If you like it, keep it. If not, sell it. Someone would love to have that sink!!

If you love it, keep it and play up its vintage charm. I had a pink and red kitchen in the '50s and I loved it! Otherwise sell or donate the sink; someone NEEDS it!

Done right, it could be the highlight of your kitchen.

It depends n the style you're going for. I think it's great!

Keep it only if it is something you would seek out to buy if you did not have it already. Often old sinks had an original finish which is worn off and easily stained.

I most definitely would not ditch it or trash it. I'm a fairly rabid design/architecture enthusiast. Would I normally seek out a pink sink? No. However this other house I just bought in Burbank has pink formica along with this swell sink. So I need to remodel the galley kitchen and rid it of the horrendous cabinets and formica but I thought I'd remodel retro modern around the sink.

and for me it's not about whether or not I like as something, I like a ton of stuff, design wise... it's a matter of it working. When I lived in a craftsman house, I had craftsman design. This house was built in 1946 ... so I'm trying to figure out what to do. Thanks everyone! I'm keeping it! I might even buy a pink stove from the Big Chill.

Well the house might have been built in 1946 but that is not the original sink. The pink sink is likely from a late 50's or early 60's remodel, that may or may not have been appropriate to your home when it was installed.

If pink doesn't fit with your new plan I wouldn't give it another thought about providing it a new home. A white sink, likely a large one like the ones I have posted below, would have been used in the original home. If you're looking to have a sink that is 'correct' for the home, you'll have to find one of these.

Exactly, Beverly! That's why I'm trying to figure out what to do. Definitely not original. All those pastels were '50s. I'm really torn...

Nothing to be confuse about..............sell the pink sink. I don't think you're forced to use a period appropriate sink. If you head down that road, everything will be in a pantry instead of cabinets.

ha ha, pantry... right. not confused. just a bit torn. my daughter loves pink so i considered remodeling in a 50s pink atomic star sort of way OR a remodel with modern updates save for the sink.

Not everything has to be exact, even if you're going for a period-correct look.

My 1916 Craftsman had an 80's muddled bath (except for tub & toilet). I ripped out all the garbage & got this sink. It's dated from the 30's underneath, but I still thought it fit the theme...

That pink sink could totally work with an Atomic 50's theme, even if the house is mid 40's. What's a few years? Nothing.

I even opted for a 1947 Nash-Kelvinator stove. That baby is a beast & works like a dream!

nah, I'm not going for period correct... just getting feedback on a pink sink... to save, or not to save. the recording studio/den in our house is eclectic Moroccan.

bungalomo your bathroom is freekin gorgeous! that black flooring!!!

We dont live in a vacuum or museum. Peoples homes and lives evolve over time and become collections of their narritives. I live in a 1943 cottage and have mixed elements from the 1930s up until contemporary times, still keeping the vibe (or my interpretation) of a 1940s cottage. I wanted a high backed drainboard sink but it wasn't going to work for how I cook so I chose an over sized Kohler stainless drop in sink (stages). Still it works (IMO). I have a red 1951 Chamber's stove. No one comes into my house and says i'ts not "period correct"

Pink goes beautifully with gray. Gray countertops around that baby would be beautiful and the sink would be the focal point of the kitchen.

Many sinks were white in the '40s but there were colored ones too: jadite, pale yellow, cobalt, pink. The backlash against the early white "sanitary" kitchens lasted a long time, especially during the Deco phase. We'll be due for another sick-of-white kitchens period soon, is my guess.

auntthelma your feedback/ response was exactly what I was looking for! I agree with grey!!

Don't get rid of that pink formica!! Yikes. I'd love to see a photo of that.

I am updating both bathrooms and have two harvest gold toilets. I was planning on putting them on the curb until my designer indicated that lots of people need the old fixtures as part of the retro remodels - because the colors aren't made or the newer versions don't match. So please recycle and list them on ebay or send to salvage if you decide to tear it out.

pink formica, sink and coffee maker.

Wow, that brings back memories. Though I never had that pink sink or coffeemaker myself. I did have a 1910 toilet with a fluted bowl -- prettiest toilet I ever saw; if you looked up, you could see where its pull-chain tank had once been mounted.

one of my favorite kitchens ever was 50's pink and red combo, in Vermont a friends grandmothers house...I love the pink/gray/white for a modern mix. maybe do some touches of black-for the counter top? or knobs...or somewhere...have fun!!

couldn't agree more, Alisa Smith.

Is you counter top in good shape? I love it and your sink. You can keep them and add a subway tile back splash and black and white checkerboard floor. White cabinets. Brushed nickel pulls and school house light fixtures. Or if you like color you can put in a linoleum floor in a pale green or blue with jadeite pulls on white cupboards. Wow, my imagination is going wild. What ever you decide your kitchen will be uniquely yours.

no flooring change, but I love the rest..

Personally - I'd keep it and plan to make it the highlight of the room. I am so tired of seeing sterile Stainless Steel kitchens that always look full of smears. Use this vintage sink as a real stepping off point for making your kitchen YOUR kitchen. True home designers try to make their efforts stand out as different. What a great opportunity for you to do so.

Have you seen the new Pantone co-colors of the year for 2016? You are right on trend with that pink sink! Houzz just did a story today...check out the color combinations in that article. Pair it with a neutral gray, as shown there, and you could have great look!

can you link it?

https://www.houzz.com/magazine/pantone-has-spoken-rosy-and-serene-are-in-for-2016-stsetivw-vs~57638007

There you go - on the cutting edge!

Do you still have this sink if so I would like to use in my remodel. Please contact ASAP as we are designing our counters this week

I have one on cl now just like it 300