I've had one for almost 3 years. The pluses are it is very sturdy. You don't have to worry about scratching or denting and it is anti-microbial. They are beautiful to look at. The downside is if you don't care for the patina look or seeing light streaks every time something acid touches it then think twice. I have a hammered one and when it is all dark no streaks I love it. It is a tossup. The acid doesn't ruin the sink and it does darken up over time. Not fast enough for me though.

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If you love change, motion, asymmetry, changing patterns, and colors, and enjoy having your spouse, children, or ornery visitors write messages to you that will stick around for a while, and don't mind a little chaos, then you will love a copper sink.

If you prefer order, everything in its place, symmetry, predictability, don't tolerate splash marks and spots, and want everything to look new and shiny at all times, you will hate a copper sink.

I love mine, but they are not for everyone.

I'm planning to get one when we renovate our kitchen. If you're expecting it to stay bright and shiny, you will be disappointed. That color only stays there if it's coated with something, and any coating will wear off with use. If you're comfortable with a more weathered brown patina (think of an old copper penny), you should be fine. Even if some tomato sauce strips the patina off, it will come back with use.

Thank you everyone! That's what I wanted was to hear if people had them and loved them. And, i am very creative so creative, artsy equals "go with the flow", a bit messy, always changing! Thanks again!

There are several manufacturers of copper sinks with living patinas - i.e. they are manufactured without a finish that can wear off and therefore there really is nothing you can do to the surface to harm it - so long as you like the type of aged weathered patina that will change as you use it. Acidic foods like tomatoes will change the patina - but that's because they were traditionally used to polish copper. But the patina will start again so nothing is permanent.

I just bought one from Havens Metal. Rachiele is another maker. I also found that coppersmiths online seemed to make sinks with a natural finish. I wanted a ledge type of configuration with a left rear drain.

Run like hell from any sink brand that requires you to wax and dry after each use. The waxing is meant to "protect" the finish and is typically for sinks which have some kind of fake finish that can be harmed. From what I have read, the drying is often required because some cheaper sinks don't drain correctly.

I am going with a copper sink in my guest bath but I will probably just get a less expensive model from Premiere or other copper company because I am not worried about a "finish" not lasting since the sink in the guest bath will get such minimal use.

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If you have hard water don't get copper! I have to dry the sink every time someone uses it and if the faucet starts leaking, which it did, the hard water stains are impossible to remove. I've tried everything to no avail. Also baking soda or baking soda toothpaste wrecks them. I'll be replacing them with modern white vessel sinks in the near future.

I live where there is hard water and there is absolutely zero issues with our Rachiele copper sink. Any marks self-heal in a short time (a few days). There are no hard water stains, baking soda problems, etc. There's no need to dry the sink. From my research, the only issue with copper sinks is if you get a copper sink with a finish on it rather than copper (a finish also nullifies the anti-bacterial properties). Here's a picture after over a year's daily use with no particular care--and certainly no drying.

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