Ahhh to install a vessel sink or not install a vessel that is the question! I have two in my house, one Zen white ceramic style and the other a more traditional round white ceramic. Both with glass waterfall faucets...love both...can never decide which bathroom I want to use! Clean up is really no diff than any other sink...chances are if you splash in a drop in sink you will splash with a vessel! In the case of children check out a site htt://www.cribcandy.com (they have thousands of cool bathroom items) I saw a vessel sink expressly designed for children...are you ready...its made of a rubber material in kid colors! As far as height...that is where some people get hung up ...the "suggested" ergo height for any bathroom sink is 33". However this may or may not work for you with a vessel...in the case of a 7' tall Norseman...he would be banging his knees on the sink...conversely someone 5' tall may not be comfortable with any sink at 33" let alone a vessel. There are a few ways to easily get a custom height just for you but the method depends on which type of vanity you select. I dig custom and I love DIY...I do clever one of a kind vessel sink vanity installations that are cheap, easy to do and look fantastic. As far as going out of style...well, as one person said "they have been around forever". I will add that if that is your main concern stay away from wild colors or weird sink configurations...think functional with a simple clean look and accessorize it to add some bling. You will create a "timeless" bathroom vanity rather than a trendy one. My final thought on this is if you DIY the vessel sink and vanity and go to the right sources for the fixtures etc...you will save so much cash that who cares! You can redo the bathroom vanity in 5 yrs and you will STILL be ahead of the game. If you have some specific questions shoot me an email. cheers to your install a vessel sink. Karl Eberhardt aka The Bathroom Daddy Here is a link that might be useful: Bathroom Daddy

Thank you, Buehl. I know how carefully you've planned your kitchen so this is very reassuring. Just to make doubly sure I've explained this correctly, the 17" side of the sink is not really a sink. As with the Stages configuration, it's more of a 1" or 2" deep stainless surface contained within the total 42" boundaries of the entire installation. A cutting board that can slide the entire width of the sink comes with it and also a colander. DD thinks the shallow wet prep area will be perfect for rinsing fresh veggies (she's very into all sorts of greens---mustard, turnip, bok choy)before chopping on the cutting board and then scooping them into the colander to drain. When she is not using this area for prepping she thinks it will be perfect for stacking dirty dishes. This means that the 21" side is the only real sink. I have so many friends who either have a very big single sink or some sort or real double sink that I'm afraid a mom managing a family will think this Prologue sink is weird.

I hear ya, not to sound bitter, there is seldom a time when people of my height are considered for anything. I often have problems finding comfortable seating, a cabinet hung at a height I can reach or a product display at the grocery store that doesn't require I find help just to get what I need. Even the height of some of the credit card machines is so high I can't see what I'm signing! That's just a few examples, and don't get me started when it comes to clothing lines! I'm sorry, I don't hear about taller people having problems like this very often, and just assumed you were more my height. One can only wish that companies could/would realize that height matters and one size does not fit all in most products, I hope you're able to find a sink that accomodates your height.

The smoke glass one would work nicely but can't be shipped to Canada. The only one I found so far that ships to Canada is this one on Amazon for $49.99: But it's a 9" diameter which seems a bit large. Nosoccermom, I'll use your idea of blowing up a balloon. And I thought I'd share this light I came across because I think it's super nice: