Glad I came back up here to look for replies! Yay! I got the good dirt! :D I had no idea what I was doing. The guy at the co-op recommended this. I knew we were anti-Hyponex and pro co-op mix, but that's all I knew. :) Uh oh...no styrofoam? Bummer. I just did a few, and so easy to poke holes in the bottom. I tried poking holes in the yogurt cup first and split it. Oops. I think a plastic container sounds like a good idea to house everything, drilling holes in the top. Do I also have to make drainage holes in the bottom? I do have a paint pen. It's one of those Deco-Color from Michael's craft store.

Judy, we did see a GE Profile panel ready and I think it was metal sliders but to be honest I need to check it again. We like the adjustable pull out shelves and liked the bottom freezer three drawers better as I think the Jenn-Air had only 2. I do not know how the panel are mounted on either so need to check that. The handles are just not a big issue for us. I just saw yesterday information on the Fisher Paykel's (#RF201ADUX)new French door bottom freezer and liked the look and the information on their website about it. So I will give it a look for sure.

@lisedvThank you for your rendering and questions (you have helped me clarify my vision for the space). I find the LR/DR lacks interest after removing the accent walls -and the fireplace shiplap-. I want to add crown molding for texture, like in the home office, and incorporate arches to connect the indoor and outdoor designs, similar to the portico. I'm open to your thoughts on this: Arch 1. is for architectural cohesion/ transition between exterior and interior. I would like the top of Arch 1 clad in limestone veneer to match the exterior arch. This arch will help frame the window view (inspo pic #1) and indicate a clear pathway to the LR/DR, given the 4 entryways (and 4 doors) in the hallway (pic #2). Arch 2. is for defining the LR/DR spaces. I think an arch would help frame the DR, and I’m also bothered by the different sizes and shapes of the two columns, so the arch could disguise that. Arch 3. is to hide the angled walls that lead to the main bedroom and laundry hallway. I believe an arch would make this transition look nicer. It would also be a good ending point for the crown molding.* *I first thought of crown molding as a substitute for the shiplap, but now I see it as enhancing the arches. I need help figuring out how to connect these two features as well. Thank you again, and Happy Holidays!!

I personalize history by imagining how my family members experienced events and how they adapted to them. My own life seems pretty calm by comparison. My maternal grandmother is my most recent immigrant to America. She was 17 in 1895 when she arrived in NYC on a sailing ship from Glasgow with her mother and brother. They had *nothing*. She was 90 when she died in comfort at her daughter's home near Chicago. Her husband was born in Missouri, the great-grandson of a Scottish immigrant. He was in NYC after being discharged from the army at the end of the Spanish American War. My mother was born in 1905 in her great-aunt's boarding house on a NYC block where the UN now stands. My French ancestors and their extended families came to America from small plots in rural villages near the Swiss border. (One youngster delayed the party when he broke his leg falling from a ship's mast.) They traveled the then-new Erie Canal to settle areas from which Indians had recently been 'removed'. (That was a major factor in their decision to come.) They liquidated everything in France to make this gamble. How events changed peoples lives!