Instagram is a dangerous app. For a while now, sponsored posts have been popping up on my feed and our house feed. The algorithm has me all figured out, especially when it comes to bathrooms. The first time I saw this Smithfield Basin from Claybrook Studio, I was smitten.
I love everything about it - the utilitarian yet luxurious feel, the chunky rounded edge, the fact you can paint the underside any colour you like. The price, however, is the thing I don't like about this basin. It's £600.
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Smithfield basin by Claybrook Studio, £600 |
In a bid to find a cheaper option (there's always a cheaper option, isn't there?), I posted in my favourite Facebook interiors group - House Talk. One of the group alerted me to a similar enamel sink, over on one of my all-time favourite shops, Labour & Wait. Not quite the same but less than a third of the price.
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Enamel Bucket Sink, £185 Labour & Wait |
Seriously, go take a look at her account. It's perfection.
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Nomibis bathroom and vintage ladder - for sale here |
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Bleu Provence 'True Colors' basin, €550 |
Which means, I think, we should just about be able to afford it. The only thing left to do is to try to get that blooming Cyndi Lauper song out of my head...
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