Kitchen appliances
Farmhouse Sink
A specification-first guide to Farmhouse Sink: what to fix before design freeze, what changes the number, and what the first year on site teaches.
Overview
Farmhouse Sink, in plain specification
Written for the decision, not for the mood board.
Farmhouse Sink is engineered before it is styled. The layout, the services behind it, the hardware carrying it and the clearances around it all get resolved on a drawing long before a finish is picked. Done in that order, the finish becomes a free choice. Done in reverse, the finish becomes a compromise.
The parts of farmhouse sink that fail first are the parts nobody looks at — hinges, runners, seals, fixings and the edge nobody sealed. That is why our specification names hardware by model and the substrate by grade, and why our estimates look different from ones written by category.
The specification below is the one we issue to the factory and the site, which is why it reads as dimensions and grades rather than as adjectives. It is also what a warranty is enforced against — a specification that cannot be measured cannot be claimed on.
Six house styles
Farmhouse Sink in six personalities
The same brief resolved six ways. Each carries its own material, finish and detailing.
Minimal Farmhouse Sink
Serene Minimal treats farmhouse sink as chalk · pale oak · linen: nothing decorative survives unless it also does work. Service: 16A dedicated point. Ventilation clearance: 50mm rear, 10mm sides. Water point: Not required.
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Bold Farmhouse Sink
Bold Contemporary treats farmhouse sink as charcoal · oxblood · smoked oak: high contrast, confident mass, a single saturated move per room. Service: 16A with isolator. Ventilation clearance: 50mm rear. Water point: 15mm feed with isolation.
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Modern Heritage treats farmhouse sink as teak · cane · antique brass: indian craft detailing on a contemporary frame — jaali, cane, inlay and hand-finished brass, used sparingly. Service: 16A. Ventilation clearance: 50mm rear. Water point: 15mm feed.
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Photo: Jeremy Levine Design · BY 2.0Classic Farmhouse Sink
Classic Luxe treats farmhouse sink as ivory · statuario · gold: proportioned panelling, cornice and moulding, book-matched stone and warm gilt detail on ivory. Service: 16A with isolator. Ventilation clearance: 50mm rear. Water point: 15mm feed with isolation.
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Photo: Jeremy Levine Design · BY 2.0Scandi Farmhouse Sink
Indo-Scandinavian treats farmhouse sink as birch · chalk · sage: pale timber, soft daylight and muted green — nordic restraint adapted for indian light, dust and humidity. Service: 16A. Ventilation clearance: 40mm rear. Water point: Not required.
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Photo: Jeremy Levine Design · BY 2.0Deco Farmhouse Sink
Art Deco Glam treats farmhouse sink as emerald · brass · lacquer: fluting, fans and geometry. Service: 16A, two circuits. Ventilation clearance: 50mm rear. Water point: 15mm feed.
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Farmhouse Sink specification, style by style
This is the table we issue to the factory and the site. It is also what a warranty is enforced against, which is why it reads in grades and dimensions.
| Specification | Minimal | Bold | Heritage | Classic | Scandi | Deco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aperture | 600x590mm | 600x595mm | 600x590mm | 600x595mm | 450x590mm | 900x595mm |
| Service | 16A dedicated point | 16A with isolator | 16A | 16A with isolator | 16A | 16A, two circuits |
| Ventilation clearance | 50mm rear, 10mm sides | 50mm rear | 50mm rear | 50mm rear | 40mm rear | 50mm rear |
| Water point | Not required | 15mm feed with isolation | 15mm feed | 15mm feed with isolation | Not required | 15mm feed |
| Drainage | Not required | 32mm trapped waste | 32mm waste | 32mm trapped waste | Not required | 32mm trapped waste |
| Noise level | Under 45dB | Under 42dB | Under 48dB | Under 44dB | Under 45dB | Under 42dB |
| Panel | Integrated, matching shutter | Stainless front | Timber front | Painted front | Integrated | Lacquered front |
| Service access | Front pull-out | Front pull-out | Side access | Front pull-out | Front pull-out | Front pull-out |
Before you commit
How to choose farmhouse sink
Six checks that prevent the failures we are most often called to fix.
- Choose appliances before the cabinetry is drawn. Every one of them dictates an aperture, a clearance, a power point and sometimes a water and waste connection.
- Confirm the exact model, not the range. Aperture dimensions vary by 5–10mm within a single manufacturer's line, and 5mm is the difference between fitted and forced.
- Check the electrical load against the flat's sanctioned load. Ovens, hobs and dishwashers running together trip an undersized board.
- Ask about service coverage in your city before buying. An imported appliance with no local service is a five-year problem.
- Plan the ducting route for extraction at the same time as the appliance choice; a long or crushed duct halves the effective performance.
- Leave a serviceable front. Anything that can be pulled forward for repair without dismantling the run will be repaired; anything that cannot, will be replaced.
Bangalore
Farmhouse Sink in Bangalore
What the city's climate, water, housing stock and society rules mean for this specification.
Working in Bangalore means working around two practical constraints more than around climate. Apartment societies restrict working hours, service-lift access and debris removal; and the new high-rise stock along the eastern corridor is handed over as a bare shell, so farmhouse sink arrives at the same time as every other trade.
Traffic decides delivery windows more than distance does. Material moving to Whitefield, Sarjapur or Electronic City is scheduled outside peak hours, and large items are checked against the lift and stair turn before the order rather than on delivery day.
Dust along the metro and ORR construction corridors is a real specification input. Sealed joinery, washable finishes and casement or sliding windows with good seals pay for themselves in these pockets in the first year.
Balcony enclosure rules vary sharply between societies, and a few refuse them entirely. Anything involving a balcony gets checked against the society's own rules before design, not after — including in Indiranagar and Koramangala, where older buildings often have their own restrictions.
For Bangalore homes we hold material with the grade and batch recorded, and we plan deliveries around society access rules rather than around our own convenience.
Sizing
Farmhouse Sink by home size
Sizing below is what we plan farmhouse sink to in each home size. These are working dimensions from completed projects, not catalogue minimums.
| Home size | Typical scope | Planning note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 BHK | Compact, single run | Compact planning, one clear gesture |
| 2 BHK | Standard, two runs | Standard scope, most common brief |
| 3 BHK | Full specification | Full scope with storage planned in litres |
| 4 BHK | Extended with island or dresser | Extended scope, bespoke elements |
| 4+ BHK / Villa | Bespoke, villa scale | Villa scale, bespoke throughout |
Cost
What moves the price of farmhouse sink
We quote line by line rather than per square foot, because these are the items that actually differ between two estimates.
- Brand tier and whether the appliance is integrated or freestanding.
- Extraction performance and ducting work.
- Electrical upgrades where the existing board cannot carry the load.
- Panel fronts to match the joinery.
- Local service availability, which changes the total cost of ownership more than the purchase price does.
Process
How the work runs
Five stages, with the decisions each one locks.
We measure the space ourselves rather than working from the builder's drawing, note the services, water quality, daylight and society rules, and write down how the room is actually used. Farmhouse Sink is specified against that survey, not against a catalogue.
Plans, elevations and details, with the specification written as grades and dimensions. You approve an elevation, not a render — this is the stage where changes cost nothing.
Material, finish, hardware and services are locked, and the estimate becomes a line-by-line document. We tell you exactly what this date locks and what can still change afterwards.
Factory production runs to the approved drawing while site work is prepared. Material is checked against the approved sample on arrival, in daylight, and stored correctly until the programme calls for it.
Installation, testing, snagging and a documentation file with drawings, warranties, decor codes and hardware models. A first-year service visit is scheduled at handover.
Living with it
Maintaining farmhouse sink
The honest routine, and the mistakes that cost the most to undo.
Care and maintenance
- Clean chimney baffle filters monthly in an Indian kitchen; degrease the duct annually.
- Run a dishwasher maintenance cycle monthly and check the filter weekly.
- Descale anything that heats water on a quarterly schedule in hard-water cities.
- Register warranties at handover and keep the model numbers with the project file.
What goes wrong
- Finalising cabinetry before appliances, then cutting a carcass on site to fit.
- Recirculating hoods where the cooking is daily and Indian.
- Ignoring the sanctioned electrical load.
- Placing an appliance where its door cannot fully open against an adjacent wall.
Detailing
Farmhouse Sink detailing notes
The small decisions that separate built work from assembled work.
Set the oven at a height where the middle shelf is at hand level, not at floor level. It costs a cabinet and changes daily use.
Give the dishwasher a position within the sink zone so plumbing runs are short and the loading path is natural.
Keep the microwave out of the tall unit stack unless it is at eye level; overhead is a burn risk when lifting hot dishes.
Plan a landing surface beside every hot appliance — the missing 300mm of counter beside an oven is the most common daily annoyance.
Questions
Farmhouse Sink — answered
When should appliances be chosen?
Before the cabinetry drawing is frozen. Apertures, clearances, power points and water connections all follow the model, and changing the model after production has started means re-cutting panels.
Does Farmhouse Sink need a dedicated electrical point?
Most built-in appliances do, usually 16A with an accessible isolator. That point has to be positioned so it is reachable without pulling the appliance out.
Integrated or freestanding?
Integrated for a continuous elevation and a quieter kitchen; freestanding where service access and future replacement matter more than the look.
How is servicing handled later?
Design a pull-forward path for anything with a motor or a pump. If an appliance can be brought out on its own, it will be serviced rather than replaced.
What about Indian cooking?
Extraction is the whole question. Ducted extraction at 90cm width, short duct runs and monthly filter cleaning are what keep a kitchen — and the joinery around it — clean.
Is the warranty affected by installation?
Yes. Most manufacturers require installation to their clearance and electrical specification, which is another reason those numbers go into the drawing before production.
Do you work on farmhouse sink projects across Bangalore?
Yes — Bangalore is where most of our projects are, from apartments along Sarjapur Road, Whitefield and Hebbal to independent homes in Jayanagar, Indiranagar and Malleshwaram. We survey the space ourselves, work within the society's access and working-hour rules, and hand over with a documentation file. There is a dedicated page for our work in the city if you want the full picture.
Does Bangalore's climate or water affect this choice?
The climate helps and the water does not. Mild year-round temperatures are kinder to timber and joinery than almost any other Indian city, so craft detailing lasts. Hard borewell water in the eastern and northern corridors is the real constraint — it scales glass, chrome and stone, and it changes what we specify and what maintenance we ask the family to commit to.
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