A Room With A View
You are NOT looking at two windows in the workroom.You are looking at the REFLECTION of two windows in the new slop sink mirror.
This worked out better than I had expected. I had planned to tile the wall above the sink and the idea of a mirror just popped into my head at the last moment.
I love when pops work out.
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This is great! You need a nice sink for your workroom.
It’s a twofer! It doesn’t just provide a view, it also provides much needed natural light for whatever is being cleaned/stripped.
I cannot stand to work at a sink that faces a wall. My first apartment had a sink that faced a wall. When I was looking for a house my first criteria was a window over the sink. I pretty much got everything on my list except for a fireplace.
I think that huge mirror is a fabulous solution. It bounces light around the room and gives the impression of a large, expansive window over the sink. It will be easier to clean than tile since there are no grout lines. Just run a bead of silicone along the back and back to seal it.
BTW I envy you that sink the way you coveted the green one. I have been looking for a kitchen sink with a a drainboard on both sides. either double sink or single big one, didn’t matter. But I wanted porcelain on cast iron, not ceramic. Unfortunately the only ones I could find were stainless steel and I hate stainless steel.
I may have to drive to Kansas to take a tour of your house, then slip that sink into my purse when no one is looking.
We have a similar sink except it has one large basin. We just had our kitchen remodeled and while I had asked for a lot of items to be reused (trim, wainscoting, etc.) the contractor didn’t listen and we lost most of it. The sink was saved because my husband was home and remarked on reusing it.
The stonework is also remarkable and handsome–chateauesque (dungeon part).
There’s an incredible series of YouTube vlogs by a couple of Belgian guys– Les Jérômes.–who bought a nineteenth century maison de maître called le château d’Olly in the Ardennes. Mostly in French but with English subtitles. Self-taught stone and brickworkers, salvaging and re-using everything possible.
Click on Les Jérômes. Attention! Major rabbit hole! Almost as good as finding and binging on Restoring Ross for the first time!
Ooo, thanks. I am in withdrawal as Peacock doesn’t seem to be airing any more of Escape to the Chateau or Chateau DIY.
Love it! 🙂
We once owned a 1920s bungalow that we converted to a commercial space; it had a sink very similar to yours, except that the back was about 14″ to 16″ tall and the faucet mounted to it. Both the sink and the faucet were in mint condition, and I stored it in the basement of the building with plans to use it in our house when we were ready to restore our kitchen. That never happened; a serial arsonist set fire to our building one night and the rear of the structure collapsed into the basement, burying everything stored in it. When they were demolishing the building I hoped that the sink might have survived, but the brick chimney had fallen on it, breaking both drainboards off of the sink…
So great! My grandparents left a similar sink in their house that we are getting ready to gut. I have plans to reinstall it in the new mudroom. It’s circa 1950s I think and is on top of a metal cabinet. I plan to have it re-surfaced by a professional. It is the single most exciting thing about the 1960s home. Yay for sink love!
Smart! Easy installation and maintenance (less grout), added brightness and visually opens up the room (reflects light and images, which also allows you to see the other side (side facing the mirror) of items that you need to clean). The house is able to communicate with you and you are very receptive to it. Hooray!