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    Kitchen and bathroom sinks in 30 colors — made new

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    double bowl kitchen sink in green jadeite color from whyte
    Do you want a kitchen or bathroom sink in a real color, made new? Whyte & Company makes 16 bathroom sink designs and eight kitchen sink designs in 30 different colors. Colors include 1950s retro favorites like blush pink, mint, and what looks on screen to be an aqua and a heron blue. There also are 1970s kapow colors like tangerine and red, and I would call that kelly green a 1980s color.

    I am not a materials expert, but these seem to be made of ‘stone composite’ — stone suspended in resin, like quartz countertops, etc. From the company’s website:

    Our products are made with the highest quality liquid pigments that permeate throughout our proprietary WhytestoneTM substrate. Whytestone is a blend of stone minerals and resin that makes the product colorfast throughout while being incredibly strong. Meaning scratches merely sand away with a few swipes.

    For a Retro Renovation, I would favor the countertop-style sinks and especially the Betsy, which has its faucet holes designed into the sink itself.  Sinks with faucets set into the countertop (rather than on  the sink itself) were not common until the 1990s or so, when solid surface materials like Corian and then granite came on the scene. Up until then, laminate countertops were ubiquitious. And they require the faucet be a part of the sink. 

    pink kitchen sink with deck mounted faucet

    Rendering of a custom design — with a deck for mounting a faucet. This would be a more authentic retro style.

    pink boomerang laminateWhyte & Company also says that it will design custom sinks — illustrated by the pink sink above designed to include that deck-mounted faucet (and your laminate countertops.  Now we’re talking! Hey — I wonder how that pink sink would look with Retro Renovation® by Wilsonart®First Lady Pink! 

    jadeite green kitchen sink made new

    March 2019 update: I heard from a readers and indeed, the company has  now introduced the “Harry” model — a double-bowl kitchen sink that will accommodate a deck-mounted faucet. It’s show in the jadeite color here — but is available in all colors 🙂

    UPDATE Nov. 13: The owner of the company wrote to tell me that indeed, they are about to introduce a kitchen sink with a deck faucet. Responding to some comments also about color choices readers said they would love to see, she said:

    We can do those colors! And we are introducing an authentic drop in with a deck mounted faucet this month. I would love to have the Retro Renovation readers help us name our new unit! Thanks for this write up and sharing our love of color!

    Hooray!

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    Comments

    1. How do we convince them that they wouldn’t be able to keep up with the sales orders if they had harvest gold and avocado?

      • I think that is a genius idea — the two companies should partner in color selections. That said, I am pretty sure Big Chill would do a custom color to match the sinks…

        • Choosing between the BigChill “Slim Fridge” and SMEG was a difficult decision. I want an Italian style 1950s kitchen so I thought the Italian brand was a better fit.

          BigChill Slim Fridge dimensions (h x w x d) are 65-inches tall by 25-inches wide by 30-inches deep.
          While the SMEG dimensions are 75-inches tall by 23-inches wide by 21-inches deep.
          Since I’m staying with the original square footage of the kitchen and not knocking down any walls, I thought the slimmer fridge would do.

          I’m also hoping the Whyte & Company’s blue Sink is a match with B&W’s (discontinued) Blue Ripple 4×4 tile.
          I just hope it all comes together.

    4. I think I may reconsider my stainless steel kitchen sink. The colors are exquisite and the quality is there too. Also, it’s great to see a Canadian distributor

      • I love this! I’m going to have to get the Retro Renovation readers to name the latest retro kitchen drop-in we are about to launch. That would be fun! I’ll send it to Pam 🙂

    7. I’m looking at the Harry in the Breakfast At Tiffany’s color. Will the Harry fit a Dishmaster faucet? I already have my Dishmaster hooked up and running, but am interested in this sink.

      • Pamela, I don’t sell anything here — click the hotlinks (in blue) to the companies I profile to get to their websites.


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