Just Stunning. I love your confidence and ability to see the big picture and stay with it. Thank you. It's always best when putting together a room or a house to try and get all or at least most of the elements worked out before you even begin. For those just starting, a good way to do this is to create mood boards to make sure it will all work together. And then truly think about your needs and how you work. You are very talented. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos and all the details. They are so very helpful! I'm happy to help. I have a quetion about your induciton cooktop. I'm starting the building process and am considering an induction cooktop, but have always cooked with gas. Did you buy all new cookware for the induction? I had to buy some new cookware as much of it wasn't induction ready. My iron pans worked as well as my large stock pot and my wok. The rest went to our kids. I used to cook with gas too. I won't go back. Cleaner, more precise, no heating up the room and less bad stuff in the air. My All Clad cookware is about 10 years old and all attract a magnet except my griddle pan. Do you think these will work? Yes they absolutely will work as well as any iron pans you have. Also do you find that your pans rattle when heating up, or that the cooking is noisy in this sense? One pot does rattle but it's the exception, rather than the rule. Otherwise I don't find it noisy at all. I appreciate your comments, I dont know anyone with an induction cooktop to see in person. Is there a better appliance store in your area where you can go and look at induction? Maybe they have one that is a working cooktop so you can try it out with one of your pans?

Celery-yeah, maybe. I know that’s the standard. But spouse likes them with just wood. I kind of like just wood too. It’s unconventional, but I like the cleaner spartan look and focus on the view that way.

And my artwork. This was the eating corner when it was set up as my work space early in the pandemic. Those pieces will come back.

Are those new cabinets? Existing just painted? Existing refaced? What and whom did you hire to do the work? What exactly did they do? Not excusing the poor work but context is needed to offer help with your next steps.