Old cast iron sink ideas

We have posted a few blogs and videos about our antique cast iron sink, but it was not completely set up yet. So at this point in our renovation journey, we were finally getting it set up. It’s quite heavy and I tried to lift it and help Nate with it and that just did not happen unfortunately.

I have received a few questions about my 'new' sink. First, I am crazy happy with it. It is more perfect than I imagined it would be for the space and the functions of our family. Secondly, it is not a sink that everyone would be thrilled to own. Here is the story of my

step by step tutorial about how I refinished my vintage cast iron sink

Have you ever thought of where to place your cast iron sink in? Nate built us a little shelf for the sink from the 1930’s wood that we salvaged from the ceiling walls in our cottage. He would still need to tweak it a bit later as some of the wood has been warped over the years. We still may need to build on to the shelf by adding cabinets or put a curtain around it or something because it’s all just open right now. It was so creative to be able to build our own little shelf!

Dry fitting our antique cast iron sink for the first time in our handmade kitchen was such a surprise and very exciting!

How to remove stains and clean an antique old cast iron American Standard sink with vinegar and baking soda, a fifty year old sink from one of my sheds How to remove stains and clean an antique old cast iron American Standard sink with vinegar and baking soda, a fifty year old sink from one of my sheds

Check out Buzy Bee Design Company’s video.

The sink we bought was dated June 29, 1936, which was only two years after our house was built! You could clearly see the date stamped into the bottom of the sink and that it was made in the United States of America by Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company in Louisville. And it even showed the dimensions of 60x25 and there was even a patent number on it. This was a single basin with double drainboard cast iron sink with porcelain over it.

Beautiful vintage cast iron sink and cabinet!