I vastly prefer my single bowl sink. This is the first house I’ve owned where we’ve had that option. I love being able to get all the bit pans in the sink to soak.
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I like having a double bowl. My only regret was I chose extra deep and that sometimes hurts my back.
Also team double bowl sink here. I like the 60/40 split or whatever it is called. This is how that looks in granite composite (but there are SS sinks like that):
https://www.amazon.com/BLANCO-443080-SILGRANIT-Undermount-Kitchen/dp/B0BQJT37DL
We had our kitchen updated last year, and I have a single bowl workstation sink, stainless apron front. It replaced a 60/40 double sink and I would never, ever go back. Only downside of the new sink is the corners can be hard to clear, so I would get one wih the drain at one end instead of the center. It’s a Ruvati.
The rest of the update is meant to be functional and easy care. I had some of the island door pulls made from rocks my kids have collected , which is a hit.
Our contractor had a sample of the most perfect grey quartzite counter and I loved it, but didn’t know (and they didnt tell me) it was a honed surface. OMG. It is totally clean in daylight but in afternoon light you realize it is literally covered in marks from water, fingers, anything/everything. Absolutely nothing removes them apart from seriously hard soap and water scrubbing (I stand on a stepstool to get leverage). We are seriously considering having it torn out and replaced. And yes, I gave the contractor an earful. The shame is it is beautiful.
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The first thing I’ve done in every kitchen we’ve ever owned is rip out the double sink for a ginormous stainless single bowl with corner drain. It must be large enough to bathe a small goat. We often have multiple cooks slinging pots, pans, food, and expletives and appreciate that one deep well.
Double sinks came into being primarily for dishwashing before the advent of the machine. We no longer need that annoying divider. 
Many would argue that they love their double sinks for food prep, but I say just install an additional single bowl in a dedicated food prep area and stay out of my way. (Totally kidding. Kinda. Don’t throw things.)
In our AZ kitchen, we have a separate smaller sink on the prep side of the island, along with a built-in food scrap bowl to keep the cooks out of each other’s way. There is a garbage can under the liftable scrap bowl and a mini fridge on that side as well, so no need for the sous chef to wander into the cook’s (dangerous) space.
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I don’t see the goat. 
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That is my sink except I have the Blanco in 60/40 in a medium gray. I love it, IMO it is the best sink surface ever, would never go back to stainless steel.
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We ate him. 
(After bathing, of course.)
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I have that Blanco sink in white, and I love it.
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Team One-Big-Sink here. I hate the divided sink. One of my son’s has one and it’s impossible to easily clean big pots.
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And I have it in white and would so prefer stainless steel. I like the size and shape, but the white doesn’t stay white without a good cleaning each time (every day that I cook or make coffee or tea)!
Ugh - my stainless double bowl sink is my one big regret in our kitchen remodel (one side is larger than the other). We basically use the smaller side as a drying rack. The “big” side barely fits my big stockpot. I’d advise bringing pots and pans to the plumbing store!
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Remodel included one large, deep composite sink.
This is our current home improvement project, four raised planter boxes. I’ve done my best to make the distances between boxes equal, keep everything level, and create a consistent elevation change as they cascade down the sloped yard.
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What a beautiful view!! Is that a lake??
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My DS taught me how to use an AI Ap to see what my new LR furniture might look like. Here is what I have so far! I want a very informal look!
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Salt water. A part of Puget Sound.
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@sherpa, what do you plan to grow?
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The water is the Salish Sea, also known as the Puget Sound. More specifically, it’s the Saratoga Passage, which runs between Whidbey and Camano Islands.
The current thinking is squash and tomatoes, but it will evolve over time.
We have several other raised beds scattered about the property, each with a little different sun/shade mix. We’ll figure it out over time.
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Here are two more of my projects from a few years ago. First we built the fence, which is made with square galvanized steel posts, ipe (a Brazilian hardwood) and stainless steel tubes running between each board.
Then we built the retaining wall, also with ipe, and steel I-beams. The wall was a real challenge due to the grade. The ground slopes fairly significantly from left to right, and also from back to front, meaning the top elevation of the wall is constantly changing. Then there was the challenge of getting the top boards to line up while the ground below varied. Basically I had to build each segment from the top down.
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