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Olde Good Things Farm Sink Bust
I had this idea that I'd buy an old farm sink for my kitchen renovation, but I might have laid those dreams to rest this past weekend. I headed out to the architectural salvage warehouse Olde Good Things in Scranton, PA, where I found lots of sinks in poor condition. The price tags were steep: $900-$1200 for a double earthenware sink like this one.
I love the way these look much more than the affordable cast iron ones with the built in dish drains, but I can't really spend that kind of money. I'd prefer to buy something old rather than new, but I think there might be some new Kohler sinks like this or American Shaw recently sent a little palm-sized miniature sink to the office. I'll look out for those.
Here are more photos of what we saw:
Too bad it didn't work out. I'm not sure how to maintain those old sinks, maybe with brillo?? A little bleach may do the trick and don't forget the elbow grease! At least for that price, um, clean them up for the public to see their true potential (or NON potential.)
Happy New Year!! And keep me in the loop re your kitchen renovation! Susan
www.thekitchendesigner.org
If you decide you can stand getting something new instead, we got the Domsjo sink from Ikea to replace our enormous double-sink cast iron antique (it was taking up the whole kitchen) and it's great. I think it was about $300; it's porcelain (I think) with a drain board at the back big enough for sponges and soap, and a nice deep apron front. It's the first thing anyone notices when they come into our new kitchen!
In my kitchen: http://tinyurl.com/39gesn
At Ikea: http://tinyurl.com/3bzrke
(BTW they gave us the wrong size drain basket at Ikea; our plumber had to go get the correct one.)
What a racket they've got going: "Here's some filthy old crap. That'll be a thousand dollars."
Kate, that's such a great option. I think I'm going to do the kitchen with components and not built-ins so maybe that'll work. But we'll see what Susan says.
I have a deep double (cast?) sink sitting in my basement. I can take pix if you want to see it. Not free, but not $900 either!
info@reclaimedhome.com
OGT is a racket... trust me, I know. I co-founded a salvage biz and they were our competitors, but not in a good way.
Olde Good Things has some nice cache but their prices are insane. After visiting their PA "warehouse" and searching through tons of dirty boxes of hardware, I finally pulled out a set of knobs I wanted. I was then quoted $700 for the pair. THEY WERE SITTING AT THE BOTTOM OF A BOX FOR GOD KNOWS HOW LONG! I couldn't believe it.
Thankfully, most other salvage supply places are lot more reasonable. If you are up for another drive (or maybe just call ahead and see if they have what you want), New England Salvage and Demo in New Bedford, Mass has a great plumbing selection INDOORS.
A while back I did an architectural salvage trip so you can see some photos of the shops:
http://brooklynlimestone.blogspot.com/search/label/Architectural%20Salvage
Thanks, everyone! I also have a friend who manages a place in Seattle that I visited over Thanksgiving. No photos because my camera was stolen, but you can find it online here:
Earthstore
http://www.earthwise-salvage.com/
Lesson: Don't trust any company with "Olde" in the name.
Scrappy,
These get thrown out in Brooklyn every day. As long as you're not in a great hurry I'll keep an eye out for you on my treasure hunting adventures.
XO
That'd be about the sweetest present ever!
Did I hear components and not built ins? I'm there sistah!
susan, thekitchendesigner.org