Vessel Sinks | Pros and Cons

The Vessel Sink Faucet is somewhat of a new trend in modern faucets.  It mostly means, a free standing sink with a faucet, which also most of the time also looks pretty fancy.  These sinks and faucets are generally mounted directly to the furniture on which they sit.  It has become increasingly popular for the the sink and faucet to mounted completely separate of each other.

There are some pretty good things about vessel sinks.  For one they are generally taller than normal sinks.  Just in case you have some extra large hands that need washing.  They are also much easier to change out since they are not stuck in place like normal faucets and don't require difficult cut-outs in the counter top.

On the other hand, vessel sinks are on top of the counter tops so they don't normally go well with traditional faucets and they do take up a lot of space on the counter top. They are also prone to chipping.

We are torn on one subject to whether it is a good or bad thing.  The huge selection you can find..... gees....  You can get them in all kinds of cool designs made out of copper, chrome, nickel, bronze, and even bamboo.  One of our favorites would have to be the waterfall faucet......

Touch Screen Kitchen Faucet

Ok, you have to admit this one is pretty cool..  Designed by an Italian company, Fima Carlo Frattini. This faucet is a definite for a fine, tech-enabled kitchen. The Nomos Faucet comes with a full feature touch screen that comes with all the tech goodies you could ask for.  Digital control over water quantity, pressure, and temperature.  It will even notify you when there are leaks coming from the faucet.  I don't think a kitchen faucet gets any smarter than this.... unless it starts washing your dishes for you!!