There is a flat shelf moulded beside the bowl of this illustrative square basin, and in a compact washroom that shelf does real work. Configure it by glaze and by width.
Compact washrooms run out of surface before they run out of floor. The shelf is the reason to choose this basin. It holds soap, a toothbrush cup or a small plant where there is no room for a cabinet. The buyer's real question is how much they can fit. Sixty millimetres of width can decide whether the door swings clear.
Bathroom Configurator demo
Square Shelf Basin
- Product
- Square Shelf Basin
- Colour
- Gloss White
- Width
- 390 mm
Illustrative product. The design and images are generated examples, not a real model for sale.
What you can configure
Gloss white, matte black, stone grey and sage are the glazes to try, four of six, and the width is 390 mm or 450 mm. Sage is the softer option for a small room, adding colour without closing the space in. Width is saved with your choice but the photograph does not change. The single centre tap hole is the same in every version.
- Colour: Gloss White, Matte Black, Stone Grey, Sage
- Width: 390 mm, 450 mm
Why a configurator suits basins
Small-room buyers measure everything, and they send questions when the product page does not answer them. Will the wider version clear the door? How deep is the shelf? Showing both widths at scale, in a plan of a small room, answers those questions on the page instead of in the inbox.
Retailers who specialise in cloakroom and small-bathroom ranges can take that further. A short step asking for the available wall width and door position can recommend a width and show the layout from above. The buyer orders with confidence, and the retailer avoids collecting a basin that missed by a few centimetres and cannot easily be resold.
Six glazes in two widths give twelve basins. The shape stays the same and only the width changes, so rendering both from one model is efficient. A new glaze then needs no new photography at all. For a small-space range, the same tool can then cover a matching compact WC and vanity unit.
How a production version would be built
I would render each glaze in both widths from above and at a three-quarter angle. Small objects on the shelf give scale. A simple plan view, generated from the dimensions, shows the footprint against a wall and door. The retailer supplies widths, projection from the wall, shelf depth and SKUs for each glaze. Orders go to the basket, with a quote route for developers fitting many compact washrooms. Dimension-led logic like this is covered in my notes on made-to-measure configurators.
Build sheet for this range
- Colours in the full range: 6 (4 shown in this demo)
- Width choices: 2
- Combinations to support: 6 × 2 = 12
- Images for one photograph per combination at 3 angles: 36
- Images if widths can be shown as separate layers, at 3 angles: 24
- Data each of the 12 combinations needs: a SKU or variant ID, price, stock or lead time, and any dimensions or specification that change
Questions about basin configurators
Is it possible to check that a basin fits a small room?
Yes, within limits. If the customer enters the wall width and door position, each basin width can be shown in a plan view. A warning appears when the door or a nearby fitting clashes. It is a guide, not a survey, but it catches obvious misfits before an order is placed.
What makes the shelf look useful in an image?
By dressing it. A soap bar, a cup or a small plant on the shelf shows its depth and purpose far better than a bare product shot. I keep the same objects in every glaze, so the comparison is fair and the shelf reads at the same scale throughout.
Should both widths appear in the same image?
Side by side in a plan view, yes. In the main product image, one width at a time is clearer. Sixty millimetres is hard to see in a photograph but obvious in a dimensioned plan. Offering both views lets buyers switch between how the basin looks and whether it fits.
Can the same configurator cover our compact WCs and vanity units?
It extends naturally, because a small-space range shares one buyer and one set of constraints. The customer chooses a glaze once and sees matching pieces, with the room plan updating as each is added. The result is a quote or basket for the whole washroom rather than a single basin.
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A configurator for your basins
This demo uses an illustrative product. If you sell basins, I can build the same experience around your own range, photography and ordering process, connected to Shopify, WooCommerce or a quote workflow. I reply to enquiries within two UK working days.