Photography And Half-Thoughts By Mitchell Hegman

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Saturday, December 13, 2025

The Small Vanity

The new vanity for the small bathroom is finally in place. Its style matches the one we installed in the bathroom adjoining our bedroom, right down to the sink and Corian countertop.

Corian is interesting stuff. It’s a composite material made from acrylic polymer and reconstituted, pulverized natural minerals, in a ratio of about one-third resin to two-thirds mineral compound. Building a Corian countertop takes some effort. In my case, the top began as a half-inch-thick sheet, cut to accommodate the sink. That sheet, along with edge strips and the sink itself, was then laminated together to form a single solid piece.

It’s a pretty thing, and it’s durable. Best of all, it requires very little caulking from me.

Bathroom With No Vanity

Vanity Before the Sink

The Top Being Laminated at the Cabinet Shop

Finished Vanity

—Mitchell Hegman

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