Copper Apron Front (Farm house) Kitchen Sinks
14 gauge pure US copper

Rachiele copper apron front sinks look nothing like the imports. All of our copper sinks feature a self-healing interior bowl patina. There is no significant maintenance, there is nothing you can do to permanently damage the patina on the inside of the sink. Our sinks have rear corner drains and the style is timeless (unlike the trendy hammered copper imports). The photo to the left is our most requested copper apron front sink. It is generally on sale (See sale items in the navigation bar to the left). We have optional patinas and finishes for the apron portion of the sink. The apron is 1 1'2" thick instead of the 2 to 3 inch thick aprons on many other sinks. This feature allows you to get closer to the work area of the bowl without reaching too far.
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This is a photo of a copper apron front sink with radius interiors. Yes, we do offer radius interiors, but I believe this is a trendy look. The imports all have radius interiors and we believe most sophisticated buyers want to distance themselves from products often found in Home Centers. Zero Radius corners, like ours, are preferred by the vast majority of our customers. By the way, we have a small radius at the bottom of our sinks making it easy to clean in the corners.

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The photo to the left features our "Fire and Ice" patina on the apron. We have the ability to provide this patina with little color variation (shown) or with more coloration. You pick!

Photo D - By far, our most popular copper apron front sink. This is the 30" apron copper sink with out weathered patina. Our 36" model is catching up on popularity. I believe a 36" apron sink is the ideal size.  These sinks are generally on special sale on our "on sale now" page. Specifications

  Check out this short video of one of our workers welding a copper apron front sink. We use only pure copper to weld with and we check our sinks dozens of times during the process to insure the sinks are the correct dimension and that they are perfectly square. We use only virgin cold rolled 14 gauge copper, which has a yield strength up to 8 times stronger than annealed recycled copper. Why does that matter to you? Well, you hear about 16 gauge, 14 gauge and even 12 gauge copper sinks. If they are made of annealed recycled copper, their sink would have to be made of copper that is 1/2" thick to be as strong as our sink. Our sinks are made of 14 gauge cold rolled hard pure copper! We use virgin cold rolled hard copper so that your sink will be tough enough to have a lifetime transferable warranty. We could not give a long warranty on an annealed copper sink. I would constantly worry about the integrity after a disposer was in use for many years.

This is our patented apron front sink with a channel behind the apron that slips over the face frame of the cabinet. My patent allows you to install an apron front sink into existing cabinetry with no modification to the cabinet. All you do is remove the false drawer(s). The process for measuring and ordering is simple. Installation is so simple, anyone can do it. This is a quote from one of our customers' emails regarding the installation if this sink: "My demo people forgot to install the sink before they left, so that night I took it upon myself to try to install it, and wouldn't you know – it slid right in – just like it shows on the website!" Denise C. Read more about her project and see more photos...

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This is a photo of the above sink right after Denise dropped it in place. If you would like to see a video showing how this type of sink is installed and ordered, please click here.

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This sink also has our Fire and Ice patina - showing a bit more color and variation.



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This customer asked for a darker version of Fire and Ice. When we do a custom patina, we generally photograph the apron prior to the last step. We email the photo to you so you can direct us as to whether you would like more coloration, more movement or less of these options. We will make sure you are thrilled with the result.  

This apron sink features a stencil patina on the apron of the sink. We have several patterns to choose from.

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This apron sink features our "Tiger Eye" patina on the apron. The vast majority of our apron patinas receive a long lasting lacquer topcoat to protect the patina. We NEVER lacquer the inside of a sink - that is a "no-no".


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These two sinks feature our Linen Patina on the apron of the sink.

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5 6  Our "Rustic" patina is gaining in popularity. You can request specific colors, like greens, blues, blacks, etc. We will make sure you are thrilled with the result.

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This client asked for a rustic hammered sink. You can see that the hammering is nothing like the imports. We use a very hard cold rolled copper which is impossible to hammer like the ones you see being imported.
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Our customers often send photos of their finished kitchens. We would love to see yours! This photo shows a very deep copper apron front sink with a weathered patina inside and out. They used a Herbeau Creations weathered brass and copper faucet (available at our sister company's site - www.luxuryhomeproducts.com

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9, The look is rustic, and we followed suit with a rustic patina on the sink. This sink was ordered for the Dutch Mills Factory Showroom in Goshen, Indiana. If you are looking for a custom finish on the apron of your sink, just ask. Our artist finishes the sinks in our warehouse and we will be glad to send photos of your project prior to shipping for approval. That option gives you the ability to tell us if you would like the finish darker, more rustic, etc. prior to shipping. We want you to be thrilled when you receive your sink.

Dutch Mills Cabinetry is considered one of the finest custom cabinet manufacturers in the USA. They are very particular about every detail of the construction of their cabinets. When they remodeled their factory showroom, they were offered free sinks for their displays by several sink companies, but opted to pay for a Rachiele sink as they felt only our sink would convey the       10 quality they felt appropriate to be integrated into their cabinetry.
 

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The request... rustic patina. This sink graces a showroom in Clayton, Georgia by the name of The Heritage Home Collection. The Heritage Home Collection is the most exclusive showroom in their region. They insist on the best of the best. They cater to the rich and famous, such as professional baseball players, owners of fortune 500 companies and movie stars living in Highlands, North Carolina and Atlanta. The only copper sink they will represent is Rachiele.

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Apron Front sink with weathered patina in a Model Home for HGTV.




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This is a perfectly sized apron front copper sink. It is 36" wide, with plenty of space for setting things off to the left, thanks to the right rear drain location.











This is what a copper sink looks like before we apply a patina.

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View of the inside of a Rachiele copper apron front sink showing our solid copper disposal flange.


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This is one of the very first sinks we ever built. It was requested by General Electric for use in a photo shoot for their Monogram Series Literature. It was hand hammered (and was a double bowl).

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This is a huge (48") apron sink featuring two bowls with a small divider between each bowl. The entire sink has our weathered patina.

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Oh stupid me! This is my secondary kitchen sink. First, I had a rear center drain (I was blindly following the crowd over the stupid cliff). Thankfully, my larger sink has a right rear drain. Secondly, it was not weathered - I would not do that again. The only thing I can say in my defense is that this was one of the first sinks we ever built. I was the "guinea pig".

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This gorgeous kitchen features a Rachiele copper apron front sink.






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Copper apron front sink photo sent in by customer. The sink features our self healing weathered patina.



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These folks were innovative! They cut a drain board into their granite which flows into our copper apron front sink.




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Can you tell we are crazy about copper? Our copper sink was featured at the National Kitchen and Bath Industry show - complete with a copper female!



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Large copper apron front sink with two bowls. Soapstone countertop. If you must have a double bowl sink, please get one that is at least 45" wide.

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Recent custom sink featuring our Fire and Ice Patina. Make sure you click on the image to get the full impact of how gorgeous this sink is.

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This is a custom stencil that we did to match the pattern on a tile the customer had sent us. We can make custom stencils to make just about any pattern or design.

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Copper apron sink installed in an Asian style home.

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Hammered (Rachiele style - real ball peen hammering). We recommend only hammering the apron. If you want the interior hammered, we recommend hammering only the sides. Having a flat bottom (pitched to the drain) will ease your maintenance.

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This is a custom made wood cutting board for our copper apron front sink. If you would like one, check out our "On Sale Now" page.

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If you take a close look (click on the images) you will see this was a tricky project. The customer wanted to replace a fireclay sink without disturbing the countertop. Our precision had to be perfect. On top of everything, their countertop had an odd partial recess around the sink that we had to fit. According to our customer, the sink fit like a glove!

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A rustic patina on our copper apron front sink. The rustic patina is getting quite popular lately!