Farmhouse Sink: Tips For Picking the Perfect One

Happy Friday! I’ve had many of you ask about our farmhouse-style sink.  We moved into our home 8 months ago and one of the first renovation designs I tackled was to replace the sink with a beautiful white, apron front sink. Please understand, there’s nothing wrong with the previous sink, there’s just everything right with a timeless, deep farmhouse sink. (wink wink). We scrub pots & pans, clean clothes & rinse swimsuits, and we even wash our babies in the sink.

Read the full kitchen review here and here.

Unfortunately, not all apron-front sinks are made equally. The quality of the sink varies from brand to brand and I researched many! . Here’s my tips for choosing the best farmhouse sink:

  • DEEP. Hands down, the deep and wide apron-front sink is so convenient for stacking up full size pots and cookie sheets. It’s a workhorse for our large family! I can stack 5+ frying pans and you could never tell by looking at the kitchen. I also love the exposed front of the sink that adds extra style to the space. I’ve never wished the sink was split with a divider. This sink is deeper and wider than a traditional sink basin making it ideal for my handwash-loving husband. I grew up loading all dishes into the dishwasher and he was raised hand-washing them. Fortunately for me, most days the dishes stack up in the sink and he oddly enough gets to them faster than I can load them. And I loved snagging a sink that was the deepest of them all! It cuts down on splashes & spills making it definitely easier to work with than the tradition basin.
  • QUALITY COLOR. The unique thing about this particular sink is that it comes in nearly every color! Yes, even pink! And the color isn’t simply coated on the outside, it’s a solid color all the way through! How cool is that?! So even if it does somehow get scratched (which is tough to do in the first place), you won’t see another color underneath the blemish. It will match perfectly. I was tempted for a hot second to add a navy colored sink to the kitchen but backed out as soon as I envisioned my dream kitchen… And my hubby may or may not have called rank on the only opinion he had. It’s a non-porous, bacteria resistant surface!
  • Undermount. There are basically 2 options for installation of farmhouse sinks: undermount and top mount (also known as drop-in). The most popular farmhouse sinks are undermount style, which, as the name implies, means they nestle under the countertop (not on top of), creating a seamless countertop edge surrounding the basin. Top-mounted sinks are usually less expensive and easier to install. I chose the under-mount so that I could just brush crumbs from the counter back into the sink, every day. haha. No, but really, it makes wiping down the counters fast and easy while giving the space a custom, seamless look. We did replace the cabinets underneath the sink with shorter doors and adjusted the plumbing to accommodate the larger sink. Since the sink is 100lb+, a wood shelf was built to provide full-proof support.

Check out this darling clip of a typical bath with Avery!

Here’s a few pictures of the project!

Any questions about the kitchen? Drop your question or opinions in the comments below!

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19 Comments

  1. October 3, 2018 / 12:57 pm

    Well . . . you just made redoing my kitchen a whole lot difficult. I want a sink like that now, my husband is going to kill me lol.

  2. Becky
    November 21, 2018 / 10:41 am

    Beautiful!! Could you share what color/kind of drawer pulls you used? 🙂

  3. Trudy Chambers
    July 31, 2019 / 12:51 pm

    Beautiful kitchen, are those cabinets new or painted?? Thank you

    • Janene
      Author
      July 31, 2019 / 3:04 pm

      Thanks girl! They were painted!

    • Janene
      Author
      August 11, 2019 / 4:37 pm

      Hi Trudy! They were painted. I have another blog post sharing all about painting process! xo

  4. ASH Green
    December 1, 2019 / 5:35 am

    Wow 🙂
    This is an incredible collection of ideas!
    Waiting for more helpful pieces.
    You would amazing to read a similar one here-
    bestfarmhousesink.com/

  5. Noor
    December 23, 2019 / 2:09 am

    Where did u purchase your countertop from and how much did it cost?

  6. Nora
    December 23, 2019 / 2:09 am

    Where did u purchase your countertop from and how much did it cost?

  7. Magali
    May 3, 2020 / 1:29 pm

    I love your counter top and sink, I am remodeling my kitchen soon this would look so good thanks for the tips!

    • Janene
      Author
      May 3, 2020 / 3:11 pm

      Aww thanks Magali so much!! Hope it’s helpful!! xo

  8. Tiffany C.
    May 3, 2020 / 2:12 pm

    This is so cool and such good information!!! I’ve had a farmhouse sink on my dream home wish list since forever. We are planning on moving this year since we are growing our family (through the gift of adoption) and we need more space 😁. Hoping to someday get a farmhouse sink!!!

    • Janene
      Author
      May 3, 2020 / 3:12 pm

      OH my word, Tiffany! I wish you all the best if your new adventure!! Good Luck!! xo

      • Tiffany C
        May 3, 2020 / 3:43 pm

        Thanks girl! We will take all the prayers and positive thoughts we can get! 🥰

  9. Sara
    May 3, 2020 / 10:28 pm

    Love the transformation! My faucet started to leak so I definitely need the upgrade!

    • Janene
      Author
      May 4, 2020 / 12:26 pm

      Oh Geez! Yes you do!

  10. Danielle Little
    May 4, 2020 / 8:20 am

    Love this so much! ❤️

    • Janene
      Author
      May 4, 2020 / 12:26 pm

      Aww Thanks Danielle so much! xo

  11. Blanca
    May 4, 2020 / 10:19 am

    Se ve hermoso! Tengo una pregunta? No necesitas agacharte mucho para lavar los trastes? O no es un problema para la cintura? Jejeje como se saca la medida para que sea cómodo de usar? Jajaja perdón fueron tres preguntas.

  12. Sonali Singh
    April 4, 2021 / 8:31 pm

    We are soon going to start tearing our kitchen and put new installs. Your kitchen is the source of idea for us. We are doing quartz countertop to marble subway tiles, big farmhouse sink and accent color island. Hopefully the look falls right as expected. We will be doing our bathrooms next. Can you please also share your bathrooms for inspo. Thank you.

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