IKEA corner sink hack - sink size?

6 years ago

I've found the great instructions on how to hack a SEKTION corner cabinet for a sink, but can't seem to find anything good about how large of a single basin (non-IKEA) sink that can hold. Anyone done it this way who can speak to this detail?

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amberlik

6 years ago

I am doing this same thing and it's a headache to figure out. I physically cut out a huge piece of cardboard the same footprint as what the corner sink cabinet will be so I could visualize what size sink I could get and how far back it would have to be. The link you posted has a front that is almost 18 inches - you could probably do a 21 inch sink with it set the normal 3ish inches back from the edge.

Here is a link to the most useful blog post I have seen about this topic: http://www.athomeinlove.com/pros-cons-corner-sink/

I personally am going to buy a 42 inch (measure by the back edges) corner sink cabinet from Home Depot (here) put an Ikea door on the front so it matches the rest of the kitchen. Since I will need filler pieces on both sides of this sink cabinet (and the sink cabinet is empty on the inside) I can probably fit a 27 or 30 inch sink no problem. I will have to figure out how to support the countertop along the back wall (and the sink probably as well) but I think that can be done.

TLDR; measure the front edge of sink cabinet (18 inches in your example) add like 3 inches and that is how big of a sink.

Good luck! I would love to hear what you decide on.

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Joseph Corlett, LLC
6 years ago
Corner sinks are notoriously unpopular here. Avoid it if you can please.

As you pull the sink forward, the sides of the cabinet get closer to the sink. Your sink size will be determined by how close to the front edge of the countertop you can pull it without hitting the cabinet sides and leaving enough countertop front rail.
Stephanie Morgan
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks @Joseph Corlett, LLC - I'd prefer not to do it, but no other viable options for location in the kitchen I'm moving into. So now just trying to figure out what the limits are. Thanks!
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User
6 years ago
Place a standard sink base on the diagonal with fillers. It eats up a huge amount of usable space. Which is what any corner sink does.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
6 years ago
Well IMO corner sinks are not great as for size of sink you should be able to figure that out from the hack . If you post a floor plan of the new kitchen you might get a better answer to sink placement.
Stephanie Morgan
Original Author
6 years ago
@amberlik - We decided to get a regular sink cabinet and position it at an angle to maximize the actual sink size. Most of it's still on order thanks to all the COVID-related inventory delays, but I'm happy with the plan. Contrary to some of the comments here, there really isn't a way to move the sink out of the corner without re-architecting the majority of the house!