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I have a countertop like the one in the second picture in my one and only, teeny, tiny bathroom. I love the look of a pedestal sink but the space the L shaped countertop provides is very practical.

When I replace the formica countertop with stone sometime in the future I'm going to do a counter in the same shape.

That first pic - Even better would be if the water used in the sink then drained over and was used by the toilet ~

It does look practical, but the white one reminds me a little bit of airplane bathrooms. There should be a paper towel dispenser and soap on a gyroscope.

I really like #1 even tho it's clearly from the 70's

My building replaced the banjo countertop in one of my bathrooms with a pedestal sink - I liked it for about a minute, then realized that I missed the counterspace and simple/clean surfaces. (even in spite of the 1960's Formica)

Won't let them make that mistake in the other bathroom!

how DOES one lift the toilet lid in the first pic?
are such models available locally?
veeeeeeeeery practical and i'm about to renovate our teeny tiny bathroom!