Affiliate Disclosure
Honesty matters. Here’s exactly how affiliate links work on Sink In Serenity, and what we promise you about how we use them.
What this page covers
Sink In Serenity is a curated home interior design blog. Like most independent publications on the internet, some of the links on this site are affiliate links — meaning if you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This page explains exactly how that works.
If I wouldn’t put it in my own home, you won’t see it on this site. Affiliate compensation has zero influence on what we recommend.
How affiliate links work
When you click an affiliate link on Sink In Serenity and make a purchase from the retailer’s site, that retailer pays Sink In Serenity a small commission as a thank-you for sending the customer their way. The commission comes out of the retailer’s marketing budget — not out of a markup on your order. Your price is identical whether you arrive via an affiliate link or directly.
These commissions help fund the site — hosting, time spent researching products, and the ongoing work of building useful content for readers. Without them, Sink In Serenity wouldn’t exist in this form.
Our editorial promise
Every recommendation on this site is made on merit. The decision about whether a product makes it onto the site happens before the affiliate link is added — never after. We’ve researched plenty of products that didn’t make the cut, including ones with generous affiliate programs.
Things we’ll always do:
— Recommend products based on quality, value, and how well they actually fit the space we’re writing about.
— Tell you when something we tested didn’t work, looked cheap in person, or fell apart.
— Disclose affiliate relationships clearly on every page that contains affiliate links.
— Update or remove recommendations when products change, get discontinued, or stop being worth the price.
Things we won’t do:
— Recommend a product just because the commission is higher.
— Bury affiliate disclosures or hide which links are affiliated.
— Accept payment for guaranteed placement or favorable reviews.
— Promote products we haven’t researched or, in most cases, actually used.
Amazon Associates
As an Amazon Associate, Sink In Serenity earns from qualifying purchases. This means when you click an Amazon product link on our site and complete a purchase on Amazon, we receive a small percentage of the sale as a referral fee. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires this disclosure on any page or post containing Amazon affiliate links.
Other affiliate programs we participate in
Beyond Amazon, Sink In Serenity participates in other affiliate networks and direct partnerships. We may earn commission on purchases made through links to (but not limited to) the following retailers and platforms:
This list will grow as the site grows. We add or remove partnerships based on which retailers actually carry the kinds of products we recommend.
How to tell which links are affiliate links
You don’t need to guess. Every post on Sink In Serenity that contains affiliate links includes a clear disclosure at the top or bottom of the article. Hovering over a link in your browser will also show the destination URL — if it goes to amazon.com (or amzn.to), wayfair.com, etc., it’s an affiliate link.
Sink In Serenity is independent and not affiliated with any of the retailers we link to unless explicitly stated.
Cookies and tracking
When you click an affiliate link, the destination retailer may set a tracking cookie on your browser to credit Sink In Serenity for the referral if you complete a purchase. These cookies typically last between 1 and 30 days depending on the program. You can clear them or disable them in your browser settings — though doing so may prevent us from receiving credit for the referral.
See our Privacy Policy for more on how we handle cookies and user data generally.
Have a question about a recommendation?
If there’s a product on this site you’d like more context on — why it made the list, what was disqualified, or what the affiliate relationship looks like — we’re happy to be transparent. Email us.