...anything else I've not thought of? Don't forget about ventilation for your new range. In your inspiration pics (I'll direct link below) I notice they have a nice hood, and no OTR microwave. The MW is located on the shelf elsewhere, that's good. There are lots of posts about ventilation/exhaust on the Appliances forum. Here are some basics: - rough rule of thumb is 10 cfms per 1000 btu's. E.g., if you have 4 burners with each one at 15,000 btu's = 60K. You should have a 600 cfm hood. - ideally, the hood should be 6" wider than the range (i.e. 3" wider on each side). Many people can't fit this "ideal", so a hood the same width as your range is fine. - Try if you can to get a hood that is 24" deep front to back (many are 22" deep). Like my previous point, this would be the ideal. If a 24" deep hood does not fit the budget, the 22" depth is fine. - baffle filters are better than mesh filters, because mesh will clog quickly with grease and lose efficiency. - when installing ductwork for the hood, make sure it is 8" or 10" in diameter. Most hoods require at least 8". There are some hoods that are OK with 6" diameter duct, but they're harder to find. If your duct is too small for your hood, you will get increased noise and decreased efficiency. Regarding your sink, many people here have the apron front sink without the backsplash. Would look awesome in front of a window. There are so many threads about the apron front sink, I'll Link one below. The apron front sink comes in fireclay, stainless steel, and cast iron (the Kohler Dickinson sink). There have been some threads recently about problems with fireclay apron front sinks, though many adore theirs. Fireclay and cast iron will be more expensive (the Dickinson sink runs $1600), though Ikea has the Domsjo sink reasonably priced. Stainless apron front sink can be had for $350 and they're easier/cheaper to install. Introvert's Inspiration Pic Thread Farmhouse Sinks

Hi Parma, I had never heard of Dania, so thank you! I love many of the Skovby dining tables on their website. The retail price is rather rich for my tastes, ($ 2-4K), but I found that a Calif. retailer, Scandinavian Designs, carries many at a discount. I visited there last week, and liked two of the tables I'd seen. Wonderful smooth extension & leaf raising mechanisms, and tables that can easily grow to double the number of people seated, up to 12 for one I like, ... and cool design that seats 6-16 people! Too bad that light wood tables weren't in stock, (though they said light woods are coming back to fashion), so it would take "up to 6 months" to manufacture and deliver! Fortunately, a dining table is rarely an emergency; we can just make do with our current ugly one even after we move into our soon-to-be completed beautiful house :-). Here is a link that might be useful: Skovby contemporary extendable dining tables

Hi Dolly, Welcome to the Forum and congratulations on your home purchase! I'm a Brooklyn limestone owner and have a very, very good sense of what you are going through. Unfortunately, I'm on my way out the door and can't tarry at this site right now but here are a few quick words of advice: 1. Please do join us at the NYC metro area get together of the GW TKO folks! We are meeting this coming Saturday, 7/12, at 12:30, @ the Blue Water Grill in Union Square. If you come, you will meet several of us who are in various stages of our renos and have lots of advice and tips to share with you. Plus, we just want to meet and mingle with as many of our great GW family as we can! For more details and to RSVP, see the link below. 2. I currently have Lidingo white cabs in my kitchen. Although I am struggling over whether they are staying or getting replaced with custom cabs, I think they are fabulous -- especially for the price. And their simple, raised panel design works quite well with my old house. If space, budget and time are challenges for you, I doubt seriously you could do much better than Ikea. Ikea rocks! 3. Do not worry about closing on your apartment in one month and the state of your kitchen! Best to get used to the idea that no matter what your timeframe is, your reno is unlikely to go exactly as planned. Although, given where you work, I'm sure you already know this! :) Maybe, at this stage, you might want to concentrate more on the design logistics and stocking of your temporary kitchen and just get used to the concept of delay and changes. And, of course, even in the midst of shouts and tears, remember to have fun! More later! Here is a link that might be useful: NYC GW Get Together, Saturday 7/12

Welcome to the THS Appliances Forum FAQ section! I, "hardwarehack" Tom, am your humble FAQ Editor, and while I get some of the material for these permanent FAQ articles from the general Appliances Forum threads (before they drop off the list into oblivion), I very much welcome direct suggestions as well... especially from anyone who is willing to do the work of writing up FAQ article textfiles! [Updated information pending... for now, the best way to propose a new FAQ article is to start a new thread in the main Appliances Forum concerning the subject in question, with the keyword "FAQ" in the title. The would-be FAQ submission can then be viewed by all interested Forum participants, and ideas, suggestions, and various revisions can be developed as the discussion progresses. To facilitate this process, once a FAQ thread is started on a given topic, please continue to post follow-ups to that thread, rather than starting lots of new little threads to propose new ideas and changes re that topic, etc. I monitor the ongoing Forum threads on a daily basis, and will thus be able to follow the discussions, and ultimately copy and edit the "final" FAQ article version(s), for posting in the FAQ section proper. Please note that this system is much preferred to emailing me, for a variety of reasons, at least for the time being.] Many thanks, --Tom. [added to Appliances FAQ: 1 October 2002] [last edited: 28 December 2004]