I've seen one like you describe..stainless steel, but don't remember the brand. It had the shorter apron & I recall thinking that it was probably designed to be fit into existing cabinets by removing the top rail and false front, as opposed to needing a farm sink base.

As far as how it would look, I think it would look just fine.

I've never seen one, but as my contractor tells me, "anything can be done". I can't imagine why you couldn't take a Whitehaus and get a custom cabinet for it. Of course, then your whole sink base would stick out further than your regular run of cabinets. But I've seen that before and think it looks pretty cool.

Ah, I hadn't thought about the sticking out--I might never get my husband to handwash dishes again if I did that! And I'd probably have permanent bruises on my hipbones. This makes me think I might not mind a whole apron front as much as I thought I would.

Now I just have to decide WHICH farm sink--I would prefer white (not stainless), single big bowl, and I want undermount. Do I want the drain to be on the side rather than the middle? Is it important to get one with some sort of drainboard for the bottom? Is 30" big enough for a "normal" household (ha ha)? Is it really worth paying a lot, or are the less expensive ones good enough for someone who loves to cook? My mind is going crazy with all the decisions!!!!!

I can't help with the original question, but I can -- somewhat -- with the "which" farmhouse sink question. Mine is a 30" Shaws, single bowl, undermount, drain about 1/3 of the way over, and it holds 2 days' worth of dishes...not that I ever let dishes pile up that badly :) I only looked at this and the Kohler, and fell in love with the Shaws. It has much chunkier sides than Kohler's, which I prefer (JMO). The two were comparably priced, about $800 each. I strongly recommend buying the Shaw's in person because each one is handcrafted (installation is a PITA), there are irregularities, and I rejected one when I went to pick it up; you don't want to be shipping a 130 lb box back at your expense if you don't like the one shipped to you.

I suppose you could have a good cabinet installer build a false front "cabinet" around the front side, but I like having the big white front.

Here's pix (and, of course, there's lots on the FKB):

Kohler makes one call Verity in stainless. It is an undermount sink. Price is pricy. Over $2200. You can check it out on thier website.

My kitchen sink cabinet sticks out three inches and I really like the way it looks. Gives me lots more room under there for my gd, reverse osmosis, etc. It looks like a piece of furnature.

Here is a link that might be useful: Kohler sinks