No such thing as high end vinyl. That is an oxymoron. Wood or stone is high end. Farm sinks don’t beling in 70’s ranch houses.

You forgot to vote! The house was built in 1952 and you need to learn to spell too. ;)

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I'm a huge fan of Elkay's Quartz Luxe apron front sinks, but many of my customers continue to buy stainless steel. I've sold two cast iron Kohler Whitehavens this year.

Can we see photos and a sense of what other materials and design choices you picked? I like stainless and copper for a more updated take on a farmhouse sink. I also feel those material are more practical. But it really depends on what the rest of your kitchen looks like.

Here is a photo of what it is and the look we are going for, but on a much smaller scale. We are also adding a base cabinet with a built-in wine fridge where the free standing wine fridge is now. Back splash will be white subway tile and the Quartz counter tops will be a little less white than in the photo. Sink will probably be Silgranit by Blanco. We have two friends with Silgranit and they love their sinks. Walls ARE NOT being removed! Wife hates when older houses are turned into barns! ;)

OK, I am a little confused about what your question is, now. You wanted to know whether to pick a cast iron or a fireclay sink, but then you tell us that it will be Silgranit?! All of these are valid options. But what is it you want us to tell you?

Also, your inspiration photo shows how a steel sink is a really good fit for your color palette. So, that's probably still in the running -- and yes, there are several great options for all of these materials.

In this forum, you'll get a lot of proponents of single-bowl and of workstation (aka galley or ledge) style sinks. These are more modern designs that have worked out a lot of problems that more traditional sinks suffer from.

Also, you'll hear a lot of different opions on farmhouse vs. internal sinks; and on topmount vs. undermount. I believe there generally isn't one right answer. Each of these have their pros and cons.

As for vinyl flooring, I am personally not a huge fan. I like nice tile best in the kitchen. But I could settle for hardwood. It's just a little more maintenance and might scuff/scratch faster. I do have to admit though that vinyl has come a long way. It doesn't look quite as atrocious any more as it used to. And it supposedly also stands up to daily abuse much better than older products (which of course, all made the same promises about being maintenance free; yeah, right...)

" but then you tell us that it will be Silgranit?! "

A work in progress!

Fireclay or stainless for me.

Are you going to have a garbage disposal? If yes, do some research about fireclay sinks cracking. I love my Whitehaven sink.

I'm removing two perfectly fine Silegranit sinks and installing stainless because she doesn't like them.

I also love my Whitehaven. For a more classic and long lasting design, avoid gray flooring. Consider a natural look. The black and white photo look is on the way out. Are you buying new cabinets?

Decision made; Kohler Whitehaven. Looked at the Blanco Silegranit this morning; feels and looks like very thick Tupperware! One choice down & too many more to make.

I happen to like stainless sinks. we have a lot of hammered stainless too which is really nice. you can check out our website for a bunch of options. www.focalpointhardware.com

1,000+ Kohler Whitehaven back ordered! Estimated delivery; February 2019!

Search begins again.

Some options you may not have considered:

This Empire cast iron sink

This Native Trails concrete sink

Good luck!