Interesting enough, computer was fine until I tried to open Photoshop C3. Like last week, it gets stuck on MMXCore Routines when opening. Tried uninstalling it last week, but apparently it didn't happen. Thought maybe it would open since computer was running okay now. Computer crashed. Here are the crash reports for today: On Mon 3/19/2012 4:53:24 PM GMT your computer crashed crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\Mini031912-01.dmp This was probably caused by the following module: win32k.sys (win32k+0x9D10D) Bugcheck code: 0x7A (0xFFFFFFFFC0600058, 0xFFFFFFFFC0000056, 0xFFFFFFFFB5D20884, 0xFFFFFFFFC000B000) Error: KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR file path: C:\Windows\system32\win32k.sys product: Microsoft� Windows� Operating System company: Microsoft Corporation description: Multi-User Win32 Driver Bug check description: This bug check indicates that the requested page of kernel data from the paging file could not be read into memory. The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system which cannot be identified at this time. On Mon 3/19/2012 4:53:24 PM GMT your computer crashed crash dump file: C:\Windows\memory.dmp This was probably caused by the following module: win32k.sys (win32k+0x9D10D) Bugcheck code: 0x7A (0xFFFFFFFFC0600058, 0xFFFFFFFFC0000056, 0xFFFFFFFFB5D20884, 0xFFFFFFFFC000B000) Error: KERNEL_DATA_INPAGE_ERROR file path: C:\Windows\system32\win32k.sys product: Microsoft� Windows� Operating System company: Microsoft Corporation description: Multi-User Win32 Driver Bug check description: This bug check indicates that the requested page of kernel data from the paging file could not be read into memory. The crash took place in a standard Microsoft module. Your system configuration may be incorrect. Possibly this problem is caused by another driver on your system which cannot be identified at this time.

Oh, I hear you!!! And I'm feeling your pain in three different rooms. Looking for paint colors for my LR, kitchen, & bathroom... light beige/tans for the LR & bathroom (different shades though), and a light green for the kitchen. Sea Urchin was one of the shades I tried for the bathroom - yes, too pink. I think I'm going with the Affinity shade called "Kangaroo" (just the name I would want for my peaceful spa-retreat bathroom! LOL!). My bathroom tile is more of an ivory with tan veining, and this is neither too pink nor too yellow (nor too green nor too grey, etc.). Not sure if I'm doing full-strength or not - I'm getting into sampling these things at 50% (and I'm surprised at how little difference that makes in the darkness of the shade). Tonight I'm going to paint swatches of Shaker Beige vs. Lenox Tan (at 50%) in my LR. I already have three different shades of green plus Stone House in my kitchen. I think all of this is more a matter of courage than anything else. Good luck to you!

Your space is very similar to our current kitchen, except that we have a breakfast room instead of the backyard on the other side of the door, and one less doorway in the kitchen itself (it's just outside the kitchen instead). Is your circa 1970s, or older than that? (Layout looks *very* similar to the 1910s and 1920s bungalows where we live---I've been watching MLS listings for kitchen ideas ever since we decided to renovate!) We turned our layout inside out and upside down and ended up with something not too dissimilar from what we started out with. We do have our fridge on the wall where your pantry is now, and will in the new layout too---not my top choice but we ran out of places it would fit. Our bedroom's on the other side so we don't have the option of recessing it, unfortunately. Could you recess it into your bathroom and hide it with a built-in cabinet that looks deeper than it actually is, maybe? One house I saw with a very similar space to yours opened up the wall partially into the dining room to make a raised breakfast bar on the dining room side with a big pass-through window, and then a slightly lower counter on the kitchen side. They put their stove where your refrigerator is now, with cabinets on either side. I think the refrigerator was on the wall where your drop-leaf counter is. (A little hard to describe---I have a photo but not sure it's kosher to post since I have no clue whose house it is! If you send me a message I can email it to you, though---it's also cherry shaker cabinets with some sort of dark counter.) Alternatively, if you take that wall out all together---could you maybe do an island with your range there?

I finally made the decision to purchase six- 10 gal white brute plastic trash cans. Certainly not the most beautiful, but it's white and has handles. Ordered them from homedepot.com. Hopefully the white will keep plastic from getting too hot. Don't want contents to turn to soup in hot weather.