I had a couple of pink flamingos in my yard for awhile. I named them 'Tongue' and 'Cheek'. They finally died. I think of,embarrassment.

thanks dim4fun & homepro01. homepro01, to answer your question, yes, Fluorescent cans do count toward the high efficacy wattage in title 24. (Only the kind that take only fluorescent bulbs. You can't do it by plugging in fluorescent bulbs into incandescent fixtures.) I checked out Contrast Lighting on line but I'm not sure whether the cans (MR16s) would be considered high efficacy? Aren't they halogen? dim4fun, for those Juno lights, do I butt them up against each other to cover every linear inch under cabinets? If I stick with the non-cheating plan, and go with 5" cans, that gives me 6x26=156 watts in high efficacy watts in cans, plus about 120 watts in undercab Junos. I getting close...only 26 watts to go! How about one more can in front of the french door ? Is there a better place?

Hi all, thanks for the kind words and feedback. Island chairs are from Carrington Court (NC), with COM: http://www.carringtoncourtdirect.com/detail.cfm?ProductID=798 CT is Cambria Torquay I really liked the idea of the light (particularly when I was in my grey kitchen phase), but it's been a pain to try to pick out a backsplash which coordinates with both tones. thanks shades_of_idaho! I have been playing with contrast and every now and then find something which just works. Great description :) wolfgang80 - I'm listening! I've found since I posted these pictures that the element I'm missing from the star and cross pattern, is the grout color. A thick grout in another color can make a huge difference.

Sugar maples in old fields that didn't get fertilized all year always color better than those that were pampered. (Also fixed my post from further back.) I always see the best color when I am driving somewhere and there's no time or spot to pull over and take a pic.