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Vessel sink as primary sink

16 years ago

Thanks for all the input about drainage on a vessel sink. Now, how many people use a vessel sink as their primary bathroom sink - tooth brushing, face washing, all that stuff? I'm getting the impression that most people use a vessel as a powder room sink.

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bestyears
16 years ago
We use ours just in the half-bath, but our neighbors have had them for a year in their master bath and love them.
kevin1727
16 years ago
Well, that is surprising news. I was planning to use vessel sinks in my master bath, and now I am not so sure.
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First, that's a photo of what prospective buyers saw when they went to look at the house? Wow... Truthfully, I just can't see a vessel sink in that space. Screams bathroom to me. I think you want the least obtrusive design, and that'd be something who's top is level with the countertop, like a traditional kitchen sink (or a small farmhouse sink! maybe in black or copper!). Also, I think washing glasses in a vessel sink is risking breakage, and it'd be a tight fit. You also wouldn't be able to put down a protective mat in the sink.
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thetews
16 years ago
Kevin - I've seen lots of people here who've used vessel sinks in their master baths, and I've got two on order (hopefully here this week) for mine. I've got no doubt that I'm going to love them.
cindyandmocha
16 years ago
We use a glass vessel sink in our master bath, and have had it for 2 or 3 years now. We don't have children (yet), but there is myself, husband, and dad-in-law who use it constantly.

We haven't had any troubles with it at all, and it's just as nice and when it was installed.

We liked it so much that we decided to use a vessel sink in our second bath remodel.
tommysmommy
Original Author
16 years ago
Is your glass vessel constantly in need of a wipe down? I like the looks of the glass ones, but when I think of the spatters it makes me shudder!
cindyandmocha
16 years ago
lol. No its not actually. And I find the glass vessel sink WAY easier to clean than my old porcelain one. One spritz of windex and 1 single paper towel and its like new. I couldn't ask for easier than that. If you do go with glass, make SURE that its tempered* glass. You don't want it to be fragile. I find that my glass is just as strong as my old one.

Here's a tip also. I wanted my new bath to be easy maintenance. The new shower sprays are great (the shower cleaner sprays that you use right after a shower). In addition, I've found you can get almost the same effect by using a spritz of lysol in both the shower and the sink right after you've used it. It seems to leave it sparkly for longer than if you didn't.
bathroom_daddy
15 years ago
I have vessels in both bathrooms...a nice large shallow Zen style one in the Master...love it! I use it every chance I get...I am always torn to decide which bathroom to use! Both have glass waterfall faucets... simply beautiful. The one in the master is a floating shelf I custom fabricated...it was fast, easy and CHEAP to do...looks like a million bucks too.
You can check out the photos over at my site.
Cheers
Karl

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