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NY Good Questions: Similar and More Affordable Sink?

4.23sink.jpgDear AT,

I found this great sink and fixtures on the Dornbracht site.

Alas their prices make me faint!

Can anyone recommend where I could find a similar sink and fixtures at more affordable prices?

Thanks! Bettina

 
 
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posted by bepsf on April 23rd 2008 at 8:42am
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Would this do:

http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Pacifica-White-China-Vessel-Lavatory/2589728/product.html

posted by mdeathstar on April 23rd 2008 at 8:47am
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we found ours on craigslist ny

posted by mschatelaine on April 23rd 2008 at 9:40am
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...the taps are vola knock-offs, and they are everywhere at several different price points (I would splurge on the originals, and cut corners with the sink)

posted by mschatelaine on April 23rd 2008 at 9:43am
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Lacava has gorgeous sinks. I installed one of their rectangular vessels in my completely renovated bathroom last summer. It is lovely.

This one looks similar to the style you posted:
http://www.lacava.com/HTML/Sinks-aqualight.asp

posted by galinphilly on April 23rd 2008 at 11:30am
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for the fixtures, American Standard has something similar in lines - check their website for the "One" collection.
Affordable.

posted by paulinet on April 23rd 2008 at 4:11pm
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Thank you all for taking the time to answer!
Does anyone know the difference between vitreous china and porcelain? Also, isn't attaching fixtures directly into the wall (as opposed to buying a sink that has them built-in) asking for trouble, i.e. having to demolish the wall to get to the pipes if something goes wrong?
Maybe that's the price of luxury? Am I too country mouse?
Thanks,
Bettina

posted by swissb on April 23rd 2008 at 4:52pm
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I fell in love with something VERY similar to what youre refering to (See http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/good-questions/good-questions-where-can-i-find-this-sink-and-hardware-016074).
So given budget constraints I got the Grohe 19 291 000 faucet (a little clunkier than Dornbracht or arne jacobsen vola, but it's the only similarly styled one from a mass market line) and the lefroy brooks XO sink. The sink w/all its accoutrements was not cheap but worth it.
I also had the same concern re in-wall faucet. But I ended up getting the in-wall anyways bc it's actually very rare that something goes so wrong with the faucet that you'd need to break the wall. Probably by that time (10 yrs!), your bathroom will be so outdated you'll want to do another renovation anyways!

posted by d20 on April 23rd 2008 at 5:30pm
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