I'd buy a pull-down faucet for around $100 and switch it out myself. When moving, swap the old one back in and donate your faucet to ReStore.

lol.. I am too cheap for that! heh.. we are only like 2 months away from being finished, so just holding out, but at least I get to whine on here :P

I saw my Kitchenaid mixer the other day in storage.. had to say hello to it and promise I would give it some flour soon!.. lol

R

Oh so the pain is short term, which is good!

Oh yes.. the new sink will be a 30" farm sink .. hrm. let's see.. this one:

(the kids were already part of the deal.. heh)

And the faucet will be a Giagni:

The counter space will be a llllooooottt more :P

R

Russ which farm sink is that?

Got it off of Signature Hardware, made in Turkey I think. Here's the link:

Pretty dang solid too.

Farmhouse Sink 30"

Love your sink and faucet!

You will have to post a cameo shot of that sink and faucet together when installed. I bet they'll look gorgeous together.

Yes, we lived in our house during our kitchen remodel and I definitely missed the kitchen sink the most.

That is not a bad idea at all, thanks!

R

Is that a huge a$$ spider in the background??

lol! McDonalds toy .. but yes ;)

R

HaHa, I would have said, "Yes, kids' pet tarantula. He was included in the deal, too." ;)

I like those swivel faucet things but in my experience they don't last long--probably just long enough to get you into the new kitchen.

Russ, I have really, really hard water where I live. Can't afford a water softener atm. I was about to throw out my trusty veggie steamer that I use daily because the calcium deposits were so bad. Ditto on my Chefmate melamine mixing bowls. Then I got a tip over on the manufactured homes forum. You can use CLR (calcium, lime, rust) to scrub off the icky stuff. It's about $6.99 at the grocery store, but the dollar store has a version that I've found works just as well. Another dollar store find is called, The Works. They make a toilet bowl cleaner that is the best I have ever used. It's great for hard water deposits in the toilet. Their tub & tile cleaner also works well on the calcium deposits on dishes and metal stuff. The metal cylinder in my steamer, the thing that heats up to produce the steam, was so covered in calcium that it was taking almost twice as long to steam my veggies! I poured some CLR on it, let it soak overnight, then scrubbed it with an SOS pad. It came almost 100% clean! I use it sparingly and rinse, rinse, rinse with hot water. It might be worth $1 to see if it will save your dinnerware and plastic bowls.

I'd love to see a pic of one of your kiddos IN the sink! :-)

lol! Well, we have to meet the cabinet people at 3pm tomorrow and I have to take them the sink so.. won't be able to take pictures.. too dadgum heavy to pack and unpack with my feet messed up atm (had surgery on them last November and still recuperating.. heh).. but, I will try and convince them after we get it installed? lol

Don't hold your breathe ;)

I will try that. I heard CLR was good, and it will be used on things other than the cheapo plastic bowls. We will see how it does, TYVM!

Russ