I just posted my finished Honey Spice galley kitchen with an awkward window. Although I ended up with Caesarstone, I considered Tarragon and Green Tea in Corian and Magellan Green in Zodiaq (DuPont quartz). I was set on a sage-y green color pallet and love the look. I highly recommend ordering samples - in every case, the sample differed from the website. Good Luck! Here is a link that might be useful: Finished Honey Spice Kitchen Post

We looked at sinks for a couple of months. Some of the companies don't site what size sink base to use for a particular sink. We chose American Standard's SS Culinaire 2 basin sink, one large basin, one small. I called the company and they did not know what size sink base to use. I chose 36" based on the width of both bowls, the divider in the middle and about an inch on either side for clips. Get the installation specs. and you can read what size the sink's basins are. KM has, if I remember, 3/4" thick sides on their cabinets so you would have a 28 1/2" space for the sink's bowls, divider and clips, if a top mount, to fit in. I called both Kohler and American Standard for information and the youngsters don't know much. The Supervisor at AS didn't know what size sink base either. How can they sell their products without all the necessary information is a mystery to me. I pray our sink fits! The woman at the plumbing store didn't have that information either. She called AS for us, got her person, and he didn't know either! Best to ask many people the size SB question.

Edible, believe it or not I plan on thinking about that when the time comes. I'm rather superstitious.. I feel like if I were to plan my entire kitchen out now, I'd probably jinx myself and it'll never happen, but my idea for tile is something neutral like this. beachem, thanks for the advice. I believe I have a southeast facing kitchen. We have a forest in that area too which is why it's so dark. The entire house is a cave except for a couple of the bedrooms on the top floor.

I agree with the others who advised to not spend a lot. I probably wouldn't even change the countertops (I lived with horrific counters for 20 years before remodeling a kitchen very similar to yours). New paint, knobs or pulls, and a range hood (even if it's recirculating instead of exhaust to the outside) will freshen it up a lot. I would keep the existing appliances - I think white and oak are OK together. Get a little MW - you have a lot of counter space. I have a cute little MW with a curved back that tucks neatly into a corner - I love it. But I will temper my remarks - and remind Kitchen forum regulars here - that we see kitchens differently than normal people (those not TKO - totally kitchen obsessed). We see lack of drawers, and DW in the prep zone, and no hood, and we can think of 20 ways to improve the function. We understand that the color of an appliance isn't as important as its location. But the reality is that the average HGTV watcher (and likely the majority of home buyers) don't care what the layout is, or how inefficient the storage is, as long as there are granite counters and SS appliances. We also tend to focus more on the kitchen. I like to look at houses for sale, and I don't care how spectacular the view, or how great the neighborhood, or how big the closets - if the kitchen has a stove in the island (or some other major sin), I'm done looking. I suspect normal people prioritize differently. miamuimeg, I suggest you check with a local realtor, or look online, to see what houses hat are selling in your neighborhood look like, and to learn what people want in a house in your price range. That will give you the very best idea of cost-efficient upgrades vs. wastes of money.