If you’re thinking about getting a new sink in your home (whether for your kitchen or bathroom) you should strongly consider a copper sink.  Copper sinks are the best choice for anyone who wants something trendy, decently priced, easy to maintain, and best of all–very healthy to use.  The cleanliness of your home (especially your sinks) can greatly impact the health of you and your family.  If you fail to maintain a clean environment, you’ll find yourself getting sick more often and often have more severe symptoms.  If you keep your food preparation areas clean, you can help lower your chances getting sick.  Copper sinks are one of the easiest ways to achieve this.  Copper as a material has natural antibacterial properties which helps keep itself clean.  So, if you’re like me and don’t have a lot of time to clean a stainless steel sink (they don’t have any antibacterial properties), choosing a copper sink is very beneficial.

Bathroom horror story

Bathrooms get old very fast. You would think with all that water splashing about that they would stay neat and clean but the damp atmosphere and water deposits usually take their toll in particular on the wall tiling and sealant around bath tub, sink and shower. Wallpaper often peels and paint grows  mold too if you have poor ventilation or condensation problems.

While you can decorate your bathroom with new wallpaper and paint, and replace the grout between tiles and sealant around your shower,  the fixtures eventually start looking out of date too (unless, that is,  you have  a period style bathroom in a period style house).

If you look around at all the new bathroom sinks and bathtubs on the market, as well as all the great looking new shower fittings you will see that the modern bathroom you had fitted over 6 or 7 years ago no longer looks quite so modern.  Bathroom sinks don’t change fashion like ladies clothes but they do change.

Take a look at your bathroom with a new eye and see if you have a horror story there too.