Can you put a wall niche in back of the sink that you can tile like your backsplash? You can place functional things there or favorite personal items.

In that situation, I think I might put a TV in that niche. Or maybe a mirror that could reflect a view--or a TV screen. For what it's worth, if I had to choose I'd rather have a view outside or across the room from where I prep than the cleanup area, which is a place I prefer to hit and leave.

There was a great thread here last year about getting rid of the rule that says a sink must go in front of a window. I just looked for it but can't find it (sorry). I've never had my sink in front of the window in the dozen places I've lived and I won't in my new kitchen either. It never bothered me. Some people really like it though. I spend most of my time looking down at my hands when I'm at the sink. I look out the window while I cook when there's a brief lull in the action. Try looking through the FKB...I'm sure you'll find plenty of sinks that aren't in front of a window. BTW, when I moved into this house, there was a mirror in front of the sink; I found it a bit weird.

I have posted pictures in "galley kit with soapstone" and "blue cabs and afraid". My sink in on an interior wall.

Like Cheri, it's been years since i've had the sink in front of a window. Actually, the trend these days seems to put them in an island or peninsula~maybe a sink in front of a window is 'old school'. We should start a thread on this.

I always thought it was 'natural for a sink to be in front of a window also, but in my new house it's in the peninsula, and there was no way it could have been changed. AND I love it!! Go figure! ;o)

I like having my window over open counter instead of a sink. Good place for steamy coffeepots. I do like there to be plenty of space above the sink, though.

The 21 year old house we bought last year had the sink in the open within a quasi-U shaped kitchen preparation area (link below shows the before and after of the kitchen).

We moved the sink from the open area to against an interior wall in order to open up the kitchen area by creating a stand-alone island. For us it works great. As other pictures in the cascading articles will show the sink is next to the hidden dishwasher against the same interior wall and above the sink are the cabinets for the glasses, mugs, dishes, etc. So for us everything works very well.

I hope this helps,
Dan

Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen Remodel

Wow 7 responses already, thanks guys! Unfortunately sink in a peninsula or island is not an option either (I have no intention of doing any new plumbing). The area around my sink just seems so closed in, or dark or something. I'll check the FKB again. Although I think I have it memorized at this point! ;-)

Anyone have any ideas on the lighting situation? Should I just lose the cabinet overhead and put in a pendant? I'm afraid any undercabinet lighting there will show and look ugly (like aforementioned fluorescent tube). If anyone knows of something I'm not thinking of, please let me know.

One of our plans has the same situation so I saved a few photos. here is what I could find so far:

and on photo 3 of 11 of this link there was a sink next to a range on an interior wall.Hope that gives you some ideas.

Here is a link that might be useful: Lynda Reeve's kitchen photos

Ok , I found the rest of the photos. I have been saving them in a folder titled " sinks without windows"!
So here they are!

Here is a link that might be useful: Photobucket link to sinks without windows

Thank you, thank you, thank you everyone! And I *love* that kitchen you posted ravmd! If only mine could look that good!

Here is mine. I don't mind it at all. I don't spend that much time there :)