You are all, as always, so nice. I hope that your kitchens all finish up where you'd like. It's a nightmare when you're in it but, like childbirth, fades when it's done. Denim Insulation. First, your project has to be down to the studs since this rolls in like typical fiberglass insulation. Then, the cost is about 10% more than standard. For us, it came out to about $200 more. In the grand-scheme of things, $200 wasn't much. We bought ours at Greenmaker Supply in Chicago, because we live just to the west. We also went with FSC certified wood from them. Granite Cost. It think it comes to about $75/sq. ft. installed and fabricated, but keep in mind that's for a remnant, so it was cheaper than the full slab I had quoted. Red Painted Cabinet. Alas, no, it's new. I bought it at a reproduction antique shop in Wisconsin along with the photo above it. I really did look ALL OVER for a vintage piece I could repurpose in that space, but couldn't find anything. Originally, that piece was supposed to be a tall pantry. Maybe some day I'll find something else I love to fit there, but I'm happy with the kitchy red cabinet for now. "Stubby People in Yellow Kitchens" That's me! Love it.

The green sink is 42 inches wide. I was thinking of a 30" base with a maybe 20" (or so) wide single bowl undermount or apron sink, so there'd be a difference of about 22 inches of counter top. The open space at the end is where I was thinking of putting a raised 18" DW with a storage drawer below it. I figure at least a 2" fill on the wall side to accommodate the door trim. The window (TBA) will be somewhere in between 4 and 5 feet wide. Also considering a single deep tub DW drawer instead of the 18", fwiw. (The program DH uses for the floor plan is at least 10 years old. Pretty limited but it works for the main floor plan measurements. Putting in specific items (like a raised DW)is nearly impossible.) It seems like no matter what kitchen I've ever had, I tend to work in the same 3 feet to the left of the sink so that's what I'm trying to get. Right now in that kitchen, there is 30" to the left of the present sink and then 30" around the corner before the stove. We've been using the kitchen while remodeling the bedroom/entry side of the house this winter and I find it a bit short on space at the present measurements so I've been trying to eek out all the counter top inches that I can. Here is a pic of the kitchen as it is currently except all that 'decorative' stuff belonged to the renter and is gone. It's not the greatest pic but you can see how the general layout is. The current window over the sink is like 3' wide. The SB is currently 33" wide. I want to widen the window (just leaving 33" for 12" deep open shelves on the stove wall and then an 18" upper between the open shelves and the left of the sink and trim)and move the sink a bit to the right as this will greatly improve my view of the river. Right now I have a great view of the backyard and front of the garage and I have to lean over to the right side of the current window to see the pretty river. The counter top issue was one of the main factors in deciding months ago that the green sink wouldn't work and I guess I forgot that for a moment after Boxer posted that green sink pic. After taking some time off from obsessing on this (ok, like a day), a thought occurred: Work the layout to perfection (or as close as GW peeps can get me, lol) and then see how it 'feels' in the house as a whole as we start to finish in the other side of the house. I know just opening up the 7 ft. dropped ceilings to 9 ft. and getting new windows in the side we're working on has caused me already to rethink some things that I thought were pretty much set. Wonder if I'm getting ahead of myself and then I feel bad that I'm wasting yours and everyone else's time since I change my mind so much. Hate to become that kid that cried "Wolf" and burn out my best resource for ideas... you all! Unless, do people get insane like this during this stuff or is it just me?

I'm attaching a link to a LED light for undercabinet lighting that uses 1 watt (not a typo, ONE watt) of power for $26. I have no idea how this works -- whether you can just replace it in a regular undercabinet fixture or ??? and I have no idea whether the light quality is any good. (I'm not affiliated with this website at all but I've bookmarked it, along with Pegasus Lighting, as the two best places for lightbulbs and fixtures. This website also has a cool "color temperature" tool showing different kinds of lights in a kitchen.) Here is a link that might be useful: Cheap LED light strip using one watt

Tea4all- the pantry was reclaimed from the bathroom exactly - essentially the shower stall. It's 45" wide by 36" deep. There are narrow shelves on the side that I love because small items are only one item deep - these shelves are 4" deep- sized perfectly for a jar of pickles. :). The heights of these small shelves are about 8" each. In the back main part, shelf height varies: 12", 16", 18", etc, which I did on purpose. Depth also varies: 18"', 24". Two baskets that pull out for potatoes and onions are also in there. Also installed a plug for the DustBuster and a light that turns on automatically when the door is opened. I also love my drawers of batteries that are not only brought in from the garage but finally organized! Kakasmama- A few layout changes: the kitchen was always a galley, but the old kitchen ended just where out oven/micro/command center now start. We moved 3ft into the family room and love it. So we basically just lengthened the kitchen which gave us a LOT more space. We also took out the shower in the BR to make the walk-in pantry. In the mudroom which is off the garage, we took out the extra freezer, moved it into the garage and added a coat closet in its place. (The other coat closet is at the front door, but who goes in their own front door?) We took out a coat tree which was a mess and added the cubbies, and added our giant shoe rack. Andreak100 and icekream- the toe kick drawers are awesome "free" space. They open by kicking/pushing them rather than handles (KD's idea). I should've specified that they be "extra deep" like the drawers and cabs that they are under, but didn't think of it. Our cabs are by New River but I think anyone can do it. Funny because our 1st KD didn't want to do it- said it would attract vermin! Lynn2006- our ceilings are 9ft high. The upper cabinets are 42" high and 14-15" deep. I ordered 15" deep but now when I measure the inside, I note it's only 14" deep. Counters were supposed to be 27" instead of the usual 24" but GC had to build up the wall area behind the cabs for some reason and it ended up making the counters 28.5" deep on the main "cooking/prep" side, and 29.5" deep on the other side! I love the extra depth! I was worried that my shortness would make it difficult, but it hasn't and I was also worried that it would narrow our galley (which was frankly pretty wide anyway) but it hasn't. Thanks!