Sinks & Vanities Archives

Category: Sinks & Vanities

All our stories about bathroom sink are archived here, in reverse chronological order.

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40 favorite laminates for a midcentury bathroom

When it comes to choosing laminate countertop for vintage or new midcentury-style bathrooms, we tend to like multi-directional, or at least bi-directional, abstract patterns over linear or..

Understanding potential lead hazards in old porcelain enamel bathtubs and sinks and ceramic tile of any age

Lead hazards have been in the news all year, and that will continue for some time. So, owners of older homes have been and will..

Retro bathroom sinks on chrome legs — Alden from Waterworks

Scanning the marketplace for what’s new on the looks-old department, I recently spotted: This little bathroom sink — adorable — the Alden bathroom sink from..

Small farmhouse sink — 42″ cast iron — new from Strom Plumbing

Options for cast iron drainboard farmhouse sinks just got bigger — errr, smaller — with this new design — the 42″ Whitney — from Strom..

Two rare vintage Universal Rundle bathroom faucets (plus a sink)

Woddity week continues here on Retro Renovation. Lookie this: A Universal Rundle bathroom sink faucet with sort-of lever handles that sit underneath a big clunky…..

Hardware store New Old Stock — “100s of sinks, 100s of light fixtures” — !

Words we love to read in ebay listings: “My in-laws own of those neat old hardware stores, and this was recently discovered in their warehouse..

Kate uses our new “Retro Renovation® Delightful Jade” boomerang laminate for her vanity countertop

I built a new vanity for my guest bathroom about about three months ago, but we held the story, because lookie: I was able to use one of..

Announcing 7 new boomerang laminates — “Retro Renovation® by Wilsonart” — woot!

Drum roll, please: Today we unveil the seven new boomerang laminate color palettes that we have developed in collaboration with Wilsonart — the new Retro Renovation®..

Colorful vintage bathroom sinks from Match My Tile

Another source for vintage bathroom sinks in a variety of vintage colors — Sinks from Match My Tile. Their prices are not Re-Store prices, but they have..

Rare 1950s Shirley steel bathroom vanity — and with a drainboard sink!

After the discovery of five vintage Beauty Queen Lavanette Vanettes, we received a followup tip from reader Steve, who spotted this even rarer (we believe) vintage metal bathroom vanity for sale. We’ve never..

Five vintage Lavanette “Vanette” bathroom vanities — oh my, fantastic!

Here’s a rare sight to be seen, five hard-to-find vintage Beauty Queen Lavanette “Vanette” steel bathroom vanities, all found in one building in northern California, and..

Just one place now to get new pink and pastel toilets and sinks — Peerless

And then there was one. Gerber has officially ceased producing their specialty toilet colors: Bahama Pink, Dawn Blue, Silver and Jamaican Beige. That leaves us only..

Need a retro bathroom vanity? Look at these 5 authentic 1952 designs

Do you need a new bathroom vanity for your 1950s or 1960s bathroom — but want to keep the look midcentury authentic? Here are five..

Paul paints 3 fiberglass bathroom sinks different colors at an auto body shop

Reader Paul has come up with another way to get a bathroom sink in the retro color of your choice: Tapping his knowledge of vintage..

42 historic designs of glitter laminate — from Formica, Textolite, Wilsonart, Nevamar, and more

Back in the day, many manufacturers made and sold versions of glitter laminate. Materials historian Grace Jeffers says that the design was pioneered by Formica —..

Vintage Formica Vanitory — spotted in the wild

We’ve written about Formica Vanitory designs before — and now, I’m thinking that here is one spotted in the wild — for sale in Washington,..

Affordable retro bathroom sinks — two hudee-ring sinks under $65

Hot news, we have a third source for hudee-rimmed bathroom sinks, discovered by reader Tappan Trailer Tami. Bootz Industries, a company that has been in business since..

Formica 6696-46 Carrara Bianco marble — my new top-favorite marble laminate

Formica last month introduced a new Carrara marble laminate — Formica Carrara Bianco 6696-46. Previously, I had identified three places you can find Carrara-style laminate...

Two metal-rim bathroom sinks with 8″ faucet spreads — the only source I know of

Wow. This story is proof that primary reporting is important and that I should never “assume.” For years, I have known about Ceco Sinks — but..

Kate builds a laminate countertop — she declares this, “Easy with the right tools!”

I visited my local Habitat for Humanity ReStore 12 times looking for a reclaimed piece of vintage sparkle laminate. But boo hoo, no can do,..

Kate builds a mid-century modern bathroom vanity — total cost $583.09

Back in the early planning stages of my retro pink bathroom, I knew one of the biggest hurdles would be finding, modifying or making a..