Out with the old, in with the new

Old sink

This is our old sink.  I don't want to sound ungrateful, so let me begin this blog by saying that it has been a wonderful and perfectly functional sink up to this point.  We have washed dishes that came from a number of birthday parties, a baby shower, several cook-outs, etc.  #'s 2 and 3 have had baths in the left basin.  The first Thanksgiving turkey we served as hosts was defrosted in the right basin.  When it's clean, it has a nice shine to it. 


While it served our family well over the years, there are a number of things I didn't like about it.  For one, it is entirely too shallow for this family of five.  Even with a working dishwasher, our dishes pile up.  For some reason, they piled up higher in this sink!  DH makes pancakes every Sunday morning before church, and dishes from that meal alone take up every square inch in each side.  


Another problem is the size of each basin.  What isn't shown here is my little compost bucket.  To keep things as neat as possible (I have OCD), I keep it in the sink.  It takes up about 1/3 of the basin on the right, which made that side practically unusable.  

THIS IS MY  NEW SINK!!!  I LOVE IT!!!

It's a Kohler sink and Kohler faucet and I LOVE IT!!!  The right basin is double the depth of the stainless sink.  I can fit the pancake breakfast dishes in it, can wash my pots and pans in it without hitting the faucet head, and all three children have had several baths in it already!  That might sound gross, but I assure you... it is thoroughly cleaned after each bath session!!!  The kids love playing in it, and I can put them in there and clean up the kitchen after dinner much easier!  Plus, they are at my level and my back doesn't hurt after washing three little people in a regular bath tub.  :o)  


The left basin is as shallow as the stainless sink, but believe it or not, I like that part of it being shallow.  This is where the compost bucket sits, but it's the "splash zone" when the kids take baths.  They like to measure and pour on that side.  


It sounds silly to love a sink as much as I do, but that's what happens when you get married and start a family.  You take pleasure in the "simple" things.  Like giving your kids a bath in the sink!!!  Happy washing!