I bought a sink from Brass & Traditional also. Shipping from the U.K. was pricey. The sink came into port in NYC and unfortunately the container my sink was in was inspected by the U.S. government and I had to pay an additional charge for this inspection (something that happens randomly these days post 911). The sink was not perfectly level so when the plumber set it into the opening a corner chipped off. I had a local guy fix that problem because sending it back to the U.K. wasn't an option. All and all would I do it over again? YES. I love my sink because it was the only white sink that I could find that had a full size bowl on the right and a 3/4 size bowl on the left. I was set on this configuration and couldn't believe that I had to import a sink from the U.K. in order to get what I wanted. But I was just glad I finally found what I wanted even though it cost so much to get it here.

Love the sink and wouldn't hesitate to order. I have a V&B farmhouse sink imported from England (shipped with my cabinetry). Its container was held up in customs a week, but everything was worth the wait.

Here is a link that might be useful: my kitchen

Make sure you love the size and bowl arrangement since you won't be able to return it, but I would have no hesitation ordering a V&B product. Had I gotten a farmhouse sink, it would have been Rohl or V&B -- both gorgeous stuff.

As someone said, V&B is a very fine company. Because of outsourcing practices these days, the only thing I'd do is make sure it's really made in Germany or at least Europe. To me it would be sad to import it, only to find out that they'd outsourced its production to China! Amazingly even the Germans are doing that. Just found a carry bag yesterday by a German company, only to see it was made in China. Sad state of things. Don't even get me started on the new Spode products now made in China... I have Spode mugs made in England that are 13 years old and have seen microwave and DW use all that time and are fine give or take a chip or loose handle, and I get a new one made in China three months ago, and all the glaze is already crazed/cracked. There IS a difference in things coming from China.

OK I am stepping away from the soapbox...

I have a V&B farm sink. Love it. The one you linked is really nice looking. As someone else said, make sure you're happy with the 2 bowl sizes. I have the one large sink and really like that big baking sheets etc. fit right in.

Prill, wow what beautiful countertops. What is that?

It is a gorgeous sink. I'm bummed because I just realized my angled corner sink is too narrow to accommodate a decent farm sink.

Thanks Bigdoglover (me too!), my counters are Medium Minus soapstone.
There are some areas that are turquoise.

That sink is beautiful and fits your needs. No way to get it in the US, huh? How much is the shipping in relation to the price for that bad boy?

Is the rinsing sink the small one in the back? With my messy family there would be water everywhere if we tried to rinse things in there. You may have a much tidier family though :)

Thank you all for your replies. I do love the size and bowl arrangement, and after hearing such praise of V&B, I think IâÂÂm going to get the sink. (IâÂÂll check on where itâÂÂs manufactured first...)

Judydel and allison0704: itâÂÂs great to hear about your experiences with the various companies and the overseas shipping. Glad youâÂÂre both happy with your purchases (lovely kitchen, Allison). IâÂÂm reassured that IâÂÂm not the only one who canâÂÂt seem to find the sink I want in this big ole country of ours.

Hi Vriseyde, Just curious, did you end up selecting the V&B work station sink? If so, we'd all love to see it. Hope all is going well with you renovation.