My house came with something similar. It was no problem. For guests who are too good to see what's in the sink, I always fill a pitcher because that's the way my mother taught me anyway. Surely a relative gave you a supposedly nice pitcher to you for a wedding present. Or get a restaurant style plastic one from a catering store. Keep it in an easy to reach place and it's no trouble at all. Throw a few ice cubes in to keep it cold.

And, yes, an impatient family member could be trying to elbow you out of the way, but the usual way to put the faucets is the regular, big faucet in the middle to reach the whole sink, and the little, drinking water faucet is in one corner or to the side. Having someone you love cozy up to get a drink while you're working isn't a big deal. And if the one time everyone in your family wants to get a cold glass of water is when it's most inconvenient to you, you can draw off a pitcher for them, keep a bottle in the fridge, or just plain retrain them.

filter water on left faucet center and soap disp right

I'm so glad to see this thread, as I've been thinking about the same thing. In our remodel, we will no longer have filtered water from the fridge (a sacrifice in order to get the paneled integrated look). So we're going with the cold filter tap. I was planning on putting it in the prep sink to avoid the dishes problem and also because that sink will be closer to the fridge (for ice) and the table (for mid-dinner fill-ups). I think I will miss the icy cold water from the fridge!

Having the cold water filter on the main sink works well for us - the sink is large enough that a water-getter isn't really in the way of the veggie-washer. We have the two faucets at opposing ends of the sink:

As you can see, this is not that unusual. There are even instant-hot faucets in some kitchens (water that's close to boiling for instant hot water for tea, etc.)

I don't have either, but sometimes I wish I did (especially when I'm cold and am too lazy to make a pot of tea via MW'd water, etc.!)

We were using a Brita pitcher in the fridge and liked that a lot, and that's what we'll continue to do. I think the cost of a built-in filter/fountain option might be something you want to look into.

We went from the filtered water in the door back to the large Brita--the one with the faucet, not the pitcher. I have a large fridge so it fits fine.

We have a reverse osmosis (RO) drinking water system. The water tastes so delicious! The faucet for it is to the right of the regular faucet. It works well for us. Hubby can slip in to get a drink while I'm washing dishes.

I do fill a pitcher that I keep in the refrigerator because I like cold water so that is there and out-of-the-way from the sink as well.

I also fill a pretty glass pitcher when I am entertaining and sit it out on our dry bar. We only have one sink.

Goodness...sorry this photo is so huge. It is my first time posting. :)

We went with an everpure filter (we didn't go with Reverse Osmosis because we live in So Cal and water conservation is an issue). I am purchasing a under sink water chiller so we can have cold filtered water on tap. We haven't installed it yet, so I can't say if we like it or not. But I will do anything to get rid of the plastic bottles.

Concern about water quality in our area and our building -- along with the ridiculous cost of buying bottled water in plastic containers and then recycling the plastic -- let me to plunk down more than I thought I'd spend on a filtered cold-water spigot from EWS. I have a Britta which is a toy in comparison.

The filter has 2 chambers plus ultraviolet light and is doing such a good job that when it's used in our humidifier it leaves no dirt, nothing slimy, no residue to clean -- nada.

It gives us clean water for drinking, coffee, cooking etc. I refill a couple of small plastic water bottles to take to the gym or keep by the bed. I have a decorative glass bottle I use for refrigerated water to pour.

We have it on the left side of a 30" sink.

Back a month or so ago there was a thread on kitchen cleanliness but water was never mentioned. Unclean water always has been an issue in the third world and while drinking water is safe in most of our municipalities here in No America, I look at the color of water coming out of the pipes in my building and there is simply no way I'm drinking it without a filter.

This may not be the case for everyone. But I'll link the EWS filter page here. My appliance guy recommended the FUGAC250 but I upgraded to the UU250 in case anyone is interested.

I'm very pleased with our reno, not because it gave me a palatial kitchen or even a showy one. But there were some really practical decisions made that have really worked out and this water filter is at the top of the list.

Gosh, I live in Arlington, Texas, and we can drink water right out of the faucet.

We use GE's SmartWater undercounter filter system with a faucet on our kitchen (and sole) sink. I fill a pitcher and use that; we don't like ice-cold water personally.

And you may think your municipal water system is safe, when it may not be: the EPA has been extremely lax in what it allows as 'safe to drink'. You can look up your state municipal water system's tests results from a recent NYTimes articles at the link below:

Here is a link that might be useful: State by state list of municipal water systems' pollutants

I’m going through the exact same thing! have you looked into the Elkay built in water bottle filler? It looks nice enough to keep in the kitchen but, is advertised as commercial. I don’t want it to look like it’s meant for a office☹️