I love apron sinks! My only sadness is having only one kitchen.. and only one sink.  In being an interior designer, I DO get to help others buy sinks, so it helps.  I've found other apron sinks in the $500.00 range (US Dollars), from Barklay.   If was going to splurge? I would definitely choose a copper apron sink from Native Trails.  

Does anyone recall exactly when Apron sinks  first came into being? I am almost positive my Great Grandmother had one.   (It is often said in fashion, hold on to something long enough and it will  eventually be back in sytle.)  Thank you for the shopping tip.

SMILES!

Love them...had no idea that Ikea sells them.  I never realized just how expensive they can be.  

Okay, now how did you get the IKEA Domsjo for $249? It was $299 when I bought mine in September.

Here I call these SELF-CONFIDENT LADY!

I too purchased the DOMSJO apron sink from Ikea this year.  I was very disappointed with it though because after 2 days of use there were all sorts of grey scratches from cutlery all over the sink and it only go worse over time.  Also, my husband left a cookie sheet in the sink for several hours and it stained the sink permanently.  When we were renovating our kitchen we used the bathroom sink to do dishes for 2 months and the bathroom sink was not damaged at all from cutlery.  Just a warning to those of you thinking of purchasing the sink!

does anyone know where I can get an apron sink in stainless steel at a good price??????

lois- I found a company called Lavello out of the states that has lovely stainless steel apronfront sinks at very reasonable prices (under US$800 for a 36-inch double bowl- only US$65 to ship to Canada). the reviews look good.