Please ignore, I finally got my other post through.

Here are my suggestions: Completely separate the laundry from the office area. No adjoining counters. You can fold clothes as you take them out of the dryer. I would get a huge deep sink and skip the dog bath. My fabricator made a cover for my sink that matches the corian countertops. So it's a handy place when not in use. Put the washer beside the dryer. I wouldn't put in a built-in trash cabinet if this room doesn't generate a lot of garbage. Why not put a 12" base cabinet there that can store supplies and the cabinet doors would face the hallway that leads into the room. Do you need a place for an extra fridge or a chest freezer? Is this house already built?

You arein the not yet started phase. Are you doing all of the work youself? If so, heed my warning below... This is prework - confirming your house will be valued enough that the bank will want to fund it, and that you have enough funds to start the project. Be AWARE of how cost to complete really works - you need ALOT of credit, im talking 50-100k if doing all the work yourself, or else you are going to pay a fortune in draws. We used a GC for most of the work, but we still needed about 30+k in credit to make purchases, etc.

Broetchen and Lachsschinken... worth the flight! I was looking up recipes a while back; as I recall egg white was involved? Looking forward to your report! (With pics!!!)