You could go with either size, it all depends on what you like best, there is no right or wrong. I have an 18" wide linen cabinet going on the left side and then 48" of counter top. Yes, it's the 21" standard depth. I measured it and there is 3" in front of sink (of counter) and 4" from sink back to the coved backsplash. I had my sink undermounted in a corian counter top. I like the integral sinks but the white corian always looks dull and dirty to me so I wanted a china sink. Don't forget to consider your faucets if you go w/ the larger sink since there's not alot of room between the backsplash and sink edge. I got a 4" mini spread and there's plenty of room to clean around them. If you go w/ the smaller sink, I'm sure it look fine, too. I almost went w/ the Ladena which is rectangular, check that out also.

We don't currently use this toilet. There is a leak somewhere, so the water to the tank is turned off. The toilet is just a "design feature" in our basement. When we moved into the house we thought we'd fix it at some point, but I don't know that it will ever happen (too many other things on the list). So I looked inside the tank over the weekend. I'm not sure why it didn't occur to me to do that before. It appears that the tank was replaced. The tank is made by Standard, and has a production date of January 13, 1930 under the lid. The tank is porcelain/ceramic. I believe that the toilet bowl is older. I've looked at every antique toilet and architectural salvage site that I can find on the internet. So far I haven't found any mention of S S Shedd & Bro or S S Sheoo & Bro. The toilets with writing inside and the ones with the shape of mine tend to be earlier ones however, making me think it might be original to the house. Maybe I should send an email to some of the salvage places and see if they can tell me anything (if I find anything out, I'll post an update). Still no clue about the cement pad. Lesterd's suggestion that it covers the plumbing connection is certainly possible. I'd also thought that maybe they had to elevate the toilet for drainage or to have better flushing.

I had a halogen recessed can over the sink in our last kitchen and it was wonderfully bright. How high is your ceiling? In that house, ours was only 7'10" and the can was in a small soffit, so only about 7'6" up, so I think that helped. In this kitchen I wanted more character to the lighting, and we have 9 ft ceilings, so went with 2 largish pendants, which also provide nice lighting. They hang just to each side of our sink.

I am looking for the best composite sink for my new kitchen. I have read all about Blanco and know they are loved but am not finding the right colour. Julien makes a sink line in a product they call Granix that has a colour that looks good with the counters. They are made in Germany, 80-85% natural quartz. I'd love to know if anyone has experience with these or where I can find out more info. Thank you.