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Should I go with Stainless Steel Farmhouse sink I love or undermount ?
Comments (32)Elkay: In case you didn't believe this is a retrofit, here is a "before" picture. The new cutout has bisected the grinder slot that held the sink clip. That's the arc that is filled with stone and color matched adhesive. The plug in the front is the reinforcement rod slot having been ground back and filled. Not bad. I never point these out to the homeowner; once you do, she can never "unsee" them. Run this thread past your technical guys, please. I can't wait to hear the "It can't be done." The secret? Because the bowl is deeper than the apron, you have to tap the cabinet front off. If you put the sink in, you can't get the cabinet front back on. If you put the cabinet front on, you can't get the sink in. You partially put the sink in place, partially put the cabinet front back on, more sink, more cabinet front, until you're done. I never use your provided clips; all my retrofits are strapped in place. Throw a couple of Sink Straps from Regent Stone Products in the box instead, please. Keep making these please. They are moneymakers and the customers love them. Just under 3K....See MoreFarmhouse/Apron Front Sink Choices
Comments (50)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 :-)...See Morelooking for a farmhouse kitchen sink
Comments (13)"Farmhouse" sink presently refers to the apron front sinks popular today but these are more closely related to the "Butler" sinks of England and the Belfast sinks of Ireland. I love to watch British mysteries and often see these sinks in the kitchen - for example the Father Brown mysteries set in 1950's have a butler sink in his kitchen. In the United states, the large, usually cast iron sink was popular early to mid 20th century. These also often, but not always had an exposed front, so could be thought "apron front" and the "short apron" sinks today evoke this look to me. In the mid 80's I lived in a 1950 built house in a 1950 built neighborhood and many homes in the area still had these sinks. From about 1960's to 1990s, the over mount and then under mount sinks were popular, but I recall seeing a 1990's this old house with an apron front sink - It was a London home - but as we have become more globalized, styles from other countries are becoming more world wide. What will really determine whether or not the "farmhouse" sink is timeless as opposed to trendy is how useful the style is. I expect the name "apron front" will replace "farmhouse" as that implies less a style and more a description. The fact that they have been used in some form or another in England and Ireland for over 300 years does imply they function well. I have had many sinks in my day and I like "apron front" style the best - large, close to me - a comfortable fit. I am not sure if these sinks would be called "apron front" - exposed fronts and in one case, an "apron" too:) I am thinking the high back with faucet decreased in popularity when sinks started to be placed in front of the more contemporary sized kitchen window. I actually think the wall mount is more functional with less water on the counter - if you can reach it since counters are wider. These sinks would have been found in many a farmhouse, but in city homes too....See MoreElkay Luxe Quartz Sink in Ricotta
Comments (12)@lcm1986 I do not remember seeing the logo on there so the counter/tile contractor (or the plumber) removed it during install. Assuming one of them did, they did a good job because I cannot see any remnants from where the logo would have been located. I believe our counter contractor physically placed and set the sink, and then the plumber made all of the connections, installed the hardware and disposal, etc....See Morehasan sharker
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