KA is part of Whirlpool, Maytag, JennAir, et al. I'm not sure their service would be that much better. Personally, after having appliances by some of the aforementioned companies, I'd go Bosch. I'd guess it less likely to have problems that need the service. But I know that's just from my experience and others here love KA. I hope Mindstorm checks this thread. She did quite a study comparing ovens (temp consistency, etc.) when she did her kitchen and chose the Bosch.

Timsmil, I'm about to get an AU Furniture sleeper sofa for my small guestroom/sitting room. They've got an unusual structure that means no 'bar' in your back. I've heard only good things from people who own them. You can search on their site (below) for a store near you where they're available. Best of all, for my purposes, they are very short front-to-back when they've open. (Like I said, my guest room is *small*.) A typical sleeper is 90-100', within which you only get a 72' long mattress (even in Queen sizes). The AU sleepers are only 83' deep, and within that you get an 80' long mattress, even on the Full & Twin sizes. The long mattress is great for grown-up visitors. The AU Furniture sleepers do cost more than competitors -- the Full size is about $2000 in microfiber, more in leather (under American Leather brand). The Crate & Barrel 'Nuevo' sofa is made by AU Furniture and has the same mechanism and virtues. It's bulkier, overall. Hope this helps! Here is a link that might be useful: AU Furniture website

Cef- They are planning on a sealer and 2 coats. Romy- Thank you for the article. It put some of my fears to rest. The floor guy has done the Swedish finish for a long time and the Pallmann water borne for about 3 years. The water borne was a beautiful finish. If we do the water borne, it will be easier to deal with as for as fumes and I guess we could have it screened and re-coated in 5 to 10 years. Mostly I don't want a floor that does not hold up to kitchen use. I even thought about tearing out the wood and installing tile, but the living room and kitchen run together quite a bit. So, I am still thinking it over, but I am sure after reading Romy's article, one of these floor finishes will work.

Thanks all. You're making me feel much better. It's too late to back out, but if it's really awful, it can be slipcovered or even used in a sitting room upstairs. Seeing all the red sofas on Houzz helped, too. There are many red leather sofas out there, but I guess I haven't seen many in fabric this bright. I definitely don't want matchy-matchy, but like Chispa says, I think I'm just afraid of the big red sofa. It's 115". And I do feel like I've lost control but will find the area rug, tables, ottoman and other accessories when I'm on my own to pull it together. We wanted light, summery-looking furniture in this room but I wasn't thinking that bright, and it's very unusual for DH to think of anything except brown and black. I picked the pieces themselves based on sheer comfort. But thanks to you all, I slept better last night.