Please share your experience with a corner kitchen sink
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Anonymous
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I am planning to change some things around in my kitchen and just realized that moving the sink to the corner opens up the other areas to fit everything else perfectly. It has to be a 2-bowl sink.
There are some designs where the 2 squarish sink bowls are on a diagonal or diamond perspective. Like this: http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S49817378/ And another design where you use a regular "straight" sink but the front of the cabinet and the countertop fills up some of the corner space, making it an angled line. Like the first couple images on this page: http://www.homprojects.com/corner-kitchen-sink.html Anyone have a corner sink in their kitchen? How do you like it? Thank you for sharing your thoughts! |
Anonymous
| We have a white ceramic corner sink like your second example, except for it's not divided, because I hate, hate, did I mention hate, divided sinks. Such a waste of space. No problem with the corner. Cabinet below it, cabinet above it, what's the problem? |
Anonymous
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My best friend's mother had this arrangement in her last house. We went to their house regularly for holidays and the corner sink sucked. When cooking and cleaning, you could NEVER have two people use the sink and if one person was doing some prep or clean up by the sink, it completely cut off access to the only sink/water in the kitchen. For anyone else to use the sink or get water, the person had to move away, and it wasn't just a quick step to the side, it was always several steps to get out of the way. The dishwasher was next to the sink and if the dishwasher door was open, it further restricted access.
Since I entertain a lot, corner sink was a non-starter. I suppose if you had a single person or a couple where one did not do much in the kitchen, it could work, otherwise, too much of a royal pain to use. And for us, double sinks is great for a number of reasons. We often use one sink to put dirty dishes for a while and still have the other sink to use. We let the dishes collect for up to a few hours and then clean the dishes once instead of almost continously doing dishes. My spouse and I are often cooking together and we each have a sink available to us. We just got this perk: we have preschooler twins who have decided they want to help us do dishes after meals (e.g. play with the water). With kitchen chairs, they each get a sink and they don't squabble.  But, we've had a number of times when a double sink has been invaluable to us.
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Anonymous
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I don't like the one my friend has. The window in her kitchen is on another wall and I like to look out of the window when I'm standing at the sink.
Her back door is behind the sink. I don't like that either. |
Anonymous
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I grew up in a house with a sink like the second one. It works ok in that kitchen, but only for 2 reasons:
The angled edge of the counter (in front of the sink) actually spans the entire width of the sink, unlike the example in that photo - leaves room for 2 people, if very necessary. There is a separate, smaller prep sink by the fridge. If you can make it spacious, it can work. |
Anonymous
| HATE my corner sink (like 2nd example). Counter is only as wide as the sink, like PP said you can't have two people at the sink. It's not even just a problem when entertaining, it's mostly just me, my DH, and a baby and we are often running into this issue. We also have the dishwasher right next to it and if that's open, it's even more annoying. I would avoid any sort of corner sink if you can. I didn't even think it could be a problem when we bought, but I would never go for this set up again |
Anonymous
| Ours is similar to the second pic in the second link. I don't mind it, although I'm short and have a little trouble reaching the switch for the disposal. Also, the counter behind the sink is somewhat wasted. We only have one person standing at the sink at one time, and our two bowls are equal size which works well for us. |
Anonymous
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It's awesome if you only want one person at a time to be able to use the kitchen. We have an L-shaped kitchen, and our sink is not angled like that, but its placement on one wall requires the user to stand in the corner, which blocks--everything. The other person can't reach around that person to get to the cupboards in the corner, the dishwasher, or the dish rack. And it's very hard to stand at the cooktop without bumping into each other. This is a main reason we're renovating. The sink is going to go anywhere but there.
On the other hand, if you want to keep your spouse and everyone else out of your kitchen, or maybe nudge your marriage over the edge to divorce, go for it. |
Anonymous
Same here. The Flat part in front of the sink needs to be super wide. I was usually the only one in the kitchen and the cabinets worked just fine. I didn't like the space behind it because of splashing but that was a minor deal. If it's the best place for it, to me it's NBD. I like single large sinks waaaaaay better than those useless doubles, but that's just me. |
Anonymous
+1 OP, will you have a prep sink too? That helps with entertaining. |
Anonymous
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I loved my corner sink when I lived in my condo. I also reconfigured my small-ish square shaped kitchen to put the sink there. It immediately created a ton of counter space. To combat the dishwasher issue, I had a row of drawers (12-15") immediately next to the corner cabinet and then the dishwasher. Worked great.
I was easily able to see my guests whether doing dishes or preparing food on the counter next to it. |
Anonymous
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I had one in my house for many years and never liked it- keep in mind that the dishwasher ends up opening behind you- so you are someone trapped in the space when you are moving dishes from sink to dishwasher...
I moved the sink to a straight wall and am much happier with it. |
Anonymous
| They are terrible and small, get two full sized sinks |
Anonymous
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I have had one in two different houses now and I HATE it (I inherited the current set up and foolishly did the first corner sink by choice.) Let me repeat that. HATE HATE HATE HATE it. Like others have said, cuts off access for all but one person. Also, all the counter space behind the sink is cut off. If you are like I was, and thinking of a corner sink in part to get more counter space, you are doing more harm than good by doing it. Look at the picture in your link -- behind the sink is something that is never intended to be accessed or moved.
Moving the sink is the #1 priority for home renovation when I get the money. Also #2 - #10. |
Anonymous
| My parents have one in their house (not the house I grew up in) and my mom hates it. Too small. Counters are cramped on either side and the bit of counter behind it in the corner becomes a mess and is hard to reach to wipe down. |