to the ceiling, with crown on top [Traditional Bedroom[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-bedroom-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_715~s_2107) by Portland Interior Designers & Decorators Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc. [Eclectic Living Room[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/eclectic-living-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_718~s_2104) by Los Angeles Interior Designers & Decorators Philip Nimmo Design [Traditional Family Room[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-family-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_720~s_2107) by Newport Beach Architects & Designers P2 Design [Traditional Family Room[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-family-room-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_720~s_2107) by Menlo Park General Contractors Supple Homes, Inc

I agree, kswl! (And thank you!) I think DH and I were so used to living in a cluttered, crowded cottage for so many years that our tendency is still to think, "Oh, we can find a place for that." We are coming to terms with the fact that we don't HAVE to fill every nook and cranny; in fact, to try to do so would be all wrong in this house. There's definitely a learning curve here, and we're still climbing. ;-)

MAMA GOOSE! This is something I NEVER thought of but I think I love it! Never thought of attaching moving the island and making it a peninsula and attaching to the entry wall! Gotta put this on my Planner 5d program (free online!) and then do a 3D walk through. Love the way that lays out and I could get 4 chairs at the peninsula. So you have sink and dishwasher there on the peninsula right? And yes, in talking to a couple people today I have realized that moving the sink and DW is NOT that big of a deal as for some reason I thought it was. Our basement is not finished so I have been told it should not add too much cost to the project---probably under $1000 and for that it would definitely be worth it! I don't need a closet as there is one immediately on the right when you make a left turn from the foyer. I could either make that a pantry accessible from the kitchen OR....would I be able to open that up so you don't have to walk all the way around the peninsula to get into the kitchen. I'm thinking of how I run back to the bedroom or bathroom for things (again...making a left from the foyer down the hall) and then in coming back to the kitchen I'd have to go all the way around. What if that were opened up. That would be kind of cool, wouldn't it? Thank you thank you! Getting on my 3D program now to check it out and keep you posted!

@jlouise54 I'm not sure what kind of wood it is. The picture is a true representation, showing the degree of red undertones in the wood. Even though the piece doesn't reflect it, my favorite style is modern farmhouse—and we live in a 1920s cape cod. We don't absolutely have to have a file cabinet—in fact, the one pictured has only one drawer with documents in it and it's not even all the way full. I don't care for it and it will NOT be a part of the office. As far as a work surface, it needs to be an actual writing table/desk or a similar surface. We both use laptops. I purchased robin's egg blue paint for the walls. When I fell in love with the inspiration picture, I was planning to have the bookshelf and file cabinet be white, wood work surface as pictured, and blue walls. I was trying to get my courage up to paint the trim white (I realize that that's frowned upon but this is not high-quality, original trim at all). Does it all have to match or follow a specific style? No. I just don't want it to look crazy. The goal is "pretty", which is how the piece in question ended up here. LOL