I think the ivory panels are fine. Those are nicely made and will add a bit of softness by the windows. I might have considered something with a tone on tone, more textural pattern, but still would likely have chosen the ivory family for the color. Nicely done. Honestly, I am not crazy about either rod for the LR. I would love to see a simple fluted rod in a wood finish similar to the wood tones in the room. Rings to match to hang the drapery if you like that look. But of the two choices you have given, I would go with #1. I think a flat screen can be added to the room, but before you buy the piece on which it will sit, I would try re-arranging the room and see where best to add it, and how much room you need, rather than first getting the tv and cabinet and then trying to rearrange around it.

OK, your replies are just what I needed to hear to get me more focused... and browsing the FKB and everywhere else I could google a picture. Kelleg, I am attracted to clean lines.... and this has been creeping up on me over the past year or so. We have so much stuff. Old stuff. Antiques, etc. I want a space that is fresh. Although the cabinets are shaker they are a modern shaker...so I can pull it off, I think. The black sink will be history... I'm drooling over the Orca...but not worried about that decision yet. I'm thinking about Labrador Antique or Blue Eyes for the tops...and I really liked RemodelFla's idea of a limestone look porcelain tile, or maybe even grey. How about that? Igloochick...been thinking about your story all weekend...hoping things will work out for you. Off topic, but, Yandi...Jasmine is my bestest girl. She will be 14 in June...we lost her brother (ache, ache) a year ago in January. We also have a Scotty and a cat...so are thinking we wanted hardwood, but will probably do tile...we had it in our last home and loved it. It looked sort of like mud :) I wonder if Labrador Antique and Blue Eyes are considered the same price point? Gotta get up for work tomorrow...so I'd better quit obsessing and get some sleep! I really appreciate your responses...

LOL She's off on sick leave Flamey and believe it or not, her replacement is worse than she is! The new chick takes all morning to make 18 sack lunches, leaves to deliver meals (six of them) at ten to eleven and doesn't return until quarter past twelve and after the in-house patrons have been served. Then she takes a smoke break until the seniors leave. Then she has her dinner. Then she takes another smoke break. Then she can't do clean up because bleach makes her hands break out and she's allergic to rubber gloves so she sweeps, half of the floor but not under the tables. Then she takes a smoke break. Then she drags the garbage sacks across the ground to the dumpster, breaking them open and scattering garbage all over and leaves it. Then she takes a smoke break. A freezer went out last week and she couldn't help load meat (to transport to another freezer at the store) because she doesn't have enough wind to do anything. It's appalling. It's embarrassing. If anyone says anything to her about her work (like in 'tie your hair back' or 'cut your fingernails' or 'put gloves on when you handle food' or 'don't flick your cigarette butts on the Church lawn next door') she gets all wide eyed and says 'well W_____ (the old boss) says it's okay if I do this!'. *Lori pulling her hair out and it isn't pretty* The patrons complain to me about her. When I relay the complaints to the old director she gets mad and says I don't like the new girl and haven't given her a chance. This is not true. I just don't feel sorry for her. LOL The poor woman has no clue how to work. What's worse, she doesn't want to learn how to work. The new director is very displeased with the work ethic too. I REALLY ticked the old boss off when, after I served twenty people on my own while this chick was of doing god knows what, said I'd rather have the old lazy woman back. LOL One of of patrons in the meals on wheels program is 80 years old, dependent on oxygen but very friendly. He thinks every woman is beautiful and likes to hold your hand or pat you butt. When this happens I smile nicely, say 'thank you' to his compliment and stay out of his reach. Well...the new woman has been sitting down and flirting with this guy, spending as much as a half an hour in his house, alone with him. Then she gave him her home phone number. THEN she complained that he was getting too familiar with her and she was afraid of him. WTF? The old director got all upset with him and told me I would probably have to start delivering a meal to him because, well, it just upset the new woman soooooo much to which I said 'I don't think so..does the commissioners know about this?' so instead of telling this woman (who is thirty years old with three children) to 'just stay out of his way' she goes and has a 'talk' with the old guy. Of course he became indignant, complained to every other old folk in the county and got the old director in trouble when word got back to the commissioners. LOL She maintains nobody understands the new woman and that she just needs to be helped a lot, that's all. change is so interesting. lori

I think you need to go talk to them in person. As others have said, tell them you'd like to see what they've cut and what's left over. Some do make more money by selling "left overs" to other clients - if they did, then you should only be paying for the square footage used in your Kitchen, not the entire slab (unless, of course, the entire slab was used).