our garden sink

Mimicharmante inspired me to write about my garden sink.

Thanks to her for this lovely photograph of our new addition to our garden room.

For a couple years now, I have dreamed of a sink in the garden. Our garden is a room, an extension of the house. The gate opens in March and we can't wait for the first tasty little snacks. We spend hours out there, puttering, planting, and snacking.

We needed a place to wash earth off freshly harvested veggies.

A place to wash little helper hands.

A place to wash off handfuls of radishes and carrots to snack on.

I was really hoping one day to find an old concrete sink with metal stand. But they are unbelievably heavy and harder to find. Last summer my search began. I found a couple concrete contenders, but nothing compared to this lovely 1940's enamel sink I found a few months ago on Craig's list.

All it took was a fresh white wash of paint.

And a trip to the hardware store. Then a helpful husband to help with plumbing a french drain.