KayceeFL, your color scheme, design intentions, and personal preferences may be very different from ours, but here's one opinion, in case our experience helps: Our contractor brought over strips of the three LED colors that were available to us, so that we could see them in situ--i.e. in a well-windowed room, green walls, medium stained cabinets, soapstone counters. (I don't remember the brand, sorry!) They ranged, cool to warm, from bluish to white to slightly yellow. We went with the warmest, yellow-ish light. It struck us as the most natural, closest to sunshine and the familiar glow of incandescents.

Welcome SouthOrangeNJ! Stainless steel sinks go with anything...you don't generally try to match your sink to your appliances. I prefer SS as I grew up with cast iron sinks and hated how they stained easily and cracked if you dropped something heavy in them. I have not used silgranit so I do not have an opinion on them. Yes, SS steel will scratch, but over time it develops a patina so that it all blends in. It helps if you get brushed or satin stainless rather than polished. If you prefer sligranit, they go with quartz as well as granite....I would recommend, however, that you try to get one that blends in with your counter rather than one that contrasts...but that's up to you and your preferences. If you're trying to restore your home to the early 1900s, I recommend researching sinks used during that era. Otherwise, I'd go with what you want and what will work best for you & your budget. [If you decide to go with SS...check out Ticor Sinks at Galaxy Tool Supply for very reasonably priced sinks. Most come in 16 gauge SS (stronger than 18 or 20 gauge). They also have a store on eBay.] Faucets...I much prefer a sprayer integrated into the faucet itself! For one thing, you can "lock" it in spray mode rather than having to hold the lever down on a separate side spray...maybe there is a side spray that locks, but I have never seen one. I grew up with a side spray and while it's better than no spray, I think the pull down or pull out faucets are better. There's one less hose to start leaking. There's one less hole in your countertop (for both looks & cleaning around). I also find the spray function works better in pull down/out than the side spray. Pull down/out faucets are also more versatile than standard faucets. You can have a pot on the counter and fill it there rather than having to put it in the sink...which is nice if you have a sink full of other things or if you have a particularly large pot to fill. UC lights...How's the rest of the lighting in your kitchen? Do you cast shadows on the counter when you're working at it? Is the kitchen dark? I find the UC lighting very useful. We have puck lights that are plugged in inside the very top of our 36" cabinets. I don't know much about their installation as an electrician installed ours. You might check on the Lighting Forum. Garbage Disposals...I lived without one for almost 13 years and was unhappy the entire time...if you can afford one, I would definitely go for it. I'm not sure how easy they are to install after the fact as you have to have power run under the sink. If you do get one, do not get a Badger! They are the builder-grade that frequently break down. I recommend a batch feed for safety reasons, if you can use one (we could not since at the time I couldn't find one for septic systems). BTW...if you install a non-batch feed GD, consider an air switch to turn it on/off rather than a standard switch. They're safer, less intrusive, and (IMHO) more convenient. HTH! Here is a link that might be useful: Read Me If You're New To GW Kitchens!

We just had our kitchen remodeled. Our electrician was recommending top-name brands such as Kichler, but we almost fainted when we went shopping for them. We did some checking around and found a nice undercounter LED in 2 sizes - in stock were 18" and 27" - and there's a 10" available for special order. The brand is UTILITECH, made for Lowe's, but checking the back of the box they're distributed by Kichler! We've had them installed for about 4 weeks now and I find that they're my most often used lighting in the kitchen. I have pendants over the island, hi-hats and over the sink halogens - but over and over again I turn on these undercab lights. We love the look and they were inexpensive enough so if and when the technology changes, and we decide to change, we won't have spent a small fortune as the Kichler systems were going to be. Helene

You can switch out the fixtures fine down the road, especially if you get LED strip lights that don't require separate transformers. Mags, maybe that's what you are thinking about. Lowes carries a nice product: Utilitech LED Under-cabinet Light Bar that you can plug-in (and hardwire if you like) with no separate transformer that you need to tuck away for the install. They are easy to install and not very expensive. Here's a link to one of them but they come in other sizes too. http://www.lowes.com/pd_406106-57299-7613S-C35_0_?productId=4070745&Ntt=