Our "aisle" has the island end with a 36" 3 drawer base across from the sink, dw, another drawer base. When one person is at the sink another can be at the island working and even opening drawers easily. No one has to scooch in or adjust body movements. If the dw door is open I can open both the top and middle drawers fully, the bottom drawer can open but not fully. The bottom drawer is not an issue though. The over lap is about an inch. I can still put things in and out with no issue. Typically I open the dw, unload onto the island, then put away from there. The drawer has never hit the dw door. If you have 47" you should be fine in my opinion. The extra 5 inches should take care of any possible overlap. Keep in mind that I can't read all of your post, as the right side is covered in ads for me. I did not understand ripleys post to you but I may be missing something. If it would help and can take some photos and post them. Let me know.

Alexx - I really love your kitchen! It came out beautifully!! I have a question about your counters. I am doing a similar look with the white shaker cabs (framed w/full overlay) and quartz (Caesarstone Raven) countertops. I will also be doing a mitered edge with a 1.5" overhang. My question is ... how far do your counters project past your cabinet boxes, as well as past the doors/drawer fronts. There is some dispute between my cabinet maker and the countertop folks. Cabinet maker says I should have a 1" projection past the doors/drawer fronts, while the countertop folks are suggesting a "flush" appearance (not truly flush, but more like a 1/4" projection). Can you tell me what yours are? And if anyone reading this has suggestions or advice, I would appreciate it! Thank you!

Yes, there is that hideous factor. Who designs these things...orangutans? If your island were all one color, and if you didn't have a red breakfast room, I would love that green...but on your island you will end up with a two-tone effect that I think you wouldn't like, and red and green together are very tricky to pull off well. So my first choice would be to use the Currant Red, carrying it through the baseboard and shoe molding to the floor, which would bring that side of the island into the breakfast room and make the breakfast room seem larger at the same time, while clearly delineating where it stops and the kitchen starts. Alternatively, you could try to use the same tone as the cabinetry, but just far enough off it to look intentional, which would keep the island in the kitchen visually. Take a look at BMoore's "Richmond Gold" (HC-4), "Greenfield Pumpkin" (HC-40) or "etruscan" (AF-355) in the Affinity line, for something that might work as a version of your cabinet color. What I wouldn't do is introduce another color at that point. As to the walls, yes, the perfect tan! That would look lovely in your kitchen. "Wilmington Tan" (HC-34), "Powell Buff" (HC-35), or "Shelburne Buff" (HC-28) might be candidates from BMoore. From Sherwin Williams, investigate "Bagel" (SW-6114) or "Totally Tan" (SW-6115). All are warm tans that (except for Shelburne, which can go a little pea-soupy in some lights) have hardly any green undertones.

Cat-mom, I will try and find out for you. Stores will be closed now (6:00pm on Sunday). I am guessing that they won't. I think their prices are very competitive for the quality of work. Of course, Asian imports are about 1/3 of the price. Each dealer will be different- I don't think you could buy directly from them_ I couldn't even find a yellow pages listing for Woodworks. The table and 4 chairs were listed as reg price $3500 CAD (which would be ~ the same for you), The Oak Market (local store that sold them) had them priced at $2700, and then had a Boxing Day special of $1999 for the floor model. The chairs are reg $389 (at The Oak Market), so they may have a manufacturer's list price of more. I think that is perhaps a little less than the Canadel price which is another very popular Made in Canada line. These are pieces that I can envision being handed down for generations. Extremely well-made in solid Maple, chairs look like they are hand-made, edges are bevelled, hardware like the locks under the table are of high quality... and the chairs/chair backs are very comfortable. Even though they may not be available in cherry, they are available in a variety of different stains...