Galaxy Horizon Bun Feet Cabinets

Bun feet fit under a vanity platform, the plinth a cabinet stands on, and lift it off the floor. The height of that lift decides almost everything on this page, and it is the one figure the listing does not give. Fabuwood does not publish a height for either foot on these product pages, and we are not going to estimate it. If the gap matters to you, and after reading this it may, ask us for the foot height before you order and we will get it.

Two other things to confirm at the same time. The handles for these listings call them a toe base filler and a cabinet base filler, while the titles say bun feet for a platform; we check which part the code ships as. And the listing does not say whether the price is per foot or per set. A platform needs one at each corner, and a long one may want more, so confirm the count with the platform code before the order goes in.

A robot vacuum meeting a footed vanity has three possible outcomes. If the gap is well above the robot's tallest point, it drives under, cleans and comes out; that is the best case. If the gap is well below the robot, it bumps the platform edge and turns away, which is also fine. The bad case is the gap that is only just too low. The robot starts under, its bumper clears but its top does not, and it wedges itself. Many robots have a raised sensor turret on top, so the tallest point is higher than the body.

So the check is simple, and worth doing before the feet are chosen. Measure your robot at its highest point, turret included. Ask us for the foot height and add the floor finish you will have. If the two numbers are close, either set a no-go zone in the robot's app for that stretch of floor, or plan to use a different robot in future. If there is plenty of clearance, the footed vanity is a place the robot will clean better than you would.

A dark gap under a cabinet is an invitation to a cat. That can be charming or a nuisance, depending on whether you want to find her there at 6 a.m. Small dogs push toys under it and then ask for them back. Pet hair drifts into any sheltered strip of floor, and the space under a vanity is the most sheltered strip in a bathroom.

None of this argues against feet. It argues for deciding in advance. If you would rather the space stayed empty, a platform on a toe kick closes it; the toe kick page lists GH TK8 at $55.90 for an 8-foot run. If you are happy with the gap, the only real work is a regular sweep, which is the next section.

A bath mat is the small daily annoyance people do not foresee. Laid in front of a footed vanity, its edge tends to creep under the platform, catch on a foot and ruck up. The fix is placement: put the mat far enough forward that it stays clear of the feet, or choose a thin, flat mat that slides under cleanly.

Floor registers are the more serious one. In many bathrooms the heating or cooling register sits in the floor near the vanity wall. A vanity on a toe kick needs the register moved or ducted into the kick. A footed vanity leaves the floor open, so a register under it still breathes, but it blows under a cabinet rather than into the room. Either way, it is a question for whoever installs the ductwork, and it is cheaper to settle before the floor is laid.

A footed vanity is easier to clean under than a toe-kick vanity is to clean around, because there is no crevice where the kick meets the floor. What it adds is four small objects at mop height that every tool will eventually hit.

On a paint, a knock at the foot shows as a chip of lighter primer. On this finish it shows differently: Horizon is a stain, so a scuff through the topcoat can reveal paler wood at the edge of the turning. Fabuwood makes no spray cans for stained finishes. The repair is the touch-up kit for this finish, TOUCH UP KIT at $62.40, which carries a fill stick for a dent, a marker to recolour, and a scraper to level the fill. Build the colour in light passes and let each dry, and a scuffed foot disappears at normal viewing distance.

The best prevention is on the other side. Robot vacuums with a soft bumper are kinder to furniture feet than ones with a hard shell, and a mop with a rubber-edged head does less damage than a bare plastic one. Our care guide covers the cleaning products that are safe on the finish itself: mild cleaner on a cloth, never sprayed directly onto the wood.

Almost everything on this page is cheap to decide early and awkward to change late. The floor register has to be placed before the subfloor is finished. The floor finish under the vanity, whether it runs right to the wall or stops at the platform, has to be decided before the tiler starts, and on a footed vanity it should run through, because the floor beneath is on show. The robot vacuum question needs the foot height, which needs a question to us. And the pet question needs nothing more than an honest conversation at home.

Put those four on the list at the design stage and the feet become a pleasure rather than a daily negotiation.

Most advice on choosing between the two profiles is about style, and it is covered well elsewhere. Seen from the floor, the difference is shape. A taper narrows towards the floor, so less of the foot sits at the level where a vacuum or mop head travels. A cove foot keeps more of its width low down, with a curved profile that reads as more traditional. If a robot or a mop will be working around the feet every day, the taper presents the smaller target at floor level; if the look is the priority, pick the profile you prefer and plan around it.

Both are listed at the same price on the bun feet page, and the platforms they go under are on the side panel page. If you are unsure how either looks under a particular vanity, the free 3D design will draw the vanity on both, and a designer replies within one business day.