These Are the Top Kitchen Sink Trends That Will Dominate 2018

A glamorous union of functionality and design, Kohler’s Karbon Articulating Faucet will prompt guests to ask, “Where did you get that?” The faucet delivers water exactly where you want it, so it can brilliantly extend to fill pots and then you can neatly fold it back when not in use – cool! The black version is also pretty snazzy.

We’ve all been there: you’re in the kitchen with hands contaminated by raw chicken and you need to turn on the faucet. Which is why Moen created its MotionSense Touchless Faucet. Just wave your hand (or a jug, like in the pic above) in front of the tap and it turns on. Germaphobes unite! (And the style-conscious will love its blingy look, too.)

Is this a beauty or what? Brizo’s elegant Articulating Litze Faucet handily pulls out so you can fill that pot with ease. It’s also equipped with SmartTouch Technology, as in the faucet intuitively turns on and off with the tap of your hand. Shown here in matte black and luxe gold, the collection comes in oodles of styles and finishes.

Think of this Cyprum Kitchen Faucet as jewellery for your kitchen. Made by Germany’s Dornbracht, the rose-gold tap features a high-gloss finish produced using 18-carat gold and copper for a stylish statement for your next reno. We love its gleaming beauty against the natural marble, and the matching rail is fetching.

Black has been trending pretty hard for a while now, and with good reason. It has such presence. In a kitchen setting, it really pops, especially when you coordinate the sink and the cabinet hardware. We’re digging Kohler’s Purist Single-Handle Faucet for its striking minimalist shape and matte black finish.

Not only does Delta’s champagne bronze Trinsic Single-Handle Faucet look like a million bucks, it’s also equipped with the brand’s Touch20 Technology – another smart faucet that you can turn on and off by tapping the spout or handle. A matte black version that launched last year also makes a striking addition to the kitchen.

Transport your family to the French countryside with this exquisite copper Farmhouse Apron-Front Sink by Native Trails. Its luxe hammered design will bring a welcome hit of texture and warmth to your cooking quarters, and its recycled copper material (read: eco-friendly!) is just as fitting in a bright white space as it is in a dark and dramatic one.

With its hammered bronze patina and triple vessels, this Farmhouse Sink by Rocky Mountain Hardware gets big points for straying from the usual stainless steel. It would look smashing in a kitchen that has iron (or dark) hardware for that modern farmhouse vibe.

A stainless-steel sink can interrupt the flow of a seamless kitchen counter, but Franke’s Sirius Black Composite Sink acts as a shadow of sorts. It creates a meandering effect, so that all you see is a chic countertop, and there’s nothing wrong with that.

Aptly called the Wave Front Farmhouse Sink, this sultry stunner from Stone Forest captures the dancing pattern of flowing water on its apron-front carving. And for a truly unique look, the pattern can be replicated on tiles to create a backsplash that complements the sink.

Conversation-starter alert! Stone Forest’s New Haven Farmhouse Sink made of polished Carrara marble will surely upstage everything you have planned for that 2018 kitchen renovation. Go for gold, er, stone, and carry the marble to the backsplash for the ultimate luxury.

Native Trail’s luxury NativeStone collection is handmade with sustainably grown jute fibres. But forget the nitty-gritty details for a minute to admire Olivos, a smooth basin that’s a luxurious alternative to stainless steel. Perfect for an island bar or prep area, indoors or out, this is one under-mount sink we’re not over.