Your thoughts? Sink shape? Island shape?

16 years ago

Hi again (for the millionth time - thanks for your patience). So with good feedback and lots of post reading I've concluded that the prep sink ought to be at the rangetop end of the sink.

Now - what shape for the sink and island?

We have a curved staircase at one end of the kitchen so the island has to get narrower there somehow. I don't like a straight cut - that's what our current island has and we're tired of it. So I thought of two island shape options: bowed and rectangular with curve at the end.

Bowed is nice symetry wise. I might need to bow it more to get the island narrower on the stair end.

Curved one end bugs me a little but... I could run the cabinet all the way across at the range top end if I wanted.

Now for sink shape...

I'd like a rectangle but... I was thinking that it would be best if the faucet could be mounted diagonally so you can use the sink from either corner. Does round look ok? Any other ideas? That little dot is my mock up of faucet placement :-).

We could also just forget the prep sink entirely. We'll have a nice stages sink for the main sink anyway. Anybody think that's the best idea?

Thanks for any help!!!

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juliekcmo
16 years ago
Here is my suggestion , based on our island
Ours is shaped like the top picture.
I like it.
Our sink is in the position you have indicated, but is a single bowl (standard rectangular) with a drainboard to the right (as you stand along the long side of the island).

I like this very much. The sink is large enough to really use as a secondary sink. When we prep on the island, it is right there. I like the built in drainboard too, as it is good place for the colander or to defrost things.

Just my 2 cents
marcydc
16 years ago
Have you thought about making kind of a partial circle on that stair end of the island? I have an unusually shapped space.

I have to say I love us in a 1/2 circle for eating (family of 4). The all in a bar line just isn't nearly as conducive for family time. We just about always all 4 dine together.

You could probably get a nice size circle on the end. Either raised or at counter height.

Just a thought!
Here's mine in the early stages. 4 barstools fit comfortably around a cirle with a 3 foot radius. I'll see if I can figure out how to post the layout pdf I have.
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marcydc
16 years ago
Oh, on sink shape.

The appliance guy convinced me that the island sink should be the same shape as a the main sink. So both of mine are quadrangles :)

I don't think it would matter much.. Just get one big enough (like 15") if you are going to have one. Otherwise, its pretty much just good for icing down a couple of bottles of wine.
Britt
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks everyone. I don't know why this decision is torturing me so much. I found another shape I like - the five sided like Buehl has. And then started wondering if I need a prep sink at all. My neighbor had an island as long as ours but wider and she didn't do one. Grrr. For some reason it just bugs me that the prep sink will be in my work triange because it means other people will be in my way when they use it. And it's like 38" away from the main sink. But it does seem more functional near the range top.

This is the last thing that needs to be decided so the cabinet order can go to factory.

Here's the 5 sided:

Here it is without a prep sink:

And here's my neighbor's similar layout without a prep sink:
breezygirl
16 years ago
Maybe you ought to stop thinking about it as a "prep" sink. Sounds like you won't be using it for prepping, if I remember correctly. Maybe it'll stop bugging you so much. How about thinking of it as the "secondary sink", or "guest sink" or "handwashing sink?"

For me, I couldn't prep at a single-bowl sink shared with the cleanup zone. I know the Stages sink is big, but you'll be washing veggies, draining pasta, etc, in the same bowl with dirty dishes. The Stages looks cool, but for me it would only work for prep. I wish I had that kind of space for such a big prep sink!;) I would need a separate sink.

Maybe you don't need a separate sink at all. Is there another sink nearby in the house that others could use? (I'm just trying to help! ;) )