Sink It

Our downstairs bathroom has a perfectly fine vanity, the typical run of the mill ones you can find at Home Depot or Lowes.   We are indifferent to it.   While standing at it a few weeks ago I had an epiphany.  Back in the fall around the same time we moved into our new house Nick's sister got a new house as well.  Their house had an original farmhouse double sink with porcelain legs from 1938.   Due to the renovations they needed to make to their house it no longer fit in their kitchen.   As I stood at my bathroom sink I realized that the farmhouse sink would fit perfectly there!  Luckily, Nick loved the idea and his sister let us take the sink.   Having such a big double sink will be great to have in that bathroom since it's off of the mud/laundry room, making it convenient for hand washing and soaking clothes.  

It was pretty dirty from years of grime and from sitting out side for a few months.  

First I used some dish soap knowing that it wouldn't be too abrasive,  it helped clean up a lot of the sink but couldn't get rid of some of the really deep and hardened dirt.   I searched online for a few different homemade cleaners that I could make up with what I had in the house.   I found one that used equal parts cream of tartar and lemon juice, making a paste.  It worked fantastic!  It cut through the dirt so well and helped the sink sparkle!  Definitely a solution I will be trying again!   Once it was cleaned I realized the corners and lines around the sink match our vintage porcelain tub in the downstairs bathroom.  It's like the two were meant to be together!

There are still a few rust spots that I'm going to try to patch since they aren't close to the drain.   We thought about re-glazing but the rest of the sink looks so great I'm not sure if its worth it.   Next up I have to finish cleaning the legs and get it prepped to install in the bathroom.