| Sink | | | | The smooth clean lines of design and their |
| | | | gleaming finish allow them to match perfectly |
| Sink is the most important area in your | | | | with any type of kitchen décor. In |
| kitchen. Yes, I'll rank it higher than the | | | | fact the gleaming bright steel acts as a |
| stove since all the activities you do in the | | | | counterpoint to predominantly wood and |
| kitchen begin and end in the sink! | | | | laminate décor in the kitchen. A newer |
| | | | variety of stainless steel known as brushed |
| Since it is used so often and for such long | | | | steel or matte finish steel has set the |
| periods, the first attribute for a kitchen | | | | markets on fire. Sinks made from this |
| sink should be durability. | | | | material have a sober classy subdued look but |
| | | | what is more practical is that they hide the |
| There are a wide variety of kitchen sinks | | | | scratches and dents more effectively. |
| available and they are made of such diverse | | | | |
| materials as stainless steel, enameled cast | | | | Mirror finish and satin bowls with mirrored |
| iron, soapstone, concrete and quartz | | | | edges are also popular varieties of stainless |
| composite. Among these the quartz composite | | | | steel kitchen sinks. |
| sinks are the most durable. The enameled cast | | | | |
| iron sinks are also a good choice. They come | | | | While you choose a sink take care that it |
| in many attractive colors and are also easy | | | | fits with the kitchen décor. A deep |
| to clean and maintain. | | | | single porcelain enamel kitchen sink will be |
| | | | a jewel in a farmhouse style kitchen; while a |
| Don't even think about sinks made of china or | | | | tile-in sink will look perfect in a French |
| brass. There is no doubt that they are | | | | Country style kitchen. |
| exceedingly beautiful but are not durable at | | | | |
| all. | | | | Faucets |
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| If you have deep pockets you could go for | | | | There are hundreds of varieties of kitchen |
| nickel or copper. Of the two, nickel is the | | | | faucets available in the market but till now |
| toughest but pure copper is more practical as | | | | the stainless steel faucets are the |
| it requires no maintenance at all. | | | | undisputed market leaders. The most popular |
| | | | stainless steel kitchen faucet is the one |
| If you only count on durability you may go | | | | with three separate outlets for warm water, |
| for enameled cast iron sinks because one may | | | | cold water and a spout with three separate |
| last you even twenty five years! But care has | | | | knobs to control each of them. |
| to be taken to preserve the enamel coating | | | | |
| because it tends to crack quite easily. You | | | | There are many other finishes you can choose |
| can't afford to forget using the sink mat! | | | | from to suit your kitchen décor |
| | | | perfectly. You can go for high-gloss satin, |
| But the most widely popular kitchen sinks are | | | | antique brass, or even opt for gold plating |
| those made of stainless steel. They are very | | | | if your pockets are really deep, or choose |
| easy to clean and though slightly noisy when | | | | powder coated decorator colors in various |
| used, can last for years together. The only | | | | shades to accentuate the overall ambiance in |
| problem is that they tend to get dented quite | | | | your kitchen. |
| easily. So, proper care has to taken while | | | | |
| lowering or taking out utensils from the | | | | These days brushed nickel has also become |
| sink. | | | | very popular and oil rubbed bronze is fast |
| | | | catching the customers' fancy. |