We always like the idea of things being tucked away. Whether it's a home in a garbage truck, with everything from a teapot to a cutting board concealed in a drawer or, as we noted yesterday, a nook for a dog's bowl, having a place for everything and everything in its place is not only cool looking but it makes clean up easier. But, here's something we hadn't thought of. In this small bathroom, a sink is concealed in a drawer that pulls out only when necessary. The fixtures are on the wall above the drawer while a flexible hose drains the water away.
[Image: Better Homes and Gardens]
This screams water-all-over-the-floor disaster in the making.
view caw261's profile
that would be perfect for my teeny tiny bathroom. my sink is probably about 9x12 right now, but we could definitely fit a larger sink if it were in a drawer. the only issue might be the depth of the plumbing chase. if the chase is only 12", you are limited to what size sink you can fit in there.
view RKtect's profile
That's kinda cool... if there was a way to prevent the faucets from being turned on when the sink drawer isn't pulled out.
view tgfoo's profile
I like the idea, but fear disaster as well ...
view Daniel Poitiers's profile
Soooooooo... when the "drawer" is closed you have a faucet that can be tripped into? And turned on even?
I lived in NYC and I've NEVER seen a bathroom that couldn't accommodate even the smallest sink...
view modtramp's profile
And that drawer takes up space behind the wall. In my apartment that is in the bedroom, where I don't think I would want a 20 x 15 inch protrusion sticking out of the wall. In most installations it would actually waste space.
view Janice99's profile
"And that drawer takes up space behind the wall. In my apartment that is in the bedroom, where I don't think I would want a 20 x 15 inch protrusion sticking out of the wall. In most installations it would actually waste space."
Perhaps the sink is adjacent to a garage or a space under a staircase?
Tho I agree w/ the faucet-on/drawer-in issue - Would have made more sense if the floor and lower walls were tiled and there were a drain in the floor.
(I can't imagine that this is going to be easy for guests to figure out either)
view bepsf's profile
I'd say that about 90% of the time I use my bathroom, I at some point use the sink, so if I had a "sink in a drawer" it would probably just always stay out.
view jesscon0202's profile
wow...that's kind of weird with the faucet just hanging off the wall then.
i can see this fit for a utility room/mud room with concrete floors and a large drain, but not a bathroom!
view Erin Lang Norris/Yellow Canoe's profile
I am just scared for that water disaster!
view Amymj's profile
Makes much more sense if the faucet also retracts.
view chandru's profile
Could certainly be an asset I think in a small space. Like in a wetbar area where you need a sink occasionally, or I can even see it in a small laundry room, or for an outside kitchen where space might be a premium.
Although in a small guest bath, I'd love for my new guests to 'discover' the sink. If you imagine it closed, the handle would give it away, and I can just see them in there tentatively pulling out the sink! Do you really think a guest might turn on the water and expect a sink to magically appear? hmmm Well maybe, I guess.
view AZkathy's profile
This could lead to some fun--the toilet could be one of that "hidden in a bench" kind (the one I'm thinking of had a piece that would slide to one side to reveal the toilet seat) and the sink could go into the wall, and a recent AT post mentioned a medicine cabinet hidden behind a picture. Just imagine walking into the bathroom and you don't see toilet, sink, or medicine cabinet.
On the more practical side, it would enable one to use a WC for something entirely different until it's definitely needed for WC purposes.
view kuroneko's profile
So, where does the sink go the rest of the time? Into your next door neighbor's bathroom? ;-)
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