Opinion needed: sink in island or corner of counter

usx4

making a decision today on this (building a home)

should i keep the sink in island or put it along the counter...in the corner area ..where it makes an 'L'?

PuppiesAndRainbows

It's hard to say without seeing the layout.

FoxinFiji

Neither.  We have our sink in our island and it reduces the functionality of the island plus the dirty and clean dishes pile up on the island which is the first thing you see when you walk into the kitchen.  Corner sinks suck because you're staring into a wall and have a reduced amount of counterspace on either side.  My aunt has a corner sink and she hates it with such a passion that she dreads using it.  Someday in our future kitchen remodel we're going to have the sink on a bank of cabinets under a big window and a small prep sink on the island.

SoftSpot

FoxinFiji:

Neither.  We have our sink in our island and it reduces the functionality of the island plus the dirty and clean dishes pile up on the island which is the first thing you see when you walk into the kitchen.  Corner sinks suck because you're staring into a wall and have a reduced amount of counterspace on either side.  My aunt has a corner sink and she hates it with such a passion that she dreads using it.  Someday in our future kitchen remodel we're going to have the sink on a bank of cabinets under a big window and a small prep sink on the island.

I'm on the same train as FF. I hate hate hate having my back to everyone when doing dishes & a corner sink is the worst option for that. The only one I've seen that I semi liked was a corner sink that had two huge windows above it.  I like how sinks in islands look but I don't think it's very functional. 

Is putting it somewhere along the counter (not in corner) an option still? 

jacqueblittle

I had a sink in a corner and I did not like it, it was a PIA.  I will add that my sinks were split, so I had two separate sinks angled out in the corner.  ICK!  My new sink is in the bar/island .  Its not in yet so I cant tell you if I like it, hoping I do though.

usx4

I decided on the island - a few friends have it there and i like it better, plus the dishwasher is next to it so everyting can just go in there. i never leave anyhthing in sink - pet peeve of mine

thanks for your input

TheBridesMom

usx4:

I decided on the island - a few friends have it there and i like it better, plus the dishwasher is next to it so everyting can just go in there. i never leave anyhthing in sink - pet peeve of mine

thanks for your input

My brother has that same set up and it works very well for he and his family.

dr.girlfriend

usx4:

I decided on the island - a few friends have it there and i like it better, plus the dishwasher is next to it so everyting can just go in there. i never leave anyhthing in sink - pet peeve of mine

thanks for your input

I don't know what your plan for the island is, but if you're planning for bar seating on one side of it you could have a 12" rise that would prevent stuff on the "counter" side from being visible from the other side.  Unless you stack them higher than 12", which at our house would be a possiblity.  :-P  In the latest edition of my kitchen reno plans, we're doing a "peninsula" between the kitchen and dining room that will be 24" deep on the kitchen side with sink and dishwasher, and then another 18" deep at a higher level on the dining room side for cabinets.

vtb2b806

I love our corner sink but it does have two windows above it.