Vanity/Sink Options

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtI6eueBzshQs6R5lIfxJqKHISSKh88kJ_8g9PKmtH65JGGWckqZiHtJJZp_weqXhpD_G3ArBbnU0Cw2jQzAj0LJdw1rrqw3_Puhh3mLomI_OQAWWZJ1yxLF004eGda-kuzRr5yBeGL0w/s1600/Decorpad+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtI6eueBzshQs6R5lIfxJqKHISSKh88kJ_8g9PKmtH65JGGWckqZiHtJJZp_weqXhpD_G3ArBbnU0Cw2jQzAj0LJdw1rrqw3_Puhh3mLomI_OQAWWZJ1yxLF004eGda-kuzRr5yBeGL0w/s400/Decorpad+4.jpg" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/206813807858558784/">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First, blogging friend and Urban Cottage supporter Tricia Rose from <a href="http://roughlinen.com/">Rough Linen</a> has received some wonderful news.  She's been nominated as a finalist in Martha Stewart's "American Made" contest!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Martha Stewart!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you don't know Tricia already, she makes/sews the most beautiful linen products you've ever seen and she could use your support.  This is a great opportunity to support a small business without having to spend a dime, although you might find something pretty to buy too!  Please take moment to <a href="http://americanmade.marthastewart.com/profiles/tricia-rose-1913">learn more about Tricia and show your support by voting</a>.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Go on.  I'll wait right here for you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oeleWW1xcACjPBWo8WN3ivz6kVCcJv7ZnlFgzvQfHdvbJj2Ck88R6bUuYAMJ9IXCo_w7OcOUWuAsfx6-j_CDvNb587txIsH__npTiUgLPiJXHSHGHmhd52oxwYQOcl-bRflCuXrjSv8/s1600/alex-bates-bathroom-old-photos-cl0610.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oeleWW1xcACjPBWo8WN3ivz6kVCcJv7ZnlFgzvQfHdvbJj2Ck88R6bUuYAMJ9IXCo_w7OcOUWuAsfx6-j_CDvNb587txIsH__npTiUgLPiJXHSHGHmhd52oxwYQOcl-bRflCuXrjSv8/s400/alex-bates-bathroom-old-photos-cl0610.jpeg" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tokyojinja.com/2011/04/04/reimagining-the-interiors-of-33-surf-avenue/">via Tokyo Jinga</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank you for supporting Tricia!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back to the bathroom.  Someone asked me if I would be doing a period bathroom for the downstairs/guest room.  And that's my difficulty with it.  The house was built in 1842 so a period bathroom would look a little something like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2H0wLUTmd2HHavIAKYKnCz4o1Jrdakq0RgmoSkBC9oExiKKfZGSbPGwcgNDQO5AFTDzb4uhuPGCBpX22lrE-TsepKRnNvpga5Wyg8mqadMbppI8c_JsVUAJP9utXda3cFHnuGwk3wF0/s1600/outhouse7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2H0wLUTmd2HHavIAKYKnCz4o1Jrdakq0RgmoSkBC9oExiKKfZGSbPGwcgNDQO5AFTDzb4uhuPGCBpX22lrE-TsepKRnNvpga5Wyg8mqadMbppI8c_JsVUAJP9utXda3cFHnuGwk3wF0/s400/outhouse7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This might be a little too rustic so I'm looking for something a little more timeless.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqf9tTjj6SypvB_HlNYoJPiCSZCen_70fxhXJsNMp6GpMKWLDFy-7XDMgkBsHxwFVFATKIJ4EDVZJ51pZyuUjXVvu8qPE1pKT7KZ092bVyMgIzcZ8RA4KRSbf7mIEvezKZc8TGzvfaOr4/s1600/mount-033.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqf9tTjj6SypvB_HlNYoJPiCSZCen_70fxhXJsNMp6GpMKWLDFy-7XDMgkBsHxwFVFATKIJ4EDVZJ51pZyuUjXVvu8qPE1pKT7KZ092bVyMgIzcZ8RA4KRSbf7mIEvezKZc8TGzvfaOr4/s640/mount-033.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo courtesy of Donna Seger, Streets of Salem</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I've always felt a console sink would be a perfect timeless choice and I was happy to see </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Edith Wharton's home built in 1905 in <a href="http://streetsofsalem.com/2012/08/22/road-trip-part-three-pilgrimage-to-the-mount/">a recent blog post by local historian Donna Seger</a>.   A console sink does eliminate the opportunity to incorporate some storage but it also maximizes visual space in a small bathroom.  But in a way, I feel it's a cop out.  I'd much rather have the challenge of finding something unique to repurpose.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrOhepv9mnaTJrOiFZ_yxsLbUNWOLmwkIfbR1rA04dULzkDyMiZeXYFGA4anoPmlJ0bksj1dKKvIuX6B3oT2jfe3bSFMKUj36hMZ2rlFtE5ll1uXkLGvlmC647UwI0tANUZXwgTxY4qE/s1600/Picture+16.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixrOhepv9mnaTJrOiFZ_yxsLbUNWOLmwkIfbR1rA04dULzkDyMiZeXYFGA4anoPmlJ0bksj1dKKvIuX6B3oT2jfe3bSFMKUj36hMZ2rlFtE5ll1uXkLGvlmC647UwI0tANUZXwgTxY4qE/s400/Picture+16.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One major limitation I have is space.  In the architect's plan, they've placed a 30-inch sink.  It appears like I might have a tiny bit of leeway but not much as all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3Qc2mixefTNN8V9-1Y2aL1MP-Y2h5w5Hgr9QquFttSOVxs7evbTGH4zKCV7e67sAvHfaMucUPZQjpKAx3TMc6f0fi0Q2lVUfE4kg9KWcNHetYtGqghoT_nIP24Lz1yVfB1R91QWF5rw/s1600/206813807857978445.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq3Qc2mixefTNN8V9-1Y2aL1MP-Y2h5w5Hgr9QquFttSOVxs7evbTGH4zKCV7e67sAvHfaMucUPZQjpKAx3TMc6f0fi0Q2lVUfE4kg9KWcNHetYtGqghoT_nIP24Lz1yVfB1R91QWF5rw/s400/206813807857978445.jpeg" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/206813807857978445/">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My biggest complaint about bathroom sinks is they tend to be too small.  They're fine for rinsing your fingers but try to wash your face and you've usually got a counter floating with water.  Don't you?  Maybe I just have a bog head.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I do love this old chest with what looks like a chunky square basin.  I also the wall mounted fixtures on the marble tiled wall.  But vessel sinks seem to come with higher maintenance.  How do you clean behind it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvuC2WJ3fq8FAIHpeFmug40OrH43K85__ayWc_Gp_5s3xEwHYb6uvgzoAIlPI2eSzESvrBVTLsmnfNcz3ppYFx3LCJpVac2X6LLiqZZEI92HdW6J7Q_wx6EKPKgConV_kNIddIJ-5F7o/s1600/206813807858838480.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfvuC2WJ3fq8FAIHpeFmug40OrH43K85__ayWc_Gp_5s3xEwHYb6uvgzoAIlPI2eSzESvrBVTLsmnfNcz3ppYFx3LCJpVac2X6LLiqZZEI92HdW6J7Q_wx6EKPKgConV_kNIddIJ-5F7o/s400/206813807858838480.jpeg" width="274" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/206813807858838480/">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's another handsome bathroom with a vibe that fits my house but no storage underneath.  I don't mind the exposed plumbing at all.  If this had a lower shelf, a few basket could provide additional storage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSH-QX4RmIy92JzTVWsKnA9DKNzjxLGpW4ezu_00SnRgsTeh6FbmpGaiijpGisGZpmtCXZv3nzWwi8vELsK5zML70ZPeYWjqXzQwwOAMAA6Dt9MVEholYidN98Tu41QPlzIEVy6tueCGk/s1600/169.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSH-QX4RmIy92JzTVWsKnA9DKNzjxLGpW4ezu_00SnRgsTeh6FbmpGaiijpGisGZpmtCXZv3nzWwi8vELsK5zML70ZPeYWjqXzQwwOAMAA6Dt9MVEholYidN98Tu41QPlzIEVy6tueCGk/s400/169.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This has long been a favorite of mine since I saw it in--was it Country Living?  Rustic meets modern and little shelf below for storage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWciPpnePZE-CnQUfbbehoS3tup4SFGT2tTU__n74B4Mib35QEHatsdpS3xEeUvR_0_n5oLGS-B63vpOfvCQ9FE3fFgRdH_6m6NLrvMcXgRxrUUgiDXcuxf6p9w2-tyckG-LI2tgiSwU/s1600/void%5B0%5D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWciPpnePZE-CnQUfbbehoS3tup4SFGT2tTU__n74B4Mib35QEHatsdpS3xEeUvR_0_n5oLGS-B63vpOfvCQ9FE3fFgRdH_6m6NLrvMcXgRxrUUgiDXcuxf6p9w2-tyckG-LI2tgiSwU/s400/void%5B0%5D.jpeg" width="265" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/206813807857661491/">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one's perhaps a tad too country but, again, I love the juxtaposition of the old chest and modern sink basin.  And it looks like a nice large one too.   And a little closed storage too.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A big sink in a small space sacrifices counter space... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkY_ITVlw8_T7COlTZZe5subBvRKVUosoxPog_-sF9gzyKqQeHmUjVN3acbMNKX1BYf1ldIPkGLcV6QZbtsTc1oYPDjD7pzmjdEak9QNOoNyocW8IUYZMeujoEeDSAg2hZoJSp3KaGISU/s1600/Love+display+in+the+bathroom.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkY_ITVlw8_T7COlTZZe5subBvRKVUosoxPog_-sF9gzyKqQeHmUjVN3acbMNKX1BYf1ldIPkGLcV6QZbtsTc1oYPDjD7pzmjdEak9QNOoNyocW8IUYZMeujoEeDSAg2hZoJSp3KaGISU/s400/Love+display+in+the+bathroom.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/17029304810704414/">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...but maybe an adjacent built-in would provide a place for guests' toiletries...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGLvHpfVK7Lzu1SjJfBzqYSBpF12bOkRhyXvpkVzhce9c_OkOCaAk9sWWJ-cYHMaHxkXRDLwXGyEaFJKykjmNnTbru_1P8ByRQAvPirI8yCXhOQr2uRACT0Cerq2GUvgz4CiawM3kaOQ/s1600/search.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGLvHpfVK7Lzu1SjJfBzqYSBpF12bOkRhyXvpkVzhce9c_OkOCaAk9sWWJ-cYHMaHxkXRDLwXGyEaFJKykjmNnTbru_1P8ByRQAvPirI8yCXhOQr2uRACT0Cerq2GUvgz4CiawM3kaOQ/s400/search.jpeg" width="335" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/206813807858578536/">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">..or perhaps a little narrow shelf above the sink for a few special soaps and toiletries</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for a guest to pamper themselves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I have my mission.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm off to look for sink solutions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thanks to Camille whose <a href="http://pinterest.com/vintiqueobject/bathroom/">bathroom Pinterest board</a> I totally raided for inspiration.  I love your taste!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Vanity/Sink Options

via First, blogging friend and Urban Cottage supporter Tricia Rose from Rough Linen has received some wonderful news.  She's been nomin...

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