Yes I think that is our plan is to use it for addtl beverages as we got a cabinet depth fridge. we are used to a full size + a garage fridge in our primary home, so we thought an extra little fridge would be handy with all the cold drinks that we will need for the beach,etc.. And then we could put coffee creamer in it and put the coffee pot on the counter and fill it at the prep sink. But just one more thing to figure out last minute... figure if we have to purchase either a hutch or 2 cabinets (ikea).. it wouldn't cost much more to have part of the kitchen there if it made sense. Thx!

Wow! Thanks a million for the feedback! it's priceless. Being that the photo is very underexposed due to lighting conditions(which btw i installed dimmers on the fan). thanks again. torreykm: color vs muted..if we go with color i would like to compliment the rug since its so close and muted; it's probably our safer choice. But we are open to suggestions. I like the curtains below. However, for some reason the white looked a bit plain when I installed mine. Yet, the whites you showed me here do have some nice patterns/designs. Where can I look into buying the curtain below? I really like this one. ingrid_vc so/always1: At first i thought about the same thing; round, glass and metal to make the room look bigger/small rug issue. But then I think about how delicate a glass table can be and how it sort of takes away from the cozy. But I suppose I can have it all with a small space :) aprilneverends: I am aboard with the "texture in the space", "more texture more interesting" and embrace your valid toddler analogy. My only issue is the size and perhaps it can dwarf the living room space. But my gut feeling says that the table is so nice that it won't matter. With respect to staying with the color scheme, I can always entertain the accent suggestions. Yet, we will prefer nothing flamboyant; yes we do have botanical motives. Perhaps behind/around the wicker basket area. One thing I forgot to mention is that the windows behind the verticals is a sliding door. So we would like to keep it not to busy in case I need to access my BBQ on the porch :) voila: Thanks for the comment. I promise to post a correctly exposed picture soon( as well as the end result). My wife has travels the world and has beautiful photography which we plan to mount on a large canvas to put behind the sofa. I will try to also include a panoramic view of the living space which included the dinning area where we have a nice florida/coastal style painting. lastly, thanks the curtains in JCpenny look very nice and matches our colors. I was thinking about a turquoise color as well. I will be making a stop today to look at curtains in persons as well as possibly buying the first coffee table on here by the end of the day if I don't come across any others. Keep the feedback coming. Cheers Rob

Maybe your real estate person is trying to tell you to de clutter. And the only way he can get that across is to tell you to hide stuff behind a raised bar. He’s wrong about the raised bar. It won’t hide anything. Declutter. Then do it again. Then clean and clean again. The first thing anyone thinks when they see a scent pot is what pet smell are they trying to hide. Nothing wrong with the counters either. They suit the home. Putting shiny new stone on top of 30 year old cabinets does not increase resale value.

You should post the photos because I don’t know how accurate are the links you have provided as regard to color.