We've considered using poly to section it off but we can't secure it well enough to keep the heat from escaping. If it was a glass house or even a rigid plexiglass we could but we can't attach anything to the plastic and there's too many gaps if we just attach it to the framing. I'd love a glass house but I couldn't begin to imagine what one the size of our GH would cost. I know someone who built a beautiful iron and glass house, maybe 20'L x 20'W x 15'H and that was over 40K and they did much of the construction themselves. Neither DH nor I are mechanically inclined and have to hire out pretty much everything. Karyn

Answering for Bmorepanic, It was a long, sad saga spanning several threads with the most recent thread linked below. Basically, NXR warranty service turned out to be capable of as much ineptitude and idiocy as you hear reported in the worst tales about other makers. The vendor, Plessers, bought back her NXR and bmore just bought a Dacor AG range instead. My personal opinion about this is that most NXRs are good stoves (and mine certainly has been) but, because of what happened to bmore, I would only consider buying another one from a vendor who has the kind of extended full-satisfaction, no-questions, full-refund return policy that Costco does. . Here is a link that might be useful: Hard to believe - August and the Nxr blueschips This post was edited by JWVideo on Fri, Nov 29, 13 at 15:10

I have run into a similar situation at my house. We have 1/2" CDX plywood under 5/8" particle board that previously had carpet installed over it. I've finished removing all of the particle board in preparation for installing 3/4" solid oak flooring. My contractor said it would be OK to use 7/16" OSB on top of the CDX as an adequate underlayment. What are everyone's thoughts on this? Should I just spend the extra money to put down 1/2" plywood instead?

Wow Pirula, that does help! A lot! Your kitchen is beautiful. I think maybe the farm sink was throwing things off for everyone because of how many other elements I was trying to get in. It works perfect in your kitchen. And, your fireplace is much like mine, only difference is, mine has brick on the whole wall, and a sitting hearth that is a monstrosity. Your home is beautiful. You have basically all the things I love most. Do you know what color white your cabinets are painted? Cawaps, thanks so much for the olioboard info. I didn't have a button, but am getting one now. Hope I can figure it out as well as you have. I was using their library, no wonder none of those images showed up. I'm still on the fence about the terracotta. I've always wanted it, it's not Spanish looking to me, but it may not fit the house. Like Pirula's, maybe the wood would work better. This is the tile I am talking about. Source: [houzz.com[(https://www.houzz.com/products/antique-terra-cotta-floor-tiles-prvw-vr~125452) via Susie on Pinterest Kaysd, I think you may be right about the wood on wood. Maybe need to either do island a color, or different top. Lavender_lass, I love marble, but would be scared to death to do it all over. And, Allison's hood is my favorite of all time. Her entire kitchen is my favorite! Do you think soapstone would not fit? I love the look of marble, but thought it would be too formal? Thanks everyone, it's really helping to get my head out of the clutter and scale things down. Now, just to what. How do you decide? Do you go with your top five things, or do you look at the overall picture and throw things out one by one? Like in Cawaps board, just start eliminating what looks out? If not a WHITE farm sink, would a soapstone sink work? Thanks!