Homeowners have recently become more and more attentive and interested in decorating their bathrooms or kitchens as authentic rooms that express individuality. Today the ultimate trend in bathroom and kitchen sanitary items is the glass sink, also known as the vessel sink. The glass sink is rather new on the market, so buyers should be familiar with its durability, care, costs and style options.

The first concern that comes in mind when wanting to purchase a glass sink is its durability. Most of these items have been tempered, meaning they have reached high temperatures and then immediately cooled; a procedure that makes the glass around 5 times stronger that the usual one.  This technique makes them stronger, but not unbreakable. Usual objects such as toothbrushes or plastic items cannot damage the sink by hitting it, yet it is better to avoid dropping heavier objects in the sink. Most of the glass sinks can withstand temperatures up to 70 degrees, but customers should avoid pouring boiling water over 120 degrees, in order to avoid a thermal shock.
 
Before acquiring a glass sink, space measurements are required. The sinks range from 15 to 20 inches in diameter and 4 to 8 inches in depth. If the sink doesn’t come with a wall mounted-frame, an extra space surrounding the sink is necessary for its protection. The pedestal sinks, without floor support, save space in a smaller bathroom.
 
Most of the glass sinks on the market are made from reinforced polyester glass fiber, blown or fused glass, single or double layer glass and are half inch thick. The variety of sinks includes items customized for all bathrooms: corner sinks (in triangle shape), individual vessel sinks, pedestal sinks, wall-mounted or console shape ones. Many of these come with single or double sinks and colors raging from the custom transparent, to the popular dark blue or green. The extra items, like the pedestals and the frames are made of wood, usually strong oak.

The prices for a glass sink start from $50.00, even less than porcelain or metal ones, up to $10,000. The expensive sinks are of blown glass and custom made by producers in collaboration with artists, who can also decorate them on request and make them unique pieces, using: mosaics, paintings or lightening effects from underneath that emphasize the work of art. All glass sinks should have a warranty, but this doesn’t usually include the damages caused by not respecting the correct maintenance requests.