I wanted something a little different for a sink so why not a bucket? So I proceeded to explain what I wanted to do to my husband and Mom, both gave me a funny look. Mom to the rescue as she brought me four old galvanized buckets to choose from. Then I asked my husband to see if he can attach a drain to the bottom of the bucket. Lucky me as my husband is a Plumber by trade so this was pretty easy to do.
Since I wanted a bucket as a sink, I knew I would have to make my own counter top. I've seen pictures of broken plates being within a mosaic pattern. I spent a couple weeks trying to find plates at second hand stores that I could break up as mosaic pieces. Now that I found my supplies, I started to bust them up and paste them on a piece of 3/4 plywood. Once done, I then grouted and placed it on a simple 2 x 4 frame my husband built. I then sealed all of the grout lines.
We found a faucet that reminded us of a old fashion water pump. Once my husband hooked everything up I was able to trim it out in old red barn boards and then added a linen skirt.
I hung a vintage mirror I was given by my husband's grandmother. I had my whole family scratching their heads on how it was going to turn out and I think I surprised them. I just love it!!
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