Finishing Up the Sink

Other project have been keeping me busy so I better finish posting the pictures of the concrete sink before showing the next concrete items. After the sink was polished a semi-penetrating polymer sealer was applied to prevent unwanted stains or rings. A few coats of bees wax was applied over the sealer. This step is not really necessary and a holdover from colored concrete floors of the early 1900's that were only sealed with wax.

This picture shows the copper piece in the bottom of the sink. There was no functional reason for the copper, I just liked the look of copper patina. It is a textured copper. Since the inset and cabinet fronts will be walnut I stained the inside of the sink with walnut acid stain.

The copper patina was chemically accelerated. Although I made backsplashes to match the sink, they seemed a little heavy (visually) for the space. The backsplash ended up being tiled.

A mock-up of the removable walnut inserts.

The cabinet was notched to provide a small reveal to highlight the concrete sink.
Looking up the sink at the new backsplash.

To date the walnut inserts and cabinet fronts have not been completed. Pictures will be posted when everything is finished.