IKEA Farmhouse Sink Review
What to know before buying the Ikea farmhouse sink Domsjo- how well it cleans, how functional it is, and if it’s the right investment for your kitchen.
As we’re getting closer and closer to having this house “done” (okay, really… is a house ever actually done?), I’ve been thinking I should write posts every now and then answering a lot of the questions I usually get about some of the decor and furniture and fixtures we have already in our house.
The other week, I shared all about our jute rugs (and how super fabulous they are but they’re not for everyone). But I get a lot of questions about our IKEA Domsjo farmhouse sink too. I figured, since we’ve officially had it for 4 months and given it lots of test drives by now, I’d spill my thoughts on it.
I’ll tell you point blank. I LOVE THIS SINK!!!
I mean… it’s not hard to compete with what we had before.
But I’m officially convinced that I want this sink in every house we ever have forever and ever.
It is so much easier to wash dishes in, especially with the high neck Pfister faucet we have with it, because it is so deep and wide and practically like a small bathtub on the kitchen counter. (It almost makes me ready to have another baby just so I can give baby baths in it.)
So far, we’ve had no scratches or staining on this sink. And we’re not at all easy on it. We scrub pots and pans in it every single day. That’s not to say scratching and staining isn’t possible, but we’ve had no problems in our experience.
The IKEA farmhouse sink that we have in particular is, as far as I could find, the cheapest farmhouse sink on the market at $312. And that’s hardly more than a cast iron drop-in that’s usually about $200, so to me, that’s worth it.
The tricky part was definitely installing it, but I found this handy dandy video that helped a ton when Robert and his dad cut out our formica countertops and wrangled it in place.
For keeping it clean, I generally can scrub it down with some Comet cleaner about once a week, and it’s sparkling white. But it rinses very easily between cleanings.
Since it is porcelain, cracking is possible, but so far so good for us. The only downside is dishes can break easily in it, which we didn’t have that problem with our stainless steel sink. The other day I broke our coffee pot accidentally and had to go an entire day without coffee. The humanity!
We also found out this summer that it’s the mack daddy accessory to backyard veggie growing.
Basically, I puffy heart love this thing. In case you haven’t figured that out by now. IKEA isn’t sponsoring this post or anything like that; I just thought it would be good to pass along how things are going with it.
If you missed our kitchen makeover a few months ago, you can see the full kitchen reveal here.
I’ll be sharing a couple more status updates about some of the other items around our house that I often get questions about. Want to know about any others? Do you have a farmhouse sink too? Do you absolutely love it as much as I do?
I have to know where you got that dish towel! Is it linen/flour sack?
It’s just good ol’ cotton. 🙂 I got it at World Market. Here’s the link: http://rstyle.me/n/b4c96mb5ky7
My new sink is coming in 2 weeks and a new kitchen.
I am so excited.
Are you happy with the faucet?
Thanks for sharing your kitchen with us
Yaaaay! I hope you love it as much as we do! I’m very happy with the faucet. No issues at all so far and it’s very easy to work with. I read some reviews where the magnet wears out over time and the nozzle doesn’t always clip back into the faucet neck, but ours has been great since we installed it 6 months ago.
Hi I’m thinking of getting this sink, but you said you were able to use this sink on a Formica counter, but your counter looks like it’s concrete. Did you change out the counters?
Hi, Margie! They are actually Formica underneath. We cut into them and mounted the sink and then we put a concrete skim coat on top. 🙂
Yes we have this sink also and oh how I ❤️love it too!! It’s big and user friendly.. I too have broken some dishes in it and after having it for just over a year now, there are a few small scratches on the bottom of one of the sides..this is the one that is frequently used, but it’s hardly noticeable & doesn’t alter the function at all! If I were to redo a kitchen ever I would definitely put this sink in,in place of a stainless steel one!!!
The last home we built, our Lakehouse, had three of these IKEA sinks. In the kitchen was the one you pictured, with the divider. And in the laundry room, and guesthouse kitchen, the single sink. I LOVED them. We lived there full time for 4 years, and I would do them again in a heartbeat. I used a little baking soda on a damp cloth, to remove any little grey scratches that occurred from time to time. Looked brand new again. I never chipped and only lost a couple of glasses at the start. It taught me to slow down when I washed, and I would often think of those who ate with us as I did dishes. Some of the best construction choices I ever made. Some dimension issues with our cupboards so measure well. Our IKEA was often sold out, so you know they are popular!
WOW! That sounds like my dream house! Thanks for sharing your experience with them, Elle.