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Bathroom Vanity Countertops + Giveaway

One area in our home that we’re planning to focus on this year is a master suite, which includes the bedroom, bathroom, and walk-in closet.  We haven’t done much to this area of the house besides installing a new toilet and painting the bathroom.

There’s a list of things we’d like to accomplish in the master bathroom– stain or paint the vanity, new countertops, sinks, faucets, spruce up the mirror, update the electrical outlets, and maybe get a new lighting fixture.  We also need to install a new shower stall but that’s a whole different beast.

master bath vanity before

I’ve said a million times before–we live in a builder grade house, so the materials in our house are also builder grade.  Since this isn’t our forever home, we don’t want to sink a ton of money into the bathrooms by buying new vanities.  Which is why I’d like to stain or paint our current vanities and add hardware to give them updated looks.

master bathroom vanity 1

When it comes to the countertops in general, you know my love of Formica® Laminate from our recent kitchen update.  So I was elated when Formica Corporation® asked if I wanted to check out The Formica® Laminate Jonathan Adler Collection, which features three different patterns in various colors– Greek Key, Malachite, and Lacquered Linen.  If bold is your thing, definitely check out the Greek Key and Malachite. The collection is available at Lowe’s home centers and select kitchen and bath distributors nationwide.

master vanity 2

As you can see, our current master bath countertop is pretty simple.

master countertops before 1

As is the countertop in our guest bathroom.

I’d also like to eventually update the guest bathroom vanity, mirror, and possibly the lighting fixture.  We also need to swap out those outdated almond electrical outlets with white ones.

guest bathroom vanity countertop before

I decided to go with the Crème Lacquered Linen for both the master and guest bathroom countertops.  I like how it’s modern and simple but there’s texture for visual interest.  I think this design will look good with vanities stained or painted.

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I can’t wait to get these bathroom updates underway!

How will you use Formica® Brand products in your home? Check out the swatches from The Formica® Laminate Jonathan Adler Collection and leave a comment below to enter for a chance to win a $100 Lowe’s gift card.

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Comments

  2. We’d love to change out the countertops in our kitchen. The precious owners tiled them…. grout lines and porous tile aren’t exactly kitchen friendly and make it hard to keep clean.

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  3. I love what an inexpensive upgrade laminate is! I’d update the countertop on our built ins or the vanity in the bathroom. How fun!

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  5. We’ve moved into our home (along with my 80 year old Mom) back in June 2014. We just started updating 3 of the 4 bathrooms so a $100 Lowe’s gift card would help the cause! We need new counters in two of the bathrooms, all three need new toilets, hardware, lights and we’re also staining the vanities too!

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  6. Our basement is a great place to hang out, but could use some color down there. I think the blue greek key would be awesome for our bar top down there! A great pop of color!!

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  8. The creme lacquer linen countertop is amazing. I do not think I have ever seen a formica laminate countertop like that before. I tried searching for it on Lowes website but havent been able to find it yet to get an idea on cost.

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  10. The Charcoal Lacquered Linen look could be really cool for the basement bathroom reno my husband and I are thinking about!

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  12. Our kitchen and bathroom counter tops have to be replaced and I’ve decided to use Formica. Granite is lovely but Formica is the workhorse I need. Now that it comes in more up-to-date looks, my decision was made easier. I will need a light color for baths and a darker color for the kitchen. Thank you for this contest and all the information.

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  13. I really like the one you chose! I think for my bathroom I would have to go with the charcoal linen because when my husband trims his beard, the little hairs go everywhere! And sometimes they are impossible to wipe up so at least the dark colour will help camouflage it a bit. Do you have any ideas for changing the cabinet colour?

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  17. Your master bathroom countertops are EXACTLY the same as the ones in our top-level bathroom. I’m very interested to see how this goes, since I’d like to redo ours. (Oh, Builder Basic, why are you so blah?)

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  18. We are moving into our new home next month & it is in desperate need of new counter tops!! Love this new line!

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  23. I love the linen one you chose! I love going bold, so I think I would choose the charcoal greek key 🙂

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  24. I hate our master bath counters! I’ve been thinking about painting them, but the charcoal Greek key intrigues me!

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  27. I love the Creme Lacquered Linen. We are actually getting ready to remodel our bathroom. Might have to check these out.

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  29. I’d love to update our guest and master bathroom countertops! Like you, they are builder grade and in need of a spruce!

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  31. We’re buying a new (to us) house right now and the bathrooms look just like yours! I’d love to upgrade the countertops!

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  35. The swatches are rather fun! I especially like Charcoal Malachite. I currently rent, and I don’t think our landlord would be happy with any changes, but I can’t wait to have my own place to make mine! I know that the bathroom would be one of the first places that I’d want to personalize . . . and I’d have to do it on a budget!

    (Just an FYI: I shared this giveaway here: http://philwifegiveawaysgalore.blogspot.com/2015/03/100-lowes-gift-card-ends-423-us.html)

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  40. I would love to win. We’ve been in our home 5 years this April and it’s time for a 5 year house update!

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  43. I love the cream linen. I wonder why the malachite isn’t available in green? The Greek key is fun.

    I suspect that the linen print is very mid century. I am fairly certain that my grandparents had Formica with a very similar print in their kitchen built after WWII. But with metal edges.

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  49. We have ancient laminate counters in our kitchen . I think a resurfacing with the charcoal laquered linen would look amazing if we paint the cabinets with a color pop!!

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  50. I would use the Formica Brand countertops to use as a top for a table in my sewing room. I need a good, sturdy table top for my heavy sewing machine and this would be perfect!

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  60. Wow, I really love the Charcoal Malachite pattern from the Jonathan Alder Collection. We need to redo the vanity tops in both of our bathrooms, I would love to use the Charcoal Malachite pattern from the Jonathan Alder Collection in our master bath.

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  64. The Charcoal Malachite is awesome! I don’t know if I’d be bold enough to install it, but it looks pretty cool!

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  65. Our house is also builder grade. I’d like to replace the countertops in the kitchen & both bathrooms. I love all the gorgeous new styles of Formica!

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  67. I love the Blue Malachite, but I think it would be dated to quickly. I would go with the Creme Lacquered Linen. It would be a timeless color and texture, and would offset any bathroom color you choose.

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  75. We have a free standing utility sink in our laundry room and I’d like to build a cabinet around it, and I’m thinking Formica might be good for the countertop.

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  83. Charcoal Malachite is the color I would use to redo my bathroom countertops. My house is so dull and bland so the next time I paint or remodel in any way I’m going for color! If I chose the charcoal malachite it would go with any bright colors I pick out. It’s nice to have options too that don’t cost a fortune!

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  86. The countertops will look awesome! Can’t wait to see how everything comes together! We rent, but if I could change my countertops I would pick Formica’s Carrara Bianco. Love the marble look!

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  98. One of the gray selections from the Jonathan Adler collection would work out nicely on my kitchen counter tops.

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  101. My kitchen! The prior owners left cracks and openings between the walls and the cabinets (hard to explain, but it’s rough!).

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  102. I bought a house 2 years ago and didn’t realize that the previous owners had painted the counter tops as an “upgrade”. While it looked nice when I closed on the house 2 years later I have peeling counters and in a year will be having a wedding at my house. I am in desperate need of a solution for my not so pretty countertops! The gift card would be unbelievably helpful in our situation! 🙂

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  103. My kitchen countertops are currently littered with Formica laminate samples! We really want an undermount sink and love how laminate gives you the high-end look without the price tag of stone. 🙂 The gift card would certainly help get the project started!

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  104. I have to comment that thanks to the Great Recession, after 20 years, we’re still living in our builder grade “starter home.” So, anyway, I would use Formica to replace the worn out formica in my kitchen and bathroom.

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  106. We have a 1980s builder grade house that we’ve lived in for just over a year. Very few changes were made by the previous owners. I’ve loved making it ours but have to work on a budget so this is a great alternative.

    I love the look of the Charcoal Malachite, it would definitely make a statement in our master bath.

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  111. My bathromm is in desperate need of help! I love the look of the “creme lacquer linen”! Its just lovely!

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  113. I have a large 2 sink vanity counter top that needs replacement desperately . Been in our house for 31 yrs and it shows. Charcoal Malachite for me

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  117. We are working at updating an old brick townhouse. Would love a Lowes gift card! I would like the cream linen in our bathroom….

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  118. We have 2 countertops that also need updating. Some cool and funky designs by Jonathan Adler. Blue malachite is fun.

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  120. My bathroom has 1970’s gold Formica countertops….it’s way past time to update them! The linen laminate looks bright and modern which is very much my style. Thank you for sharing!

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  122. I really like the Charcoal Lacquered Linen. I would love to have this in my kitchen, The countertops the builders put in are a dark green with gray & black swirls in it. It is horrible. It is even in the bathrooms. Decorating is impossible with this terrible green color. I will do my kitchen first, then the bathrooms. Thank you so much for $100.00 giveaway to Lowes. If I would win it would go a long ways in getting my kitchen countertops done.

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  126. I absolutely adore Lowes,it’s been my go to store for years.If I am lucky enough to win, I plan on purchasing landscaping items.Thanks for the opportunity!

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  129. I like your choice of the Crème Lacquered Linen, I’m a fan of using grey in any room and I could see using the satin finish faucets along amazing contemporary handles/pulls – thanks for the chance to win and best of luck w/the remodel

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  131. I have a half bath that needs to be redone. Its really small which makes it challenging to find the right pieces to not overpower the room.

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  142. I love the charcoal lacquered linen. It would look great with our white cabinets in the bathroom.

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  147. I also like their Crème Lacquered Linen pattern. I like light bright colors. It really helps brighten the room. I would also use this is our bathroom.

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  151. I would love love to use the Orange Lacquered Linen Formica Brand to redo the sink countertop in my guest bathroom 🙂

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  153. Love your blog. Tackling the same oak cabinets in my kitchen and master and came across your site. Looks like we are dealing with the same builder cookie cutter, builder grade materials. You may have a better oak, master vanity than me to repurpose 😉

    We’re looking to use laminate and Formica is a brand we’ve been researching at Lowes:)

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  159. We, too are need of a master suite update from the builder-grade. I would use the product for updating the countertop.

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  160. I need to update my bathroom vanity & countertop. I like light colors, so I find the crème laminate a good choice.

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  177. We are in the process of putting a bathroom in the basement and I would love to use the the 9494 Charcoal Greek Key.

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  183. We need our kitchen countertops updated they are old and horrible looking. I like the
    Crème Lacquered Linen.

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  187. I’d love to do something like you and transform the bathroom counters! Give it a bit of a cool, new look 🙂

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  191. We just bought our first home and we’re hoping to update the bathrooms in the near future. I never realized Formica was such an affordable change! I love the Crème Lacquered Linen, too!

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  192. I can’t open the site. I’m getting an error message. I would redo our bathroom. It’s just so plain and boring right now. It could really use some color and maybe a pattern to jazz it up. Thank you!

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  217. I would use formica to as the top for a folding station in my laundry room. The Charcoal Laquered Linen would be perfect.

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  221. I would use the Greek Blue Key pattern as a kitchen backsplash or the laquered lined patterns to modernize a bland bathroom!

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  224. I think all the new designs are beautiful, but I would prefer a more traditional look. I guess I’ve always loved more woods and browns.

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  230. I looked at the collection and I think the charcoal greek key pattern in my laundry room would just really make it look classy and chic!

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  244. I really want to update my bathroom in the 60 year old home I own. I love the Charcoal Laquered Linen.

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  246. I’ve been wanting to upgrade my kitchen counter tops for quite some time. I love the new modern looks that Formica is offering.

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  251. I would love new counter tops in my kitchen. Our house was built in the 70’s and the counters are the same green that was popular at that time.

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  255. Oh my gosh I have 2 bathrooms that this would look so awesome in, they are up for re-doing thanks for the write. up.

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  257. I think it looks great! Very nice and clean looking, which I love. I like the blue greek key from the site.

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  260. I’ve always been it’s either that or this…meaning black or white…even my wedding was black and white.

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  266. It’s so funny that this giveaway/post came when it did, as my hubby and I have been looking into getting new counters for our kitchen and did not know these were available. I would def use them. I especially love the Orange Greek Key pattern!

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