whenever they are showing signs of damages. However, if they have no damages and you would just like to improve the aesthetic appearance of your bathroom furnishings in order to turn them into modern bathroom cabinets and vanities without spending too much, then the best thing to do is to refurbish or refinish them.

In order to have modern bathroom furniture you would need the following items: household cleaner, wash cloth, water, fine grit sandpaper, paint scrape, screwdriver, paintbrush or sponge, water-based primer and paint, and new handles. To get things rolling, you would have to think of a theme for your vanities and cabinets; make sure that your choice is appropriate for the current interior design of your bathroom to maintain design continuity. Your design choice would affect the color scheme that you would use for your project.

Now, set aside all the items inside and outside of your contemporary bathroom vanities and cabinets. Following this, unscrew the doors and drawers of your furnishings as well as their handles if you want to replace them with new ones; this would make it easier for you to clean and paint these hardware pieces. Then, wash these parts of your furnishings with household cleaner diluted in water and wash cloth. Make sure to clean the surfaces and inside parts of your vanities and cabinets.

Once the pieces of your contemporary bathroom vanities and cabinets are dry, sand their surfaces with the use of fine grit sandpaper to remove previous paint. If you don't have fine grit sandpaper available, you could also use paint scraper as an alternative. The rough surface produced by sanding would allow the paint to hold properly on the hardware, and would also prevent bubbles from forming on the surface of your fixtures. Sanding could also remove the bumps from the surface of the hardware.

Using a damp sponge, wipe the surface of the hardware pieces of your contemporary bathroom vanities and cabinets to remove dust from sanding, then set them aside to dry. When you are ready to proceed with painting, make sure to paint each piece first with a thin coat of water-based primer. Once the primer dries out you could proceed painting the doors and drawers with the color of your choice using a paintbrush, or if you want to achieve antique glazed look for your bathroom furnishings you could combine terracotta latex paint with copper glaze using a foam roller.

Dry the doors and drawers of your bathroom fixtures after painting them, and then install the new handles of your hardware pieces. After doing this, reassemble the pieces on their respective places, and give them a quick wipe to remove dust particles. Now, you can utilize your refurbished modern bathroom furniture pieces. With these quick and simple steps, you can update the look of your bathroom furnishings without spending too much.