Somewhat sorry that I did such a poor job of letting my ex- (several years deceased) know how important she was to me ... how much I loved her. My dad's family were somewhat undemonstrative, and he was an only child ... who said once, some years after Mom got sick and his mother came to live with us, that her ideas about raising kids were 20 years out of date when she raised him. Mom became hospitalized with mental illness when I was past six, and died when I was 13, 2 brothers younger. Her family are more demonstrative ("the kissin' XXXs") ... and I think that our family life would have been different has she been with us dthrough our growing up years. Another regret - that son says that there is no god - that all religions are merely superstitions and is rather militant about it. I have to understand that his choice of lifestyle is his to choose, and accept that. A third is that I didn't get to operate as a clergyperson through all the years of one's career, and Sue's and my parting ove 40 years ago, when clergy just didn't DO that, was not the whole of it. That should be about enough for one day, dontcha think? ole joyful

Turntable: The drawer doesn't have one b/c it doesn't need one. It uses a different pattern/technology that eliminates the need to rotate a dish. As to cleaning the ceiling of the drawer, if you are someone who doesn't cover food and who only wipes it down every couple of weeks...yes, you probably will have some difficulty cleaning it. But, if that's the case, then put a MW-safe dish with water in it and boil the water in the MW for a couple of minutes...stuck-on food will soften right up and it should now be easy to clean. However, I always cover things so I rarely have anything to wipe off...except sometimes some crumbs on the bottom. I do check the ceiling periodically and usually it doesn't need it. When it does, I take a warm, wet (not damp) dishcloth and wipe it...it's pretty easy to know where you're wiping b/c the walls define the space. If something is left, I using the boiling water method and wipe again...everything cleans off then.

Birdlover, whether you simply opt for a nice Antique White, or go with a more soothing 2009 color like one of tbe pale green/blue/grays..........I think you would almost instantly love your room again. Warm golds are lovely if you love them and if you are up to that much color. I have Laura Ashley Gold#3 in my bedroom and do like it a lot. But if you can't handle the encroaching gold or it feels too warm to you, then, just change it. Paint is not that huge. And it makes SO much difference to the joy you feel walking into your rooms. Perhaps Gray Mirage, Nantucket Gray, Dry Sage, or another soft muted shade by Ben Moore? Organic Architecture by Pratt & Lambert looks like another soft yet complex blue/green/gray. Restoration Hardware's Silver Sage is pictured in the link here below. Also, the Grey Mirage is in a LR here. Something on those lines would provide a nice rest for the eyes and probably still look good with your furniture. Red Here is a link that might be useful: Gallery Link to some soft greens

The size of the range is fairly irrelevant. The question is how does everything fit in your kitchen and does that set up work for you. In a smaller kitchen, a range is often what is required, for lack of wall space for ovens. In a larger kitchen you have more choices and then it's up to how you like functioning. I have two kitchens. In one, which I did not design, I have a large range. I was able to add a CSO under the counter of my skinny island. That was super important to me. I have no trouble bending, so the lower over are not a minus. But that kitchen is on the small side and I don't know if I would have made the same decisions the PO did, though looks wise that kitchen is awesome. In my other kitchen I have a cooktop and wall ovens. I like that situation far better, but that kitchen is roomier- by a lot. The MUA situation is not a luxury. It is infrastructure. In the olden days you didn't have this issue because houses were constructed differently. Now, our houses are more energy efficient- which translates to more air tight. If you don't have adequate MUA then when you run the exhaust for the range you don't actually change out the air, you just depressurize the house and you don't create air flow. The exhaust fan will not be able to pull air out of the house because it will be fighting the pressure instead of pushing air.