Thanks Jenanla for the links! I had only seen the last one and loved it. Claire, I too wondered about the depth of a standard farmhouse sink. I know my kids would love to fill it up and play in it :) but I dont think I would love that. I do like the fact that water would not sit on the counter in front of the sink (like it does now)after they have been brushing their teeth and such. I went searching and found this lavatory apron sink that is not deep and not bad in price. My DH could build the cabinet (which is what he was going to do anyway or a standard sink). http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Citadel-White-Apron-Front-Lavatory-Sink/2499009/product.html? Thanks so much for everyones insight on this design. I will post pics when/if I get what I want. We are building a small house in stages. Maybe sometime soon I will take the time to introduce myself and tell my building story. I sure do love looking at everyone else's homes and I learn something new all the time. Stephanie

Nini804 -- You hit the nail on the head! Even though I love some other elements, I always come back to this formal look. But, I want it to look warm too. You're right about the shades. This is a guest bathroom that will most likely be used a few times a week. I've also noticed that my bathroom designers (there are 2 who help me) have totally different taste, and they often show me only their designs. I told them the kinds of things I like, but one of them shows me all white all the time -- And the other one tells me to mix whatever I want and be unique. I need someone who can know what items I like, and then guide me to pairing them. That's been the part I cannot find. That's why I come here because I can get opinions from others who have more experience. Thanks so much for your help!

Sophie: At 6:13, you may watch Kohler install their 3942 into a plastic laminate countertop. If tizzyp needed new laminate tops, she could get a Karran Edge series undermount.

FWIW I found a shot that gives a good idea of what a living patina sink looks like - it's virtually maintenance free. I did NOT wanted a hammered bottom on my sink because I thought it would be problematic for cleaning and in when looking at sinks, most of the hammered sinks were of poor quality and looked artificial and obnoxious. I did opt for a hammered front because I thought the bottom of my sink and the front would be exposed to different things and the hammered front would better disguise any discrepancy. Also the way in which Havens actually "hammers" the apron is very subtle and not the busy obnoxious look that most of them have. I do have a relatively inexpensive hammered copper sink in my guest bath because I am not concerned about maintenance in that room since it is used almost never :-). It is from Premiere Copper which is a great source for copper stuff. They supplied my copper hood as well as copper accent tiles. They also did a custom copper medallion - my designer sketched it out using an Art Nouveau statue of a crane that I have and we both love. I also have a copper ceiling. My old kitchen had the standard dropped plastic sheets covering fluorescent tubes and my new lighting now has lots of canned lights - under cabinet task lights. However, I have structural soffits so my designer used the higher space in the middle to create a dramatic coved copper tiled ceiling with uplighting. Here's a pretty good shot of the sink when it was installed. It pretty much still looks like this with some shiny patches that fairly quickly change. Copper medallion with crane and copper hood Front of my apron sink which has the very subtle hammered treatment Terrible photo of the coved ceiling :-)