A mood board is a great idea. Force yourself to prioritize. What is the one piece you really don't want to give up. I'm betting its the stove. (That would be mine! That stove is to die for!) So make everything work with that. On my monitor I hadn't seen pink in the granite. Now knowing that, I'd say the cherry color in the cabinet wood is just fine with the granite you chose. Is the color of the stove also present in the granite slab? If it is, you are good. its really hard to judge color from a photo posted online, so here's one 'rule' that may help you focus in on what you -may- want to consider changing. If the color, or any shade of that color is in your granite slab, you can use it in the room. An exact match is not interesting or necessary. Second, you usually want a dominant tome and then other colors you bring out of that slab will be accents, so you won't use so much of them. Now, there are a million caveats to that, and of course, breaking the rules can bring fantastically stunning drama, but I think if you start with that one rule as a starting place, your own vision will begin to materialize. Whatever feels good to you will work. Just keep at it until it gels for you. With all the ideas coming from folks here and what you can see because you're looking directly at the different colors and where they will be in relation to each other, and considering the light in the room, it will begin to come together and you'll get a feel for where you will or won't want to challenge color 'rules'. I should say all of the above goes out the window if you're going for a monochromatic look. LOL BTW, I love my miele vacuum and I didn't even know they make dishwashers, but I can wax poetic about my bosch dishwasher. In addition to how well it functions, I'm very sensitive to background noise and its sooo quiet. Since its the way your faucet will stay where you aim it that really attracts you to it, maybe look at upscale stylized commercial configurations. I don't have any experience to draw on, its just a thought.

Again, thank you. I've rethought a few things and will have DH work up the new plans and repost them on another thread (incase anyone is interested). If I keep the island as it currently sits, I can have a nice long, maybe 18" deep, counter where the fridge currently sits. I plan to move the Fridge to the area you all suggested which means the island will be less of the "barrier island" you pointed out. I plan to get the GE single oven (but 2 ovens--I posted a link somewhere) and will put them under the counter----I will swap the sink and the range. I think having the sink closer to the fridge makes more sense. The oven(s) will then go to the left of the range (not directly under it so it is not hot if I am cooking and baking). I am starting to lean towards all wood counters because I just think they are so gorgeous. I"m still not sure about cabinet color (cherry or buttercream) which means the wood counters are TBD (cherry, maple or Wenge). I adore stainless but we may have to build long distance and I just worry that the added expense and interface with getting it done may be problematic. It may not be, but I'm a worrier. If I keep the current table/island, I think the "T" will be a nice juxtaposition versus the parallel, but maybe not. I guess when I post the updated info, I look forward to more input. I guess my last thought was if I get the long bank of counter against the wall where the fridge is in the posted design, should I keep with wood or add a "pop" counter like Marble or solid surface or something.....or stick with all wood? I'm still not sure we will get a prep sink. I'd thought this could be a "wet bar" type area, but maybe leaving a prep sink on the island (if we get the prep sink) would still be a better option. Thanks to those of you who have read, suggested and shared your ideas thus far!!!

mike_home, I used indoor winter design temp of 78F and summer 70F; for outdoor I used winter 18F and summer 91F. For wall and attic insulation values, I used R11. All windows are double pane. tigerdunes, I gave the wrong AC model number, sorry, it should be 24ACC624A003. I think you are right about oversizing. Now I remember most of the time High-stage heat ran was when recovering from set back. In the few mornings when the outside was 10-15F, the furnace ran about half time High- and half time Low-stage. I was debating between 60K or 80K BTU. After getting a professional calculated Manual J of 120K BTU (as a part of energy audit), I picked the higher one:( I like your suggestion of a 3-ton AC, which will be consistent with the 5-ton total cooling from the professional Manual J. Considering I have an 80K BTU furnace downstairs, do you think 40K BTU will be fine? Will the blower generate enough CFM for the 3-ton AC? Thank you both for your advice! Jeff

Without other info I rigged up a plan for you. I am thinking all the plumbing is in the corner of the house by the two baths, so I wanted to keep the washer/dryer unit in the same general area. I moved the guest bath into the second bedrooms closet and added a laundry room where the guest bath was, taking a little room from the master shower which was huge. If you can add a closet to the second bedroom then it should work. If the room is too small for that then would have to rethink it all. I did not have those measurements so just guessing here, but it might give you some ideas.