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A Buyer's Guide for Bathroom Vessel Sinks

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White Vessel Sink
White Vessel Sink

White Vessel Sink from St. Thomas

St. Thomas
Must all vessel sinks be glass?

Hardly. When you enter the arena of white vessel sinks, everything looks different all of a sudden.

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No longer are you dealing with issues of soap scum visibility and surface imperfections on the basin. You have a greater range of household cleaners available to you (less worries about scratching).

Not only that, white vessel sinks just look a whole lot different. The glass basins are contemporary and even a bit daring; white vessel sinks look traditional and classic, almost like the pitchers and basins used by people hundreds of years ago. The white vessels look great on dark wood vanities and granite countertops, too.

Shown here is a St. Thomas White Vessel Sink, 16 3/8" diameter. The faucet installation coming out of the wall is not mandatory. You could also have the faucets extending vertically from the granite countertop, though you'll want to make sure that the faucet reaches high enough to clear the sink basin lip.

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