I had a Bosch and returned it within 2 weeks. It had an odor and the dishes wouldn't get nearly as dry as previous dishwashers. And it was installed correctly . . . so don't believe the odor is going to be avoided by that. I think it may be the luck of the draw. Replaced it with a Kitchenaid KUDS03STSS. Love it, love it, love it. To my untrained ear sounds just as quiet as the Bosch. Gets the dishes totally dry and not a whiff of an odor. I truly believe that all appliances can have issues. So it will just depend on what happens in your case. My one absolute firm recommendation is to take your dishes and try them. My tall wine glasses did not fit in the Bosch but fit wonderfully in the Kitchenaid. My dog bowls (and I wash lots of them) did not fit well in the GE Profile (they wouldn't have stood upright so would have gotten filled with water) but fit perfectly in the Kitchenaid.

I'm so happy for you! Your sink and granite look wonderful. My silgranit has been in for about 6 weeks and I've seriously used the dishwasher twice. I've never kept on the dishes so well. It helps to love your sink, I guess! P.S. Love your menu sign...

marg143- totally happy to share. I've become an LED geek ... it's all DIY... I've found that the standard "enclosures" are pretty limiting. However, the Ikea kits are a great way to start. That's what I did about 2.5 years ago and have since "graduated" to DIY to gain flexibility (and save $). If you want to go DIY and aren't afraid of splicing low voltage wires, then I highly recommend Amazon... Color changing lights under the island - SMD5050 RGB lights on a 12v48w transformer with a color changing remote. This kit is 5M/16ft : http://amzn.com/B00K5N8F68 I put the LED strips into a 10mm light bar (eliminates dots/ hot-spots) from Environmental LEDS: http://www.environmentallights.com/14176-led-strip-light-bar-10.html Note that the light bar enclosure costs 2x what the LED, power, and remote cost !!! For above and below the cabinets, I'm really persnickety about color temperature - I wanted to be able to adjust and get the "right" warmth (to match the overhead lights and change it if I wanted to) ... that required using a new combo warm/cool LED strip: http://amzn.com/B00IXXWX06 and a warm/cool remote: http://amzn.com/B00IS71H9U and a transformer (I needed 150w): http://amzn.com/B00HQ0PKCK plus the same light channels from Environmental Lighting above.

Hi Ash- Some people are great at the packing and unpacking and set up thing. Some are not. God gave us all different gifts. Perhaps one of things you may need to help you find places for your things is a closet system. Maybe not a fancy expensive closet system, but hooks and racks and dividers,etc. Maybe you need shelves on which you would place your books and certain collectibles. If your kitchen storage is minimal, maybe you need a pot rack from which you can hang pots and pans. attractive cookware looks nice hanging from the ceiling. Just remember to rinse them before you use it each time. If there isn't that much storage in your kitchen, maybe you can screw in little cup hooks to the inside of your kitchen cabinets for your measuring spoons and measuring cups, that will clear out space in your kitchen drawers and cupboards. There are myriads of tips like these if you do internet searches for small kitchen tips or small kitchen hacks, or small apartment tips and hacks, etc. You can raise up your bed in different ways giving lots of storage underneath for whatever you need storage for, out of season clothing, office supplies if you work from home, whatever you need extra storage for. HOWEVER, and I I put this in upper case letters not to yell at you but only to emphasize the following point to you, you don't want to start to do things piecemeal and then get yourself in a worse situation by doing things like buying containers, or setting up inadequate shelving and then making a whole lot of holes in the wall in the wrong places. It seems that at this point you are a bit overwhelmed, and could use some guidance. That's why there is a profession called certified professional organizers. No, I am not touting them because I am one. I have friends that have used them , and they raved about their services. You don't necessarily need to use them for the placement of every piece of paper unless you want to. You can decide what service(s) you want from them. If you need for example the shelves and pot racks and closet system, they can figure out what type and they can arrange for people to set that up for you, or you can install it yourself. once the organizer figures out what you need. You and she/he can meet and decide what will work for you. Now here's the thing, you need to be really honest with yourself and decide what you need. Can you get by with one meeting and someone writing you a battle plan ans you can follow it all by lonesome? Foreelz as the kids say these days? Or do you need more of a guiding/instructive hand? The fly in the ointment here is not a fly but a virus. It might be difficult to find a professional organizer that is working now. On the other hand, they may be really needing the $$, and may have a mask of their own, or can get one or order one, and so can you and you can do your preliminary talks on the phone and Facetime or Skype or whatever with videos/photos , etc. And you can stand 6 feet away from them. Or even arrange to be out of the apartment when they come over if that's what you both agree to, just remove your jewelry and money and Picassos. And you know, the more orderly your place is, the easier it is to keep it clean! Good luck!!