When I was planning the renovations here at BannockBurn 1878 I knew I wanted to incorporate some vintage pieces. The house seemed to beg for it! So… many year…

My lovely newly refinished sink. I’ve been procrastinating this kitchen sink refinish for about a year because I knew it would be a bigger project than intended… as usual. So when the tailpipe connected to the sink strainer came loose and flooded my kitchen floor , it went to top of my to-do list. The... View Post

Have you ever thought of where to place your cast iron sink in? Nate built us a little shelf for the sink from the 1930’s wood that we salvaged from the ceiling walls in our cottage. He would still need to tweak it a bit later as some of the wood has been warped over the years. We still may need to build on to the shelf by adding cabinets or put a curtain around it or something because it’s all just open right now. It was so creative to be able to build our own little shelf!

Dry fitting our antique cast iron sink for the first time in our handmade kitchen was such a surprise and very exciting!

We can finally see the finish line on our kitchen renovation! Today I'd like to show you how to refinish a cast iron sink for about $30!

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About this item Similar to the beautiful rectangular sinks of yesteryear, this American farmhouse classic is designed to resemble the cast iron sinks often found in kitchens of the 1920s Can be mounted to the wall or in a cabinet or vanity Includes wall mounted brackets › See more product details

We have posted a few blogs and videos about our antique cast iron sink, but it was not completely set up yet. So at this point in our renovation journey, we were finally getting it set up. It’s quite heavy and I tried to lift it and help Nate with it and that just did not happen unfortunately.

Read this before you renovate!