Otti ranges compared: a buying guide
This page compares the Otti wall hung ranges we stock: Byron, Laguna Mk II, Bondi, Hampshire, Noosa, Marlo, Hampton Mark II, Havana and the 400mm Mini Ensuite, plus the Otti LED shaving cabinets that sit above them. The vanities share a plywood carcase and a choice of ceramic, solid surface or marble tops, and differ in the front, the finish and the sizes. This guide takes the choices in the order that decides the order: the front, the finish, the top, what comes with it, the size, and what to check with your installer.
Choose the front first
Start with the look of the front, because it sets the rest of the room. Flat fronts suit a minimalist bathroom. Fluted fronts suit a Japandi room, where timber and soft shadow do the work. Wave boards give an organic, beachy look, and shaker fronts suit a classic or Hamptons scheme. Timber-look finishes suit a natural style and sit well with a stone top and warm tapware. Painted cabinets suit a modern look that is easy to maintain. Pick the front, then the finish, then the top.
The ranges, front by front
Byron is the fluted range: a fluted Woodland Oak veneer, a Natural Oak or Black Oak cabinet with a slimline top or a stone top, and a Sable Walnut cabinet with a ceramic top, in widths from 600mm to 1800mm. See Otti Byron vanities.
Laguna Mk II comes in Woodland Oak, Black Oak and Matte White, with five tops and an undermount basin version, in 600mm to 1200mm single basin and 1500mm double basin. See Otti Laguna Mk II vanities.
Bondi has a curved cabinet: a fluted curved front in satin white polyurethane, and curved versions in Natural Oak and Black Oak, in 600mm to 1800mm, with Pure White or Cloudy Carrara solid surface or Natural Carrara marble tops.
Hampshire is a curved white cabinet in a laminate matte white finish, in 600mm to 1800mm, with a Pure White solid surface or Natural Carrara marble top and a Brushed Gold handle.
Noosa has a wave board front in matte white and two drawers with a soft edge finger pull. It comes in 600mm to 1500mm, with a 15mm slimline ceramic top that has a 12 o'clock tap hole, a stone top for an above counter basin, or a Natural Carrara marble top with an undermount basin. A satin white Noosa with a Chloe Silk top is also available.
Marlo is a matte black cabinet with two spacious drawers and matte black handles, in 600mm, 750mm, 900mm, 1200mm and 1500mm, with a Chloe Silk stone top and a basin sold separately. Hampton Mark II is the shaker option: satin white soft-closing shaker doors with finger pull handles and a Chloe Silk top, for a room that wants a classic front on a modern cabinet.
Havana has a fluted curved front in Woodland Oak or Sable Walnut, with four soft-closing drawers on Hettich runners and an internal organiser. The cabinet is 490mm deep and 550mm high, in 600mm, 750mm, 900mm, 1200mm, 1500mm and 1800mm, and the Chloe Silk matte white top has an integrated rectangular basin, an overflow and a semi-drilled tap hole. Brushed gold bar handles are included. See Otti Havana fluted vanities.
The Mini Ensuite is a 400mm wall hung fluted vanity, 410mm wide, 540mm high and 260mm deep overall, with a gloss white ceramic top, in Matte White, Sable Walnut or Woodland Oak. See Otti Mini Ensuite vanities. For other curved and ribbed fronts, see curved vanities and fluted vanities.
The build they share
Every Otti vanity is built on a moisture resistant plywood carcase, and the drawers close softly on Hettich or DTC runners. The Byron and Laguna Mk II have concealed inner drawers on full extension runners, so you can reach to the back of each one. Because the ranges differ in drawer count and layout, read the product page for the range and the width you choose. The cabinet dimensions and the technical drawings are in the gallery on each page.
Choose the top
The tops follow the same rules across the ranges. A ceramic top has a 12 o'clock tap hole and the basin moulded in, with an overflow. The Pure White, Matte White and Cloudy Carrara solid surface tops are semi-drilled in three places on the underside, so the tap hole is chosen on site with a 50mm diamond drill bit. Because the holes are not visible from above, the top also suits a room with no tap hole, such as a wall-mounted tap. The Natural Carrara marble tops come with no tap holes, for wall-mounted tapware. Natural Carrara is a natural stone product, pre-sealed, and it may need regular upkeep to prevent staining.
An integrated ceramic basin top is one piece and easy to wipe. A stone top with a separate basin gives you a wider choice of bowl shape. An undermount basin is the most functional and leaves the most bench space, because water wipes straight from the bench into the bowl. Choose the tap before the top, because the tap hole rule depends on it. See taps and mixers.
What comes with it
On the stone and marble tops the basin and waste are sold separately, so choose a basin from the above counter basins. The ceramic top versions list the waste as sold separately, and it needs a basin waste with an overflow. The undermount versions include an undermount basin; see undermount basins. Read the inclusions on the product page for the range, finish and top you choose, because they differ between versions.
Choose the size
The ranges here cover 400mm to 1800mm. A powder room takes about 400mm to 500mm, a small main bathroom 750mm to 900mm, and 1200mm suits a large single basin or a tight double. A double basin needs about 1500mm in practice. The 400mm Mini Ensuite suits a powder room best. Test the footprint before you order. Mark the width and depth on the floor with masking tape, and if you have to turn sideways to pass, the vanity is too wide, too deep or both. Measure depth from the finished wall to the front of the vanity, not only to the cabinet face.
The size pages list each width: 400mm to 600mm, 750mm, 900mm, 1200mm, 1500mm and 1800mm.
Which Otti suits which room
For a small ensuite or powder room, the 400mm Mini Ensuite is the answer, and a 600mm Byron, Laguna Mk II or Noosa is the next step up when you want more bench. For a main bathroom, 900mm and 1200mm are the sizes that fit most walls, and every range here comes in both. For a shared bathroom, the 1500mm double basin Laguna Mk II, or a 1500mm or 1800mm Bondi or Hampshire with a stone top, gives two people a basin each. A bathroom with a long wall suits the 1800mm Bondi, Hampshire or Havana, which are the widest in the collection.
Planning the plumbing
Find out if the waste and supply pipes come through the wall or the floor before you order, because every Otti vanity here is wall hung and needs the waste to come out of the wall at the right height. Give the plumber the technical drawing for your size, and ask for the waste to be positioned so that it does not block a drawer. A double basin has two wastes, so mark both on the plan before the walls are lined. The drawers are notched around the waste, so a drawer on the plumbing side holds less than its width suggests.
Fit and fixing
Have the vanity on site and check every measurement against it before the plumber roughs in, because the drawings are a guide only. Allow about 700mm to 750mm clear in front of the vanity to stand and move, and keep at least 450mm from the centre of the toilet pan to the side of the vanity. A wall hung vanity is set on site, about 800mm to 900mm to the top, by the installer from the users, the basin and the wall. See wall hung vanities.
A wall hung cabinet is fixed to support nogs fitted between the studs. The nog must be wider than the vanity, and the cabinet is secured to at least two studs or nogs. The wall must be plumb and flat, and the cabinet is packed out if it is not. Run a continuous bead of non-acidic silicone along every edge that meets the wall or floor, use a licensed plumber for the plumbing, and adjust the doors and drawers once the cabinet is fixed. Keep bathroom furniture at least 300mm from wet areas, because the materials resist moisture but are not waterproof. Tighten wastes by hand only.
Handles
Handles vary by range. The Byron and Laguna Mk II use finger pulls and concealed drawers, which keeps the front flat. The Havana includes brushed gold bar handles, the Hampshire a Brushed Gold handle and the Marlo matte black handles. Handle colour upgrades are available on several ranges, sold separately. Match the metal to the tapware, so a brushed gold handle sits beside a brushed gold tap.
Mirror and care
A mirror looks best slightly narrower than the vanity, about 50mm to 100mm in from each side, hung about 100mm to 200mm above the bench or basin rim so it clears the tap handles. See mirrors.
Wipe a cabinet with a soft cloth and a weak solution of non-abrasive detergent, and dry any spill. Use a soft damp cloth and a mild cleaner for dust and grime. Wipe away pooled water around the basin, and avoid strong chemical cleaners and abrasive pads. On a fluted front, dust collects in the grooves, so run a microfibre cloth or a soft brush along them. Check the silicone along the back and the sides once or twice a year and redo any section that is cracked or lifting.
More sizes and styles
Every size and style is in the bathroom vanities page.
