Thank you, graywings. We are in Florida so all of our rooms really are an extreme light control situation. Also, we have a very nice view from most rooms so I'm trying to combine the ability to control light while still maintaining the view during the day and having privacy at night. The only 2 options that have seemed to make sense for this are plantation shutters or blinds (I ruled out verticals b/c pets and small children always seem to get tangled in them). I love woven wood shades but the ones I've seen either are solidly woven enough to hide the view completely unless pulled up or so loosely woven that they wouldn't provide privacy or light control. My brain is so tired of trying to figure out what to do. I really appreciate your input. The Hunter Douglas for high use areas does sound like a good idea because I don't want to deal with breakdowns for window treatments since I'm getting to the age where I'll have to be dealing with my own breakdowns. LOL.

You kinda don't have to go to all that trouble. If you were prepared to accept Colorcharts suggestions for "similar paint color", then you're tolerance and expectations would likely, totally, allow for custom color matching. Select the brand you want to use, give your painter the list of Glidden colors and chips to go with and let the paint store do their job. They have everything they need to create those colors in their products for you. I would suggest you go to the paint store and approve each color match. Custom color matching is done all day every day and it works out just fine for pro painters and homeowners alike. It's just that approving the color matches before the paint leaves the store will ensure there are no unpleasant surprises. Plus, it helps everyone understand what to expect when the brushes and rollers loaded with color start swinging.

Fred derf fred: I too was set on going tankless - till i saw the upcharge. It is coming to about $5,750 more to go with (4) gas tankless (Rinnai 94LS 9.4gpm top of the line) compared to State gas water heaters - as spec'd in the drawings of our house. I did research and found out that gas tankless do have an EF (efficiency rating) of .82, however GAS (i believe you compared electric tank) tank heaters commonly have .62, and a few have .68 efficiency. This results in savings of tankless is about $250 per year, for all 4 units combined. So it would take me more than 20 years to recoup the cost difference. This was based on a formula as provided by the dept. of energy. Additionally, State, who sells both, has a 'calculator' on their website that corraborated the results. Also, please note that your existing ELECTRIC tank heater was very OLD. New, gas models are much more efficient so I do not think it is a fair comparison. I am no expert, but these are my findings. I would greatly appreciate any other comments ASAP as we are about to make the decision on going tank or tankless

Thanks all for the replies, I wish gardenweb emails responses correctly (doesn't seem to). kdinca - I will send you an email later tonight, if I do not please send me a message on here to remind me as it has been a long day at work. kompy - That sounds great but I don't know if they would actually do a delivery to my area (I'm PNW, but Seattle). I will definitely check them out. tam184 - I am in the process of getting a quote from Brookhaven I will be surprised if they come under the Kraftmaid price as their site looks a lot nicer, but I would love to have at least a semi-competitive price from Brookhaven. I am going to actually see them on Monday, but their site and the reviews of them + Woodmode on this site have made them look really good already. lotsapatience - Yes I did, though when I got the quote it was only $500 more then the Kraftmaid (the cabinets were only $200 more but the panels and molding were $300+ more). However after the Kraftmaid discount of $1000 + free sink and Innermosts lack of deals currently (have free height modifications but that doesn't help me with 42" cabinets) causes the price to be $1800 higher. That's roughly 28% higher, I'm okay with a premium for frameless but not 28%. However soon with their free sinkmat, trash box and shipping that may lower to $1100 or so which would be more competitive. kompy (again) - I didn't know that Innermost was from Medallion Cabinetry, I thought it was from the Elkay company. I will definetly look at DesignCraft now as I did quite enjoy the Innermost line. One other thing I was wondering about: Lowes in the PNW and California sells a new line of Frameless cabinets which are their version of the Bellmont 1600, they are priced pretty competitively with the Innermost line (though their BMSM program is lower), they lack a lot of things, such as only having 1 type of trash box (15" or 18") instead of the 3 or so different most lines carry. Is this the same for the Bellmont 1600 line and how have people enjoyed them? Also does anyone the glides on those, they were some APB company from what I heard which seems really bad.