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Am I overthinking the sink?

2 years ago

In the planning stages for a secondary bathroom remodel. I had selected the Kohler Ladena rectangular 18x12-inch sink, but now I am thinking oval 17x14-inch sink. This is for a single-sink custom vanity, 52x22 inches, with one side open. That is, sink and faucet will be seen from the side when walking into the bathroom.


I have "narrowed down" my wish list to five sinks:

  1. Kohler Iron Plains 20-3/4 inch semi-recessed oval vessel sink, with 19-3/4 x 13-1/4 inch bowl
  2. Kohler Devonshire 20-1/2 inch oval undermount, with 18-1/8 x 14 inch bowl area
  3. Kallista Perfect soft oval undermount with 17x14 inch basin area
  4. Kohler Caxton 19-1/4 inch oval undermount, with 17x14 inch cutout
  5. Toto Rendezvous 19-1/4 inch oval undermount, with 16x13 inch cutout

Any experience with these sinks? The Iron Plains sink is cast iron; the others are vitreous china.


Photos attached below, in the order as listed above. The first two photos show the Kohler Artifacts faucet selected, but will be in a polished nickel finish. May switch to the 3-hole configuration of faucet if using an undermount sink.








Kohler K-2336 Devonshire 18-1/8" Undermount Bathroom Sink - White · More Info




Kohler Caxton Oval 17" X 14" Under-Mount Bathroom Sink w/ Overflow, White · More Info




TOTO LT579G Rendezvous 17" Undermount Bathroom Sink - Cotton · More Info




Comments (14)

  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    No vessel…go rectangle it gives a clean updated style.


    coastal_vibe thanked Home Interiors With Ease
  • 2 years ago

    Agree no vessel...too much splashing. I'm in the middle of doing a bathroom for a client. Going with Corian with integrated sink.

    coastal_vibe thanked elcieg
  • PRO
    2 years ago

    As far as ovals or rectangles go, they all basically look alike and are with in 1" of each other. I happen to prefer a rectangle but mostly because I have always had an oval ( better for a small vanity ). The Devonshire adds a nice detail to the sink and the semi recessed really makes a nice statement ( just watch the height of the vanity - they can sometimes be a little too high )

    Except for the vessel, you really don't pay attention to a sink until you are washing your hands.

    I can say that we had flat bottom sinks in our showroom bathroom and they were horrible . You would have to splash the water around to rinse them ( they were about 21" wide). So glad to get rid of them.

    Good luck - any of the ones you are looking at are great!

    coastal_vibe thanked Debbi Washburn
  • 2 years ago

    None of the sinks on my list are flat bottom. There is a "matching" Kohler Artifacts sink, but I decided against it because it has a flat bottom.

  • PRO
    2 years ago

    I've had vessel sinks and I don't think I would select one again. If I did it would have to be extremely low to the counter & then use a wall-mounted faucet.





    coastal_vibe thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
  • 2 years ago

    Thanks. I considered wall-mounted faucets, but have several issues with it:

    1) the faucet selected, Kohler Artifacts, does not come in a wall-mounted version

    2) for resale -- the primary user for this bathroom is my young adult son; but young children may have trouble reaching levers mounted to the wall

    3) the electrical panel for the house is on the other side of the bathroom wall, directly behind where the sink will go -- not sure that I would want pipes running close to all that electrical wiring

  • 2 years ago

    No vessel sink.

    coastal_vibe thanked chispa
  • 2 years ago

    Absolutely no vessel sinks. Too much splashing...always a mess around them that you have to clean up.

    coastal_vibe thanked susan49417
  • 2 years ago
    last modified: 2 years ago

    Definitely no vessel sinks!

    coastal_vibe thanked BPMBA
  • 2 years ago

    My young grandgirls have no trouble reaching their wall-mounted faucet handles. They have a stool under the wall-mounted vanity anyway. Your other two reasons for not wanting wall-mounted faucet carry more weight with me.


    I have a rectangle sink at work and don't like to clean it... need a bottle brush. I have one old shell-sculpted 1970s sink at home I hate, because I can't use a plunger with it and am constantly using Drano to keep it running.


    I like your oval recessed sink selection.

    coastal_vibe thanked kl23
  • PRO
    2 years ago

    IMO a huge overthink for a simple choice a nice undermout sink in either rect or round depending on the style of the vanity which we do not see. I do not prefer wall mounted faucets when something goes wrong it really goes wrong. I like my faucet to suit the space so show us that.

    coastal_vibe thanked Patricia Colwell Consulting
  • 2 years ago

    Thank you for all the comments on a vessel sink -- I have taken that one off the list.


    Patricia, this will be a full gut and remodel., without moving walls. I don't know that showing the existing space will be helpful in choosing the sink. But here it is. Everything in the photo below will be changed, except for the entry door and the location of light switches. The current vanity is 22 x 46 inches. I think I can stretch the vanity to 52 inches wide. The original drop-in round sink is centered on the vanity. I would like to offset the sink toward the right-hand side, but I do not know if that is possible because of the electrical panel on the other side of the wall.



  • 2 years ago

    Yes overthinking