I think it can look very nice. I don't think the asymmetry will be an issue - the island already adds asymmetry since you have an island overhang on one side. I don't have a U kitchen (more of a wide galley kitchen) but we have 31" recess on one side and 24" on the other. We have a peninsula on one one side, so it's not that comparable -- but we don't notice the difference at all. Here's a picture (from Houzz) of a frame built around a full-depth refrigerator. [Traditional Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by San Jose Design-Build Firms May Construction, Inc. A couple suggestions: 1) It helps to be a bit more specific on dimensions. The picture above is like our kitchen in that the countertop depth matches the depth of the side panel. With the overhang, your lower cabinets will probably go out 1.5" less than that countertop depth. The point being -- base the dimensions on the countertop depth in this case, not on the cabinets. 2) I have a Samsung and they require 2" clearance behind the refrigerator for proper ventilation. There are a lot of reports of their refrigerators not cooling correctly when you use less clearance. Other vendors have a smaller requirement but you have to go off the vendor recommendation and not an industry standard. The 2" clearance requirement was the reason I went down to the Samsung RF263BEAESR/AA, which is slightly smaller depth. This post was edited by calumin on Sat, Oct 5, 13 at 18:09

Also in Ontario here. I'm not a roofer, nor a roof expert, but my husband has done some repairs here and there on our roof, and we've both inspected it over the years. Your picture above is a bit dark to see. But are you are saying that the part of the roof which is darker is the part just underneath the eavestrough on the upper roof on the 2nd floor ? If so, one thing to do is to make sure you keep the gutter clean and unclogged above that spot - because if there is constant water overflowing from the 2nd floor onto the garage roof right at that particular spot, you will find a lot of deterioration on the shingles where the majority of the water hits. We have small sections of our roof which deteriorates much faster than other areas specifically because water pours from the high roof to the lower roof. Watch during a heavy rainstorm to see if the water is properly going down the downspout from the 2nd floor roof to the roof over the garage, or if it is pouring over the edge. If pouring over the edge, you'll see faster deterioration in your roof shingles. I make a point to go out during rainstorms if I can to watch for clogging. If you've ever cleaned gutters, you'll find in addition to leaves and such, you'll find little shingle particles. So as the shingles deteriorate, little bits of them come off and collect in the gutters. You might see lots of little bits of shingle directly in the gutter above the garage door and just below the darker area. This can help to affect the colour of the shingles. There may be a different reason for your darker shingles, but I suggest this only because it looks like the darker area is directly below the upper roof. Sometimes you can look around the neighbourhood and see other people where the roof is failing in specific areas just because that part of the roof is being bombarded with too much water.

lynnsae- Not clear to my why you would want a lock that poses a safety issue in an emergency with a child or an elderly person, or just anyone who might have a fall. I suggest that you get a lock that still allows it to be unlocking from the outside, but just not such an easy-to-use design as the one you showed. This is what I have on my bathroom pocket doors: Schlage pocket door lock It's simple, inexpensive, and never needs adjusting (unlike many pocket door locks that act up with seasonal changes). It's mounted on the face of the door and is hidden when the door is open. When the door is fully closed you push on it, and it pops out: it's mounted immediately next to the jamb where the pocket is so that it butts into the door jamb if anyone tries to slide the door open. The emergency release is a tiny hole on the outside of the door that allows you to stick something like a paperclip wire in and pop the lock into the open position. Here's how it installs: Lock install

The amount of sunlight a plant gets will significantly alter their appearance. More sun equals a more compact fuller plant. Less sun equals a leggier more sparse plant. The group of cubes to the left of the front door in particular are having any and all new growth cut off to keep them at that size. The result is a box of leafless sticks since older interior stems will have fewer leaves in general than younger stems. What the cubes are made of will determine if they are salvageable or if they should go in favor of new plants that will handle the ever increasing shade from the oak better.