the plumbing may be easy, but describing what to do in a text description might not be of much help when the two people (writer and reader) don't already know each other and know what to say and how to "read" it.

as for the one big sink, think of a sink within a sink. At first, this will get you past the mental obstacles. Later, you may not even need the sink within a sink. At Ikea, it's a "rinsing tub" in the USA and a "washing-up bowl" in Britain.
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/search/?query=BOHOLMEN

Here is a link that might be useful: rinsing tub in this page of Boholmen series accessories

Thanks. When you go about doing things a certain way for years, it's hard to envision doing it another!

I put my pots and pans on a towel then dry them and put them away. Or someone in the family does. We typically all four clean the kitchen together and no one leaves until it is clean.

Hi Marcydc. As I think about it, I wash them, place them in my drain, towel dry and put away. I could accomplish that with a towel on the counter too. Alright, that's doable :)

a 24" sink will be plenty big, because you are used to smaller size bowls, and because you want to increase your counter space.

ps. what aspect of that faucet do you like the most?

When you choose a sink it should said on the specs what size cabinet you need. If you are restricted to a specific size of cabinet, then when looking at sinks look for those that need your size of cabinet. For example a 24" sink probably needs a 27" cabinet. Also depends if you are going over or undermount.

I have a single sink and was worried about the drying rack issue as well. I purchased a small drying rack that rests over one part of the sink. I wash, put them in the rack to drip, dry and put away (or if I am feeling particularly lazy, drip dry and put away). It looks like the link

Here is a link that might be useful: Drying rack

davidro1- I'll take a look at that size sink, thanks.

blfenton- I guess I'll see what size cabinet we configure then first. Thanks :)

laur66- They look nice and simple. Maybe that'll work.

Some online sites have a really nice feature that lets you search on the cabinet size you need. Sorry not to remember which site it was but look for that filtering feature if interested.

I think galaxytoolsupply dot com has that feature.

how deep are your sinks? they look shallow - do you like them that way? mine are and I like them that way - but it's hard to find a new shallow sink!

Desertsteph- Each side is 19x16x7. I like them shallow but gaining counter space is something I need more and if I go with a single sink I think I'll have to go deeper to get more sink room.