![Shown here in Semihandmade's Rocks cabinet with Whyte & Company's Santorini Sky sink, this new partnership promises great design at an affordable price point.](/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/2017-04/Whyte%20%26%20Company_Semihandmade.jpg?itok=vkUsRc6k)
![Whyte & Company and Semihandmade's sinks are still in the development stage, but from these prototypes, it looks like they're headed in the right direction.](/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/2017-04/Whyte%20%26%20Company_IKEA%20sink.jpg?itok=mnSYBDTs)
![This Breakfast at Tiffanys-colored sink continues to inspire Vance. It's also one of the most popular colors, along with Blush and Shay Blue. Vance says the color came straight from Pantone and her coloristas' styles.](/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/2017-04/Whyte%20%26%20Company_Breakfast%20at%20Tiffanys%20sink.jpg?itok=IyIztjzu)
![All of Whyte & Company's sinks (like this Christopher bathroom sink in Santorini Sky) are made from Whytestone, a blend of stone minerals and resin. The color permiates the whole sink, so a chip will not reveal another color beneath the surface. The material is especially sturdy, but if it does chip, it can be sanded and smoothed.](/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/2017-04/Whyte%20%26%20Company_Christopher%20sink_0.jpg?itok=IQ37YnDN)
![All materials used to produce Whyte & Company's sinks (shown here the Peyton bathroom sink in Apple) come from the U.S., and the sinks themselves are made in the U.S. "This is a high end handmade made to order product," Vance says.](/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/2017-04/Whyte%20%26%20Company_Peyton%20Apple_1.jpg?itok=XFIbTBbk)
![Vance subscribes to a "live in the moment" design, and she's not intimidated by the bold colors, like this Kelly Green in the Julia sink. "You only have a certain amount of time on this planet. If color makes you happy, you need to embrace it,” she advises.](/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/2017-04/Whyte%20%26%20Company_Julia%20sink_0.jpg?itok=QLsMxpDP)
![This year, Whyte & Company will also be releasing a line of farmhouse sinks - something Vance is particularly excited about. The new sinks will join this Mario kitchen sink in Tangerine as part of the kitchen collection.](/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/2017-04/Whyte%20%26%20Company_Mario%20sink_0.jpg?itok=bLkth5mH)
Whyte & Company founder and CEO Kim Vance grew up in a mustard kitchen — everything from the wall color to the kitchen sink was mustard colored. Over the years, she watched the colored sink fad fade away, until one day when — spurned by curiosity — she bounced around Google trying to find a purple sink and came up empty.
"I live in a country where I can buy a spatula off Amazon and have it delivered the same day, but I can’t buy a purple sink?” she thought.
In her trademark can-do fashion, Vance, the former Vice President of Marketing at Feizy, decided it was time to bring a little color to the kitchen and bathroom. Last year, she launched Whyte & Co., a sink manufacturing company that marries luxury with affordability, and now this year, Vance's company is teaming up with Semihandmade to launch a line of sinks made to fit IKEA cabinet bases.
Started in 2011, Semihandmade creates custom doors and finishes to fit IKEA bases, offering customers more options for designing their dream kitchens. Owner John McDonald first saw Vance's sinks on Instagram and reached out to her about working together. When she saw his products, she "went bananas" and agreed to meet with McDonald to talk about what they could do together.
The result is a line of sinks made to fit IKEA cabinets. Vance says this new line offers an out-of-the-box, turnkey solution for kitchen and bath, especially fitting for small apartments and urban spaces. Homeowners will also be able to choose from an array of colors for their new IKEA cabinets.
Whyte & Co. currently offers 30 color options ranging from muted pastels to bright and bold blues and greens. Go behind the scenes and sneak a peek at Whyte & Co. and Semihandmade's never-before-seen collaboration — and see why so may are getting excited about Whyte & Co.'s colored sinks.