Commenting on my own question....I did read another post after the fact where it was stated that this is not a good idea. The sink I've chosen is a qualtiy sink and 7.5" deep. I need it to be shallow. My only other option is the Kohler Bakersfield which is a drop in sink. That's problematic as well because they say that it will fit a 30" cabinet but the cutout is 29.5 inches and Kholer won't answer my questions about whether or not it will fit in a cabinet with 3/4" walls. I don't want to go with a smaller sink but I may have to. Not happy : (.

Like it! I think the extra storage is in part due to the increased upper size of 15" than most standard uppers. I have the Laxarby that is black/brown and no longer available. I believe it is exactly the color of yours IIRC, as I saw them the last time I was in IKEA last month. My laxarby are actually wood. but my rails have a curved treatment, where as yours are beveled. I have been very happy with mine. I have mine in an office and it works well over the last 4 years now, the finish is just fine. ETA, I just saw the post that complemented your wall color. I have a similar color on my walls and I love that too. Its my husbands office. I used an antiqued gilded bronze finish handle on mine. Gave it a little masculine look for his space.

We found that the Ikea installers were cheaper than our own contractor. And probably faster, considering the leaning curve. We had about $7500 in cabinets (one of the most expensive) and $2400 in install costs. It went perfectly, they are real pros.

@millworkman, actually, it was the late 1960s, when the whole conversion thing was attempted. I was in high school at the time. I have distinct memories of sitting in science class, when for weeks the teacher attempted to get us to understand and convert Fahrenheit into Centigrade, to no avail. The US population in general, revolted against abandoning imperial measurements. As to the OP’s posturing, the contract for installing the IKEA cabs is just that…for hanging them, not putting them together. As I stated in my first post, putting the cabs together while not difficult, is quite time consuming. Any contractor is going to charge extra for that. And to the contractor who said ”European” measurements make hanging the IKEA cabs difficult, poppycock. The same contractor who gutted and renovated my kitchen (with US semi-custom cabs), installed the IKEA cabs in my son’s apartment. Hanging the IKEA cabs, which my son put together by himself (over a weekend), took less time than it would’ve, had he been installing US made cabs. In fact, he remarked how easy it was.