I have to disagree with you about double sinks, they are very practical!

In my rental home, i had a single sink and I hated it!! With no extra sink to rinse my dishes, it took forever to do my dishes! ..but finally they changed it and gave me my double sinks!! 😊

Double sinks are a necessity. Lots of things can’t be put in the dishwasher - wood, delicate items, thin plastic, cast iron etc. One side can always be covered with a tray or wooden board - my sink came with both.

HAHAHA!!! I very much enjoy my double sinks in my angled, two levelled island. Everything about it is practical. I particularly like the bar height level. I use it for crafts, marking papers, organizing, journalling, and a workout barre. Sometimes "trends" have nothing to do with life!!!

I think people are *finally* coming around to understanding the non-practical aspects of open shelves in kitchens. I’ve always hated them and feel quite happy to see this silly trend die. 😊

Cutting the corners off of kitchen islands may be outdated, but as a klutz, I appreciate that it'll hurt less when I inevitably bump into them lol

Some of us dont have a dishwasher. I will always have a double sink. To hard to rinse with single basin

I'm going to second everyone that's defending double sinks! Haha. I redid my kitchen two years ago and chose to go with a double sink again. I think it's so much more practical if you're cooking a lot of things at once. Especially if one side is a garbage disposal. I put small things I'm reusing like measuring spoons on the side WITHOUT the disposal so I don't risk them washing in and becoming unseen only to be ruined when I turn on the disposal. Plus veg prep, pasta, canned beans, tofu, etc. can all be on the food side while the mess is on the dish side. Also NO PORCELAIN SINKS! I had my first one before this renovation and it shattered everything!! Even pyrex. And it didn't usually take a lot of force. I've spent way too much time cleaning glass out of that porcelain sink.

Excellent points! Sadly, the most dated thing in our kitchen is me...😁

I don’t like the trendy kitchens that look so sterile and cold these days. I don’t like clutter either, but I need my kitchen to have some warmth and texture. Dated: all white appliances (but not the kind that are intentionally vintage inspired).

Farm house kitchen in a house that is not a farm house. Especially with those dumb signs that say "Eat" or "Kitchen" on the wall.

Nice video. I don’t mind being outdated though bc if i truly enjoy it and it works for me, it’s all good.

I agree that the single sinks look better. But I find the double sink practical for all the odds and ends that get washed throughout the day (coffee mugs etc). I like to keep a dish drainer in one half. I don’t care for dish drainers on the counter. I agree 100% on all of the other dated trends you mentioned.

This thing called the dishwasher causes my electric bill to skyrocket. I live alone; I have functional hands; I can wash dishes myself. In fact, I get some of my best meditation time while washing dishes. I will always need a dual sink.

The giant box with fluorescent lights is what I always notice.

Double sink: one with disposal and the other with hot soapy water for soaking before loading the DW. I wouldn't have it any other way. Also my double height island is unashamedly keeping the mess blocked visually. Plus the height change is where my really handy downdraft pops up.

I cook with one side of my sink filled with hot soapy water at all times so I can clean as I go. I will never not need 2 sinks. Although I love the idea of a second sink on the island (like a prep sink) then I may consider a single basin sink

haha overhead potwrack, grease with dust stuck to it lovely. Good vid

I have a 1955 steel kitchen…it’s dated but I love it. When I first looked at this house my realtor whispered to me I could rip this out and replace it with some cabinets from Home Depot. Th cabinets had never been painted. I sanded, primed and spray painted all 20 doors and four drawers. It’s held up for twenty two years. The worn counter tops I covered in heavy 30 inch wide contact paper….black. Still have a roll or two. I am retiring in a year or two and plan to repaint and recounter.

I will be doing a reno and one thing that is a must for me is a double sink, only the sinks will be the same size. I enjoy washing dishes by hand, so I don't own a dishwasher or plan to in the future. I will have one in the guest/airbnb apartment because most people prefer it.

I’m so happy to finally hear a professional opinion on the open shelves in a kitchen. I just absolutely hate them but their everywhere in new kitchen design. 😂

I have open shelving and enjoy them. I have one shelf near my electric kettle and coffee station with just my favourite mugs on - which are nearly all used on a daily basis. I also have a shelf / mantle above my oven and hob (it's built into an old fireplace and the extractor is located in the chimney). On this one I display decorative items. Love them as they add charm to what could otherwise be a pretty sterile kitchen. My inspiration styles a DeVol and Plain English and they use open shelving in a purposeful manner that is beautifully executed.

My partner and I are building our small home right now, but my kitchen is large. We are so lucky to have milled our 2.5” countertops from a fir tree on the property. The same fir will also build our 6’ table and coffee table, as well as a 4’ cutting board for me., and will also be my backsplash. We have no uppers, copper handles, flat black cabinets, and two recessed fir shelves that are half in/out of the drywall for me to display pottery. I’m loving designing my kitchen to exactly what I want and I cannot wait to see it all come together. I prefer a sleek look which is on style right now, it otherwise the house is designed completely to what we want and not following trends.

I agree that double sinks are out dated, definitely not on trend. But after living with one for 4 years, I don't care! I love my double sink and wouldn't have chosen it myself, glad the house came with one and forced me to try it out

I would say to go with whatever is most practical rather than with trends , which obviously will change . Remodelling your kitchen based on trends is both costly and time consuming

100% agree with your stance on double sinks and busy backsplash!

Apparently this is a more controversial video 😂 people seem to feel very strongly about kitchen sinks 😂

For all of you that love double sinks--how do you lay a pizza pan or sheet pan or cookie sheet flat to soak it? Can you wash a roaster or other large cooking item? I can do that easily in my large single sink. If I need to compartmentalize it--I have a Rubbermaid dishpan to wash some stuff while the other part of the sink can be used for something else.

I love that you mentioned, …”what works for you.” Functionality is key. I miss double basin sinks since I do not like dish washers. For me, they work. As for the open shelves, they’re for decoration, not for functionality, making them a complete waste of time.

I love my double sink. Just updated my sink and purposefully chose a double sink. I’m old school. While I have a dishwasher and use it daily, I also have items I don’t put in dishwasher. So one side is for dirty dishes I handwash and the other is for rinse. I like segregating clean items from dirty dishes- rinsing pasta, using my reverse osmosis faucet. . . I also love my bar height counter. We’re a tall family and bar height stools are more comfortable. I don’t think it’s “dated,” but I hate stainless steel that shows fingerprints.

I have hanging pots and I will die on this hill. I don't have copper but All-Clad stainless steel and I'm a serious cook. Being able to quickly and quietly grab a hanging skillet is so practical. At the end of the day the kitchen is a WORKSPACE and it should be designed as a workspace. People get too hung up on aesthetics but a truly beautiful kitchen is one that functions well for the person working in it.

You make the best design videos! I always look forward to your content.

Haughtiness is never on trend. What is in today will be so out in 20 years. Then the next generation will be all about how uncool the looks of your today’s kitchen. Love vids that give the info without the put downs.

I have a single sink and no dishwasher. I live on my own and I prefer washing up by hand. I’m in England so things are very different here I think.

Agree with the overhead pan rack and the Tuscany! Always made me feel like a server would suddenly appear and say, “ Welcome to Olive Garden!” But overall, people should do what makes them happy. I like my double sink!!

I'm so happy that there's someone else besides me that loves a single bowl sink. We even replaced the double bowl sink in our RV - so much easier to wash larger items like skillets.

Automatic dishwashers aren't a thing in my country so double basins are perfect esp when there are two people doing the dishes-- one is doing the soaping and the other (aka me) the rinsing.

These are all very good tips - thank you!

Thanks for another great video. I agree with every point. You look lovely btw❤

100 percent agree with the busy backsplash and busy countertop!! Ugh 😑 also, went to a large single sink - love it ❤

I LOVE a double basin sink!

As a a professional interior designer I gree, agree and agree with all of the above. Thank you!!

The island part is hilarious!

Remodeled our kitchen 4 years ago. We went with a big farmer’s sink- I’d never go back to a double. Yes, we do have a dishwasher.

Agree with the double basin sink thing EXCEPT when I had an apartment without a dishwasher 😭

Thanks for your practical approach. I am about to build a new house and watch as much housing videos as I can. I originally planned on a double sink, but your convincing argument made me change idea.

So true about double sinks! Couldn’t fit the large pots and pans, couldn’t soak the cooktop grids, and the divider wasted inches (cast iron, so fat divider). Not a day goes by that I don’t appreciate my new spacious single basin sink, best kitchen improvement ever.

I agree that 2-level islands and peninsulas can look a bit dated, but I kind of like them. It's like having a built-in backsplash when working on the countertop, while keeping the area clean where the guests are resting their wine glasses. Those islands with all the funky angles made me laugh. My friend has one that's at a diagonal to her L-shaped kitchen, and it works for her, but it wouldn't be my first choice. I've never liked the overhead pots & pans. I've never seen any yet (even copper ones) that are so pretty I'd use them as decor.

Yes! Agree with everything you said. I thought I was the only person who thought open shelves in the kitchen were dust collectors with knick knacks that no one used. Glad you think the same. Lamps and good paintings are also stupid in the kitchen- who wants a greasy lamp on the counter taking up valuable kitchen space.

I love a Tuscan kitchen! Warm, cozy, and beautiful. I will die on this ! I am an Italian dual citizen and have lived in Florence. I appreciate arches, beams, and a countertop with beveled or ogre edges.

i whish i had a double sink :) but during the lookdowns, when i remodeled my kitchen, there were just normal farmhouse sinks nearly impossible to get. I waited long.. but it would make my live lots easyer if i hat seperated this sink.

Cluttered countertop along with a themed kitchen

Recently found your channel - love the content!

Not everyone gets lazy with the dishes. Some of us still wash them by hand, thank you 😄

double height counters hide the mess from general visual... double sinks r practical...

I agree with everything except the sink. I love a triple sink!😊 I dislike to varying degrees everything else. LOL

Spot on with all 7 dated trends!!!

Got rid of my dishwasher 2 years ago and I'll never go back. I cook 3 meals a day for our family and I hand wash everything. Yet it's easier and more convenient to do it by hand. Also have slowly removed the wall kitchen cabinets and added antique hutches that sit on the counter, British-style. Working toward an eventual completely unfitted kitchen...which allows items to be moved as the needs of the kitchen change over time, or even seasonally, not to mention just to more easily change things around for a visual refresh without it turning into a demolition job.

I agree with everything you said.

I really enjoyed your video. I agree with everything you said. Another trend that I hope is going out is a microwave over the cook top. It is completely unusable, in my opinion, and doesn't look that great either.

A lot us us own home from the 70s on up - I have a dishwasher and a double sink and prefer washing dishes by hand and a lot of us who have stayed in their homes since they were bought just don't have the money to chase trends especially since they seem to change almost as often as changing your clothes

Thank u for the backsplash comment, I just had that ripped out of our house, so ugly lol. I love that u mentioned that exact style. Made my day

Kitchen flooring is an interesting one - so many choices to make there, and boy do those floor tiles date quickly!

When it comes to the kitchen island shape, I think the intention of the angles was about foot traffic and the direction the owners wanted the conversations to take place. With that, some places have the space of a nice size island, others don’t, think it’s best to stick what is practical.

I've been looking for more seating in my kitchen. I now know that elimination of the double sink allows for roomy recreation on the countertop.

I hand wash my knives. Do you put your knives in the dishwasher???? It dulls them. So I do prefer a double sink. But yeah, the double-level island... no. no.

OMG, get what works for you!

Two level islands are very practical. Hiding clutter when cooking is a plus. Also hight if stools is a plus . Whatever one is comfortable with is the key ...I've had both styles in homes ...

Base cabinets with doors covering slide out drawers. Swing a door open, pull a drawer out, lose a lot of space... Think wide and deep drawers to store pots and pans, etc. Cool looking drawer and cabinet pulls with ends running past their mounting posts. Continuously catching on EVERYTHING. Normally I have no issue with tile and grout lines in a kitchen but the older I get the more I appreciate function over form. Maintanining complicated surfaces is ridiculous. I want to enjoy cooking and engaging with guests more than I do impressing them with my constant cleaning skills. Stone surfaces, tiles... all a PITA, some way more expensive than others. To each their own but I'm going back to using laminates and/or stainless with border edging that allows simple future replacement/updating. Pot fillers over a stove. Unless you're cooking thirty pounds of pasta each day you're really just throwing money at trying to look cool. Same with range hoods the size of a huge doghouse. One should also consider that you just spent money to heat or cool the air in your house, now you're blowing it out and replacing it wtih outside air - it has to come from someplace, you can't live in a vacuum. Lazy Susans or other PITA, silly corner base cabinets. If you want to find a way to spend the money you saved by not placing that doghouse over your stove have a lift installed in your corner base cabinets. Have your mixer, coffee/espresso maker, crock pot, meat slicer, whatever... rise from your base corner cabinets. Totally more useful than having to sit on the floor and dig through a ten inch door to reach an eleven inch item you use once every never. Hanging pan racks are just hokey, unless you're in a busy, high volume, professional kitchen. Can you say, "High Maintenance, Visual Clutter"? Sure you can, I knew you could. There are tons more, just think about how many items are really less than useful, have absolutely no real aesthetic value and are more about being some new fad developed in order to rake in your $$$.

Love dual high counter and double basins!

PURE GOLD. Every single comment is spot on. Open shelves are on the way out

What I think looks dated: - grey - black - subway tiles

I can't function with a double sink, i really hate them. also I detest weird angles in rooms.

It's funny that in the USA/Canada the "Tuscan" kitchen was big in the 2000s while here in Germany they were popular during the 80ies and 90ies.

This is my second double sink in this house. I find it very useful. However, I was careful to choose a double sink with one larger and deeper basin and one smaller one. I like to cook and often use the small sink during food prep and the larger one for cleaning up.

Sorry but I still personally like a very small amount of open shelving. I always hated the " heaviness" of walls and walls of top and bottom cabinetry.

The thing I hated about the double sink is that someone was always putting things on the wrong side- specifically, I try not to use the garbage disposal much, but, when you need it, you need it. My husband has a tendency to put things on the side without the garbage disposal and then clog the drain. Really annoying. And now I have a single sink where the one and only drain goes through the garbage disposal. Much better. That aside, what is more dated than double sinks is shallow sinks. If you have a tall faucet, the water tends to bounce out. If you don’t, you have a hard time filling a large pot of water (or cleaning a large pot) because you don’t have enough clearance. I understand why some may not like deep sinks, but shallow ones are a dated style.

I do not think that double sinks are a trend. It is personal preference and what works for every person. I have a double sink and use both sinks every day. And there is enough space in the bigger sink to wash big items as well. Also my counterspace does not look disrupted. Also I disaree about "everything can go into the dishwasher". There are always items that are not dishwasher safe and need to be washed by hand.

Definitely a current trend that is way over done is all white kitchens ! Every "design show" to every home improvement store show white cabinetry with white counter tops with white tile. I'm afraid even subway tile (which I like) will be dated soon because it's all so over done. Clue: Once a trend is everywhere it will be considered "dated " soon. I think in order to avoid trends people should consider making their rooms individualistic with unique color and decorating that tells a story about them.

You are about the same age as my daughter. I appreciate your personal aesthetic. My personal preferences likely match your own. ( I tend to agree.)

I despise double sinks for the exact reasons you named in this video. Unfortunately my home was built during COVID and the builder could not find any single sinks so I got stuck with the dreaded double sink. It is on the list of things to get rid of this year. The hanging pot rack…I remember that back in the 1970s when people were still having to deal with smaller kitchens from the 1950s. It made sense at that time since there was no room to store the pots and pans but I can’t imagine why anyone today would have one unless they live in Manhattan or haven’t remodeled since the 1960s. Open shelving….the cluttered look. That, in my opinion, started for people who wanted a kitchen remodel but couldn’t afford to buy all the cabinets. It is a cheap, economical way to “update” your kitchen but must be hard on resale value. Sorry but I don’t see any pros for cluttered, greasy open shelving in a kitchen except economics. The kitchen is the one room where there should be no open shelves.

Rustic wrought iron cabinet hardware, especially the type where the hinges overlay the cabinet door by several inches.

I had a giant, deep double sink at my former home. It was great. The home I'm in now had a regular sized double sink and I got rid of it as fast as I could with a single deep Franke sink for the reasons Posh Pennies mentioned. Also, open shelving or cabinets where they took the doors off to mimic open shelving needs to go. It should have never been a thing. So glad you added this to the list.

Love your videos! So what do you think about the sink in the island trend? I'm surprised you didn't include the cooktop in the island trend from the 90s. We don't see those in newer kitchens anymore.

I painted my hideous small tumbled marble backsplash with white shellac and I keep a coordinating cutting board behind the tap to protect it from splashes. I'm going on 4 years and it looks great. Regarding sinks, once I tried a large rectangle Krauss sink, I would never go back to double. Just sayin!

Mitring or rounding off the corner of any rigid right-angled object in the home is worth considering if it makes your home safer. Benchtops and tabletops tend to be very rigid, so they're a great place to round off a corner so that people won't injure themselves if they bump against it, or worse, fall against it.

you should make a video about how to decor and organize small spaces!🥺🙏

A computer desk in the kitchen. Sounded like a good idea, but really just ended up being a dust and junk collection station.

Whoever chopped the corners off the islands was the one who was just the right height to always hit their hip bone on it as they walked by. And they unintentionally doubled the dangerous corners xD

I typically love your advice but you are truly off the mark with your opinion on the double sinks. I have a large kitchen with a counter height bar and a large prep counter connected. As a major cook who entertains often, I need my space to cook without the guest sharing my cooking space. I also love my double sink. I also have a second prep sink. I do have the single farm sinks in the upstairs and downstairs laundry rooms, and they are perfect for laundering clothes and cleaning up outdoor projects. These sinks are here to stay.

I had a double sink years ago and couldn't wait to change to a deep, large sink. It hides dirty dishes until they are loaded into the dishwasher and I can wash large items in the sink. I have a one level countertop island with sink and we can use both sides while working in the kitchen. The only drawback is when water spills there is no upper level to stop the flow.

Great video, Viv! Agree with everything. I also dislike coloured appliances; when I was little, ours were mustard yellow. 😬 Unless it is a fancy Smeg fridge, of course.

Double heights are for practical reasons - provides a back splash or stops kids touching cooktop.

I think the current multi-functional sinks with cutting boards and strainers and racks will soon be in an outdated trends video. How do you wash a large pot or pan with all that stuff in the way?

LOL I love my double counter because if I am not perfect in the kitchen (which sometimes I am not leaving dishes in the sink) its not seen from the living room. I can't stand single-height counters, but then again I am old.

I just backed out of buying a house because of their Tuscan kitchen. It seemed daunting to redo the whole thing.

Your videos are very informative and awesome ....

Great insight. Those weird kitchen angles… On the other hand, I much prefer a light overhead a d a light at the sink with a lamp on the counter to pendants over the island. Or any island. I took mine out, in favor of a movable work surface (called a table). I went with one bigger basin and love it (no garbage disposal needed). I also like an open shelf but two short ones are preferable to one long one.

Very rarely in my life have I ever agreed to each and every points in a video. This is miracle! I had all of these views since long and now you said it exactly the way I wanted 😊 1st thing I notice in a home is tilled counter top in kitchen 😢

Always had a single sink, even growing up. I love them. Tuscan kitchens…yikes. My sister has one of those backsplashes and her kitchen looks outdated.