I have half a dozen grey owls and they don't look at all like that first photo. But they are only 7 years old. I was under the impression that 4'-6' in height was to be expected with a wing/bat shape. Much more flatter and broad than the photo. They are around 4'-5' right now and are flat and spreading. This year is the first year they have had berries, which are very attractive.

lol-harryshoe or is it hairyshoe? Great picture. I'll bet that was wonderful to see them from your window. I've seen nesting GHOs and also a pair that hunts at night over my friend's property. They're beautiful.

First, thank you all for the feedback this is why I wanted more opinions. I have more pictures but can't seem to upload more than one at a time. It is nice to hear that at least the cabinets look good from afar. They are not solid cherry if they were solid cherry fronts, I agree I would not be so quick to paint them, they are just a cherry veneer. I included a close up of the cabinets to give you an idea they aren't in great shape. Bee - your kitchen is amazing! thanks for the thoughts. I never noticed the orangey floors but you are right they do look that way and now that I am looking at it, it is overcast from the cabinets. Good idea of painting up a couple of boards, I have little swatches taped all over the space because we get a lot of sun movement in the space throughout the day. The table is 108 inches long, I am drooling over James Moder florale chandelier but need two of them. I don't think I could get DH to agree to three! LOL. A couple of responders noticed the island, the island is a just big box, open box deal, I don't think we paid $300 bucks for it, its a dark stain. Not worth refinishing. I would love to replace the counters, but with the sq ft we need it would be double that of a professional painting the cabinets, and I am really afraid that they would just look worse!

Here is reference to a poster here who has used it. They are chefs so hard, heavy use. The paint store told me the same. You might ask if this is the Classic or Select version, but I have read the new Select is even better. Can't always believe what you hear though. ' Posted by trailrunner (My Page) on Tue, Apr 23, 13 at 9:53 I don't have a 60' Wolf but I do have a 36' Caldera gas cooktop. We do a LOT of high heat wok cooking and also have a Miele built in deep fat fryer. We use all of this frequently and have done so for 7 years. We have no backsplash. Only paint on sheetrock. There has been no change at all in the quality of the painted wall since it was installed 7 yrs ago. I have BM Regal Matte paint that is scrubbable after 30 days. I regularly scrub it with a soapy dishcloth. There is no reason that you too can't have a painted backsplash . I have it throughout my kitchen. Here is only one of 100's of pics. You can see more in the albums of you click on the pic. Good Luck .c ' Here is a link that might be useful: regal matte This post was edited by snookums2 on Fri, Jan 17, 14 at 15:36