Fresh Idea: Accent Color Brightens Up the Sink
See how a wall-mounted sink offers an opportunity for an unexpected shot of color
Are you looking for a clever way to add an accent color to your bathroom? Think about painting the outside of a wall-mounted sink. You've probably seen painting applied to the outside of clawfoot bathtubs; simply apply this idea to the sink. It will give a vintage or vintage-style sink a fresh, updated look. Three Houzz users let us know how they accomplished this look.
In this case, the clawfoot bathtub and the vintage-style sink match. Their bright color enlivens this otherwise subdued bathroom.
"The decision was made by the architect to bring an accent color to complement the white wainscoting and floor tile,” says John Hanson, the principal contractor on this project. "We painted the sink and tub with a semigloss alkyd oil-based paint."
"The decision was made by the architect to bring an accent color to complement the white wainscoting and floor tile,” says John Hanson, the principal contractor on this project. "We painted the sink and tub with a semigloss alkyd oil-based paint."
Houzz user Allison Bloch had her Brockway sink's basin bottom painted a bold and beautiful blue. "I saw the idea for this sink in a PB Kids catalog," she says. "Originally I wanted to put it in my kids Jack-and-Jill bathroom, which had white subway tile, randomly interspersed with blue subway tiles. I tried to match the sink color as closely as I could to the tiles."
"The bottom of the sink was originally rough and black and I had no intentions of leaving it that way," she explains. After spending a lot of time on internet forums about painting cast-iron fixtures, she realized a DIY project that involved a lot of chemicals was not a good choice for a pregnant woman. "It was so much easier to take it to a local auto body shop (Branning's in Princeton, NJ). Plus, the guys there were happy to have something different to do that day." The paint job cost $300.
Due to an unexpected issue, the sink could not be plumbed in the Jack-and-Jill bath it had been painted to match. "The sink ended up in the playroom bathroom, which is fine," she says. "It still gets a lot of use, and every mom who sees it loves it; I love the idea of a trough sink being shared by multiple kids at the same time."
"The bottom of the sink was originally rough and black and I had no intentions of leaving it that way," she explains. After spending a lot of time on internet forums about painting cast-iron fixtures, she realized a DIY project that involved a lot of chemicals was not a good choice for a pregnant woman. "It was so much easier to take it to a local auto body shop (Branning's in Princeton, NJ). Plus, the guys there were happy to have something different to do that day." The paint job cost $300.
Due to an unexpected issue, the sink could not be plumbed in the Jack-and-Jill bath it had been painted to match. "The sink ended up in the playroom bathroom, which is fine," she says. "It still gets a lot of use, and every mom who sees it loves it; I love the idea of a trough sink being shared by multiple kids at the same time."
Kohler Brockway Wash Utility Sink
This is the Kohler Brockway Sink, seen in the previous photo. It comes in this three-faucet model and a smaller two-faucet model. The bottom of the basin does look great in its original black, but choosing a fun, bright color can make yours stand out.
Tell us: Have you ever painted a bath or kitchen fixture?
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Tell us: Have you ever painted a bath or kitchen fixture?
More:
How to Make the Most of a Clawfoot Tub
2012 Color Trends: Touch of Green for Kitchen and Bath
Dare to Add Color to the Bathroom
Consider a Salvaged Sink
"If my memory serves me correctly, the inspiration for the sink came from the client who had seen something similar in a magazine," says Brad Hayes, the principal contractor on this project. "We powder coated the base green to make it more visually pleasing."