I think this looks great! http://houzz.com/photos/1079468 search drop in sink under photos and you will see many.

No it doesn't look dated. They are used for insertion in countertops which will not accommodate an undermount (you have to have stone or quartz etc.). However, they look great on laminate or butcher block or stainless steel counters, for instance.

The reason to go away from the drop-in sink is because gunk tends to accumulate around the edges. If you haven't had that problem, and love the sink, go with it.

Cynthia, I did not know this. We are meeting with someone today to order Quartz countertops. I had no idea this countertop doesn't accommodate drop ins.

jjnman12, that is the exact faucet and sink we have, except our basins are the same size. Love your picture. Thanks!

saralynn, Cynthia meant that Laminate counters can only have drop ins. You are fine to order the Quartz counters and keep your sink if that's what you want.

I personally think drop in / over mount sinks look dated. In a kitchen renovation, I would update.

The sink with the dimensions we wanted (notice the larger size of the left basin) was only available in a drop-in. I don't think they look dated. I think people have allowed themselves to be convinced by the industry to conform (same with the stainless movement- I have met a lot of closet anti-stainless people that hate it but put it in because they think they have to). I know plenty of people with gorgeous kitchens with drop-ins. Plus I have noticed gunk can accumulate on the underside in undermounts. It's just not obvious under the granite or quartz lip. If you like your sink, by all means keep it! It's beautiful!

I love my new Quartz countertops with my undermount sink!

dbarb03, gorgeous kitchen! Thanks for sharing.

an undermount sink can be used with laminate. check out the fromica and wilsonart hd web sites as well as karaan sinks. i'm seriously considering this for my kitchen redo and have a quote from a counter top installer. have been searching on Houzz( for days) for comments from anyone who maybe has done this. so far i've seen only one pro (a homeowner) and one no! no! from a designer/buildert she didn't give any reasons). i'm hoping for more feedback before my final decision on an undermount or drop-in.

I am the one that said no more undermount sink in laminate countertop. The reason is that within the first week the homeowner damaged the sink - so the Karran sinks are not as sturdy as other brand sinks on the market that we have installed (solid surface sinks, Blanco granite sinks, Kohler cast iron sinks, various brands of stainless steel sinks) . We are not finding anyone involved in the process that is stepping up to look at the sink under warranty - as a builder when we install something for a customer, we expect the company that created the product to stand behind it and provide a top notch warranty. We are not finding this to be the case here. It was a nice Formica countertop with a white Karran sink. We want to provide products that are going to stand the test of time, not have problems right out of the gate.

Deborah, thanks so much for the explanation. I can see why you're not in favor of the lamiante/karran sink combo. It's frustrating when a manufacturer will not stand by their products when they don't perform and then the provider & consumer are left in a lurch. Was this a recent install? Asking this because the home owner who posted the pro comment said they had theirs for (I think ) 5yrs and loved it.

I don't think your sink will look dated. It's a lovely sink. If you like it keep it.

The project with the Karran sink was completed in March of 2015.

Ms zoom. We renovated our counters with formica and I wanted to do the under mount sink. There are people who can do it, but unfortunately my contractor was not one of them. There are some great demonstrations online of what the process is. I found a really nice single bowl, drop in sink that I liked and decided I would rather not bother with all the special technic and added labor cost of the other. I used that money towards other projects anyway. The sink was on sale for less than $300.00.
My sink is great and it does not collect junk or anything else around the edge because I clean it!
Good luck with your project. Don't be swayed into things that you don't want or need because someone else did it. It will be your money and your kitchen. I was never a fan of buying all new stainless appliances.... But must confess once the new counter went in, I had to give in. We donated all of our white appliances to different organizations and that helped some others along the way.

Deborah, thank you for replying with the install date.