What color kitchen sink should I buy to go with a laminate counter in hues of brown with some black?
Question:The laminate is a faux marble. The cabinets are honey oak and floor tile is beige stone look. Problem is applainces are white and budget does not allow for new ones. My color options are Stainless steel, white or biscuit
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I'd go with stainless. It matches everything anyway and is easier to clean.
White or stainless
I would go with white, but mount it under the sink hole in the counter top, that way it wont be as obvious, but would match and would keep a nice clean look.
Personally, I'd go with biscuit. Before I heard your color choices, I was going to suggest cream-color, so biscuit is what I would go with. If your counter is shades of brown, and the floor is beige, biscuit (which I would assume is a creamy, off-white color), should work fine.
White or SS -- they both come in real cheap to outrageous $$$
Cast Iron self rimming --while quite heavy is actually the easiest to install and can be reasonably priced. Yes they can be chipped -- but if in white there are epoxy chip fixes available if you get uptight over that kind of stuff. SS can be very plain jane and can really look like crap over time -- if you do go SS -- look for the highest polish (brightest) sink you can afford -- it will be easier to maintain. SS can be more difficult to install because of the poorly designed clamp systems they use -- try to get some extra mounting clips --
they never include enough to do the job right.
I suggest you stick with stainless steel. Porcelain sinks look great until they get a good bang ... then chipsville and ugly iron stains. Stainless steal is reliable, easy to clean and always looks great.. besides, it matches any counter top.
If you have a small sample of your laminate, take it with you to the store and try to match with the different sink colors and styles. Then choose the one that you feel will work for you. Dont worry about the applicances. With time, you might change the applicances but you will still have your sink. I kind of had the same questions when I remodeled this past January, and went with the white sink only because I wanted more light in the room. My counter top and backsplash is dark, though cabinets are Champagne Oak or a kind of honey oak color. I previously had the SS sink and got tired of that look. That sink was in the kitchen for over 25 years and I am happy with the white sink. My only regret now is that I should have bought the long one sink instead of the two bowls with the lower mid bar for pots and pans handle. But do get the tallest arc on the water spout, and try to invest on the water filter system. saves on the bottled water purchases.
You have other options. My daughter had a black granite sink that was gorgeous. She had white appliances and it went with them just fine. The sink wasn't all that expensive and surprisingly light weight.
Stainless!
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