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Kitchen with Huge Sink

wilma — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:06:50 GMT

What do you think?

At first I thought it was just a huge sink, but then I realized the size of the sink itself looks normal, but it extends over the counters on each side.

I don't like it. It just looks so big that it overwhelms the counter IMO. What's the purpose? Would you wash, chop, or prepare food on the sides of it? I think I'd prefer traditional counter space.

I like the floor, cabinets, and chairs. Not sure about the stove placement on the other side of the countertop seating area.

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FancyPhillyshopper — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:07:57 GMT

Looks like a very nice old fashioned country kitchen!

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proudlyfromNJ — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:11:07 GMT

It's an old fashioned sink. It includes on one side, ribs which is where you place your dishes after they are washed and the water runs down between the ribs into the sink. I had one many many years ago in an apartment I rented which hadn't been updated in years.

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ScrapHappy — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:13:33 GMT

My grandmother had a sink like that, just a little smaller.

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x Hedge — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:15:33 GMT

My country kitchen sink only has the drainboard extending to the left. I wish I could accomodate a double drainboard like the one in OPs photo.

Years ago I thought about having that pulled out. SO glad I didn't!

Mine's like this.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:33:29 GMT

It's a nice, homey kitchen but I would rather have the counter top space myself!

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Kachina624 — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:36:26 GMT

I don't care for it. It wouldn't serve as prep space for me. I don't want to use knives on porcelain so what's the point? Wasted space.

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Katcat1 — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:40:09 GMT

I have seen a sink similar to that before growing up in our kitchen but it was smaller. The one shown is too long.

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icezeus — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 18:49:27 GMT

There is a show on HGTV called Farmhouse fixer. I am not a fan of the personality/host/ representative who is redoing the homes. I find him nice but boring, but he does beautiful work.

Well he did an old Farmhouse and the home owner wanted to keep her sink that was perhaps half the size of this one. It was actually quite beautiful..

I would not want it in my home because I would prefer the counter space.

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DREAMON — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:11:17 GMT

My grandmother had this exact sink. I really like it. It reminds me of her and family which makes me like it even more. I can see myself as a kid standing at the sink (scratches and all) washing her pink floral dishes... talking and laughing. Good memories for me.

Pretty, simple, and appealing to me.

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kitcat51 — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 20:10:12 GMT

I love everything about that kitchen...I'd jump at the chance to have a sink like that in mine & you can do prep on it. Thanks for sharing @wilma ❤

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sceniccoast — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 20:12:14 GMT

I can't get beyond the huge sink area & island/stove counter, so I guess it's a NOPE.

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TaylorBrown — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 20:21:13 GMT

I like it! Old fashioned in a modern kitchen.

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Carmie — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 20:31:22 GMT

I grew up with a sink like that. You put the dirty dishes to the left, wash them in the sink, then drain them to dry on the right.

I am a big cook and some of my pots are big enough to use for children's bathtubs. A sink that that works really well for large pots and pans and they are great if you can foods.

i would love a sink like that in my kitchen. I do have a larger than usual sink, but it's not as nice as those old fashioned ones. They are super expensive to buy one today.

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Regal Bee — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 20:33:09 GMT

I'm not a fan of anything in this kitchen and especially the divided bar counter area.

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spiderw — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:15:10 GMT

The sink size is not for me, I agree about that look. Also I do not care for the stove location and combination eating area. I prefer a dining table and chairs and the stove along the wall. The rest of the kitchen has its appeal.

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deja vu — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:20:21 GMT

I like it because of the memories.. my grandmother had one like it. I remember eating in her kitchen then washing dishes while looking out the window.

I like it a lot, it'd look better in a bigger space probably.

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stevieb — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:38:05 GMT

I realize retro sinks are gaining momentum and there is something I like about them but no, I don't care for this sink in this context, though I do, overall, like the kitchen, despite the dark counters and the lights.

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Free2be — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:42:03 GMT

I like the sink, I detest the island/counter for it's wasted work space. I don't run a bar/restaurant at home so I'm not going to pretend like I do with this kind of design; I don't mind chairs or stools pulled up to a working island and that's where space here could have been put to practical use.

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santorini — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:43:58 GMT

At first glance, I thought it was a bathtub. I wouldn't like that for myself but I can see how it would be functional.