bathroom special: gorgeous sink on a bekvam
thought of doing a bathroom day! so i'll be posting two hacks for the busiest room in the house. the first is from karen in san francisco who madeover her bathroom and hacked this cute sink. the second one will be posted later today.
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"we redid our entire bathroom, and in the process, wanted to get a bowl sink on top of a dark wood table. the table we wanted was $900!!! so i decided to make my own.
i bought the bekvam kitchen cart for $49.99. before assembling, i cut the hole in the top with a sabre saw per the sink installation instructions. i wasn't going to put the wheels on, and i sawed off the back two legs so they would be the same length as the now non-wheelies ones. i stained all of the parts with a dark walnut stain.
when dry, i assembled the table without the middle shelf. i put 3 coats of clear satin waterproof stain on it since it's in a high moisture area. i put the sink on top, caulked around it, attached a drain pipe, and had a plumber install wall faucets. groovy! and a heckluva lot cheaper than $900!
the sink and faucet are from Expo Home Design Center."
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13 comments:
Very nice!
That is pretty much awesome! I love it and the fact that it was $50 instead of $900!
I've done something similar with a bar stool in a small bathroom. The rungs from the stool make for a built in towel bar.
beautiful!
looks great. i guess when you walk in you don't notice that drain pipe as much, that's the only thing that really bothers me about this. is there a more aesthetically pleasing option for this drain pipe?
Hey eight double, it's true about the drain pipe in these photos- but when you are walking around you don't really notice it, since it's down low. I don't know what another option would be.
that's genius. i got my bekvam used for $15 on CL, so there's one way to do this even cheaper.
Supercool.
In response to the drainpipe, there are several different types of decorative traops that could be installed. They can be pretty pricey as well.
What brand sink did you use?
very nice!
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This is a wonderful idea, and will fit perfectly in our bathroom re-do. So glad I happened upon this site.
you could probably install a rung just below the counter top and hang a towel there, thus hiding the drain pipe that way! cheaper than custom or fancy pipes!
Yea, that is beautiful. I really do like that. Stylish and simple.
10/10!
Claire
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