They make soapstone sinks?? That would be awesome in an old house. Soapstone is great because it'll be impervious to any gross stuff that gets in the sink, and is also pretty soft, which is good. We have a big old enameled cast iron sink and it's so HARD - you set a glass in it wrong and it'll break lol. I grew up with stainless sinks so I'm just not used to it.

Undermounted stainless sinks and great functionally, but if you're working with an old house, they suddenly seem so very incongruous and anachronistic. When we redo our Victorian kitchen, I'll have to ditch the current sink (which is awesome and old school, except being hard), so I'm looking into farmhouse sinks, vintage porcelain and cast iron sinks, and now soapstone sinks.

Yes I am considering a soapstone sink, but it will scratch easily - some love it, and others hate that characteristic. Our contractor told us they can do the sink two ways - get a large chunk of soapstone and carve the sink out of it (the expensive way) or piece it together out of thin slabs. Good luck with your future redo!! Love Victorians!

I do love my Kohler Whitehaven apron front sink. It is one of the easiest to install, so take cost of installation into the price. It is cast iron, so see one in a showroom first - not quite the same look as fireclay, but I had cast iron before and I have always liked it.

I do love my Kohler Whitehaven apron front sink. It is one of the easiest to install, so take cost of installation into the price. It is cast iron, so see one in a showroom first - not quite the same look as fireclay, but I had cast iron before and I have always liked it.