Custom Vanities & Bathroom Joinery · Melbourne Wide
Custom Bathroom Cabinets and Vanities in Melbourne
Planning a new bathroom and want a vanity that still looks good in fifteen years — not one that swells, peels or warps after five? Or stuck with cabinetry that’s already failing, or a layout that feels cramped the moment you walk in? In a bathroom, longevity and storage come down to two things: the right material specification, and a vanity designed around your actual space.
That’s what we do. Inline Cabinetry designs, manufactures and installs custom bathroom vanities and joinery across Melbourne — wall-hung and floor-mounted vanities, mirror and shaving cabinets, tallboys and storage joinery. Everything is built in our Bayswater workshop using moisture-rated materials throughout, installed by our own team, and backed by a 7-year warranty. We’ve fitted out hundreds of Melbourne bathrooms across two decades, from compact ensuites to full master suites.

7-Years
Manufacturer’s warranty
20 +
Years fitting Melbourne bathrooms
HMR
Moisture-rated throughout
In-house
Design, build & install
Custom bathroom vanities in Melbourne typically cost $2,500–$5,500 for a single basin (600–900mm) and $5,000–$9,000 for a twin basin (1500–1800mm) in HMR-board cabinetry with a stone benchtop. The biggest decisions are wall-hung vs floor-mounted, and confirming the cabinetry is HMR-rated (not standard kitchen board). Inline builds locally in Bayswater, installs in-house and warranties every cabinet for 7 years.
Start here
First, what are you actually trying to solve?
Bathrooms are small rooms with big demands. Naming the real problem first makes every later decision easier — here are the four we hear most.
The big decision
Wall-hung or floor-mounted: which suits your bathroom?
The single most consequential choice in a Melbourne bathroom is whether the vanity is wall-hung (clear floor beneath) or floor-mounted (sitting on the tiles with a kickboard). Wall-hung has dominated new builds and renovations for the last five years — but the right answer depends on your bathroom. Here’s how to decide.
What We Make
Bathroom cabinetry, built for moisture and longevity
Bathroom cabinetry takes more sustained punishment than any other joinery in the home — daily humidity, splashing around the basin, steam from the shower, hot water on edges. We design and build for that reality from the first specification. There are three pieces to most bathrooms.
Materials & Finishes
How we build cabinetry that survives a wet area
Standard kitchen-grade particleboard fails in bathrooms. We see it constantly in homes we’re renovating — failed cabinetry from previous fitouts where standard board was used and the carcass has swollen, delaminated, or warped within five to seven years. The fix is in the specification, not the install.
Carcass construction
Every Inline bathroom cabinet is built from high moisture resistance (HMR) board — not standard MR board, and not standard particleboard. HMR has a higher resin content, denser construction, and far better swell resistance. We seal every cut edge with edge banding before assembly, including hidden edges — the sealed edge stops water ingress where panels meet. For premium projects we offer a marine-grade ply base panel directly under the basin, the most water-exposed component in any vanity.
Door finishes
Every Inline bathroom cabinet is built from high moisture resistance (HMR) board — not standard MR board, and not standard particleboard. HMR has a higher resin content, denser construction, and far better swell resistance. We seal every cut edge with edge banding before assembly, including hidden edges — the sealed edge stops water ingress where panels meet. For premium projects we offer a marine-grade ply base panel directly under the basin, the most water-exposed component in any vanity.
| Finish | Strengths | Trade-offs | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laminate (Polytec, Laminex matte) | Most moisture- and fingermark-resistant, wipes clean, lowest cost, fastest to make | Limited to flat-panel doors only | Baseline |
| Vinyl wrap (thermolaminated) | Allows profiled doors (Shaker, Hamptons), seamless edges, lower cost than 2-pac | Not recommended near showers — steam lifts edges over 8–10 years; keep to dry zones | +15–25% |
| 2-pac (sprayed polyurethane) | Any colour, any sheen, any profile, repairable, premium look | Needs adequate ventilation; softer than laminate (can chip); longer lead time | +30–50% |
Laminate (Polytec, Laminex matte) is the most moisture-resistant choice and wipes clean. 2-pac gives a premium look in any colour where ventilation is adequate. Vinyl wrap is generally not recommended for wet-area cabinetry — steam and humidity lift its edges over 8–10 years — so we keep it to low-moisture areas like linen tallboys away from the shower.
Hardware
Bathroom hardware needs to be corrosion-resistant. Blum soft-close hinges throughout (surface-treated for wet-area exposure, lifetime warranty); stainless steel or solid brass handles that resist daily contact with hand cream, toothpaste, and water; and concealed wall-fixing brackets for wall-hung vanities, rated for a stone benchtop plus basin plus daily use.
For premium projects, we upgrade to:
Our Process
How we approach a bathroom project
Bathroom cabinetry runs a slightly different timeline to kitchens — typically 8–10 weeks total, with 4–6 weeks of manufacture and 2–3 weeks on-site (longer if waterproofing and tiling are in scope). The short version:
Consultation 45–60 minutes, free
Showroom or in-home. Bring your floor plan, photos of the existing bathroom and any product references. We talk through wall-hung vs floor-mounted, materials, dimensions and indicative cost.
Design & 3D render 1–2 weeks
Our in-house design team produces detailed plans and a full 3D render, so you can see the vanity and storage before anything is built. We iterate until you’re confident.
Contract & check measure 1 week
A Victorian standard major domestic building contract for projects over $10,000, with a 5% deposit cap protected under Victorian law. We measure on-site after your waterproofing is signed off.
Cabinet manufacture 4–6 weeks
Every cabinet built specifically for your bathroom at our Bayswater workshop, using HMR board throughout — with no disruption to your home during this stage.
Installation & handover 2–3 weeks on-site
We install once tiling is complete: cabinetry fit, stone templating and installation, basin and tap fit-off, then a final walkthrough. We coordinate with your plumber and electrician.
Why Inline
Why Melbourne homeowners choose Inline for bathroom cabinetry
Moisture-rated construction
HMR board throughout, sealed edges on every cut, and marine-grade options under the basin. Built to outlast cheaper cabinetry by a decade or more in the same wet-area conditions.
7-year manufacturer’s warranty
Every cabinet is covered for 7 years on workmanship and structural integrity. Blum hardware is separately warranted for life, and stone benchtops carry their own 10–25 year supplier warranty.
Everything in-house
Design, manufacture and installation under one roof — no middlemen, no finger-pointing, one accountable team from first sketch to final fit-off.
Built to Australian standards
Designed and specified to comply with AS 3740 waterproofing and AS/NZS 3000 wet-area electrical zones. We coordinate with your plumber and electrician as part of the project.
Australian-made in Bayswater
Every cabinet is built in our own Melbourne workshop — not imported, not outsourced — for tighter quality control and faster turnaround.
A real showroom you can visit
Come to Bayswater, open the drawers, feel the finishes and see the 3D rendering in action before you commit to anything.
Builders, designers & business owners
Trade and commercial bathroom cabinetry
Bathrooms we’ve fitted out across Melbourne
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