WATERWORKS WE CREATED A VERY SIMPLE plumbing arrangement - use an old bucket as your ‘sink’ (in this case we’ve used a retired sap bucket). Using it as a template, draw an outline on the door. Carefully use a jigsaw to cut the hole for the bucket, remembering to cut the hole slightly smaller than your outline (if you aren’t experienced with power saws, be sure to seek out some help). This simple tap has been fitted in order to screw a hose beneath the workbench. And, voila! Instant running water. Beware - this arrangement has no drain so the bucket must be emptied by hand!
We opted for easy to source pieces, like this tap from a local hardware store.
SOURCES Sawhorses, Door, Sap Bucket, Vintage Ice Chest, Green Painted Bench Kimberley Jackson PURE GREEN’S EDITOR-INCHIEF, Celine MacKay, takes five.
Vintage Radio, Crates, Vintage Tin, The Antique Cellar Plants, Sandhill Nursery
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