40 inch sink? one-inch hex tile floor? please weigh in...

14 years ago

Hi there, have been away for a while but still planning, planning. Soon - - -

Would love some input on two possible choices:

(1) Rohl's 4019 Shaw fireclay apron sink has one big and one smaller basin -- meets DH desire for two basins, and my need to have one large enough for pans and grates. But it is so big! Nearly 40 inches. And this is not a big room. It would be centered under an 84 inch wide window. Anyone have or have seen anything like this? Thoughts?

(2) An historic looking floor made up of one inch white hex tiles with blacks interspersed at large intervals, and a border of charcoal and black. I saw this in the latest Meredith Dream Kitchens on p 96 --a wood kithchen with a Shaker/Craftsman vibe -- i.e what I need to do in my old house --and when I saw it it just seemed "right" -- juxtaposition of the light floor with the dark wood and white subway blacksplash -- a way to get the light whiteness into the kitchen though using the stained wood cabs. Anyone see this? Makes me nervous -- the thought of basically putting a bathroom floor in a kitchen, but in fact those little hex tiles are already here in the original 1927 kitchen floor under the tile put in in 1978! I would just be "restoring" what is here with a new version. Would love some input on this. You can also see a kitchen with these tiles in the Cottage Kitchen magazine from last summer. Or the American Restoration tile website. . . .

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plllog
14 years ago
Are you giving up much needed countertop or storage space for the huge sink? That's the only downside I can think of. Would it work better for you to cut it in have and do a smaller single basin and a prep sink elsewhere? (That's what I did when my dream sink just wouldn't fit, and neither would my beloved old one.) You can have a cutting board made to fit over one of the bowls (or one for each) to be able to use the sink as countertop area as well.

Those little hex tiles are fabulous!!! And they're historically correct, not "bathroom" tiles. I think it's more that basic bathroom fixtures haven't changed much since the 1920's, and kitchens have changed vastly several times, so the old hexagons have lasted longer in bathrooms.

I think your design sounds marvelous, and can't think of any downsides. Oh. One. If you use white grout you should be aware that as it ages white grout becomes a bit beige. It makes some people nuts.
jejvtr
14 years ago
sayde
like your use of design/elements in your remodel -

What size is kit? do you have pics

I personally prefer - things to fit the scale of the room - My kit would look silly w/a 48" range for instance but a 36" centered is well suited. Not sure if it would work for your application but would a prep sink fit anywhere in the design?

I love hex tile - depending on what design you use it can look less "bathroomy" and more kitcheny
Love American Rest tile, the guy is a very nice knowledgeable gentleman

Here's some design ideas/pics
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/images/uploads/10-10-tile1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/tilevault/tilevault-flowering-hex-floor-pattern-033733&usg=__P1CY1GLpnw7oPdmooWckZMAODHM=&h=485&w=460&sz=57&hl=en&start=22&sig2=WVOu96g5qknDsARKhHu95g&um=1&tbnid=6JrGmJj2ZWjSnM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3D1%2522%2Bhex%2Btile%2Bin%2Bkitchen%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DSUNA,SUNA:2006-37,SUNA:en%26sa%3DN%26start%3D20%26um%3D1&ei=HpYxSvKtIY3WlQe386X5BQ

Close to your idea - but i don't like the subway all the way up to ceiling or the honking Subzero
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fOefRBlr4X8/Sbfy5VmJk4I/AAAAAAAACJ0/7i-dhsb_sNY/s400/hex_tile.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_k0B_voB0oP0/SJazDnKAdLI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/mkJyQwN-e8I/s400/kitchentileshousebeautiful.jpg

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/ny/12-19-tile2.jpg

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.theantiquefloorcompany.com/images/stage_1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.theantiquefloorcompany.com/services&usg=__YuprtpXDRsb-GuIc127ezfpRQKc=&h=275&w=275&sz=20&hl=en&start=320&sig2=UrORfvzmBFcWhXdz3R99Nw&um=1&tbnid=gXxdrYzCxKGVsM:&tbnh=114&tbnw=114&prev=/images%3Fq%3D1%2522%2Bhex%2Btile%2Bin%2Bkitchen%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26rls%3DSUNA,SUNA:2006-37,SUNA:en%26sa%3DN%26start%3D300%26um%3D1&ei=g5gxStj3HtzelQe-u6GnCQ

Good luck

Is there any chance you can salvage the existing/old tile?
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cotehele
14 years ago
Sayde, I have seen several kitchens with small hex tiles laid in a pattern similar to the one you describe. I am doing something similar in the bakery. This kitchen in Attic Mag. is one example.

Judy

Here is a link that might be useful: Attic mag tile floor
katieob
14 years ago
Hi sayde~
I can't comment on the Rohl sink since ours (30) hasn't been installed yet.

But, our one inch hex tile in the bathroom just was finished and I would lay that floor in my entire house-I totally love it. Love it. We did basic white glazed hex with a light grey grout-yours sounds much more exciting. Just wanted to encourage you to use it anywhere!

Good luck,
Katie
sayde
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks for all the input and pictures! The one from Atticmag had the same kind of feeling as the one in Dream Kitchens and just gave me that needed feeling of confidence that this would work well in our kitchen -- the room is on the small size -- about 13 by 14 in a 1927 house. The old hex tiles are in the back hall leading to the kitchen, and the kitchen had a heart pine floor under linoleum and now all under a layer of tile. Wood in the kitchen, though pretty, would not work at our house (woof woof) but having tiles like the original entryway might be the right solution.

Thanks again for all the input!

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