I think your ideas are much better!! Good luck and enjoy your new space.

There are so many variations on farmhouse sinks. I fell in love with this Vigo apron sink, but cannot, at this time, afford the time or effort to cut out the current cabinet that houses the sink, and replace it with one with lower doors, as the sink would require.

I'll be getting a lovely deep Vigo sink, but an under mount, not an apron. ALAS!

I got an 18" dishwasher so that I could fit a farm sink in my tiny kitchen. The sink is only 23 1/2 inches but is all I wanted. I had to fight my cabinetmaker to get my farm sink, as he said they did not come small enough! Amazon saved the day.

My tiny farm sink, I am in the middle of a kitchen renovation.

I'm leaning towards this
http://www.amazon.com/Medallion-8-Inch-Undermount-Stainless-Kitchen/dp/B00EZI8OSI/ref=sr_1_4?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1388379605&sr=1-4&keywords=triple+bowl+kitchen+sink

As in as nice as a farm sink can be, I want separate bowls for washing and rinsing and the ability to have my disposer handy as I wash.

Whatever your designer likes is fine, but it's what YOU like and want that should be what's installed. What I hate in a sink is you can't 'get up to it' and when you do it's awkward to reach into it and it's too shallow.

We just installed one (also mid-renovation). It is fabulous and we get tons of compliments already. PS I found it on amazon for half the price! Good luck!

Calmsea makes a multitude of good points, but the most important, to me, is that the OP might want to re-consider working with this particular designer.

Unless it's your sister, and she's doing your kitchen design gratis, then you are PAYING this person to design a kitchen that you will love to work and live in. If you feel that you have to "stand up to" her, rather than collaborate with her, you have the wrong designer.

Good designers cost good money. Find one that you feel comfortable enough to work with. To say, "Well, I understand that you like the look of an apron front sink for my kitchen, but I'm not a fan of them. What would work in place of that?"

Good for you for deciding to get what you want. I happen to agree with you. I prefer sinks to disappear, so I like large undermounts. But it isn't that I think farmhouse apron sinks will necessarily go out of style (at least not in traditional and farmhouse applications). I just am not attracted to the sink jutting out that far in my kitchen.

A recent kitchen of ours, the client wanted a farm sink but done well it works!

^ That back splash is amazing!

**** WILL FARM SINKS GO OUT? Nah...

Unfortunately when called "Farm Sinks" they have a connotation of a restricted design. Personally to me "Farm sink" is a Shaw's Original from Rohl. - A beautiful sink with a country feel. With that said, Lets call them "Apron Front" or apron sinks. This might help open the minds of what this design has.

An apron sink is made to become a focal point - This is especially true given the variety of materials available - stainless, copper, nickel plated, composite, stone, bamboo, cement.

When people used to walk into a kitchen they would focus on appliances "OOO Fancy Fridge you have - does it make martinis?" I have known people to focus on espresso machines, or Kitchen Aid Mixers.

The apron sink has this fame as well, under a few conditions...
Picture a rich, deep cherry shaker cabinet with long stainless hardware, maybe Black Galaxy Granite - and BAM a bow front Stainless sink.


Id be surprised if this was a "fad". Some people love stainless mixed with deep earthy tones.

Copper is another amazing contrast when paired with a cream, or even any shade of green.

At the end of the day, there is only a few designs in kitchens that have faded or are being fazed out. As long as a design does not reduce utility and ergonomics people will continue to use elements they enjoy


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I don't really feel like farmhouse sinks are just for farmhouses. I just saw one in a modern kitchen and it looked great.

DirectSinks, right on! I agree with everything you've said. "Apron" or "farm" sinks are no longer restricted to the stereotypical farmhouse-style sink; with all the finishes and configurations available, it's just another sink option that's not likely to go out of style. I'd be more concerned about D-shaped and other unusual sinks going out of style.

I like them too but to be honest if you look at them for the first time, they look kind of country which could be an issue if you sell later on.

I love a farm sink. Be sure you get what's comfortable for you. I have tall counters with a double sink where one bowl is very deep. Somehow with me being tall, that deep bowl isn't comfortable.
As far as style, I think they are timeless.

The classic fireclay ones look kind of country. Not the hammered copper, nickel or stainless ones!

Go with the farm sink -- we love ours

@tdikmeyer, sorry, I can't. I just don't like them. At all. Though, I must admit, @DirectSinks wrote a fantastic piece about farm/apron front sinks above. It is for reasons like that I am a regular reader of Houzz! Thank you to that particular author!!! Houzz editors, take note!

I don't see farm sinks losing popularity. Great appearance!

Happy decorating!

I love a good farmhouse/apron front sink!
Yes, I think it should fit the style you're looking to achieve. However there's so many to choose from now. Kohler has introduced some great new options/finishes. And there's also some really cool metal (copper, stainless, etc.) ones to choose from too. They can fit into, of course, a farmhouse, but also an edgy urban home. Doesn't necessarily have to be fire clay...but the one in the photo from Rohl is lovely!
I think they're here to stay.

Here's a fun fact.... farmhouse/apron front sinks have been around since the 17th century. After being around for over 400 years, I don't see the trend leaving us any time soon. http://www.nativetrails.net/blog/love-thy-farmhouse-sink/

We love the white farm sinks for the more traditional and classic homes and love the stainless apron front for the modern and sleek look! Attached is one of our favs!

Menage, sorry, it just still looks out of place to me.

It's already out. Any time you can find it off he shelf at a box store, and you've got adozen questins abut if it's ''still'' in style, the moment has already passed. White kitchens are next to be held up to ridicule as ''so 2010''. Natural woods and brass are back. But it's a vicious circle if you chase fashionable. There is NO SUCH THING. As ''timeless''. Just isn't. Despite the gallons of Kool-aid being passed around on Houzz.

ohm I dunno about that Sophie. Wood floors are pretty timeless, don't ya think? Fireplaces? Front porches? I just think these sinks looks weird. I DO like the ones with the apron on the back though, like this one. And I love faucets that come out of the wall too

They've been around forever and won't disappear. I also think they can look fine with different kitchens. But if you don't like them, then it probably doesn't matter what anyone says, lol :)
I have one, and yes, my kitchen is in an historic home, and it fits right in, but I think it looks pretty good in this kitchen and it's very far from traditional or country or farmhouse. Also looks good in this sort of transitional/traditional/stainless counter and backsplash kitchen.

Brenda
What is the brand name for your stainless steel sink with drainboard? Where did you get it? How much was it? Thanks

A lot of brands are coming out with these type of sinks that have a built in drain board section. This one is by Dawn. They took this idea, and made into a sink system. It also has a custom fit cutting board and colander that fits perfectly on the lip of the sink (at counter top height).

Farrmhouse sinks have been around for a long time, but that does not mean they will have always be in style or always will be. It means it's an old style that pops back up in fashion from time to time. Someone claimed that this sinks have been in style for decades. Not true. The current farmhouse/apron front sink trend started about five years ago.

Probably won't go out of style but will never be a "must have" either. If you don't really want one, don't get one.

I dislike the width of the farmhouse sinks. Also, because of the wide sink apron you can't install a pull down cabinet compartment which is so convenient for storing sponges and scrubbers.

Trends......crazy.......I grew up with the REAL farmhouse sink. In a real farm kitchen dating back 1900. So, if I had a new one I wouldn't worry about it going out of style.

I have a Belfast sink and I hate it, it is never clean it has dark veins in the bottom and it has no fall so dirty water sits in the corners.
I bleach it once a week and had to buy a spray tap to reach the corners. Besides all that it looks amazing.

Late to the party, but can someone tell me what the pale blue countertop in this picture is made of? Is it marble or man-made?

Without knowing the source of the photo, I would say it's man-made. My 1st guess is Corian or one of the acrylic solid surfaces.

Hi Jackie, I'm pretty sure the counter material is lava stone :)

Thanks, Janine, and Quality Bath - going to look for it now!

http://www.thekitchn.com/remodeling-your-kitchen-8-trends-to-avoid-196200

Thanks, Design intervention. (but I still like farmhouse sinks. ;)

Jackiehoofring- I tell all my clients-there are no rules. Go with what you love! I think the farmhouse sink makes perfect sense with the design aesthetic you are going for. It will look beautiful! More important is that you love it!

It has traditional look and if combined with the right finishes your kitchen will look stunning!

How come none of these sinks have draining boards were do you dry your dishes ??

@Snaggy- because I'd say 95% of kitchens now have dishwashers in them. Most homes are not hand cleaning all of their dishes and leaving them out to dry.

Snaggy: There are sinks with built-in drainboards, but they aren't cheap.

There are a lot of homeowners with failed steel sink rail reinforcement rods. An apron style sink solves their problem nicely. Let's hope this trend sticks around.

a trend? I thought they were traditional.

Most sinks in the UK have draining boards,,I have a dishwasher but still have a draining board... ok saw the link above for the sinks with silly prices !!! this is a UK type sink

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Products/Kitchens/Kitchen-Sinks/Stainless-Steel-Sinks/c/1000966

@Elizabeth. No these are a new/trend. Not at all like traditional farmhouse sinks.

It will never go out of style. They are classic.