Kitchen angst - I thought that a round sink for a prep sink would be unique, different. I was a little nervous about it and posted a thread asking if the wise people here had any concerns about round prep sinks, no one voiced any. We have the circle shaped repeated in a few places in our interior design (in stained/etched glass, in a railing between our living and dining room) so I wanted to repeat the pattern in a subtle way. The Karbon has grown on me. When I first saw it months ago here I thought it was the ugliest faucet ever. They I saw it as unique (which always gets me). Finally after couple of months I liked it and eventually had to have it! I love it for the prep sink as it can function as a pot filler and fold away to be very unobtrusive when not in use. It doesn't match my main faucet, which is the Kalia Elito Diver (see link). The Karbon and the Elito Diver are both stainless steel, but they certainly don't match. I don't think that is a big issue as they are not side by side. I love both of them - the jewels of my kitchen. I've seen the Karbon in many transitional kitchens, it looks fantastic. I'm not sure it would work in a real old-style traditional, but you never know! I like mixing things up a bit. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: Other faucet

I might agree with you, but it depends on a few other things we don't know. That island is at least a foot longer than mine, and that might be enough length to put a sink more in the center. I thought about it there too, but I do like a long run for serving buffet style. In my kitchen, I needed the longer surface because moving my cooktop broke up the long baking counter I was going to have and I needed one or the other to be a longer continuous surface. I don't know these things -- and if there is seating planned (but not drawn in ) on that other side of the island, that will have a big impact on how that large surface will be used. What I don't know is how that island is going to be used -- what's under the surface for one thing. What kind of cabinets will be there? Any appliances? Where will the outlets be? Where will the mixer go and how and where will it be used -- how often? One of the important considerations for my prep sink placement was having the sink handy for washing egg goo and other things off my hands when baking as well as prep tasks. Anyway, I'd need to know more to say for sure what I'd do.

Thanks Rhoome & Kris_ma- I am holding my ground on this sink. Its just that I have a TON going on at work right now and that is more stressful than the kitchen remodel-- and that says a lot!! Rhome- give your hubby a hug from me too!! Because I am ready to kill mine! Normally he is really great, but him iwth this sink issue is just driving me crazy. I know in the end he will let me have it--since I am the one that cooks and this remodel is more of my baby than his. But its difficult having someone second guess you. Breezy- I am with you! I want functional first, pretty second. Not that I think my sink is not pretty but I know I am going to love having it. My old kitchen (I have no kitchen right now) went 12" cabinet, range, blind corner cabinet, 30 sink base 12 cabinet. That was my kitchen! I did all of my prep on that small space between the sink and range and it worked! But it would very odd NOT to have a sink right where I prep. Hopefully the plumber will call back soon!!

A little difficult to say for sure without knowing dimensions but off the cuff I'd put the prep sink between the frig and range at least 18" to the right of the frig. But without dimensions, I don't know how much space that would leave between the prep sink and range. You have a boatload of real estate to the right of the range that seems as if it might be underused though.