budge, have you thought about making your own? The third one I posted would be very easy to copy with common millwork you can find at a local lumber yard and lamp parts. Which you might also find locally too. Granted you'd probably not find the exact pedestal, but could use a newel post for that part. If it weren't hollow you'd have to buy a long drill bit at least half the length to place a threaded rod into for attaching it all together. I know I've seen pine circles in a number of sizes at Home Depot that could be used for the top. ~Becky

Don't ya just love looking out the window at them! My fence is very near the north side of my house and in the summer with the windows open I can talk to them while I'm sitting here at the computer. I can see them from the south windows, too, so no matter where I am, I know what they're doing. Yours are QH?

I have so many more questions now that you put these new pics up but I'll only ask three. 1. When you get to the glass sliding doors/eat-in area, you turn left to the go to the den? (which is where the t.v. is) 2. In the photo with the dark floors. Are you moving the island further down the room, as well as the cabinetry? (looks like it in the rendering) 3. Are you bumping out the wall to the left of the old island? (looks like it in the rendering) That space in the pic looks bigger than the new kitchen mock up, though I know pictures can be deceptive. The dark floors actually good, but not to your liking, and that's what's important. You want something to lighten up the room more. We can work with that. PS. Answering said questions will not make a difference in any the questions that YOU need answered! Just curious is all. Call me Miss Nosey.... no, don't do that.

Hi everyone!!! I’m sorry for the late response! Life was happening a bit more then usual this week. Thank you, sincerely, to everyone for the EXTREMELY thorough and detailed and helpful advice!!! Honestly as a new user to this app, I wasn’t sure what to expect but based on this post and the amount of support and help I’ve been given- Im so grateful for every response. Answers to questions- It’s a rental!! 3 bed/2 bath. Apartment is approx. 1050 sq ft, kitchen is about 8’3” x 8’7” The amount of people is 3, sometimes 4 people. It’s my Roommate and I, and my boyfriend just moved in. Her fiancé is in the navy so he’s here a lot as well when he’s not working (but doesn’t officially live here). We also have a full grown husky. We’re all full sized humans, shortest being 5’ tall, tallest being 5’9”. Husky is tiny for her age but still a full sized adult dog. I’m not sure what a soffit is. I can’t ditch the coffee pot unfortunately, it’s used far too often and IMO is the most used appliance in our kitchen. I DID have my coffee pot in the living room in the past on a side table but felt it was silly to be there. However, the amount of suggestions telling me to move kitchen things into that area is questioning my original judgment. So many of you are saying to move stuff to be not in the kitchen and it’s just something I’ve never done before. I’m going to try it out and keep everyone updated but it seems so odd to me. Why would my pots etc., be anywhere but the kitchen?! Clearly, all of you seem to know something I don’t in this regard so I’m gonna try it! Haha please be patient with my ignorance here. Everyone keeps mentioning a rice cooker but we don’t actually have one of those??? The appliances seen in my photos don’t show a rice cooker so I’m confused on that. The issue I seem to keep finding while trying to tackle this apartment is that we both (roommate and I) have double of things because we’re two adults living together. (Hence the two paper towel holders, etc.) My roommate and I are close enough with each other that we can share food, cleaning, cooking supplies etc etc, whatever it may be so while we don’t NEED two of everything, my issue is where do the doubles go?? Obviously neither of us want to get rid of our belongings just to save space. (if she or I move out, are we supposed to just buy everything all over again??) we don’t really have a place to store doubles unless in the same place as the other? This is where I’m struggling. We’ve got a closet I guess we can put that extra stuff in but as far as the kitchen goes, does it not make sense to just keep them in the same place? (Genuine question) I’ve attached a pic of the rest of the living room area for any further (& much appreciated!!) suggestions. To be honest: you’re all correct. My roommate and I are both fairly clutter-y people, and neither one of us really mind if the other leaves things around or doesn’t clean up right away. But I promise we really do clean!!! Even though my pics show differently. The issue is when were both doing so, it just gets messy and it gets messy FAST. I really love the pegboard idea and the mugs underneath the cabinet on hooks so I’ll do that today and look into getting a pegboard too. Pics to update will follow! Thanks so much everybody