lilliepie07 - I am not sure what tricks there are to making the room seem taller. Sounds like you are already done remodelling? All the decorating shows hype over and over about lighter colors making the room seem larger. Is there a specific area that makes you feel its closed in that can be changed with decorating tips? Maybe post a pic here? I just love how everyone on here responds when you post pics and something seems just not quite right and all these extra pairs of eyes point out the obvious things! Sometimes we are too involved up close and personal and GW is such a huge help! Anyways, to make you feel better :) My kitchen is in week 2 of our remodel. We went from 7 foot drop ceilings with a huge flourescent light box to our new spacious 8 feet!! haha It sure seems big to us because of what we had for 26 yrs. We also took out as much wall as we could to the dining room so we went from a 36" opening to 94?? The light from the windows makes it appear large. I am just having a valance in the DR and a roman shade in the kitchen. We are using our old cabinets, so they do not go to the ceiling. Yes, I will put "stuff" up there. But just a few things to accent some colors in the design. We also are going to white painted cabinets, so that will open it up. I am relying on light colors and minimally adorned windows for our larger feel. Good Luck!! We would love to see your space!

No, not gremlins. You need to be patient - refresh the page a few times if you're looking for a post right after you start it - a true refresh, not from cache. Also, don't start two threads just to show two pictures or to include multiple links - include them in the same message. If you don't know how to do this, then check out the FAQs. They will tell you how to post multiple pictures and/or links in the same message. FAQ: How do I post pictures? FAQ: How do I post a Link? All the Kitchen FAQs: Kitchens FAQ Page

I don't know exact times but it seemed to be around 3 minutes for me. Maybe it will speed up in time. A post submission confirmation would be nice.

Labs are pretty special dogs. We have had two. One, Sally, we got from my inlaws when she was 9 months old after she proved too much for them. We got her one Christmas and had to let her go Christmas 10 years later. She had bone cancer. Sweet Girl was found way back on a hunting club in October. She wasn't a year old and was pregnant with 10 puppies. She just, I guess, died of old age at 13 3/4. We hung on as long as we could, but finally let her go.