I would delete the kitchen entrance in the upper right corner and let the counter return. Make the main circulation corridor a foot wider and make it more useful even if it is only a photo gallery. Why would the pantry enter off of a corridor? Why two islands? It looks like a test kitchen. Use swinging doors instead of pocket doors; no one will actually close them. Get the half bath fixtures off of the living room wall. Create some kind of visual element to show where the kitchen/dining area stops and the family room starts. It is wise to avoid a blind corner at a top stair riser especially if kids or the elderly will use the house.

Hey Gina just wondering if you ever found my message or have tried to email/message me. I have not received anything yet. My email is in the post above if you'd like to email me. I was interested in your cheese pepper, parsley, and mustard green seeds. Also, if you have any Sophie's Choice tomato I'd like it too. I will try and send you another message to see if it goes through. Sorry for all the confusion! It seems that this site is a lot different than the old one.

I love what you are doing. It's a special assignment, a calling, to grow very rare seeds. Plus, you're supporting your local garden club and community. Kids are so disconnected from their food sources! In order to pm each other you have to edit your set up page. Then you click on the person's username you want to contact (example: Lisa) and then click on Message. If you get your Houzz email forwarded to your personal account you can't just hit "reply". You need to go back to Houzz. It's different--but without Houzz this site would have been toast long ago. In fact, Houzz is adding more plant-related information. We've proven to be an asset. http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/3371179/attention-newbies-please-read?n=147 Heidi

For those new to the board, every year a group of us exchange bookmarks. It doesn't have to be fancy, just a bookmark. We've exchanged lots of fun ones over the years including handmade, NASA missions, Peanuts, and ones reflecting where we are or where we've been. So, please let me know if you're interested and I'll let you know how to get on the list.