70/30 and 60/40 are almost worse than 50/50. I dunno... After only having 50/50 my whole life (all 36 years of it, lol), I'm quite impressed by my experimental* 70/30. :-D The disposal is in the smaller section (kind of a pain), but the smaller section is closer to the stove, so it's not too bad. My colander perfectly spans the small section, so when I'm draining pasta, nothing touches the bottom of the sink. Which is really nice. I hand wash very few things, but I don't fill the sink up to do it (soapy sponge and slowly running water do the trick for me). All of that said, my dreams are filled with copper single basin sinks, so that I only have one disposal and one drain to clean. :-) [*experimental -- trying it out in the tract house we just had built, because I wanted to convince the husband that there's more to life than 50/50, and the builder wanted far too much for the single basin upgrade; the ultimate goal is to do single basin in the custom house.]

Thank you both for your reply! @Zalco/bring back Sophie! I was also thinking about the possibility that the countertops would be too trendy, I will have a look at the solid colours and how they look with the backsplash. @mama goose_gw zn6OH Good point about the layout. I'm not sure if there is room to the right of the sink but I'm going to go have a look. Right now the dishwasher is behind the hidden panel under the little tray of orange juice. I was thinking it should go to the right of the range if possible for symmetry but that would move it even further away from the sink so maybe that's not a good idea...

Countertops are always made to order/ custom....no matter what he says about being pre-designed. They can do it. The reason they don't allow many changes is it then becomes a 'custom home' and custom homes require a lot more hand holding, project management and troubleshooting. A simple change or make one little thing custom, and it can hold up the job and cost him $. Building homes are getting more and more expensive....to keep his overhead down, selections are limited. My sister once wanted to have me supply her kitchen but the tract builder wouldn't budge. I get it. I get why they do that. Maybe the only way around it is to get the smallest sink you can....then get the larger sink cutout recut later with the sink you want. You might be able to find a place to do it in on site....but you may have to have the top removed and reinstalled. If i were you, I would tell the builder that his ugly double sink offerings are OUTDATED. Guilt him in to offering a larger more modern single sink like the one you pictured. Tell him that probably every job would pay the upgrade. Make him see dollar signs.

Reagan: I've run a successful sink replacement business for several years and can tell you that you're going about this backwards. Unless you're changing your countertops or cabinets, the existing sink cutout and top material dictates the parameters for the new sink. You can't fall in love until I tell you whom you may date. You haven't said what your countertops are made of, but they appear to be plastic laminate. If so, your apron front sink selection would be limited to a Kohler 3942: You've pictured a full apron sink which requires a full apron cabinet. Without altering your doors, cost effectiveness requires you to select a short apron sink. If you like white, I'd suggest a Kohler Whitehaven or an Elkay Quartz Luxe, however, neither of these will work if the top is plastic laminate. They will work if your top is stone or estone and you have a matching remnant that can be seamed in the rear. If you're replacing your countertops either will work. The Whitehaven pictured above is available in a 32 1/2" short apron, however, since you're keeping your cabinet, your drawer fronts will have to be trimmed and reinstalled to butt against the apron ends. This doesn't look bad on a 36" sink, but may look funny on anything shorter: