Frigidaire is made by Electrolux, but not the same features or fit and finish (build & materials). I have 2 Electrolux fridges and 1 freezer that are almost 3 yrs old. I think most of the problems with them were in older models? Ours work great. Haven't heard much bad about Electrolux ovens except flaking interiors that were taken care of. Bosch racks don't seem flimsy to me. Best you see some in person to decide what you and your wife like...Compare interiors, lighting, baking modes and features and decide based on your priorities. Take along some of your baking pans and see if things will fit the way you want.

Take a look at Sherwin WIlliams Believable Buff. It's a nice neutral golden tan & not too dark or light.

We are in the midst of a remodel and the framers have already started!! We have an existing bathroom (approx. 5x8) for which we are opening a doorway for direct access to a bedroom. We want to retain access to this bathroom from the hallway, so we are installing a pocket door. It is an older home and I have a 32" x 68" door that matches the existing doors to use for the pocket door. It is heavy, solid wood. The contractor is going to use Johnson Hardware for the framing (am waiting on more detail for the hardware). It is being installed in 2"x 4" pocket (no room for anything larger). This is our forever home, so we would like for everything to last for 30 more years :-). Some questions: 1. As mentioned, the door is heavy. I read on a forum somewhere that a contractor had used the Johnson Hardware for the framing, but had used the glides on the bottom from Hafele. Has anyone else tried this or have any suggestions? 2. I'm not certain as to how smoothly/easily the door will glide once installed. We have two other pocket doors to the house, but they are over 50 years old and take a small amount of effort to pull closed. This will be my daughters bathroom and she is 8. Should I install soft close on either end of the pocket door (wondering about little fingers getting smushed or door closing into the pocket too quickly)? Has anyone used these? I've seen the videos and not sure it would be more frustrating for kids to have the soft close. 3. Instead of using the pulls on the 1 3/8" side of the door, has anyone ever installed a bar handle for a privacy/bathroom door on the "outside" of the door, or would this be too odd (our house is more traditional than modern)? I thought this would be easier for kids to operate...but I can't find any pics online except for exterior or non-privacy doors. I did find the picture below...not sure I've posted it correctly from Houzz. The door would also need a lock...see question 4 below. <div><a href='https://www.houzz.com/photos/gb-honed-range-projects-contemporary-bathroom-brisbane-phvw-vp~10854162' target='_blank'><img src='http://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/50112acb03431552_3-4391/contemporary-bathroom.jpg' alt='GB Honed Range Projects' border=0 width='214' height='320' nopin='nopin' /></a></div><div style='color:#444;'><small><a style="text-decoration:none;color:#444;" href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/australmasonry/austral-masonry" target="_blank">Photo by Austral Masonry</a> - <a style="text-decoration:none;color:#444;" href="https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-bathroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_712~s_2103" target="_blank">More contemporary bathroom ideas</a></small></div> 4. Because the door has been used as a swing door, there is a round hole where the knob would be. I understand that there are blanks that can be used to fill the hole and be sanded and painted. I anticipate that most of the time the door will be closed to the hallway - so very visible. Should I use a round privacy lock for the door (I was looking at the Linnea line) to use instead of trying to fill the hole? Would this look strange with a bar handle as mentioned above? 5. Other option could be to flip the door around so that the hole side is the side that recedes into the pocket wall (though plug would still be visible) and install a mortise kit like the Emtek and forgo the bar handle altogether. 5. Because this is a privacy door, I'm having the frame of the door jamb have a "lip" on both sides that the pocket door will slide into to lock so that there is no slight crack at the opening...no question but is there anything else we may not have thought of? Any advice would be MUCH appreciated!

@decoenthusiaste LOL! I regretted the 'modern farmhouse' when I wrote it. I think I mean a monochrome look, darker overall, with siding, trim and fascia all one color. I am just not into the white highlighter outline look so many are doing. Want to be ahead of the trend and stand out. However, I am so afraid to get it 'wrong.' We did choose a roof color that pulls all the brick colors together. It's an overall medium to darker gray, with hints of warmth and black through. We would ideally like to avoid coating the brick. We would consider after, if it looks bad. We would really like to keep it and roll with it. The garage doors will be converted to one larger door, but yes, there is brick between, with a strip of hideous siding above currently. All to be redone. Unfortunately, we are headed into winter and the siding color needs to be selected this week, or we push to next year...and we just don't want to do that.