You can use right or left sidebar and its width from 20 to 40 persent.
We like right sidebar as most people are right-handers, so mouse almoust always on right side, and there sidebar where can be menu useful links and module blocks.
But if you prefer the left sidebar template has such option and here a sample how it looks.

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