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Maya Glantz

Should You Have a Sink on a Kitchen Island? Designers Love (and Hate) This Layout, so Here's How to Decide

Sleek modern marble kitchen with wooden cabinetry and copper finishes. The kitchen island has a sink within with copper taps.

Should you have a sink on a kitchen island? It's just one of the many questions you’ll encounter when designing your dream kitchen. It's something you see all the time, so you'd be forgiven for thinking that it's a simple decision but having spoken to designers, that's not necessarily the case.

Weighing up the pros and cons, the answer is that yes, you certainly can include a sink as a kitchen island idea, but while some designers love it for what it brings practically to your space's layout, others are not fans. They say it's can spoil your island's aesthetic, and it brings more work to your remodel than it's worth.

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