Farmhouse sinks bring been all the rage for several years now. The old-world charm of farmhouse sinks, also known every bit apron sinks, is due to the grapheme together with functionality that they provide. Farmhouse sinks also piece of occupation good inward a diversity of kitchen styles, ranging from rustic to modern – together with they’re the perfect complement to hardwood floors inward the kitchen. But are they all the same trendy? We asked several experts, including designers, realtors together with manufacturers, to weigh in.
Survey results
Elle H-Millard, certified kitchen designer together with manufacture relations managing director at the National Kitchen together with Bath Association (NKBA), offers some findings on the subject. 92% of respondents inward the 2018 Design Trends Study chose under-mount every bit the trendiest kitchen sink style. “However, farmhouse together with single-bowl styles tied for 2nd place, with 81% of respondents selecting these styles,” she explains, proving it’s all the same a trendy kitchen design accessory.
Affordability
The popularity together with appeal of farmhouse sinks are obvious to Jonathan Faccone, a existent estate developer together with investor at Halo Homebuyers L.L.C. Besides the diversity of materials to conduct from, he says they’re becoming reasonably affordable. “And due to their increasing affordability, it’s much easier for developers similar me to add together this style of sink to our projects to create the blueprint pop that volition help sell the domicile faster.” In fact, Faccone says the farmhouse sink volition locomote along to last a favorite choice. He says this is especially truthful alongside millennials, who are oftentimes starting fourth dimension time domicile buyers.
Materials together with finishes
Farmhouse sinks come upward inward a diversity of materials. According to Monica Weddle, realtor/broker at ERA Dream Living Realty inward Raleigh, NC, this adds to their popularity. That’s because they piece of occupation good with other décor styles. “Like underground tile together with schoolhouse lights, farmhouse sinks are classics that merely happened to brand their means dorsum into mainstream use,” Weddle says. “Some farmhouse trends – similar bricklayer jolt lighting together with shiplap – bring seen their popularity wane, but I believe the sinks are going to hang around for quite a while.”
Heather Jach of the Swiss-based Franke Kitchen Systems, which manufactures luxury sinks together with faucets, agrees. “Our marketplace research,” she says, “shows that the sink selection procedure begins with aesthetics: consumers desire to anchor their kitchen with a sink that aligns with their blueprint vision.” Jach says they bring seen an upswing inward colouring sinks. “White together with dark are the most pop choices, together with farmhouse sinks inward all materials are rise inward popularity – with a especially rigid spike inward fireclay.”
A diversity of styles
Dan Worst, production managing director of stainless steel sinks at Elkay, also believes that farmhouse sinks are all the same a demanding tendency inward the industry. “Elkay lately launched a groundbreaking Crosstown Stainless-Steel Farmhouse Sink with Interchangeable Apron, which is a truthful manufacture first,” he says. In merely minutes, homeowners tin instantly alter the colouring together with fabric of the sink face. “This sink allows consumers to alter the appearance of the kitchen without the fourth dimension investment, expense or stress involved with a total renovation.” If you’re a home décor enthusiast, existence able to alter the apron whenever you lot desire definitely contributes to the farmhouse sink’s popularity.
Another pop style is Kohler’s Enameled Cast Iron Farmstead Sink. “The farmhouse sink has been a staple inward kitchen blueprint for decades, together with nosotros wanted to create a version of this classic sink with a modern twist for both traditional and contemporary homes,” Betsy Froelich of Kohler tells Freshome.
At 45 inches wide, Froelich says the sink is generously proportioned to conform large pots together with pans. “There are 3 dissimilar installation options — wall-mount with either traditional or contemporary legs, or top-mount with custom cabinetry — and there are 7 dissimilar sink accessories.”
Form together with function
Farmhouse sink with marble countertops. Image: Alabn/Getty Images
Although style is of import to consumers, it’s non the only ingredient they consider. “Once they’ve identified their preferred style, consumers plough to constituent to position the production that best fits their needs — together with the kitchen sink is no longer merely for washing dishes,” Jach says.
And that’s why kitchen designer Susan Serra believes that farmhouse sinks are evolving. She sees them adding to a greater extent than functionality to rest relevant. “First pop almost 10-15 years ago, today’s farmhouse sinks are also changing sort inward an examine to maintain relevant — their style is crisper together with to a greater extent than geometric,” Serra says. “Built-in drainboards together with chopping blocks add together superb function.”
Another designer, Sara Cannon at House Heroes, doesn’t encounter the farmhouse sink tendency going away anytime shortly — possibly non ever. “Some ideas are merely besides goodness to retire, and I mean value the farmhouse sink owes its longevity to the constituent itself,” she says. “Because farmhouse sinks are laid into the counter, it makes for slow together with seamless cleanup.”
However, she says they tin last expensive to install if you lot already bring cabinetry. “They are commonly heavy together with deep, together with ever protrude from the cabinetry, together with then they require a cutout.” As a result, Cannon says she doesn’t larn to utilization them every bit much every bit she’d similar to inward rehabs since the goal is commonly to save the existing kitchen cabinets. “But, if nosotros practice a total rehab or if I am lucky plenty to start with a completely bare kitchen together with the budget allows it, I almost ever examine to piece of occupation inward a farmhouse sink.”
A discussion of caution
However, non everyone is head-over-heels for farmhouse sinks. “Farmhouse sinks are pop – especially if they are constituent of a holistic blueprint scheme, but it would non last to the seller’s payoff to install a farmhouse sink — or whatever trendy sink for that matter — inward a classic Craftsman or Victorian home, looking similar a random afterthought,” according to John Manning, Manager Broker RE/MAX On Market inward Seattle. “We counsel our clients that a tasteful, integrated blueprint is a smarter approach to installing a standalone ‘trendy’ feature.”
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