+1 on the random orbit sander (ROS) and on the variable speed, soft start. I have a Bosch that I've had for 20 years and like it. I got a great deal on a Festool a few years ago, and it is very nice. I'm not sure it's three times as nice as the Bosch to justify the price difference. I've used some single-speed Dewalt and Porter-Cable and found that they very easily gouged the wood, a problem I've never had with the sanders I own. My pad sander has been sitting on the shelf since I got the ROS.

Good questions... Here's the complete scoop: This door leads from a basement to a Bilco-door. Up to now the Bilco-door has been secured by its own slide-locks. So the door pictured was just an access door to the Bilco. Note: I do not use or plan on using the Bilco for access into the basement. I have converted the Bilco stairwell to storage accessible from the outside. As a result, I no longer have the Bilco slide-locks to provide security into the basement. Therefore, this door now becomes the security between me/basement and the outside-world. Make sense?

Hi Jeannie, I love my kitchen! I spent over a year planning it and pouring over pics on Houzz. I even found my architect on Houzz, just like the videos say. :-) Here's the photo with measurements for the cabinets. If those aren't the ones you wanted to know about, I'll try again. The ones I've shown are all double doors. They have magnetic touch latches so no pull hardware needed. I do have finger pulls on the trash/recycle and the spice pull out but otherwise, no hardware. I don't have this brand, but here's a video about the hardware https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlNht6yDzpM. I really wanted the cabinets to look like furniture, not a kitchen. I agree, the pull on the vent hood is plenty for me and the CFMs are regulated by code based on the range, so it is the same as a traditional one. Yes, it's ducted to the outside. The cabinet maker put stops on the cabinets so they don't open so as to not be tempted to cram stuff around the venting (he knew me too well apparently), so I can't send a picture of the venting, but it's just ugly old hood venting that goes through the roof and out. The ducting was added by the contractor. It didn't come with the hood. Here is the other one recommended by my architect. I see they have a 36" one. https://zephyronline.com/product/pisa-vent-hood-under-cabinet/ Good luck with you kitchen!

it’s really a fun print. You can either pick your favorite color umbrella and go with that color — but do it a pattern mixed with blacks or browns so it can handle dirt — or you could pick a multi-colored rug, as colorful as the umbrellas — or just play it safe with a tweedy kind of dark rug that is good for an entryway. I think a narrow metal console table, or metal and glass, would be nicer than wood for the entry