The requirement for "high" is a larger aperture to capture the expanding effluent. The flow rate has to increase in proportion to the larger aperture area, but it does not have to increase to "suck up" effluent from the more distant cooktop because it won't at any flow rate anyone would imagine using. Quiet ventilation (to the extent that that word pair is not an oxymoron) requires a large fan operating at a low rotation rate (think Casablanca type ceiling fan as an extreme). Some compromise can be had by remote mounting, oversizing the fan and normally running it at reduced power, use of a silencer, duct padding, etc. MUA is widely covered in this forum and should be searched out before asking tailored questions. kas

I have my 8x10 "art Room" but thats just for a supply room!lol! I work in the dining room and living room! DH actually likes his 4 days of working 14hrs outta the house!ha! Then I try and clean up for a few days, but lately I've been so BAD! I've left stuff out as I am bugging him for moving near Cindy! to a rancher the same size but no land,(would loose 1/2acre) but has a sunroom that is 15x23!!!! DH is wanting to move to that lil town but that did not work out soo....I'm sooo bad, will I ever behave??!!!Closer to Cindy(5 min drive!!) AND a workshop, hey does it get any better???!!!!I'm sooo selfish! ha! BTW: I still am trying to get over the tittle of this post! I thought, OH NO! He(DH)is kicking her out for her mosaic addiction! (Too close to home!lol) Yup, it's an eye catcher of a post!!! heh heh!

Ha, Growlery! I told you we have similar taste. Although I now worry slightly about having singlehandedly created a new kitchen porn genre (as it were...). Am always a little unnerved at what they choose to recommend as "related videos" when you post on a free site like TinyPic. I think you're solidly on top of your drawer issue. Caryscott et al make good points, but I myself don't have a single drawer without full extension where I don't wish I had it. Blums may all be tandem full-extension anyways, so the issue might be moot. ---- warning, with apologies to Growlery, extreme mid-thread digression from original topic -- Mindstorm -- nope, no door on the pantry shelves. We basically built a big narrow box out of cherry plywood to the right of the fridge box and then trimmed it out to match. I should think your cubby idea would be great, for wine or jars of truffle oil or pigeon pâté, etc. ;-) I'm very pleased with mine overall, it's not at all intrusive and fairly easy on the eye -- with the caveat that I'm not someone who wants everything tidied away and don't mind the odd bottle top leering at me. It has added a surprising amount of new storage to my small space. A few pictures, if these help -- ignore the ignominious ramen noodles *hangs head* and focus on the wholesome home-canned tomatoes and apple sauce! Here's how the stack fits in on the wall. My fridge is also narrow and tall, so it's a good preview for you perhaps: The drawer housing, from inside: We still have two drawers to install at the top of the stack (for 8 total), but I lost steam (drawer-slide levelling is a nightmare for the impatient) and actually rather like having the extra space on top. You can also see how we raised the bottom of the drawer box and trimmed it out to the height of the toe-kick elsewhere, for a little congruity. Here's a drawer prior to installation (I'm fairly proud of having designed and made these - cherry front with painted ply innards): Finally got my bin for potatoes and onions, yay:

I'm happy for all of you. But fixing whatever was messing you up, seems to have broken my ability to upload photos from my computer (Windows 7). I haven't been able post a photo since August 26! Cleaning out the cache made no difference. I click on the post photo button and go to the folder with the picture. But when I click on the photo....nothing. If I copy and paste it into the post, it shows up on the pre-submit. However, the post won't go through because then it claims I have too many characters. Frustrating!