Yes - you're probably right, kaseki. In fact, it wasn't originally spec'ed to have the dishwasher and that was an impulse floor model buy. Later on, I've sort of thought that it threw off everything (the ice maker was supposed to go there.) That said, based on your thinking, I have thought about what my priorities were. Well the first is less a priority than a preference - when we entertain, I *dread* the extra batch of dishes than can't fit in the dishwasher. I hate going to bed with dishes not yet attended to b/c they are worse in the morning. SO, that second dishwasher was a big splurge but something I know we'll use. The second thing taking up the space now, the double u-line I guess reflects the priority more? Here we've designated this bonus space to an area where we can keep all the beverages for regular life and entertaining. It didn't sit right to me that we would accomodate all wine (we are sort of light wine drinkers on our own, more when we have folks over,) and NO beer, mixers or non-alcoholic beverages available. They would either need to end up in a bucket of ice on the counter or people would be going into the kitchen fridge. SO, I guess giving up 12 inches of space was a tradeoff I would make - especially since, as you say, you can't really ever fit everything in a room like this. I have nearly 8 feet of cabinets on the top of this area, one bottom cabinet with a drawer, and another cabinet and bank of drawers on the other side. So, I guess that's sort of how I thought it through? My logic is probably flawed - and my worst habit is being indecisive and second-guessing myself, but hopefully I can live with this one! :-) Thanks for the thoughtful comment though - it made me think this through again.

If you are using standard base cabinets with countertop height at 36", a vessel sink will be too high to actually use for anything but face washing for a very tall person. It would take a 30" high countertop to be able to be used for glass washing and rinsing, which is the most common usage of bar sinks. Most also don't have very "square" sides to be able to fill them up with soapy water and glasses, and they're not very deep, so the don't hold very much. One of the best uses of a (nice sized) bar sink is to hold ice and beverages for a "event" and I can't see you doing this with a vessel sink. Now, take a beautiful glass vessel sink and recess it slightly into the counter, underlight it, and get some pretty river pebbles and a fountain pump and you'd have a great water feature, but to actually use it as a bar sink---I don't think you'd be happy.

Most bar sinks are too small to do much at all. Are you sure you need water in this location? Or can you take items to a nearby kitchen to do the cleaning needed and have some water available at the bar for the needs you might have for water. Most people have eliminated wet bars unless it is the only water source nearby. If you decide you still need a sink, take the items you plan on placing under a faucet and see what size you need for them to make easy clearance to make the sink worthwhile. For example, some red wine glasses are fairly large. Can you rinse them easily and is the faucet you select high enough for easy clearance. A bigger sink will be much more useful than one of the smaller "bar sinks".

You will still need substantial room for the plumbing P trap, and other bits. Without a faucet, the idea seems rather questionable and prone to contamination and smells from the organic matter in coffee and other beverages.