My Rohl Shaws farmhouse fireclay sink with left drain was just installed and I LOVE it. Mine is biscuit, but it comes in white. I got a 1 hp insinkerator and an XL flange. No tips, since I haven't used it yet, but it's so pretty. Note, I heard that a small percentage of the Shaws come with the drain on the right and there is no way to know in advance if that is what you're going to get. Mine was on the left, but I didn't really have an opinion about it.

@Jeff Smith thank you. I actually tried purchasing that option, but it comes with a flange, so it can't be used with the extended flange. It's super confusing. It says on the site to use the extended flange w/ a garbage disposal, OR to use the strainer, which would seem to indicate it is either or, so I guess it's just one or the other. I'm thinking I just live with an open hole or find an off market basket strainer that will fit? Thanks again.

@joseph_corlett I'm curious, what does it take to replace an apron front sink with a different apron front sink? To me it looks like many of these apron fronts even of the same size have different footprints. So it seems to me (and I'm no expert so I'm aware I could be wrong) you are having to deal with at best, cutting the new shape out of the countertop and cabinet or at worse having to replace those two things in whole or in part. While I've no doubt for a pro like you its entirely doable it seems like it would be expensive and definitely not a DIY job. My reasoning, and this is entirely for my situation, has a lot to do lean years and unexpected job losses. I'm in a secure time in my life but I never take that for granted or assume that I'd be able to absorb an expensive sink trade out in the future. I hope I will be able to if it comes to it, but of the two choices I had at the time cast iron seemed safer (as in it may be ugly but at least it doesn't leak) while still giving me the look I wanted. I would have seriously considered that Elkay sink if it had been available though, however I don't think it would have fit, I didn't have room for a 36" cabinet. I remember wishing they'd had those granite sinks in a white apron, but at least at the time that wasn't an option either. OP, there is definitely a mix of what is entirely practical and what you just want (consequences-be-damned) that goes on in re-doing a kitchen that is for sure! Though anytime you can find something tough that matches pretty close to what you want its definitely worth an extra expense, IMO. If not you weigh the risk of something not working out with how bad you really want it and then - decide. You live with every decision you make, but I've found that even the decisions that don't turn out like you wanted still tend to be better than what you get from a kitchen you inherited from a previous owner.

This is his response to me "If you would have shown me this picture and told me this is how I want my sink installed I would have installed it that way. It would have actually been easier for me. You made it clear to me that you did not want a top mount installation because you did not like the way it looked and it would have left a large gap between the doors under the sink and the sink itself. That being said I offered you this option and you agreed. The caulking shouldn't be lifting like that, for whatever reason it didn't bond properly. If you cant install the caulking i will come back out and reapply when I have a chance." In the box, we opened together with the installer with the apron sink the installation instructions were and I showed him those and also the photo from the IKEA website how I wanted it. He is bending the truth with an after-construction that I never showed it to him. If there were any problems we should have halted the installation to fix that instead of going through with something like this that causes problems. It is a drop-in sink yes. I spoke with another installer here locally, who is going to come here in 2-3 weeks to have a look. He also shook his head. He said maybe we can build up with wood under to stabilize the sink and lift it up, it might be the motion that is causing the caulking mostly to crack but he needs to see it with his own eyes first to see if it's even doable.