I had luminettes in my prior home. They were okay but one of them came unattached from the top thing and it was a pain to reattach. Like verticals, they are made of plastic so someone (2 DS's probably or dog) must have pulled them at one time or another. I know have sliding panels, unsure of maker but not JCP's. They are in the basement and have a bamboo look to them which we love. They are easy as they open like curtains and so you open in the morning and then close at night for privacy. Oh, and yes, they are going to be pricier than verticals. We have a 3 panel slider so this worked great for us because the door that opened was the center one. Good luck!

Good advice here - and putting things where you will use them is important. Planning ahead is important - but be ready for bumps in the road - for example, I planned a drawer directly under the cooktop but it didn't meet code so had to change a few things - which in the end is somewhat better than my original plan (I moved the wraps and bags to a drawer closer to the fridge - but probably would have done a bank of 4 drawers instead of 3 as I do have to stack load some of the wraps) Before I signed off on the plan - I literally measured and tagged my old space on where items should go. One major goal - I hated the organization of the dishes, glasses, and silverware - My plates were to the left of the DW, my glasses across from the DW, and the silverware was to the right of the DW on another bank of cabinets. In my new plan, everything is the right of the DW except for a few specialty items - so I can unload everything into their homes. I don't bake everyday - but all my baking supplies, cake and muffin tins are near the oven.(including my favorite item - hot mitts with fingers - so much better than a pot holder) Most of my measuring cups and other baking utensils live in this area. I do duplicate a set of measuring spoons and cups in the cooking area. I don't use the cooktop everyday but most of my pans and utensils are stored by the cooktop. My large LeCreuset dutch oven and AC pasta pot are in the corner SuperSusan. My herbs and spices are close to the cooktop but on the second shelf and away from the heat (I do keep cinnamon and a few others in the baking area) We eat breakfast everyday and usually cold cereal - and the plates, bowls, silverware and cereal are within reach of each other. (plus condiments honey, sugar, nuts and dried fruit plus other items to go into the dining room such as salt and pepper shakers) My salad spinner is within easy reach of the sink - it is in my SuperSusan and I only have to open the first door to reach the spinner and also my pasta drainers. I open the doors the whole way to get to my pasta pot and large sauce pan - which is huge! I can then spin the Susan to get to lesser used items. What I don't use in my kitchen - the cabinet above the cooktop has some items crockery vases and I think I pulled one out one time. I also store my applesauce maker up there - it was my mom's but I don't make applesauce every year - it is one of these conical things with a wooden stirrer to send the mushed apples through the strainer. I also don't make press or rolled cookies very often - so they cookie press(also my mom's and maybe older) live on the top shelf of the baking cabinet. This year, I spatchcocked my turkey and never going back to plain old roasting - so I moved my giant roaster to the basement to make room in the pantry for my DHs older coffee machine that he isn't using right now as we got a Nesspresso for Christmas. - And I put the coffee supplies, a few mugs, and cleaning kit in the cabinet right by the coffee. Our pull out pantry (we also have a walk-in pantry), we keep our sport food and some easy reach snacks in there as my DH can't seem to find anything in the regular pantry other than the plastic bags for the trash can (he hasn't figured out that I also keep extras in the drawer next to the trash can. I originally planned to get rid of my countertop oven but it was so nice to me during reno, that I just couldn't do it - so it has a home in the pantry and I have power, so can use it in place. I added a Vitamix post reno - so needed to modify what went into the drawer. I moved my ice cream maker to the SuperSusan but it might move to the basement as I just don't use it. When I need extra space - I pull in my portable island (a Boos cart) Bit of a ramble but I think you get the idea.

Good the desk isn't blue. :-) Do you have the overhead Birdseye view of the layout that you could post? The one other thing jumping out at me is that one upper cabinet next to the corner glass to the counter upper. I cannot see due to the angle of the drawing what's happening on the other side of the window (sink side). I think another matching upper on the left side would look balanced, but I cannot tell what's happening there. I think BB has a point about that large fridge freezer unit. It does look to be crowding a bit on that side. But as I said, it might be because the angle is not showing that side.

I agree with BenjesBride. If you're posting for comments, the most useful pictures you can give us are: Most important - Kitchen Space: To-scale drawing of your space on graph paper with all measurements clearly labeled. -- You can download free graph paper from the internet and draw boxes, etc., using Paint, PowerPoint, or other application/program. Save images as a jpg file and post it. -- Even hand-drawn on graph paper will work. Then just take a digital picture and post it. Sketch of the entire floor the Kitchen is on. See the Layout Help FAQ for more information regarding what information is the most useful: How do I ask for Layout Help and what information should I include? http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2767033/how-do-i-ask-for-layout-help-and-what-information-should-i-include .