It's going to depend upon your doors. If you're going with your original doors, which sound like a standard overlay (means you can see the rails and stiles around your doors) you will probably have to attach that center piece to one of the doors to block the space. It'd look pretty bad, IMHO, if you just had them hanging there, not meeting. If you get new doors, full overlay, butt doors, you won't see the space. It's less expensive to buy doors than it is to buy whole new cabinets. I recently asked people who have the butt doors if they can see in the spaces. The answer was no. I am considering removing some of those center pieces myself. I dislike the constriction of access. But my evil plan is to buy some doors from the Door Stop that I really, really like. We'll see! :) Christine

ctycdm, that's a great picture! It wasn't there before. I like that look. My pulls are only about 5", so I'm wondering if they'd look as good as your longer, sleek pulls? I can't imagine the panels being stronger, given they're a completely different cut of material (if you try to stain it, it's obvious) and only 1/4" thick. The rails are 1/2" thick. I measured. Unless I install these pulls going through the drawer, thru the drawer face, and then screwed on. Then, of course, it'd take an act of God to damage the drawer front. Oh - and these are in my MBR, so the usage won't be what it would be in a kitchen. (Yes, they're kitchen cabinets, which is another reason I'm here!) Gotta think about this stuff. You're all raising great points and I appreciate the votes. So far, the rails have it. :)

yes. yes to the way it's described above. however, for newbies: it is good to describe the water that remains in the hose after each drain cycle as Not trapped in any way. The hose starts its life at a low-down drain point. Deciding at what point in the line it will go high (and far higher than its connection point to the sink drain) is the question. There will always be water left in the hose, at all times. This is desirable, normal, and necessary. You cannot have a DW hose empty of water. Standing water is always there. It's also good to spell out clearly for newbies that no DW hose needs to be "drained as much as possible". It's also good to spell out clearly for newbies not to fear "water in the line which may stink if not used regularly" --- and besides, all DW hoses have water in them at all times. So I tend to think there may not be much knowledge behind that post. The word "tailpiece" is another clue: it's the wrong term, as the tailpiece is the first piece of horizontal pipe downstream of the P trap (part of the P trap), and that is absolutely not where the DW connection is made. DWs are connected above the P trap. Hope this helps. Fear not. Whether your hose goes high early in the line, halfway, or at the end. Eight feet length of hose is a medium long hose. Ten and twelve feet length have been seen before. That is long. Call the DW manufacturer if you want their advice about this question. "How long can the hose be before it goes high?" "Is it better to loop high at the end or right away at the DW?" Different DW manufacturers give different answers. There may ultimately be determined in this forum a "correct way to go" but I wouldn't wait for any group consensus or decision on anything called correctness. In any case, as mentioned above, holes are easy to cut, will not be seen and will not interfere with anything. There is space for the hose. It does no harm being there. You can choose the route it shall take. h.t.h.

I like the handles installed as well as I really like things to look fairly symmetrical. I have the same handles throughout, going left-right or up-down depending on if they are on a cabinet or drawer. I just felt that nothing on a drawer would be like introducing a third element. It is personal preference - a lot of people like to mix knobs, handles, etc. That's what is so nice about being able to design your own kitchen - you don't have to live with someone else's preferences! By the way, my handles don't get in the way and they are quite large. Hope this helps!