Our stainless counter portion of the kitchen is comprised of two pieces. One simple 12x28 deep piece on the left of the stove (with a six inch backsplash in stainless as well) and then the larger piece which is roughly 8' to the corner and four foot to the edge (a little L shape). Again with the six inch backsplash. We will have an integrated sink mimicing the very expensive franke sink I purchased that won't fit the corner application. (We're using that in another house). They would have used the franke sink and made it seemless to the countertop, but given that we now need custom, they'll do a similar sink with some chopped corners in front for me at an additional cost of about $400 (16 gauge SS with a pattern....basically swirls of scratches all over it). It will also have an integrated drain board to the sink (sloped). Total cost is around $2500 with sink. And yes, we're doing a marine edge. That's half the joy of SS to me (since my DH is a slob cook...fabulous...but slob). We see this portion of the kitchen as the work horse and we want it to be easy to clean. I am doing a bit of a modified marine edge (a little less of an edge than you really need on a boat, but basically marine). Would I pay the extra money for the sink...oh ya. That whole countertop should be seamless in my opinion. Mostly for looks...but also for ease in cleaning. A good fabricator shouldn't have any problems with that. We also used the same fabricator to build our hood housing so I expect a great job (the hood is gorgeous if you can call a 58" hunk of steel gorgeous LOL). Anyhoo, do the marine edge...but if the high edge is a turn off, they can do a bit of a lower one easily.

terry, do you mean LG Hi-Macs? Lomac is a drug. Hi-Macs is certainly comparable to Corian at a better price but it sure doesn't have more colors than Corian. Anyway, I'm sorry I can't help you with your sink concerns as I don't have a solid-surface counter. You may want to try searching "integrated sinks". One thing I know about SS sinks is that you need to run the hot water from the faucet before you pour hot liquids into the sink (like draining pasta) because the temperature shock can cause the sink to crack. Other than that, almost everything I've read about solid surface counters and integrated sinks is very positive. Nicole

I have a Wilsonart kitchen sink that is integrated with the laminate counter top. I have had it for about 4 years now, and have not experienced a problem. I like not having a lip around the edge of the sink that catches crumbs, etc., and makes it difficult to clean. Before, I was always having to take a knife & scrape under the edge to get all the gunk out. Now, I just wisk everything into the sink, including water. It is not possible for this sink to leak around the edge, because it has a lip that is set into a routed edge on the hole in the counter top, and then the laminate is applied in normal fashion over that. If water cannot get under the edge of the laminate, then it also cannot get under the sink edge, either. Of course, down the road, if the adhesive fails, this would change, but I have not heard of that in many years. I know it used to do so back in the day. I like the sink so well that I had one installed in the new counter top in my bathroom, and especially love that the edge of that one doesn't trap hair, soap, etc. I have noted that the material sometimes stains (like from cleaning paint brushes, tomato sauce, etc.), but a spray of Softscrub with bleach quickly removes the discoloration & the sink looks new again. I would advise NEVER to use anything caustic or that could scratch the surface. This, I imagine, would open it up to discoloration beneath the surface that could be permanent. That means no metal scrubbing pads or scouring powder. Normally, I just clean the sink (and all my kitchen & bath surfaces) with a mixture of white vinegar, rubbing alcohol and soda water (equal proportions), with a little lemon juice mixed in for a fresh smell. This works as-good-as or better than any store-bought product I have tried. It also works great on upholstery and carpet, and is totally natural and harmless to people and my cats.

Do you use sinks at the same time or are you only choosing them for resale? I really hate my 60" double sink vanity. We'll be changing it to a single sink for more counter space and drawer storage. Would you consider the 49" Impressions counter? I can't tell from Kohler's spec sheet what size the sink base needs to be in the vanity, but you'd want to be sure the two drawer stacks were at least 12". That's what you'll get in the 60" vanity. Or do an all-drawer vanity.