Hi Organicgirl, yes I did order them and they are really nice. I have brass nailheads on them not nickel. I also have stainless and brushed nickel hardware in my kitchen. I liked the style of them and am pleased with them. They are made very well. If you are still thinking about them and like them don't hesitate because of quality.

maxiepines, I didn't follow your thread about cook tops so maybe someone already mentioned this. A downdraft set within a gas cook top pulls at the flames. This isn't an issue with your old electric cook top - no flame. I have a pop-up downdraft for my island's gas cook top. Even though it rises 7" above the cook top, it pulls the flame when turned on high and even on medium, it pulls on the back burners' flames more than I'd like. The downdraft blew out (would that be sucked out?) a burner when it was on low a few times. Today's gas cook tops generally come with automatic re-ignition, which is good, because the only way I know this has happened with my old cook top is when I smell gas. Anyhoo, a downdraft set at the same level as the burners will do this even more than my 7" pop-up does. Can you add a pop-up downdraft, preferably one of the newer models that rises more than 7" above the cook top instead? Stunning photos, as usual, boxerpups. You rock!

Egan-I would reduce island length by around 12”. I would eliminate pony walls on ends and use decorative cabinet end panels and reduce 18” cabinet on far end to 12” cabinet. Make sure your cabinets are designed with proper metal support plates for slab. 12-13” overlay for stools is tight. I would expand to 16”. Most slabs can accommodate that total width. 36” deep plus 4” more would mean slab has to be 40-44” wide and 108-112” long. That is doable for most slabs without seams.

I realize that the table with the hairpin legs is too high for my sofa, which is why I'm replacing those legs to make it lower. Do you think it will still be too high? Here are some photos of sofa tables I've seen that are slightly higher than the sofa like mine will be. I definitely want stools with backs since we will use them daily and want something comfortable to sit in while eating, watching TV.