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Corner Sink For A Utility Room

Admin — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:33:01 +0000

Space is often a concern in many rooms in the house and rooms such as the utility room are particularly pressed for room. The utility room is one of the parts of the room where quite a lot of work is likely going to take place, particularly at the sink so it is essential that you have one that provides you with the facilities you need to allow you to get your cleaning done.

If the room itself is quite small it will be necessary to adjust the standard sizes of sinks in order to maximise the use of the space. A great way to do this is to buy and install a corner sink for the utility room.

Utility room sinks may be made of hard wearing plastic or stainless steel. Buying a corner sink allows you to make the most use out of a small area while still maintaining the bowl space that you require in a well functioning utility sink. It is important that you get the depth of the bowl that you require from a standard utility room sink, it will simply be placed at an angle to the rest of the room.

Alternatively, corner fit utility sinks are available with a flat end on either end of the sink that will allow the entire sink to be installed butted up against the wall. Again, this is to maximize the floor space while also providing you with the largest possible sink in a potentially small room.

The main aim with any utility sink is to ensure you have a bowl that will be large enough to perform all of the necessary cleaning duties that take place in the room. Just because the floor space in the utility room is smaller shouldn’t mean that you won’t be able to get the washing done effectively.

There are many corner sinks available to browse through including kitchen sinks, bathroom sinks and utility room sinks. Take a look at the selection of corner sinks on this site.

Corner Sinks

Admin — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:40:09 +0000

The type of sink you place in either the kitchen or the bathroom may be decided by the amount of space that you have available. This is certainly a consideration in many bathrooms where space is definitely at a premium.

A great way to maximise the amount of space available in a room is to use the corners, a part of a room that often becomes dead space if not properly utilized. Corner sinks have been designed to make use of the small bathroom corners and there are also larger kitchen corner sinks that also allow you to better use the layout of your room.

No matter whether you are looking for a porcelain bowl or a vessel sink that will provide you a little more avant-garde flair, they are all available as corner sinks.

In the bathroom you may want to choose between a couple of different styles of sinks where the bowl is a single unit. Your corner sink may either be a wall mounted style of sink or a pedestal sink. It is also possible to buy a corner vanity unit that will hold a small corner sink that will also provide you with the option of choosing your faucet layout as well.

In the kitchen the only place that provides an appropriate place for the sink to sit is in the corner of the room. This doesn’t mean that you will have to make do with a small and inadequate sink arrangement. There are many kitchen corner sink units that are quite expansive and will provide you with a great deal of room for dish washing. Of particular note are the granite and stainless steel corner sinks that are set up with a bowl on either arm of the counter providing you with ample room.

Not only do these corner sinks come in large versions but some of them are also very stylish. It is worthwhile browsing carefully through all of the options available to you, particularly if you are looking to be inspired by something.

Take a look at the various corner sink options available here:

Corner Bathroom Sinks
Corner Kitchen Sinks
Apron Kitchen Sinks
Square Vessel Sinks
Granite Sinks
Utility Sinks

Corner Bathroom Sinks

Admin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:33:39 +0000

A corner bathroom sink will provide you with a full sized sink or vanity in a bathroom where space is an issue. There are a number of different types of porcelain corner bathroom sinks available that gives you a stylish looking corner sink with a choice of faucet settings. You may choose from options with a single faucet positioned in the centre of the sink or with knobs placed on either wall.

Choose from the selection of corner bathroom sinks displayed below. Available is a selection of porcelain sinks, glass sinks, white sinks and black sinks. You may want to buy a wall mounted corner sink or a pedestal bathroom sink with a corner setting.

Buy A Corner Bathroom Sink

32 Single Corner Sink Travertine Stone Countertop Bathroom Vanity Cabinet 126T
US $589.00

32 Hannah Travertine Stone Top Corner Sink Bathroom Single Vanity Cabinet
US $618.00

Bathroom Faucet Silver Tone Basin Sink Corner Valve
US $15.27

32 Single Corner Sink Travertine Stone Countertop Bathroom Vanity Cabinet 126T
US $589.00

BLACK CORNER BASIN Lavatory BATHROOM HANGING SINK
US $135.99

1880s Antique Kohler Cast Iron Corner Bathroom Sink NEED RESTORED
US $399.99

As well as buying a corner bathroom sink from the selection above you may also like to look at the corner vanity units that contain a corner sink bowl. These vanities will not only provide you with a sink that will fit into a small space but some of these units will also provide you with a small amount of storage space.

It may also be possible to buy a corner bathroom vanity with either left or right hand bench space. This will provide you with the opportunity to make use of a short wall depth or an area that may be cut off for some reason or another.

Other types of corner sinks available for sale can be found by visiting the corner kitchen sinks page.

You Have Room For A Corner Sink

Admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:31:40 +0000

Rooms that require a water source such as the kitchen, the bathroom, the laundry or the lavatory but are short on space may have to look for inventive or alternate ways to fit the sink in. In the case of the kitchen and the bathroom there is an option that has been made increasingly popular thanks to some clever designs and that is the corner sink.

A corner kitchen sink is available in a number of clever designs that maximize space that might otherwise have been considered unusable. See the following article about corner kitchen sinks for more details.

A bathroom corner sink is a more commonly seen feature with the sink far less of a focal point of the room than the sink in the kitchen. The sink in this case may be part of a corner sink cabinet in which case it may be located at the end of a small countertop, or it may simply be a corner pedestal sink that is positioned so that the difficult area is better used. Above the pedestal sink you may install a corner shaving cabinet to continue the smart use of a tight space.

By putting the bathroom sink in the corner of the room you may be able to give yourself a small vanity counter as well. The options available to you include a wall mounted corner sink, which is probably necessary for the smallest of bathrooms, a pedestal corner sink which uses slightly more room but is still a fairly innocuous unit, or a sink and vanity which you may use in a bathroom that is slightly larger.

Corner sinks will work just as well in the laundry or utility room, another room that is traditionally pushed for space. Although it is generally accepted that a large laundry sink is necessary sometimes it may turn out that the only way to fit one in is to position it on the corner of an L-shaped counter. In this case I believe the best type of sink that will serve your purpose will be a ceramic farmhouse sink.

No matter what your situation and space that you’ve got to try to fit a sink in to, there is generally a solution that will meet your needs. It may simply be a case of doing your homework, visiting as many showrooms as possible or view as many online sites as you can. No matter how small the space, a corner sink should be able to fit into it.

Corner Kitchen Sinks

Admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:56:00 +0000

The preferred position of the kitchen sink is the place that makes it most convenient to work. It should be central to the other important parts of the kitchen, the refrigerator and the stove. In an L-shaped kitchen or a U-shaped kitchen this central spot may be on a corner.

Another possibility may be that space in the kitchen is a major problem and so the only realistic option may be to put the sink in the corner. This is not really a problem if you can work out the best way to access the sink itself. A range of corner kitchen sinks are manufactured to cater for circumstances such as this, many of them styled to utilize the area to the greatest possible degree.

Take a look at some of the corner kitchen sink options available below.

23 15mm 1 2 Radius Square Corner Stainless Steel Kitchen Island Bar Sink
US $273.00

17 15mm 1 2 Radius Square Corner Stainless Steel Kitchen Island Bar Sink
US $243.00

16 15mm 1 2 Radius Square Corner Stainless Steel Kitchen Island Bar Sink
US $263.00

32 15mm 1 2 Radius Square Corner Double Bowl Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink
US $398.00

30 15mm 1 2 Radius Square Corner Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink
US $319.00

26 15mm 1 2 Radius Square Corner Stainless Steel Kitchen Sink
US $294.00

In this situation a round corner kitchen sink might be the most suitable option with the faucets installed to the side for easier access. A small round kitchen sink can be a very striking feature in the room and it is just as functional as a rectangular bowl. Another popular type of sink for placement in the corner is an undermount corner sink that will maximize the counter space while still providing ample washing space.

By locating the sink in the corner section of the countertop you will maximize the usable counter space by making use of a section that may otherwise have been dead space.

There are some innovative designs for the corner kitchen sink with single and double bowl designs making good use of the shape of the corner. A shallow corner may make it possible to use a small corner sink that will place the bowl at the apex of the corner (pictured left). An alternative style is to make use of the hard corner with a double bowl, locating one bowl on either side of the corner with the drainer at the apex (pictured below right). Another tremendous idea for utilizing the corner of the counter is installing an apron kitchen sink with the front edge of the sink forming a bridge between the two arms of the countertop.

Corner kitchen sinks are available made from a range of materials with the most popular stainless steel, granite, ceramic or nickel. They are a little trickier to install than centrally located kitchen sinks because it is necessary to have them positioned so that they are located an equal distance from the front and the back of the work surface and that it is evenly positioned around the corner.

Not only can a corner sink provide a solution to an otherwise wasted part of the kitchen counter, it may become a stunning focal point in the kitchen. As long as it works functionally, giving good access to the traffic flow in the kitchen then it will serve as a great asset to the room.

More corner sink ideas:

Corner Bathroom Sinks