fyi, the rims can be painted after installation. Charliedawg, our plugs are perfect. With the lakeview, fireplace, tv, open kitchen and arches to DR and foyer, there is really only one natural place for our sofa. I knew we wanted to put a sofa table behind it, so we left room for that and enough room to walk between table and the cedar posts at the kitchen opening. The electrician said there was no rush since the plugs were going into the main level, which is second story, so we were able to wait until house was framed to decide exactly where they were going. DH and I used empty boxes to place where the sofa and measured to make sure there was enough room behind for table. (You can see the two cans in the kitchen we didn't need :( ) Here is a link that might be useful: Great room

Carpet is greyish/multi in color. Drapes? Dear god we're not even close to picking that out yet :) We are using white 2 inch wood blinds. Drapes may be a decorative valence only. acountryfarm has the almost exact color we're getting in our hallways and downstairs bathroom. For the living room, as it stands right now we like "Harvester" from Sherwin williams (SW6373). We've got about 2-3 weeks to make up our minds. All the other rooms were easy, the main living room has been tough to nail down. Has to be warm/soft hue, good contrast to the leather, not too dark. We're thinking yellowish or greenish tint. No browns, beige, red, or blue. My wife has been scanning magazines for the pervebial "that's it" but we haven't found it yet. Here is a link that might be useful: Harvester color

The seams were improved with the second installation. The fabricator decided to completely redo all of the granite with new slabs of Volga Blue. Seams were tighter the second time around, though I'd only give it a grade of "B". I decided it was good enough, and I really don't notice the seams after having lived with it for nearly a year. So sorry that you're in the same situation. You might ask the fabricator to show you how he/she could improve the seams using a scrap piece of your granite, before allowing a redo or fix. Do you also have Volga Blue?

Both my living and family rooms have darker, non-neutral colors. I love my cozy rusty-red living room, but have decided to repaint my green family room (eventually). I just bought the green leather sofa in there on CL a few weeks ago and was planning on redyeing the leather brown to work in the room. But now I like the soft, distressed color so much I think I'm going to paint the walls instead; I'll probably use SW Camelback, the same color as the adjoining dining room.