Can someone please post pictures of a black drop in sink with a stone countertop?

We have seen the same color granite as ours with a black undermount, but not a drop in. My concern is that we won't have the contrast like you have here from light color to dark.

Melissastar, are those yellow cabs or is that just a trick of the photo?

I went down to look and imagine a black top-mounted sink there. I got an overwhelming feeling of darkness, but in my case the POs installed the same granite as a backsplash, too, so it really needs breaking up.

Just curious, how has the sapphire blue held up over time?

That said, I think my countertop could withstand a direct nuclear hit. It might need just a quick wipe up afterwards. I cannot scratch it, chip it, break it, stain it, etch it, mark it, write on it or get it to show any sign of my existence so far. I don't know if that's the magic sealer but my POs were not noted for their home improvement investments so I doubt it's anything fancy.

Seeing dirt is a problem. I think you could forget a half-eaten twenty pound Thanksgiving turkey on the counter and not notice it until Memorial Day. So either roll with it, or get used to doing some skeevy fingertip explorations once in a while.

Of course, having said this, I'm sure I will wake up to find it turned into styrofoam or something in the morning. But so far, nuttin.

Marcolo, thanks for the info. That is good to know with several kids in the house. We need something tough!

Well if something did happen to it, then you could get your vintage look.

But, I'd also have to ask here about why they are telling you that you have to do a topmount here. Can youprovide more details? I've never done a kitchen where you couldn't do an undermount sink, no matter what situation the cabinets were in.

We can't do an undermount for several reasons. Our kitchen window is close to one of the corners. Also, we have European cabinet style, so the countertop comes out a little extra. We would have to redo our corner cabinet to make the undermount sink work, and even then, there is a risk of the granite bowing/cracking due to the way the cabinets are. I talked to some others about it and they confirmed that we run the risk of having the countertop sag in that area since this is the weakest point in the granite. We could brace it and the sink, but that eats into the cabinet. They said the safer bet is to have the sink drop in. After looking at the drop ins, I feel better about it.

Saying that we "can't" do an undermount sink is an overstatement. Anything can be done, it's just a matter of how much $$$ is involved.