I have two push mowers with Kohler motors made of Chinesium junk in China. Only reason I bought them was for the Kohler engine. Big surprise and disappointment. 5 hours use and won't start. Venture capitalists have been buying up these good names (Hoover, Electrolux, Kohler) and then make them in China and undercut local made. Takes about 4 years before people wake up to the scam. These capos don't care because they've made their money and moved onto the next one. You are left with Chinesium landfill. Chinese workers get $20 for a 10 hour day, 6 days a week. No pension, no workers comp insurance. Get your arm cut off in a machine you become a beggar on the street. Henry Ford said he wanted to pay his workers enough money so they could afford to buy his cars.

Hi Tracy Thank you for the research site on Method, I have to take a look. Very interesting info.! You really have to be careful when you buy "all natural" products. I do not use Method hand soap exclusively, believe it or not, what I normally use is Seventh Generation free and clear dish soap. I fill my soap dispensers up with it..it works great and gentle on skin. I use a lot of seventh generation products (all free and clear) and I am pretty happy with it! As you probably have read, I love steam cleaning. That will always be my number one favorite. I did try the 'wood for good' ..I actually liked it..but not in place of my steam mop..I liked it as a "treatment" for the floors..they were shiny and very clean with no residue or film..it has a slight almond scent that does not linger in the air. I was happy about that because I am not a 'chemical smell in my air person' it's worth a try for sure..I think you should try it (that is as your talking hubby into the mop) keep me posted! Ree moemoe2007 yes! a steam mop is great on wood floors..I really don't know what 'engineered wood' is though..is it real hard wood pre finished? Thats what we have in the kitchen and breakfast room and the mop works great in there. maybe call the manufacturers and ask them first?? As far as the shark for 49.99..?? are you talking a hand held steamer, or did you find a steam mop for that price? I personally did not like the shark hand held steamer at all, I actually threw it right out..I would go with the Scunci from target (thats what I have) or you can buy it on line... http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/scunci_steamer.html or on QVC there is a hand held one, it's yellow, about 43.00. ( McCulloch 900 Watt Handheld Steam Cleaner) out of the two..I like the scunci better..it is much more powerful and holds more water, but the QVC one really isn't that bad either ... http://www.qvc.com/qsearch/search.aspx keep me posted! Ree partyofsix did you try the brillo or fabric softener sheets yet???????? Ree

Hi all!! Thank you so much for the feed back! From what we have heard, we want to stay on the west side of knoxville, so open to really any area that direction. The better half's job is close to Hardin valley road. But he is willing to have a up to a 30-40 minute drive if we find a place we love. Busjane, if you don't mind me asking, who was your builder? We have looked around the Farragut area, and so far that has been about it. We loved the covered bridge development but don't know what builders would be in that area! Thanks, CS

Thanks for the compliments! ejbrymom, the island base measures 66" x 31" and the deepest overhang is 14 inches at the corbel. One end has a paper towel cubby and cookbook storage. The side facing the sink wall has a double trash pullout, three drawers (top - large utensils, knives, measuring spoons, etc, middle - dish storage, bottom - tupperware storage), and a shallow spice cabinet (shallow because it backs onto the paper towel cubby). The entire end panel facing the fridge wall is also a shallow cabinet with a "push to open / push to close" magnetic latch on the door (perfect for storing canned pet food!). I believe these types of "invisible" shallow end cabinets in islands were discussed here a short while ago, as a means of making use of space - I must admit it really works for spices and canned goods. As for the fridge, we like it alot. It has worked like a charm and we do like the shallower CD layout (nothing gets lost in the back anymore!). I believe there is a good body of positive feedback on GW forums (both Kitchens and Appliances) for the KA 72" CD fridge. The capacity is good, though we do have a full fridge in the basement and a standup freezer in the mud room which helps during peak prep/leftover seasons (such as holidays). The beverage center also helps a bit, by keeping pop, beer, wine, juice packs, etc out of the main fridge. When I get a moment I'll take a few pics of some storage solutions that we used. If you'll indulge me I'd also like to post some likes/dislikes about the design and its function, which might help others who are in the decision making process of their own projects.