I have the Frigidaire Professional Series 36" double wall convection ovens. Is that what you're talking about? I really like them a lot and have had them installed for two years. I also have the Professional SBS fridge and 5-burner gas cook-top, all from Frigidaire. I was one of the only ones installing "regular" brand appliances when I was designing my kitchen. My theory was to spend more $$ on the cabinets (Brookhaven) and a little less on appliances (I think our total for the kitchen, with hood, micro, etc. was less than 6K). I have the correct "openings" for higher end appliances, if someday we feel like changing them out. /don't get me wrong--these are still fancy & high-end to me--just not compared to the other brands thrown around here on gardenweb. I have absolutely no complaints with our Frigidaire appliances. The ovens work great, the fridge is huge and well-laid out (although the drawers just pull...they don't roll, if you know what I mean). The double ovens are spacious and can take two 9X11 glass pans w/chicken parm lengthwise on the same shelf. But, I have a disclaimer--I am in my early 30's and have three very small kids. I do cook for 10+ people about twice a week, but it's nothing complicated. I am more of a short-order cook than a chef. I'm sure "true appliance conisseurs" would not like these appliances for whatever reasons. For my uses, they are more than sufficient. Hope that helps!! Sarah

Circus- Thank you for the pictures! I really like the first one and the second one also has a lot of nice details :) Jgs- Interesting article...I'll have to see if I can find some more pictures on the HBO website. Thank you! I think part of the challenge, I'm having, is that I always end up as 'eclectic' on the design quizzes. It's not difficult to put together an eclectic living room, but it has been difficult finding the right style for the kitchen. I like this picture, but either the backsplash or the cabinets should be another color...maybe blue? I do NOT like shabby chic (no offense to those who do) but 15 shades of white is not my style. I also like this kitchen, but it's a little too fancy. It's not the accessories that feel too fancy (although some of them are...and more white dishes!) but the valance and the stone countertop. Also, open shelves are pretty, but not good with kitties, so a plate rack would be much better. (My kitties are pretty well behaved, but when it comes to chasing a fly...not so careful! LOL) I really like this kitchen...which seems very warm and cheerful to me, even with the blue walls. The white cabinets and butcher block countertops are classic, but I think I'd rather have a tile backsplash...maybe a white background with some viney leaves and a few small flowers. And finally...I LOVE this picture! Too bad it's not a kitchen! :)

I just ran across this website today. I'm interested if anyone has ordered from it. It has a boatload of choices for finish, shade, number of lights, etc. and you can preview the choices on the screen. Good luck finding something! Here is a link that might be useful: Rejuvenation website

Hello all, thank you! Cawaps, I've got a sample of the Formica Grass, and IRL it looks nice with the tile, but only nice. What I'm hoping is that something will really wow me. I would settle for even being somewhat wowed, haha. I wonder if stainless would work, as Jterrilyn suggested? In and of itself it's too cold a color, but maybe if it's surrounded by yellow it would warm up? Does anyone have pictures of stainless counters in warm-colored kitchens? We have stainless right now and functionally speaking it's excellent, particularly with the nautical edges, but I'm so SO not into grey. The only place I like grey is on cats. Or maybe dogs. That's about it. Of course, our stainless looks as grey as possible because our cabinets are grey and the walls are putty-colored. (The whole abomination is due to Tasteless Previous Owners with No Common Sense... see rants on other threads.) Black or charcoal grey I'm fine with, but not dull cloudy-day medium grey. Lavender, the black counters in Mama Goose's kitchen look great. Our first thought for counters was soapstone, but then we got a quote and I realized that my brain refuses to process any sentence that contains both the word "countertop" and the words "six thousand dollars." They just do not compute. :-) It's not about being able to afford it, it's about refusing to pay that much. The ghosts of my grandparents rise up and remind me that they grew up in the Great Depression, and then they say, "It's a COUNTERTOP. It's just a COUNTERTOP! You could lay BARE PLANKS across the cabinets and it'd work just fine! Do you realize what else you could do with $6000 etc. etc. etc." So that's what we're dealing with here... :-) And Lavender, I'm a total sucker for jadeite and also for carnival glass. Colors! Give me colors! Love 'em!