Just posted more WS blooms on the gallery page Fran Here is a link that might be useful: WS blooms

Just added a new Tropical Paradise category in the Garden Galleries. Hope to see some of your photos there!

Thanks Minnie,will have to check it out. Kathi

My apologies for taking so long to answer questions. Worked overnight the day I posted and then drove to the mountains where my internet is spotty to say the least. Thank you all for the input. I'll try to answer everyone's questions in order. Annkh - 1.) It's new construction, a semi-custom build. Builder had a plan picked out for this lot which is in the very desirable neighborhood where we want to live. Most of the homes in this neighborhood are 20-80 yrs old and new construction is hard to come by. This was a small old home on a large lot. Builder tear down and split lot into two smaller lots. The initial floor plan was very traditional and compartmentalized, we modified it to try and make it as open as possible which is why we have the sink in the peninsula like we do, the sink now looks out toward the breakfast nook and great room. 2.) Re: dishes, will likely keep them in the cabinets above the DW 3.) Re: visibility of the sink - my wife is a clean freak, regardless of where the sink is it will always be clean. She is the driving force behind wanting to be able to see out into the great room from the sink and is fine with the upkeep. 4.) Seating at the peninsula - maybe. As others mentioned, that is the tightest spot right there. We may make the peninsula less deep to open up the walkway there 5.) Door next to pantry leads into the dining room. There will be a butlers pantry with built in kegorator to the left as you walk out that door and then into the DR 6.) Agree totally on the drawers instead of base cabinets. The actual cabinet design is still in flux, this layout is mostly to finale appliance lay out, aisles, and the overall cabinet space. 7.) 10' ceilings, running cabinets all the way up is cost prohibitive 8.) Pull out trash cans b/w the sink and DW. Thinking about trash in island as well, but thought that a disposal in-sink may be sufficient there Gauchogordo 1.) Aisles range from 39-41" 2.) My wife and I often cook together and do a lot of prep. There isn't great counter space by the main sink and then its a far walk to the ovens and range top. I do think we want a prep sink in the island, how large I haven't decided yet. 3.) DW and pantry door will interfere if both open, hopefully this won't be a common occurrence. As mentioned above, dishes to be kept in cabinets above DW. Sena01 The table in the drawing is actually wider than what we have in that space, plus we have a bench for the back side that can go right up against the wall. I think we'll have about 8 inches more clearance b/w the peninsula top and the chairs at the breakfast nook table than what the drawing shows. Thanks all for your input, keep it coming!