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{Video} How to Clean a Farmhouse Sink FAST!

by Jennifer

If you have a farmhouse sink in your kitchen, you probably know how fast it shows grime. That beautiful, gleaming white gets grey and smudgy after just a few days of washing hands and rinsing dishes. So how do you clean a farmhouse sink? I’ve come up with a method that takes about a minute and leaves your sink looking absolutely brand new. Read on to find out how to clean a farmhouse sink and do it FAST!

How to clean a farmhouse sink so it looks brand new, in about a minute!Faucet
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Besides just restoring that gorgeous white gleam, this process also sanitizes the sink, and will work for any kind of sink. Growing up, my parents disinfected their kitchen sink every single night. It was one of those things that seemed like overkill fastidiousness to me then but guess who does the same thing now? (Yep. Me.) I actually can’t say I do mine every night, but I probably do it about every other night. If you really think about all the grossness that gets washed into your sink – dirt, grime, and bacteria from washing your hands being the worst culprit – it’s something that makes a lot of sense to me. I don’t want to wash dishes in a gross sink.

You only need three simple supplies to get your sink sparkling and sanitized.

how to clean a farmhouse sinkDish Soap
Bar Keepers Friend
Disinfecting Wipes

I put together a short video showing you just how to go about taking your sink from gray to gleaming!

The dish soap and disinfecting wipes are what really get the sink clean and the Bar Keepers Friend polishes and makes the removal of any stains a cinch. It’s just abrasive enough to buff out stains in seconds but not abrasive enough to scratch the sink surface. It’s brilliant and I love it. (A lot.)

How to clean a farmhouse sink so it looks brand new, in about a minute!

So fess up – do you clean your sink, farmhouse or other style? Do you buy my preaching about the importance of a clean sink? If you don’t clean your sink and routinely throw your scrubbing sponge in there…just don’t tell me ;)


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Comments

  1. Julia @cuckoo4design says

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    Love your video my friend! I actually use Clorox bath and toilet cleaner spray (kills all the germs), a toothbrush for the drain and a magic eraser. I have yet to try barkeepers friend.

    • Jennifer@TheChroniclesofHome says

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      Magic Eraser is another cleaning supply I can’t live without!

  2. Michele @ The Joyful Home says

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    Love this video and such helpful advice! I’m still dreaming about a farmhouse sink :)

    • Jennifer@TheChroniclesofHome says

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      When we decided to redo that part of the kitchen I knew without a doubt that I wanted that style sink. I just love it :)

  3. dianeinmyownstyle says

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    Running out to get some Bar Keepers Friend right away! I hope it works on white bathtubs too. :-)

    • Jennifer@TheChroniclesofHome says

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      You should!! It is my favorite cleaning supply. I think I have one in every bathroom, the kitchen, and the laundry room :) And it does work on tubs – it made the old tub in our last house look about 15 years younger. Took a little more elbow grease than a sink but it really did an amazing job polishing the old bathtub porcelain!

  4. Janice says

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    I use baking soda on my porcelain sink. Does a really good job but don’t think it would sanitize it. On my Corian sinks, the only thing that works is straight bleach!

    • Jennifer@TheChroniclesofHome says

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      Sometimes bleach is the only way to go :) I will give the baking soda a try next time to see how its abrasive power compares to Bar Keepers Friend. I do like the polishing aspects of BKF but baking soda might do that too!






Meet Jen

I'm a design and DIY lover, decorator, modern home-maker, foodie, fashion enthusiast, and jill-of-all-trades when it comes to home improvement. I'm slowly but surely adding classic-contemporary style to my early 90's colonial home one inch at a time and I'm taking you along for the ride.

It's often messy - there are usually project remnants and toys strewn about - but the making of a home isn't always tidy work and I love showing you how you can make and style and organize your way to a home and a life you love!

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