Many of you have marvelled at pictures of our beautiful red sink in our adorable retro tiny bathroom. It is complete awesomeness. Some of you have wondered how we chose a red sink. When we created the design, we had no idea about the interior design as far as colors and materials. We were confident of the overall layout, but picking colors and decorating a home is not our strength.
We had always loved retro styles, especially the black and white checkered floor. As we talked with our builder we decided to go for it. We wanted a splash of color, so we added red moulding. We were happy with that and didn’t give it another thought.
Our builder discovered an amazing woman who worked in custom cabinetry, who also happened to be gifted as an interior designer. She was great at choosing materials and colors. She had mentioned that although she was experienced in cabinetry, she could not just stop at cabinets and that she saw the whole house. We were thrilled to have her expertise.
She sent us some 3D blueprints for our home which made things come to life. We had chosen to put our washer and dryer in our bathroom to give us more room in the living room and kitchen area. Her blueprints suggested a red washer and dryer. We loved it, and proceeded to search for the red stackable washer/dryer set. Although stores had advertised them in red, we soon discovered they had been discontinued. By that time we had our hearts set on red. Now we had to go back to plain white or stainless. We were so disappointed.
What else could we do to add some more red without being overpowering? As we were choosing our sink, I saw many red one’s, but they were very expensive and we wanted to stay in our budget. Our interior designer called us with the great news that she had found our red sink. It was on Craig’s List for a very reasonable price. It was 40 years old and in pretty bad shape. It was definitely a conversation piece. Should we go with it in the shape it was in or would it be better to have it reglazed? Since we had all new fixtures in our bathroom, we chose to have it reglazed. This meant we would not have if when we moved in. We were okay with that since we were so close to our kitchen sink.
We couldn’t wait for it to come. We were not disappointed as it looks so awesome. Just what we needed to pull the whole bathroom together. It definitely is a conversation piece.
Do you have something a little bold that you want to try out in your house. Are you scared to do it in case it lowers the resale value? We held off doing things in our previous house, because we were scared about what others would think. Would we be able to sell it? Sometimes, we put off enjoying things in life by looking too far in the future. My opinion is to live a little, choose what you love now. What is your red sink?
Enjoy life,
The Pabst Empty Nest
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