OK, I'll give you that, but he also said he lives in Canada in a bungalow which probably means itÂs older and not too well insulated. He also said that the main floor is 1500 sq. ft. Does that mean the entire house is 3K. I think it's all academic anyway because he wants a fireplace insert instead of a stove unless he changed his mind. My stove is 20 yrs. old and has the catalytic combustor technology. The sales lady that sold it to me said this stove would fit my house. It did in the beginning, but as I added on, it's getting too small. It works great for temps above 25 degrees or so but when the temps drop below 20, the furnace turns on periodically. My house is fairly tight. It has 2x6 studs in the exterior walls with R19 insulation, R38 in the attic. It's a 2 story and is about 2600 sq. ft. It has many good quality windows. We live in southern Wisconsin. All these factors makes me wish I had a bigger stove! ******************* "This is a complete fallacy. Do NOT get too large a stove!!! If you do, you will have your windows open all the time" ******************* Don't forget, he lives in Canada! As far as building smaller fires in a bigger stove goes, sometimes it gets into the 30s & 40s around here in the middle of January which means that even the stove I have gets to be too much so all I do is just keep the fire alive and make sure the combustor temperature is at least 500 degrees or better to keep the creosote buildup to a minimum. It's 38 degrees here as I'm typing this and I just checked the stove and it's getting a little low right now and it's very comfortable in here so I just didn't feed it, but if I hear the furnace kick on, then I sure will!! An old fire has gotten rid of most of it's creosote building gasses so even if the combustor temperature does go below 500 degrees I don't worry about it. Any embers at all will restart the fire immediately with good draft. I always clean the chimney every fall and itÂs never that bad. IÂm actually considering doing it once every 2 years. Theories are okay but they only provide the ground work! Only practical application will provide the best end result! Jim

ya know, I had every intention of purchasing one of these after market as well. I would love to see if anyone had further feedback, bumping it up for more eyes. I've been keeping all my bread in the selected drawer for a year now. To be honest, I can't imagine that a liner would make any loaves last longer, but I'd love to be enlightened. I love having the bread, wraps, etc. within easy reach. and just to have a great place to put it all!! I do not make much of my own bread (waaaaay too much going on in my life for that, but can't wait till live settles down a bit to try some of the great recipes I've seen here). but I do purchase a lot of fresh loaves (put them in a ziploc). so not sure how much impact this would have.

Keep an eye out for special deals from Costco and Sams Club. I got a really good sized Bamboo organizer that was a 2-pack for less than $18.00. They had the removable dividers to custom fit your drawers and the bottom was lined in cork. The quality was outstanding!!! I also purchased some of the acrylic organizers in a package deal for around $16.00. I found the same brand in other stores, but they were individual priced and much higher. When you see a one time buy at these stores, and contemplate if you need them...I would purchase because once they are gone they are gone...:)

Hello. I know I'm coming to your kitchen party late, but your kitchen is very close to what I am thinking of installing. Maybe you can answer a few questions? I have almost settled on the Cambria Buckingham, but I am worried it will make the kitchen too dark. I am having cabinets made, the stain will be very similar to the cabinets you installed. My floor is a white/off white porcelain tile (existing). I don't have can lights, only pendants over the islad, sitchen sink and light from west facing windows. I would love to know how you feel about your backsplash a many years later? I am thinking of using a plain subway tile, but worried it is too plain for the gorgeous Cambria. Thanks for any help you can throw my way!