Drop In Farmhouse Kitchen Sink
Buy the best drop in farmhouse kitchen sink selected and recommended by interior designers. By Mia Jones.
Installing a kitchen sink isn't difficult. Picking the right sink to fit your decorative style is. And for your home, if you prefer the more rustic look of a farmhouse sink, we have got a collection you will want to see. Take a look at these wonderful drop-in farmhouse kitchen sinks. They are deep, sturdy, make of quality materials, and we have loads to choose from.
Drop In Farmhouse Kitchen Sink
Buying Guide
Mia Jones
Interior Design Expert
Mia is a freelance bathroom designer and writer with over a decade of professional experience. From space planning, cabinetry, storage solutions, and tile design to hardware and fixture selections, she knows a thing about creating baths that strike a perfect balance between functionality and aesthetics.
A drop in farmhouse kitchen sink can be added to already existing kitchen counter and plumbing, although some prep might be necessary. Farmhouse kitchen sinks, which can be single or double, are designed for the front of the sink to be visible, and for the basin to be easily accessible. The basins are extra deep to facilitate washing dishes, preparing foods for canning and for use during meal prep. In some cases, your countertop might be too shallow to accommodate a large sink. A farmhouse sink can extend beyond the edge of the counter to create added working space.
A typical farmhouse sink was a working sink, it wasn’t fancy. A double sink was prized for washing dishes, and for keeping one side of the sink open for scrubbing up while the other one was busy being used to drain something. It had a high, built-in splash board at the back so no worries about water running into the cabinets at the back of the sink, and nice, wide sideboards for cutting, chopping, mixing and draining just about anything.
A farmhouse sink was used for just about everything. Add a portable mangle (wringer with a hand crank) and you could rinse out your delicates instead of putting them in the big tub with the rough work clothes. Pad the edges and bottom of the sink with a soft towel, and you had an impromptu bathtub for baby – human or otherwise.
The exposed fronts can be plain porcelain or chrome, or they can be decorative. Some of the original sinks were made from cast iron with a protective enamel coating.
An enamel over cast iron sink can break or the enamel can wear away or be damaged. If you want something more durable, go for brushed copper. Copper might turn a little green if it isn’t used regularly, but it doesn’t rust. With the amount of use that a farm sink gets, it is likely to be kept polished just by washing dishes. If it does develop the wrong kind of patina, a light rub with some lemon peel will set it to rights.
Copper farm sinks can become seriously fancy. The exposed front of the sink is an invitation to decoration, and a copper sink front embossed with grapes and vines is a pretty pattern that begs to be repeated throughout the kitchen with ornamental touches and copper bottom pots.