We also live in Florida and are trying to build a mudroom to go along a 14 foot wall. We are currently getting quotes from a number of cabinet makers . For some other great ideas ... check out houzz.com ... its a great website with tons of photos. I built an "idea book" consisting of photos of Mudrooms to help with inspiration and figure it might help if someone else comes across this post who wants to see some other samples lots of mudroom ideas http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/1022333/_trid=ZGJteTtkZWVsYmFpcmRAZ21haWwuY29t/thumbs/Mud-Room Here is a link that might be useful: mudroom pics

Thanks, lascatx. I had read one of your posts where you described taping the wall. Great idea. I have looked at the Thermador instructions a few times and am a little puzzled by the concept of "furniture return" because it looks like three pieces of not very wide board. I did finally find and download a much longer and more complete set of instructions from their website. Cabinet installer is suggesting a plywood end panel, but the last thing we want is for it to fall over and kill someone. Maybe appliance installer would have a better thought. Next step is to call Thermador. It would be so much easier if I could put even a narrow cabinet of some type at the end. I appreciate your advice. Don't have a KD because it is pretty straightforward cab replacement, except for this issue! Went from freestanding to built in. More to follow... thanks again.

Rubyfig that is a good idea. I'll talk to my carpenter. My SIL helped us buy the cabinets through her lumber yard so that we could get her builder's discount (I am very fortunate). I assumed that she would be sympathetic when I brought the toe kicks to her attention. I assumed it was the lumber yard's fault. But her response was, "that's how my refrigerator panels are and that is how yours were ordered". The difference between her kitchen and mine, however, is that her refrigerator is in between other cabinets on both sides. My refrigerator is on the end of the row. So the toe kick isn't so bad in her case I guess (I still wouldn't want it). But in my situation if we install that end panel, when you stand beside the fridge you see the toe kick cut out and that is just weird and in my opinion just plain ordered wrong. It took more work for Cabico to cut out the toe kick vs just sending us the panel uncut. So I don't buy that it HAD to be that way as she is telling me. Just for the record, I love my SIL and don't want this to cause a wedge between us. I need to act delicately. So asking for a custom made panel through my carpenter probably is the way to go. I hate to waste these expensive panels . . . I hate to waste God's resources. I wonder if I can have my carpenter fill in the toe kick cut out and have it look okay.

I think the bottom line is this: what will you put in the corner (or drawers) in each situation? As I was planning my kitchen layout, I wrote down what was in each cabinet (or stored elsewhere, that I wanted in the kitchen). Then I went through the new layout, putting things away where they made sense - dishes near the DW, utensils and pot holders near the range, glasses near the sink, etc. I measured my crock pot, mixer, largest mixing bowl, etc and figured out where each would go. My super susan will hold things like crock pot, rice cooker, waffle iron, hand mixer, possibly a couple of cast iron frying pans. In the drawers around the closed off corner, I have things that I will use practically every day: dish towels, bags and wraps, cooking utensils, plastic containers, and dry good (flour, sugar, rice, etc). My old kitchen had 30"-tall upper; the new ones are 42", so I have an extra shelf all the way around. That is where I'll put things I don't need often - so I don't need more space for that purpose in the corner. Good luck with your decision!