Thanks for the follow-ups. It looks like we may have to scrap this plan and come up with something simpler which is driving me crazy. All though none of the GC's have given us "real" bids as we asked (dollars broken down so we could compare apples to apples) all of the prices have been $200K - $500K over our budget! It seems that the number of corners, rotunda staircase, complicated roof lines, huge wrap-around porch, etc. add more cost than we thought even though we did several cost analysis programs prior to buying the plan. Unfortunately the land cost here in Fairfield County, CT is extremely high, so our budget is tighter than we'd like. Plan B might be adapting a more straight forward Frank Betz plan, and trying to design a more Shingle Style/Northeastern exterior look. Neither time nor money to hire an architect for a from scratch design. Any ideas? BTW, Architects NW has been great to work with, and wish their plan could work for us...

Gingr LIght- Thanks for your feedback. I actually went to see the Justice lights live today and although I really liked them, I am afraid they will get destroyed in my home with two small girls. Spaghetti and most recently bubble gum pink anti-biotics tend to end up in the most bizarre places and I am terribly concerned those lights will be destroyed.. I was wondering if you could help recommend a light for over my kitchen table that would look good with these hinkley lights...Thanks for your help! Here is a link that might be useful: Hinkley Island Pendant lights

Mama Goose - Thank you so much! I also learned a new trick today. I narrowed down that this was a concept kitchen of KitchenAid. There was another concept kitchen on the Jenn-Air sight. Sadly - neither mentioned the cabinet maker - though the jennair.ca website had better images to see the cabinet door style. http://www.jennair.ca/cabinetry/ Maybe it is a Canadian cabinet maker. I'm still hunting, but wanted to say thank you for the excellent tip!

You guys are rough.... Some people apparently like the look of garages and I won't argue that point. But the friendship door right next to a front door? I have a friendship door now because I have a side load garage. I don't like the concept after building it this way 8 years ago but my wife still does. Either way, in this layout it is truly confusing. There is a spec house in my area that also has a friendship door on the front of the house - less confusing than this one. But our friendship doors that in style? It confuses guests and their hosts. Which door are they coming to? Are they driveway parkers or road parkers? Do they pull close to the garage doors or near the end of the driveway? Options can be confusing. Next house - 1 door! Circular drive for guests. And some people like dark houses. I love that the only uncovered front elevation window is into a closet - that will really spill the light everywhere. And how the brightest room in the house by far is the master bedroom. At least the cars will have a sunny spot to park with uncovered windows on 3 sides. But I get it - the front garage is huge for a modest house. And that driveway - a full 3 cars wide. There is a house around these parts with a 5 bay front load garage and the house sits on top. There is an entry way between the garage doors that heads back to the kitchen/family room. Kind of looks like a place you take your car to get serviced. Husband designed it - big car guy. DIfferent strokes I guess. Mark - I have to say I was kind of annoyed by your tone on one of my threads but you do make me laugh....