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I think it's beautiful, and the price is great, but I wonder about its longevity.

I think its beautiful and would work well as a splash of color in a bathroom with white walls.

Anything with a handmade look adds real personality.

it all depends on the house. Palapa style house in san diego? Fantastic!

In my Hotel Room in Mexico, YES. In my own home in New England, NO.

Living 20 years in Austin Tx I say yes, they are very cool. But Talavera tiles are a little temperature sensitive and prone to breaking so I don't know how well it would stand up to day to day use. Maybe in a guest bathroom?

i stayed at a house in Mexico where the owners had gone overboard on decorating, colors, textures, accessories, and the Talavera sinks looked cheesey. with a more neutral background i think they could be lovely.

Agreed (with mrs yow)--I think they look very nice as along as there's not an overload of similar patterns nearby. I remember seeing these in a market in Mexico for a fraction of that price, though.

This is the ultimate in tacky tourism. I have spent a lot of time in Puebla Mexico, one of the birthplaces of Talavera, and while Talavera tiles were ubiquitous, the only place I spotted sinks such as this were in stores catering to tourists (next to to the Talavera toilets!).

if you really want to bring some authentic Mexican flavor into you bathroom, find some authenitc Talavera tiles and use them as inserts on a counter or backslash.

I like talavera, but I think I'd go for a normal sink and use talavera tiles for the backspash or for some sort of accent touch.

This would be gorgeous in the right room. But it really would have to be in the right kind of bathroom to make it truly work and stand out. Maybe a small guest bath where it wouldn't be abused by toothpaste and such. :)

my aunt and uncle have one of these in their house. they designed the whole bathroom around the sink. it reminds me of walking into a bathroom in a mexican restaurant. it really sticks out like a sore thumb in their mostly neutral colored contemporary home.