I had installed 8 sets of ceiling speakers installed by the builder in my new condo. I used Cambridge Soundworks speakers for all of my speakers. Until recently they had retail stores in New England and California but they are now mostly web based. They have a wide range of speakers and prices so I was able to get higher end units for the living room and saved money with smaller/cheaper units in the master bath etc. Also purchased their outdoor units for my deck and have some book shelf speakers for the bedroom. The clarity is great. I have the whole house wired into a two zone system but had to get another amp to power it all up. When I have the whole house filled with music such as at a party the sound is amazing. The ceiling speakers in the living room are also tied into the 5.1 surround sound for music and also used for TV sound. (I went a bit crazy doing the whole house but it sounds great). Look at them at www.cambridgesoundworks.com . They frequently have sales so signing up for their e-mail newsletter may save you some money.

I think Crestview makes the doors from the top pictures - that was the main one I found. They apparently didn't even sell whole doors at first, just the windows and associated hardware and trimpieces for you to insert yourself in a plain flush door. Those became so popular that they started selling whole doors since then, and I may get one. But there must be other choices out there, one with a local vendor where I can look at the doors and check out the quality.

Wilsonart or Formica are both readily available, including at the big box stores, and come in so many patterns and colors. The finish is usually what changes the price, but a regular matte finish is pretty inexpensive. Both also have websites with their collections, so you might get an idea before you go look. They will also send samples by mail. I don't know if anyone keeps laminate in stock, except for the premade counters like Home Depot has, but businesses who offer it can usually get it in a short time.

SJ McCarthy - thanks for the response. To clarify, those quotes are not for the cost of the wood. They are for materials and installation - everything. I am not considering any products where the flooring cost alone is above $8/sf. That would mean a total cost that would be far outside of my budget. Note that I do not need an engineered wood that can be resanded three times, as I am never going to do that. This is my permanent home - I don't care about resale-specific issues. It is just me living here, no pets. Of course my BF is here often, and my son stays with me when he visits, but traffic in my home is very light. The Harris product that I am considering is actually my top choice as far as appearance (Hickory Roaring Fork). It is by far the most appealing to me, over everything else I have seen. It is not a wire-brushed finish (which adds a lot to the cost) but since I don't love that look, it works for me. (I also cannot stand the hand-scraped, or distressed barnwood-looking stuff.) Its cost, that I am being quoted, is between 4.70 and 5.00 a square. I could beat that price online, but that opens up more issues for me. As far as "NWFA certified installers", there are none within 50 miles from me. So for my purposes, using an authorized flooring retailer/installer would seem to give me more protection as far as warranty, would it not? Totally agree with what you are saying on the LVT - I am fairly certain I'm going with an Armstrong Vivero glue-down LVT - and it is a stone-look - not wood. Even the finished install cost of that winds up being around $7 a sf. Not cheap. I have thought about doing LVT everywhere, but frankly, I have not found any that has a look that I would want in those other areas, It has actually taken me many many hours (which means actual months!) of searching to finally find 2 or 3 engineered woods that I actually like, that would not empty my bank account. It's a curse being this picky. :-(