Faucet Positioning

17 years ago

I putting in an Artisan D Sink (23x21) into a 36" Corner Sink Base that will be far right of the kitchen. We are a fairly short family and all left handed. I have a Kohler Vinnata faucet and a Kohler soap dispenser.

Would the faucet go straight back or at one back side of the D? Depending on the faucet spot, where would the soap dispenser best go?

I can position the faucet handle to the left or right side of the faucet as well.

I'm thinking maybe the faucet goes to the back right of the D with the handle on the right and the soap to the back left of the D. But, that's probably mainly based on aesthetics.

If the faucet goes to the back left, I think it look weird because the fact that the sink is in the far right corner of the room. But, maybe the faucet should just go straight back?

Toughts?

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flseadog
17 years ago
We have a 16 x 19 rectangle prep sink so the issue may be a bit different. The 19" dimension is front to back. We put the faucet at the right rear corner and the soap dispenser in the opposite corner. Most of our island is to the left of the sink and I'll be working from left to right getting fresh produce from the fridge, prepping and cleaning, etc. If we had put the faucet on the left it seemed as if it would have been in the way. Same thing for hand washing, and I can be obsessive about it, it seemed logical to get soap on the left and proceed to the right to rinse. Although this could be because I'm right handed. Also, we have a dishwasher drawer to the right of the sink so all of my work flow is left to right. These are the types of things I thought about when deciding our faucet placement. HTH.
lexluthor
Original Author
17 years ago
flseadog,

Thanks for some interesting considerations. I think with our sink being at the back right of the kitchen, I probably want to put the faucet in the corner right, not towards the middle of the room at corner left.

Is it more common to position the faucet at a back corner rather than straight back with a single D sink?
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flseadog
17 years ago
lexluthor, take a look at rhome 410's post on the best site yet for granite. It's also great for seeing faucet placement.
footballmom
17 years ago
Almost all of the D shaped sinks I have seen on the forum have the faucet to the side of the sink. I really don't think I would like it to the back and centered as the sinks are a little deeper than a regular sink and it would make a lot of reaching to turn on the faucet. Look through the FKB and you will see many examples of D shaped sinks. Check out the section under categories for corner sinks. There are a couple of D sinks in corners and the faucets are not centered behind the sink. They are either right or left of center.....
lexluthor
Original Author
17 years ago
I think we've pretty much decided on the sink to the back right with the handle positioned on the right side of the faucet and the soap dispenser to the back left of the sink.

Thanks all.
davidro1
17 years ago
if think this means the handle is closer to your body. This is good.