What is the best way to change the color of my kitchen sink?
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Comments (23)I'm glad you included photos of the adjoining rooms. You have a lovely home with lots of character. I love the arched doorways & that pretty hallway. With the interest of your adjoining rooms & your dark wood floors, I think you can pull off all white cabinets, a white island & white countertops. Add glass uppers as suggested above and a new backsplash. The wetbar appears to be separated from the kitchen? If yes, I'd consider something totally different with the wetbar - not sure what. A countertop microwave wouldn't bother me & you have a nice corner for it. I have white perimeter countertops & white cabinets. I don't find that it's too much white with accessories & backsplash. I have a second larger white island that separates the kitchen from the family room (you have your wood table & chairs). Even though it has more detailed moldings & a beautiful dark walnut top, I much prefer the look of the white top on the other island. That was a total surprise to me because I put a lot of thought into the design of the wood topped island. Are you planning to add a hood above your cooktop? I am also a big fan of the "weird tiny windows." You've got a great space for your dream white kitchen....See MoreWhat's the best way to put a prep sink in a wood island top?
Comments (7)I have my main sink on my plank, maple wood island and I've had no issues. I have an under mount, farm sink which was sealed with silicon between the sink and where it mets the wood. The wood was treated with Watco Butch Block Oil and Finish which I done once since they counters were installed. I do use Butcher Block mineral oil conditioner on it every few weeks, when the water stops beading on top of the wood, I know it's time for another application. I actually prefer the mineral oil to the Watco product which can leave streaky marks on the wood if you don't apply it just right. I apply more of the oil around the sink and under the lip and I'm careful to wipe around the sink after I use it. I do have four children who have friends over all the time, so glasses get sat on the wood and the sink gets used by people who aren't as careful and I've gotten some water marks on it, but they have all come up rather easily with a bit of mineral oil or furniture polish. I wipe it down after I clean the kitchen with either Method or Pledge furniture polish. When we are cooking the wood island is our main prep area and it can get covered with water and other liquids, I don't rush to clean it up until I'm ready to clean. The first few weeks of owning the wood was stressful, but now I've lightened up and we use it frequently for parties. I do put out coasters but they aren't always used. The worst thing that has happened to the wood are a few little ding marks from opening bottles or cans. I really like the wood, and if I were to do another kitchen, I would go with it again....See Morewhat is the best way to attach a garden hose to an apt kitchen sink?
Comments (9)Unscrew the aerator on the faucet and take it to the store to find something with the same threading and depth. Most of all the depth, for a while it was on by about 1/2 a thread and could pop off if I looked at it cross eyed. The other side needs to be hose thread but that's easy. I've bought some that didn't work so the one I've got is treasured! The ones that didn't work looked like the one posted earlier but that's my faucets, yours may be different. This works well for my purposes, washing dogs in warm water outside once a month and changing 90 gallons of water in my aquarium weekly. I don't dare shut the water in the hose off but suspect I'm being cowardly more than it's a potential disaster. The aerator hasn't gotten damaged in 18 years with only 2 faucets. I've no experience with quick connects used for dishwashers and such....See MoreKevin Neal
2 years ago
PROJoseph Corlett, LLC
2 years ago"If you change the sink you will have to find one that is exactly the same size as what is there now so the cutout in the granite counter will still match. Otherwise you will be getting new counters too."
Attempting to find a sink that's exactly the same size is a fool's errand, particularly if the bowls aren't exactly the same size. My company removes sinks, enlarges cutouts, profiles and polishes the new cutout, and undermounts a new sink without mess or dust. No need for new countertops or for the existing tops to be raised or removed.
The spray-on epoxies don't last much more than a month and usually start to delaminate at the drain flange.
The sink doesn't have to match the cutout perfectly to look acceptable:
The corners in the new black composite don't match the cutout radii and the reveals are off a tad. Big deal.
Kevin, post a picture of your sink taken back far enough that I can see the countertops on each side and the drawer and include the cutout dimensions please.Kevin Neal thanked Joseph Corlett, LLC
PROPatricia Colwell Consulting
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoKevin Neal thanked Patricia Colwell ConsultingUser
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
2 years agoKevin:
You don't necessarily have to change your cutout to change that sink. Disconnect the plumbing, remove any mechanical clips, drive a stiff scraper between the sink flange and the stone bottom and drop the sink. Take the sink out the front of the cabinet.
Install a couple Sink Straps from Regent Stone Products, then undermount a Kohler 3821-1-NA.
Here's your job with the cutout change and a low divide Kohler:
Kevin Neal thanked Joseph Corlett, LLC User
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoKevin Neal
2 years agoOk, thanks everybody for your input. My wife doesn't want a stainless sink. She would rather have a black one so I found this Kohler double bowl sink that looks like it will work. Any thoughts?
julieste
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