Vintage bathroom sinks - Old age, new age?

For that classical and elegant look in your bathroom, vintage bathroom sinks ooze style.  If you want your bathroom to have that classical as well as stylish look then you must have a good search around for the latest vintage bathroom sinks available on the market today. 

The great thing about designing a vintage style bathroom is that you get all the benefits of modern construction and build quality while retaining the true design and aura of classical design.

Most common types of vintage bathroom sinks:

• Large vanity single units - Wood polished finishes  
• Pedestal sinks - Ceramic & Porcelain  
• Oval & sqaure based undercounter sinks 

Every so often, say every 10 years or so designs in the bathroom shift in focal points and colours.  When it comes to vintage bathroom sinks and design you must first decide on the era as the basis of your design and base your colour scheme and design choice and focus your design on that alone. 

Victorian

A victorian style bathroom mainly consists of fixtures constructed of wood and porcelain.  To replicate this look consider purchasing some type of vanity unit with porcelain or marble basin.  Many vintage bathroom sinks offer this style of design as whole unit which can easily be installed.  Other points to consider in design are replacing your your standard bathtub with a claw foot variation as well as a porcelain water tank to give that vinatge look you have always wanted.

1920s -1930s

During this era a pedestal sink is recommended for the perfect look.  Many vintage bathroom sinks come constructed in various properties.  If you want to retain the authentic look then a cermaic style will compliment nicely,, or if you want to add your own spin maybe marble or glass, it's entirely up to you.  This type of look involves leaving plumbing exposed and basing the colour scheme on neutral light greens and shades of creme.

1940s -1950s

For the ultimate look for this period consider basing your colour scheme on shades of pink.green and white.  In design terms it's really up to you what style of bathroom sink is suitable, nothing to modern, your standard porcelain sink square or rounded will suffice, pedestal or vanity.  Colour of walls in your bathroom should match those of the fixtures installed to pull of this look effectively.

1960s - 1970s

Cremes, browns and cheque board patters are basis of your colour scheme. separate type vanity vintage sinks are not recommended with this style of bathroom, instead consider purchasing a rounded or squared undercounter style vintage sink, oval in design.  If you would like a vanity included then be sure to purchase one large unit instead of separate units for him and her.  By doing this you are keeping the basis in design true to this era.