How can we make this sink work in our bathroom?

15 years ago

We recently redid our tiny half-bath, and I like the way everything looks except the sink. It's a basic pedestal sink from Lowe's, and we replaced a (very pink) pedestal sink, so the hook-ups were already there. But when my husband and his dad went to install the new sink and pedestal, it was several inches shorter than the other sink had been. We didn't want to have to get someone to re-do all the hookups, and plus the sink would seem really short to us, so my father-in-law who's pretty handy made a wood block to fit between the pedestal and the sink, and painted an aluminum strip to go around it and hopefully blend in with the sink. The paint chip matched the sink exactly, but it came out much whiter. Should we keep trying with a different paint color, or is there some other way to solve this dilemma? I don't really want to get a new sink because I like this one. I would have thought sinks would all be one height.

Here's a couple of pictures. The lighting makes the colors look strange though - the sink and toilet really are white, and the walls are tan. For some reason they all look sort of pink in the picture. The aluminum strip isn't as obvious as it looks in the picture - people we've showed the bathroom to haven't noticed until I pointed it out. But it still bothers me!

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monicakm_gw
15 years ago
I understand flash photography and how it accentuates everything you don't want it to, not to mention the color shift, so, having said that AND having a "noticer" on steroids, I'd do one of two things. Leave it alone. You'll stop seeing it after awhile and I'm almost certain no one else sees it. Or, keep trying with the paint. I looked and looked at the picture, knowing something bothered you about the sink but didn't read what it was till after I tried to find it. If I even saw it I'm sure I thought it was a reflection from the flash :)
Monica
User
15 years ago
Maybe they come in different heights and you can exchange it. I'm so not the plumber, but it seems like there would be some kind of piping that allows for this sort of thing. I can't imagine that everything would have to be raised just because the sink is higher. You may want to call a real hardware store and ask if they have a suggestion.
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emily928
Original Author
15 years ago
We were considering exchanging the sink but we like it, and it was like half the price of the Kohler Memoirs, which was the only other one I liked at Lowes. As far as the piping, it pretty much has to be the same height as the old sink or it won't fit - and since the new sink is shorter, everything would show. I guess the "real" fix would be to get the piping redone, but then we'd have to have the holes re-drywalled which I'm sure wouldn't be easy. Plus then the sink would feel pretty short.
User
15 years ago
How about making it an accent instead of trying to blend it in? Your faucets appear to ORB. You can purchase metallic paint to match at a craft store - it looks great and is really tough stuff. It could dress up your sink a little.
emily928
Original Author
15 years ago
I like that idea! Work with the contrast instead of fighting it...I will have to play around with that.