Is the trend changing back towards double-bowl models?
Over recent years, the trend in kitchen sinks has been towards large, single bowl sinks instead of traditional sinks with two sides divided by a separation wall in the middle. The standard double bowl sink has a drain in either side. The newer, single bowl sinks might be thought of as "double wides," because they are generally about the same overall size as the more familiar double bowl variety, but they offer a larger interior and have a single drain.
Is the trend changing back towards double-bowl models? Here are our findings:
Kohler , a leading supplier of designer and architectural grade plumbing fixtures, still features more of the single-bowl models. In most of their kitchen gallery photos featuring sink products, dual sinks are featured – but these are usually two different sinks in two different areas of the kitchen. An island sink in addition to the main one in one example. In each of the Traditional and Contemporary gallery sections, there is one model of a double-bowl sink; none appears in the Eclectic section.
Sinks USA offers a wide variety of double-bowl sinks. The newest of these are designed with the two bowls in different sizes – one side is usually about 2/3 of the overall sink width, with the second size being considerably smaller, or about 1/3 of the overall width of the sink fixture. This style is called "offset double bowl," and each side has its own drain.
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