I've received several emails asking for information about where I bought my doors, but I can't respond directly because the posters do not have their emails enabled through GardenWeb. Here is additional information: We purchased all of our doors and casings except for our front door through Viking Door in San Jose. It's the company that our general contractor uses, so it was easy to coordinate everything with them. We bought the front door and all windows ourselves from Greenhouses Etc in San Jose - it's a very small shop and their prices are good. Greenhouses, ETC 1085 S De Anza Blvd. San Jose, CA 95129 408-446-1224

I'll chime in as a fan of contemporary myself, and a not-so-much fan of country. Your kitchen definitely has a country look to it for reasons already posted. The natural color oak cabs unfortunately don't fall into any description of contemporary, but I would expect touching the cabs to be off the table. If you need canisters for practical reasons (e.g. storage), then consider stainless steel. I got a nice set from Costco for not much money, and Crate & Barrel also have nice ones. Your family room has a contemporary look to it (with the exception of the table lamp). If you look at the elements there in comparison to your kitchen, what you see are solid colors, clean lines, and a lack of nicknacks. Look at the window treatments in particular. Solid color valence, and solid color drapes. Also look at the artwork over the fireplace. Dramatic dark frame that matches the color of the fireplace below, complementary colors in the matting, and a repeating dark brown mat towards the inside. So ask yourself, "how do I bring these design themes to my kitchen?" Well, replace the window treatment with a solid color. I would recommend a dramatic color that matches some other elements in the room such as your counters. Vertical pleating such as you have now is more country. No pleating (like your window valence in the family room) or horizontal pleating (like in roman shades) are more contemporary. Although roman shades always have a summer beach house feel for me, but that's probably just me. For the stuff on top of the cabinets, you should replace them with repeating items in solid or repeating colors. For example you could use a dozen clear/colored art glass plates that again match the counters. The key here is to use multiples of the same item in the same or similar colors, whereas currently you have a mix of disparate items (plate, jug, basket, bottle, etc). Anyway you get the idea - repeating elements, repeating colors, simple lines, no clutter. Those things say "contemporary" to me. Good luck and I hope that helps a little.

I finally found a sconce that meets all of my criteria, from Kuna. I got it at Lowe's and had to order it because they do not stock it. Today we picked it up at the nearest store (where I had it delivered) and we also installed it. Installation took 15-20 minutes, and we did it ourselves, but to get the light to work, I had to download an app on my smart phone, and getting that to work fully took about two hours, partly because I had disabled parts of my phone that I actually needed, such as Google Play. I thought that was for games, but it was necessary to be enabled in order to get the sconce app to work. Then I had to set up an account, go outside with my phone for the phone to recognize the sconce, and then adjust the settings so that it will turn on when I want it to. This sconce came with features that I did not require but think that I may like, such as a security camera. For $5 a month, Kuna will keep photos of everyone who comes to my front door, and I can easily access these photos. I have security cameras at the front door with a small screen inside beside my front door, but those cameras are too sensitive and record every moth that flies by and cat that walks over my driveway - much more than I need, but since I do not have a clear window in my front door, I need the security cameras to show me who is outside my door, and they work fine for that. They also have an intercom, but I've rarely used that. The new sconce also came with a doorbell, and so when anyone comes to my front door, I will hear a doorbell chime on my phone, providing I have kept it turned on, which I plan to do in the future. It seems to take better pictures than my security camera, which takes movies instead of still photos. Anyway, if you are looking for a new modern porch light with LED and motion sensor, then this one may fit your bill. It's not overly attractive, but it does have a minimalist design, and that was what I wanted. This sconce was not available when I started this thread. Since the above photo was taken, we have changed our front door and also have a different mail box, which we bought in Palm Springs and is red. Hopefully, we will be getting part of the house painted next week.

The phone booth should be angled into the corner. IMO. Those sconces might just become dots on a wall at this point, the eye already has a lot to look at. And if you are not going to actually wire them, I would find another room for them. ( they are awesome) if anywhere on either side of the doorway to the kitchen closer to the door frame, not centered to the wall.