After bed and kitchen, the one place that people spend the most time is a bathroom. On average, an individual spends approximately five years in that specific room. This explains why people pay not only to have their houses decorated by interior designers, but also their bathrooms. Modern day bathrooms include designer sinks, water closets and bath tubs or shower trays among other things.

In the old times, bathroom facilities only included a water closet, delicately known as the Porcelain throne, in the back of the garden, whereas, baths were bulky wooden affairs that were brought into the kitchen for the purpose of bathing. Some people would have a room exclusively for bathing in the house and would fill the bath tub with hot water from the stove.

Modern plumbing has facilitated and allowed bathrooms to be transferred into the house. The concept of bathrooms as found in our homes is only a hundred years old. Designer bathroom sinks are a common fixture of modern bathrooms. Sinks Gallery and Deca Contemporary are suppliers of bathroom sinks which offer designer units in various sizes, configurations, styles, woods and finishes.

Since a sink is a prominent focal point, it is one of the biggest factors that affects the look of the bathroom. Designers have improvised on the traditional design of these units. Designer sinks now include glass and wood vessel mounts, self rimming, under counter mounts, pedestal, wall hungs, consoles/vanities and semi vessel units.

A vessel sink is mounted above the counter height and is finished completely on all sides so it doesn't have any rough surfaces. This style is considered dramatic. A self rimming unit can be used in place of a vessel unit as it is designed for drop-in-mounting. Pedestal sinks generally include a wash basin with a pedestal base and may also be used as a wall hung without the base. A console adds dimension to small bathrooms.

The latest designer sinks of 2009 released by a modern Danish company includes a black abstract square tempered glass vessel sink with a nineteen mm edge and that by Line Bathroom Furnitures includes a high gloss white painted finish with a cream stone work top and designer corian wash basin.

Purchasing a designer bathroom sink is no doubt expensive but as each individual person spends 30 minutes on average in this room each day, the aim is to make it as comfortable an experience as possible, be it an expensive one.