Any farm/apron sink regrets?

[Anonymous]

I think I’m going to install a farm sink. Would love some insight from those of you who have them. I have seen the new faux way of getting the same look and I don’t know. It’s pretty obvious that it’s faux.

[Anonymous]

Someone advised me only to do one if you are doing a paneled dishwasher, so there's no stainless dishwasher next to it.

[Anonymous]

I rented a home briefly with a farm sink and hated it. I'm 5'9" (a guy) and to do dishes in the sink required me to bend over way too much. By the end of a week there, my back was killing me (we were using small amounts of dishes, so didn't feel like running the dishwasher, so just hand washed dishes. Way too low. I prefer to have a less deep sink with a gooseneck faucet for cleaning pots so that I'm not bending over and down to reach into the sink. If you are shorter, it may not be a problem, but don't ask someone average height or taller to use that sink regularly.

[Anonymous]

Five eight woman. Hurts my back.

[Anonymous]

I feel like the farmhouse sink trend was very 2008-2010 ish

[Anonymous]

I don’t have one by my architect brother-in-law puts them into homes he designs. We’ve stayed in many of those and I hate these sinks. I am only 5’3” and I still find my back hurting. I also don’t like the look at all.

[Anonymous]

I really like them! But I’m basically a miniature person.

[Anonymous]

I find that you have to use an inordinate amount of water to get detritus down the sink with them. Particles end up at the sides and it’s really difficult to get the sink cleaned up. Truly an impractical, wasteful design if you cook and use the sink frequently.

[Anonymous]

I cook and use the sink frequently and have loved mine. Both of mine, since I have one here and one at my beach house. They both have stainless dishwashers next to them and they look fine. I have lost a few dishes while washing because the surface is less forgiving than stainless, but they are well worth it. I’m 5’2” so maybe it’s worse for taller people but I don’t see how it’s that different.

[Anonymous]

I have a very deep stainless sink. I think it may be called a trough sink. It has a divider. I think any deep sink over time will hurt your back if you are standing and bending over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel like the farmhouse sink trend was very 2008-2010 ish

I use to think this. When I first started seeing them in design. I felt the same about subway tile. They are both everywhere. Designers are definitely still using them. Something can be both trendy and timeless. I would say the farm sinks are timeless like the subway tile.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Five eight woman. Hurts my back.

Op here. Besides hurting? Are you over it visually?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find that you have to use an inordinate amount of water to get detritus down the sink with them. Particles end up at the sides and it’s really difficult to get the sink cleaned up. Truly an impractical, wasteful design if you cook and use the sink frequently.

Agree with this and with the people who say it hurts their backs, and I’m only 5’ 7. And I hate the look. Will replace when we renovate in a few years.

[Anonymous]

I don’t get the people saying it hurts their back. Would this be true of ANY deep undermounted sink??? Farmhouse sinks are usually under mounted and big.

I have one from IKEA that’s over mounted (which sucks) but is much more shallow and still 36” wide. I like it so much better than the alternatives. I still have never been able to find another undermounted sink that’s as wide AND not ridiculously deep. I would replace mine in a second if I could… but until then I tolerate the inconvenience of over mounted.

[Anonymous]

I absolutely love them. I've had two houses with them and I'll never go back to a regular sink. They're deep, easier to keep clean, and I'm short so appreciate that I don't have to lean over a few inches of countertop in front of the sink. My tall husband loves them too.