Autumn, oicu, jdez, skyangel -- Thanks for the comment on the Blanco sticker. It does look like someone tried to remove it, and now it is warped :/ I would like it to stay on so as not to leave any residue or something, since it does look like it is meant to stay. Oicu, we have the same sink, but different colors. Ours is truffle. It was our original choice to match the faucet, but I went back and forth between that and metallic gray. Jdez, nice sink! That was another option I was looking at, but didn't get to see an actual sample. Musicgal-- Lovely home! Robynstamps -- Almost there! We are 2 weeks away from closing. The windows that are not in the center have yet to be corrected, but we have been told we are still on track. The deck is done. Yesterday they started on the wood floors and carpet. Appliances have been coming in (basement refrigerator has 2 big dents and needs to be replaced). Closets have been started as well. Lights need to go up, and plumbing fixtures are being installed here and there. We come at the end of the day and see 2 additional faucets in, it's crazy. Still waiting on more trim material (lots were not up to the trim carpenter's standards). Other things that need to get started: kitchen backsplash, wallpaper, window treatments. Hope we make it!! We are closing on our current house too. Lots of packing going on that is why I haven't been here much. Wish us luck!

I was thinking along the lines of cdecker1, that you were wondering what our doorbell *sounded* like! I was getting ready to respond, and read other responses and rethought that, because they were responding technically. So I guess I can add both. Ours comes through our sound system into every room that has speakers, and at least for the fall, it is the Ohio State Buckeyes fight song. Good luck! Amy

I have a vintage one similar to the above on our side door. Only a few can figure out what to do with it. I have a small, old, school bell at our front door (our front door is a barn door so it its kinda offbeat to start with). No one ever wants to ring it. Finally, we got something you hide under your doormat. When someone steps on it, it rings. However, we turn it off unless we are having a party ... otherwise the dog rings the bell. : )

Again, I would recommend using an off-the-shelf telephone system with a handset intercom feature. Only the base unit needs to be attached to the landline twisted pair. The other units just require power. Most of the systems come with four handsets, but check the specs because you can usually add more handsets purchased separately. Some of these systems even have video screens. The speakers on these are standard phone speakers so I would really recommend using a separate system for music.