I'm planning a wall to wall vanity in my tiny powder room . I only have less than 38 inches to work with, so I'm going with a built in look. I do agree if I had 65 inches, I'd consider a gap on either side because I like the furniture look, but that limits you to 57 inches, so you have room to pick up that pesty eyeliner pencil that decides to roll off the edge. You have to decide if the extra counter space is more important. Form vs Function Always ;-) Hunzi

Look - the oven and cable WILL fit in the space called for in the install specifications. It ain't easy, but it will work...................IF......... 1. Is the junction box in the area set forth in the install instructions? 2. You're sure about the 24" yes? That means there is 24" of carcass for the oven to recess into, not 24" including a frame or a door ect.. 3. There should be a recess on the oven cabinet itself that the power cord slots into when it is installed. It is always a PIA to get the thing to fit in there, you need 3 sets of hands and there is only room for 1/2 a hand most of the time. It is still do-able if you're patient. 4. cutting out the cab backer will make like a lot easier , but often won't solve the problem unless the above conditions are met too. BTW - where is your kitchen designer and contractor in all of this? Have they never run into this before ?

We moved to Florida from NY. The house we bought was so dark inside because of large overhangs from the roof which blocks sunlight and a large lanai running across the back wall which has a roof, no sunlight. We liked the house, but I couldn't stand how dark it was inside. Before we moved in, I call a Tubular Skylight company to get an estimate on installing them in the house. Recommendation was a large one in the kitchen ceiling ($500.00), small one in a bathroom off the hallway($250.00), a medium size in the family room off the kitchen ($325.). I can't tell you how bright this area is now. What I liked is they just go through your attic, make the openings and can position the tube (in the attic) toward south so we get bright light from sunrise to sunset. Over the past 6 yrs when we could afford more, we added to the laundry room (no windows), another bathroom (small skylight), the dining room. My house is so bright when you walk in you think there are spotlights all over the place. It took me a while, initially when the first ones were put in to get used to the high level of light. Looked like a new house! Before putting them in, we had to have our overhead lights lit all day. That costs a lot of money. I feel these tube skylights have paid for themselves in 5 yrs. Plus the house looks like a bright, inviting home. Everyone who walks in comments on how bright our home is. I would look into installing at least one large one in the kitchen, maybe a medium in the hall. So much less expensive than 'real skylights' and keeping the lights lit all day. Jane

IMO Wall to window would look more balanced