How to Remodel With Corner Sinks

Sketch the room’s layout with appropriate corner cabinetry. Include base cabinets of cherry wood in a kitchen, for example, that offer sufficient depth to hold a big corner sink. Figure out how noticeable you want the faucet to be. Choose a highly curved faucet, for example. Select a faucet system that is less obtrusive if you want the sink to blend and not stand out.

Take out the old sink in the room. Remove any bolts or screws holding the sink in place. Gently pry it loose from the countertop or cabinet space with a crowbar. Save it for recycling or donate it to a charity that remodels or builds houses, if it’s in good shape. Replace countertop materials where the old sink was installed to expand countertop work room.

Use mirrors to expand bathroom visual space near a corner sink. Don’t assume that you can move a bathroom sink to a corner without compromising the user-friendly feeling of the room. Add large wall mirrors by installing custom-cut mirror panels to add light to the corner. Ensure that light fixtures on wall surfaces and overhead look appropriate with the corner sink. Place lighting so it looks appropriate in reflections, because wall mirrors will enhance everything in the room.

Save space in a laundry room with a corner sink. Substitute a full-size utility sink with a corner sink bought in the kitchen area of your local home improvement store. Install a sink just large enough to rinse a mop, for example, versus a large sink for washing clothes or rugs. Use a very narrow space in the corner to provide a sink for messy projects or dumping old mop water. Tile all wall areas around the sink, so the water will not splash on drywall or plaster walls.

Look for distinctive places to use a corner sink. Install a small corner sink in a baby nursery or arts and crafts room. Run plumbing from an adjacent bathroom to make the installation easier. Add a small sink to save running to a kitchen or bathroom for water. Use a small corner sink in a home’s back entrance for watering indoor plants, or install a corner sink in an attached garage for washing your hands.