If you have a dream of owning or building a house for your family or yourself, you must have a lot of ideas about it in your head. In your imagination you must have built a hundred houses and been saving up money to buy a property. The size of your dream should not be limited by your bank balance.

A dream pushes people to be creative. Even in a small piece of land, you can have an amazing little home that astonishes everyone. That is why you need to run the engine of your brain wilder to find more and more creative ideas for your dream house. In this blog article we will not talk about the whole house, but just some outdoor basin ideas.

We do not tell you to be restrained by only our article, rather go beyond whatever you read in this article. Combine and improvise your own ideas. Do more research and then revise your own design. You should not see the dream of some unknown person, rather dream and imagine the outdoor basin ideas you really want to make yourself. 

Outdoor basin

Before we think about outdoor basin ideas, the very first question you should ask yourself, should I need one? Well, why not? If you have planned for a backyard and dream of having a BBQ party out there, it should be normal to have an outdoor basin so you can do some quick cleaning of your face or hand, etc.

Your backyard can be your own garden, and you can have a basin there for plant watering, and cleaning purposes. Simply put, if you have a backyard or a garden, you must have the need for an outdoor basin. However, just setting up a basin will not do. You need to make it look beautiful and attractive.

People must ‘wow’ the moment they see your idea! You need to set an example for everyone around you! Practical things can also be very stylish and of ground breaking design! It will be a nice addition to your mundane backyard! Brighten up your backyard with outspoken design and color.

Combination of wooden cladding and concrete

To bring an industrial flavor to your outdoor space, you can use concrete. Besides, concrete is very solid and hard. If you mold the concrete into a basin, it will be an excellent addition to your garden. The concrete basin can aptly solve the garden sink problem.

When the sink or basin is concrete, it brings a lifeless vibe to the environment, but with wooden cladding you can soften up the appearance and pare the industrial lifeless vibe back to a more vibrant and life-like ambiance. You can add to the environment with a complementing water tap. You can match the color of the tap to the color of the wooden surroundings.

All you need to do is to hide the ugly pipings behind the scene. This will keep the appearance really neat and clean. Now, you can add some wooden shelves to store your garden utensils, and miscellaneous things, or you can decorate the shelves with little flower vases, and to complete the picture add a hanging light bulb. It will bring a mysterious beauty to the whole picture. 

Tiles with various patterns for a chic appearance of the backsplash

If you add patterned tiles as backsplash to your sink outdoors, it will definitely bring a personality to the whole setup. In the market you have various themed and patterned tiles, for example, modern style, or Moroccan mediterranean style, etc. The patterns are already there, all you have to do is choose or decide a particular style.

The update can be simple but the impact will be enormous. You can choose a butler sink as your favorite outdoor basin. Timeless look and the generous depth have made butler sinks great for outdoors. Choose a color for your sink that complements the background greatly. 

Integration of the outdoor sink into your sleek worktop

If you love outdoor kitchens, you will choose a stylish and sleek worktop for your type of kitchen. Choose a sink that can be beautifully integrated into the surroundings of the kitchen sink. You can use Norwegian stone as your countertop material. It is resistant to weather damage, stains, heat, and fading.

You can clean it easily and effortlessly. To finish everything up, add a matching water tap that complements the whole set up. For a storage solution you can keep rope baskets in the empty space below the sink. The rope baskets will organically blend into the garden around the sink.  

Classic white round basins

White round basins are classic. If you can intelligently put them somewhere, they can adapt well with the surrounding environment. Consider a stone countertop. The classic white round basin is not much when it stands alone with a plastic plumbing pipe.

However, if you use granite, or other stone to surround the basin, it becomes aesthetically attractive. In a garden setting, white basin with stone surrounding adds so much more to the garden decor. You can also add a mirror and little flower pots at the corner of the counter. It will look amazing!

A copper colored basin to the wall

If you have a wall, without any decoration, in your backyard or garden, you can make use of it in style. You know, right? You can grow clematis for beautiful flowers all over the wall, or you can choose Virginia creeper to enliven your wall with vivid color.

Virginia can hug and climb the wall, so your wall will be naturally decorated if you grow some. The decoration does not end there! You can bring out the painter or artist in you, and paint the wall. The wall will look fresh! 

Now, to finish the whole picture, install a sink painted in copper color and a matching water tap! It looks great and complements the wall decoration nicely. A vintage soap rack by the basin is a must to frame the finished picture. Nothing can go wrong with the art you have just created! Oh! By the way, keep the plumbing pipes hidden behind the wall!

Miniature outdoor kitchen

Perhaps you are thinking that a large space is needed for an outdoor kitchen? No! Not at all! Japan has shown us, even in a small space you can fit in the whole bathroom, kitchen, bedroom and a TV room!!! How is that possible? Modular design! Keep everything tightly attached together with an intelligent design so that you can get rid of unnecessary things.

Remember, you are not building your actual kitchen but a miniature one in your backyard. Just combine a small sink to wash and clean food ingredients, a chopping board to cut the ingredients, and a griller to cook them nicely. You can wash dishes too in the sink! It is a full package. This is a hassle free alfresco solution for your outdoor kitchen.

Turning an antique sink into a garden feature

Have you ever seen a vintage or antique basin in the garden? If not, be prepared to be surprised. It has a mysterious touch. It is not all about how it looks, but also how it feels. Imagine, revisiting the history with the basin. Before you, so many people have touched it. They are not here, but they have left their prints.

For a garden basin, antique items can really bring the past to life. You can buy this type of basin online, only if you are lucky to find one. You are not buying it for its functionality. If so, you better find a modern basin, but if you are buying for its artistic value, then you are buying the right thing.

It will provide an amazing experience to its viewers and users. Just for a quick washing, this basin will suffice. The weathered patination and frills of metal are very cute. This is a perfect idea for an outdoor small kitchen.

Minimal contemporary look

If antique basins are a bit ornamental for you, then you can opt for a more minimal look with cleaner lines. Polished metal will bring a clear contrast against the natural aspects of your garden. The metal basin can give birth to a sense of modern contemporary vibe in your garden.

Wooden basin for a rustic look

For a more ancient rustic look you can use a wooden basin in your garden. You may have seen this many times in movies. Wooden basins bring a vintage homely vibe to your garden.

To top it off you can use stone counters of sand color to complete the whole picture. Use a round and smooth shape for the set up. It will make the scene softer. You can use fabric of a matching color to cover the empty storage space below. This will add more allure.

How to do the drainage of the outdoor basin

If you did not think of the garden sink while you were making the house, then most probably you will not be able to directly connect the basin to the main drainage system of the household. Usually, a planned garden with an outdoor sink connects to the main drainage. You can use a large container hidden underneath the pipe of the basin. When the container is full, you can empty it somewhere outside. 

Winterizing your outdoor sink

If you are in a freezing temperature, you need to cut off the outdoor water supply before the winter. Once the winter hits, it will freeze everything outside including the water inside the pipe and cause serious damage to the system. So, first turn off the water supply from the main building, then turn the tap on and keep it running until there is no water coming out from it. You can talk to a professional plumber if you are not sure about it.

Cost of outdoor sink installation

It is simple. It depends on the design or model you are choosing, the materials you are using for decoration, and the paint you will use for the job. The smallest functional basin will start from somewhere a hundred and eighty dollars.

However, the price will depend on the market you are buying from. The price varies based on the geographical location of the market. If you are buying online, you need to think about the shipping cost as well.

You need to consider about a few thousand extra dollars that includes labor cost, piping, countertop, paint, and other materials to decorate the installation. It is better to talk to a professional about the cost as he will have a better knowledge of the market pricing.

You should research more on outdoor basin ideas. It is always better to search for pictures online for inspiration. Save the ones you like and show them to a professional for pricing. We hope that you will be able to install the outdoor sink that matches your personality and the garden.