Thank you all so much! I will check out the links. I've seen this chair with slight variations for many years and always liked them. I'd really like to sit in one before buying but if anyone knows they are comfy I will just buy them site unseen. lol justgotabme, thanks for the PB tip. I wasn't sure if it belonged to you so didn't want to swipe your pic. : ) momtoreese, YES! I love that one! My DH doesn't like toile. It reminds him of Wind in the Willows, a book that scared him as a child. Silly man, he'll get over it. ; ) Thanks for finding it! I don't think that's a bad price if it's good quality. It's just DH and me most of the time and we aren't hard on furnishings. I have a Broyhill chair that was marked down from $800 to $500 that I got for $450 (talked them down another $50) and it still looks practically new after 3-4 years. whenicit, that site has some lovely chairs. Thanks! amysrq, thanks! I saw it on the Lee site awhile back but when I used the dealer locator it came up with a place that did not have that chair. Darn. Maybe I will call them and see if they can locate it for me. I need two. Two in that blue toile! : ) Gawd, I'm so tempted to click and buy. lol! Diana

For 20 years, nothing has matched. And since I liked estate sale vintage lamps, all my lamps were different too. But about 5 years ago, I bought two matching lamps from JCPenney. It was kind of nice having the two lamps in the bedroom match, while being on unmatched antique bed tables and unmatched vintage furniture. It's like the lamps linked everything together. About 3 years ago, I found two more nice looking lamps at HomeGoods, these two with deep red shades, so I moved them into the bedroom, placing one on a rattan table also from HomeGoods, and one on a vintage sewing machine base, turned into a night table. My rattan bed was bought new off the net, my dressers bought at different times from estate sales, one is painted black and one is pecan. My mahogany desk came from a classified ad, and the leather desk chair came from Sam's Club. The two JCPenney lamps moved into the living room where they are the only two matching entities in another sea of furniture that works well together, but does not match. and that's the way I decorate.... Red

I like the appliance layout in this one but think the fridge and oven need a few more inches of space. I also think I would want cabinets where the shelving is placed. Either all cabinets wrapped to oven or cabinets and then shelving by oven. Is it possible to get small table for six and seating for four at the island....and wall ovens....then I would have it all. : ) Also, on the top view diagram where you see that 8 there is approx 6ft opening into the kitchen. There is 61 3/4 inch of space to the left. Could I put a 12 inch dept pantry cabinet there....and still have clearance behind the island?

I have been thinking about another idea. How about just framing in the built-ins and drywalling. Do a deeper cabinet (if needed). Buy really good quality wood doors unfinished from Conestoga or ----. Leave a descent amount of exposed drywall wall section to paint. The doors stay the cabin color-ish (inset ?) but the "wall" section color can change easily whenever you choose to remodel. The advantage is that you can stay somewhat in budget while at the same time getting a better quality door in more style choices. You can get a slightly deeper storage area. You have more options when decorating around the built-ins as the wall portion can be easily and cheaply painted. Since it is not a lot of wall you could also get away with more colors as an accent feature. Basically you have something like this at the start (couldn't find a good picture). Then, the doors can be either partial overlay or inset. Not good pictures but I hope you get the idea. EDITED To Add...I think mirrored glass doors with matching cabin wood on the frames would look very incredible in that section of the home...especially with the wall section painted a nice color. Or, just hinge mirrors for doors. Okay, I know this will break the bank but these custom live edge with or without resin inserts are very cool. Sorry for this looonnng post but I'm having a hard time coming to terms with IKEA in that area of this very cool cabin.