Choices: A Bathroom Sink
Friday, May 6th, 2005
When we started planning the new bathroom, we inevitably came to choosing a sink. We quickly remembered two years ago, when we were camping at Starved Rock State Park, in Utica, IL. In Utica is a small pottery studio, Clark Street Studio & Pottery. We loved their work and watched as the owner was making a basin for a client.
He explained that they had just started making them as custom orders for a few clients. We were super impressed, loved the idea and filed it away for “someday if we live in Illinois and have a house and are redoing the bathroom”.
Well, it just so happened that we now live in Illinois, have a house and are redoing the bathroom. So, I looked up their phone number online to make sure they were still around and were still making the basins. Sure enough. So, on a Sunday afternoon, we drove an hour south to Utica to see about having one made.
Not planning to do anything but visit, inquire and hopefully order one, we were thrilled to find that they had a few already made that were available for purchase. We chose the one pictured and were excited to have purchased the first piece of our bathroom.
We can’t wait to get the vanity built and the plumbing installed so we can see how it’s going to turn out. It will be different from a “normal” bathroom sink, but I think that it will be a welcome departure from normal.
Because of limited storage space in the bathroom, a pedestal sink wasn’t an option. It had to be a full vanity, so we decided to build the vanity ourselves, put the bowl on top of the vanity (more on the vanity top later) and then have a wall-mounted faucet (more on that later, too!). Note: the table the basin in sitting on in the photos is not the vanity. It is just a small oak table.
Pros:
- Gorgeous
- one-of-a-kind
- handmade
- deep
- unique
Cons:
- No overflow protection
- unusual
- high sides
- requires a lower counter-top
- requires a special faucet (either wall-mount or high faucet and handles)
