lovetodream -- I don't have photos of my own kitchen, but a Google Image search for "Adel white kitchen" pulls up a lot of other ones, if you still want to see any. It sounds as though you have reached a good solution. More thoughts from my own experience: The front edges of the cover panels are at the same plane (more or less) as the fronts of the drawers and doors, so there is some potential for edge dings. Also don't forget all the extra pieces you'll need, though you can probably get them on the fly from the lumber place as you go along. If you're using a range hood that's mounted under a cabinet, the upper cabinets on each side will need cover panels. That means that the sides of the cabinets flanking the range will also need cover panels to make all the widths line up down the run. (If you're using a standalone hood over a cooktop, obviously you don't need to worry about any of that.) Let's see, what else did I run into... don't forget light rail and top trim. If you are doing anything besides the Ikea standard, you will actually have an easier time getting custom trim to match if you are painting everything including doors yourself. To get our uppers to reach the ceiling, we used some kind of flat trim from Ikea (don't remember, probably light rail turned upside down) and then crown molding from the lumber supply mounted on top of that. Getting paint for the crown to match the Ikea trim took a couple of tries. My feeling after doing an Ikea kitchen is that using everything from Ikea is much easier if you're going to do things the Ikea standard way -- all the holes are predrilled, all the finishes match, etc. But if you are going to customize trim etc, it's easier to cut down wood than thermofoil-covered MDF, so you will be saving yourself at least a little bit of annoyance there. The fellows who installed my kitchen were willing to cut down Ikea trim pieces the way I wanted, but it did complicate things for them. (For ex. I thought the Ikea light rail was too wide so they ripped all those long thermofoil-covered pieces down, which also meant they could no longer use the Ikea installation hardware so they had to drill new holes and use other hardware -- etc. They did not complain about any of this and yes they were wonderful.) Re. the DIY paint matching the professional paint -- I think Scherr's uses Sherwin-Williams colors, so you should have no trouble getting a color match. However, the sheen might be different, so you might want to have a chat with the people at SW to see what they suggest you use. Maybe even paint a test board (comparing to a sample door if you can) to make sure it'll be close enough to suit you. The crown I painted is a little bit glossier than my doors but not enough to bother me (it is crown molding after all).

My friend expected that they wouldn't get paint all over the walls she'd just painted through whatever means they would normally use to prevent that. I guess that maybe I shouldn't have specified taping... My point was just that she did not expect them to get paint all over the walls. But, they did. To me, it actually does seem reasonable for a normal person to expect that a "room" would include the ceiling. I would think that many people would specify "walls" if they just wanted the walls done. I think that a lot of people on gardenweb, myself included, will not be surprised that the OP's "room" would not automatically include the ceiling, but I think that a lot of other people would think that it would be included. I am not surprised, myself, that the ceiling wasn't included. But, I am surprised they didn't ask about the ceiling, especially if it obviously needed painted because that would have just been more money for them. So, you'd think they would have brought it up for that reason, alone. My overall point is: assume nothing, even if it seems reasonable to you. If you do, it's probably not going to end well.

Hi Wiess, One last suggestion, if you're doing the microwave in the cabinet over the counter, find the microwave you want before you finalize the space. Our microwave space shrunk a bit during construction when we had issues moving a heating pipe. We didn't worry about it, since we still had 20". It was *almost impossible* to find a standard 1000 watt microwave that would fit in that space. If you are planning on a built-in microwave to go above the counter, you will need more space than you might think because they tend to be wider. Also, microwaves are normally deeper than standard upper cabinets and you likely don't want it sticking out. (I think that is why they are often above ranges or built into full-height cabinets that are as deep as the counter). To see what I mean, go to BestBuy or CanadianAppliance where you can search by Built-in Microwaves, choose the smallest capacity (like 1.0-1.4) and check the available dimensions easily. KitchenAid makes one that is 24" but requires a 27" cut-out for venting. Jenn-Air makes a 22" one that is only 17" deep but has a 27" trim kit. You could probably just put it on a built-in open shelf to save space, or use a counter top one on an open shelf (we did that, but under the counter). I know you have a kitchen designer but I am bringing this up because the microwave was not on our designer's radar, and in the end our failure to identify in the microwave in advance of finalizing the cabinets caused us some hassles.

Yes so the two different paint guys came. Seriously it was such a long meeting as we had to show them the whole main floor and basement as well. I forgot to ask them about Annie Sloan. But i sent them a message later on and they will get back to me about it when they are ready to give estimate. There was a long discussion about the various options and basically they told me that if I Want to get rid of the Venetian plaster , they will do a “skim coat” on it. like dry wall , as sanding would be too laborious . so now I have some homework to do to figure out what I want done. I m looking for more pictures and opinions on how white or off white interior looks with beige marble . both said that crisp white won’t look good but off white or cream would. One of them left a color palette book with me to go over. I need professional help with choosing paint color. SW is doing free online consultation. I don’t know how good they are. I have tried to buy “kyle m interiors” online color consultation package but they r only available certain days a week and I keep missing them! But basically I will hire someone for color consultation and go from there. it’s been really helpful at houzz as I got direction from here where to go and how to approach. even though I have really procrastinated long enough but At least now it looks like I m going somewhere!