I agree that you need to build them spaced the distance that works best for you. Having had raised beds spaced close together - you know the challenges that spacing causes. We love our spacing - because we spaced them for our needs. our beds are 4'x16' - 12" high (we have 6 of them) and we spaced them 4' apart. I like to kneel on the grass to work in the beds and 4' gives me plenty of room to do that. As important - 4' spacing is enough room for our zero-turn lawn mower to cut the grass. Many gardeners don't like grass between the beds - but I love it. It is clean - pleasant to look at - and easy to maintain. I prefer grass over gravel or concrete/pavers - but that is just our preference. I do not have a problem with the grass growing up in the raised bed but I also weed-eat around them regularly. We placed the 4x4 support posts inside the bed for clean lines on the outside of the bed. We also placed a 2x6 seat board on top of the 4x4's and edge of the bed - we love that feature! I can see I need to take some photos of our raised beds during the summer that show better how they look now with grass instead of dirt & snow - but these photos should give you an idea of what we have done. They may be of help to you in deciding the best option for your needs. This post was edited by Hudson...WY on Thu, Feb 6, 14 at 2:31

I have 6" of space between the widest part of my hood and the cabinet on either side of it. I didn't give much thought to how many inches would be best. I just knew I wanted some space between the cabinet and the hood. In retrospect I wish I had just done 4" because then I could have made the two narrow cabinets on each side 2" wider. I think 4 inches of space would have been fine. Some people will say that you need more space or the sides of your cabinets might get some grease on them. My kitchen is almost 5 years old now and there has not been one bit of grease ever on the cabinets by the hood. Here's how 6" of space looks with my hood. And here is a link to previous discussions about spacing between cabinets and hoods. Space next to hood

Ultra Windows, you are correct. It was an inside install. I tell you, as a consumer, I feel as though in a way I have to know how to do the job before have a job done! And I actually thought I used a reputable company. I looked at reviews, I got a few different quotes and went with the middle one. WTH

From a door function standpoint, leave 4" minimum from the corner. This gives you enough space so that the door can open 90 degrees without having the door lever hit the wall. 6" is also common too. You don't want to leave too much space or you are just wasting usable wall and floor space in your room. However, from a maintenance and aesthetic standpoint do head bpath's advice above. The trim should either leave at least 3/4" to 1" wall reveal from the corner or be right up against the adjacent wall. leaving a small space is going to result in an awkward strip of wall color and will be difficult to maintain going forward. In our current house we have a few of these conditions where it is tight between the casing and corner. The last owner wallpapered and we have had extreme difficulty getting old wallpaper out of these corners. In some cases the trim had to be taken off to get good paint and stain coverage on them too.