Hi amck, I've had the Wolf for close to a year, got it sometime around Christmas last year. I really love it. It's sturdy, feels well-built and substantial, and it's been totally reliable. The only 2 drawbacks for me don't seem to bother most people. One is that there is not big-time super-BTU burner. The highest BTU output is 15,000 (actually, 5 of the 6 burners go to 15,000 BTUs). The other drawback is that the small-diameter burner, which I use a lot to reheat single portions in a very small pot, is in the back, left corner. I'd prefer a triple-ring burner in the front that goes from 18,000 BTU all the way down to a small ring of flame. I do love the variability of the burners, though, and the whole range of simmer settings is great. It's easy to clean, the controls are a pleasure to use, and it looks beautiful. The oven is wonderful, and I love the blue enamel interior, although I'm more of a stovetop person than an oven person. The easy-glide rack (I forget the actual name) is awesome, and if I baked more I'd invest in another one. I researched the Wolf heavily, and heard over and over again that they're extremely well-built and reliable. I'd definitely recommend it!

Sorry, I just realized you mentioned the table is rounded. I would use #2 since the base is stone.

Thank you all my lovely valentines! I guess the sleep deprivation yesterday had me even loopier than I'd thought, because I didn't explain very well! Some replies and clarifications: Bmorepanic--excellent point!! Thanks for the reality check! (Not stupid!) Pickle--great point about the reaction! I've just been trying to answer all the comments and suggestions and realized I was sounding defensive. But it was for one or the other (i.e., against "E") rather than one against the other. Rhome, I think my problem is that the difference on this probably won't bother me. I didn't communicate well on my window casing and the tile setter cut the wrong end. It looks fine, and in some ways the color flows better, but that's the thing that's going to always bug me because it makes the casing top heavy. I mean it really bugs me. But not enough to stop them installing it and order more tile. But it's always going to really bug me. Neither of these glass choices would bug me, or it would be an easier decision. I like the Masterpoint/Pointal a little better, but I'm just not sure it's worth double. All of the strong votes for it are starting to sway me though. :) Which is the purpose of asking for a vote! I have a bunch of samples from Bendheim of patterns I liked on screen. Fine Gauze (aka Linen, but that's my brain mixing up my fabrics, not the real name) was my favorite of all of them. Masterpoint, Pointal, or whatever other name by which it's called is one I've only seen 1/4" samples of but love more. Too thick or too expensive. Re Rhome's concern about "high visibility", it is visible from deep in the kitchen, or some angles from the dining room when the door is open, but it's really pretty low visibility for an area that's open to the kitchen. There's also a separate switch on the lighting in there (no lights in cabinets--ceiling and under cabinet across the aisle). Re Doonie's question about finish, the cabinets are finished in the picture. It's natural bamboo on the outside (1" stripes, pressure latches (no hardware) or small brass knobs if the pressure latches conflict with the hinges). The inside is natural maple. Re Country_Smile's point about seeing the pretty glasses, yes, the cabinets are visible, and yes, the stemware is nice enough, though not cut crystal or anything formal. It's all colored in one way or another, and some of it's $2.00 water tumblers. I don't want frosted privacy but I don't want to display them either. I'm hoping for a shadow of the contents for interest, but the only reason for the glass is to break up the bamboo forest, and I'm mostly looking for contrast rectangles rather than pretty display cabinets. (And boy, oh, boy, I should have explained that before, but I've been living with the design for so long I kind of forgot what a "normal" person would think!) But Country, I really do appreciate your honest opinion and your input!! As I do everyone else's. And I especially appreciate your point about the "artwork" and Peanut's about all the groovy finishes. And y'all haven't even seen the circus dots! I think I was looking for something with some clarity (transparency) but that would be pretty calm with everything else that's going on in that room. Especially since the husk board came in so much darker than the sample, which is good contrast with the bamboo, but too close in value to the soapstone. Andyman, thanks for the pretty picture. Leaded would look very wrong in my house, but I do love it (I gave up glasswork when I was younger because of vanity--I was tired of nicked hands--but I love leading.) The stemware: I have Huge balloon glasses with amber bowls and etched palm trees. They were a closeout. They were supposed to be clear. But the amber looks good with my white and gold dishes, and the price was great. I have Italian goblets with gold key bands. I have clear tumblers. And I have a dozen each of martini, goblets and flutes with carnival colored and gold hand painted beaded stems. And some assorted "kitchen" ones, including three goblets with peach stems and turquoise waters with hand applied lampwork. That's over 12 dozen glasses of Not Waterford. So, Pup, the answer is seen less, and thanks for all the votes for clear, I get the point, but that would make me nuts having to see all the glasses full on. I appreciate the look in other people's designs, but for me, seeing them from across the room while I'm working on the island, I'd feel like they weren't put away and it would make me nervous. Re ReFla's and Peanut's beautiful patterned glass, thanks for the suggestions! I have quite a few similar samples, and IRL I really liked the plain Gauze better. I appreciate Riverspots's and Circuspeanut's fluorescent cover point. I didn't see that! Re Malhgold's and Bostonpam's questions about the cost: Because of the location and proximity to elbows it has to be tempered. The six panels at Bendheim are something over $400 plus shipping. The right thickness of the Masterpoint, locally, barring a miracle from John, is over $800 plus tax but no shipping. $400 might not have been a really big deal if there were a really big difference in the glass, and if it weren't at the end of a very expensive project, and if I hadn't just had to have my main water line dug up through three terraced levels and replaced with proper, non-leaking, copper (think multiple Gaggenau prices for that one!). I mean, I can spend the difference. I just don't know if I want to.

bumping this back up because we have opted to go with granite- originally, we were going to get what we thought was a quartzite, but we think it is actually marble and the fabricator was selling it as "qualtcite" trying to pass it off. We tested the sample and it etched almost immediately. We looked at quartz options, and both of us like the patterns, but they are all very dull and lifeless and flat to us. Which led us to going with granite because that is most affordable. However, the granite I chose is, of course, one of the most expensive ones out there... Pitaya White. Husband wants me to consider Colonial White Granite as it was recommended as a cheaper option by the fabricator we are now going with. There is a $1200 difference so of course the husband wants me to consider it. We are also going to likely pull the mosaic backsplash and just do a super neutral grayish white backsplash that will have a little dimension (hopefully) We went to the Triton to look at slabs and that is where we chose the Pitaya. We both LOVED it. They didn't have any colonial white at the time so we haven't seen it in person. In all of the pictures I've seen online, there is a TON of variance in all of the different slabs!! Any suggestions? Thoughts? Anyone have colonial white?