Modernizing an old, deep white porcelain double sink in good shape

Go to the HOUZZ web site and type in antique kitchen sink in the search engine.  You will find what you are looking for.

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in Bath & Kitchen 12 years and 1 month ago

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jeanmarine2 | 12 years and 1 month ago

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Any suggestions for whether and how to keep an old-line, heavy, white porcelain double sink, in great shape, that’s one of those with a metal cover that slides across from one side to the other, and is particularly deep on the left side and less deep but still very adequate on the other, and is really heavy?  It’s resting on an older metal under-sink cabinet and I don’t know if it’s too heavy to rest on wooden cabinets or if we should keep the sink/metal cabinet unit and modernize around it – or just let the sink go.  I am adding a kitchen back to a brownstone and want stainless steel appliances, probably cream or white cabinets and a modern decor that respects the traditional brownstone details and has a bit of a “country kitchen” aspect to it – in other words, eclectic, and on a budget.  I love the old huge white sink but am not seeing how it will fit into this modern kitchen.  One person suggested getting a higher end stainless steel faucet to modernize the sink.  Any other suggestions?  I’d love to hear from others who have figured out how to keep an antique and still end up with a nice design, or who have let the old sink go to make the design work better.  Thoughts?

Rick | 12 years and 1 month ago

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If you’re modernizing the kitchen I don’t see how the sink will work for you. I would think you would want a stone top with a stainless steel drop in sink. Far better use of space. The old farm sinks are stand alone items. I have one in my house, but I went with the vintage look with all antique appilances. It’s very retro and far from mordern.

happycats | 12 years and 1 month ago

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Hi. I have the same type of porcelain sink that you have, but the metal cabinet underneath is all rusty and disgusting. I need to fix my floor at some point and I asked the handy man of my building if it could hold up without a base. He said no, and that it would be too heavy and could fall. So if your metal cabinets are in good shape I might say use what you have but if they are not in good condition you could always get a wood one made, but the sink definetly needs something underneath to hold it up.  But if you ever decide that you want to sell the underneath metal cabinet let me know.  And yes replacing a faucet is a good idea. It was nothing fancy but it needed to be replaced. I got a low lead faucet online by Moen.