Kitchen sinks – traditional style
A white farmhouse (or Belfast) sink brings a touch of tradition to almost any kitchen. It works in a comfortable country kitchen:
photo Country Living
photo Wealden Times
Or dressed up with a skirt, for a more formal look
photo Southern Accents
or a sweet and casual one:
photo Wealden Times
The farmhouse sink crosses national boundaries, too. Here it is in a traditional style Swedish kitchen from Kvanum:
photo Kvanum
and in a crisp Shaker style English farmhouse:
photo Plain English
There’s one situation where I definitely don’t like a white farmhouse sink – when it’s the one truly white thing in a kitchen with dark cabinets and warm colors -
via hookedonhouses.net
then the one shot of white just stands out too much. A copper sink, now, would be really yummy. But that will have to be a whole other post!
Stone Forest Copper Sink
Hi Johnna – I don’t object to stainless steel farmhouse sinks in general. But, in a contemporary kitchen, horizontal line is really important, and a farmhouse sink of any kind will interrupt the line of the drawers. The smaller your space is, the more it matters, since by the time you’ve fitted all the appliances in, there can be precious little to work with to create the horizontals. Every situation is different, of course – but I hope this helps?
I’m one of those people who first became aware of farmhouse sinks watching HGTV. I want to do a contemporary kitchen since my house is Mid-Century Modern.
What do you think of those stainless steel farmhouse sinks, in a contemporary kitchen? Bad cross of wrong material with tradition? Instant 2009 dating of the kitchen? Fun or wrong?