>the mirror will need to not touch the ledge below it. over time, say 5 years or so, water and cleaning agents will seep up behind the mirror and create a black line at the bottom of the mirror. You need enough space to no allow water to wick up behind the mirror. Kind of puzzled by this. I can see that this would be a big issue for mirrors that come to the countertop, but I have 30 year old mirrors that are actually supported by the backsplash, and they're just now starting to go at the corners, which I don't think has much at all to do with that.

I have a bad back and really love standing on my parents' cork kitchen floor, which they had installed 8 years ago. Their floor has weathered well and they have had no problems. This past year we renovated our kitchen and I looked into cork. The market has changed a lot. A ton of companies have been sold and combined. We got samples and did tons of research and couldn't find a company that has as much actual cork in the flooring as what my parents had. Such a small percentage is actually cork and much more of it is just underlayment material. We also had a hard time finding really experienced installers - and we live in NYC where you can find pretty much anything you want. It used to be very popular here but since so few people are using it, there are fewer installers who really know what they are doing. It is not the most beautiful flooring for sure, so in the end we really could not find a reason to use it.

I was imagining the scenario where one of your kids lives here as a married couple for a year, or two… or more??? 😬 Here is an idea I played around with. So yes, this kitchen is bigger then the other nook ideas. But, this kitchen idea is based on my personal experience of my husband and I living in a 450 sq ft tiny house for almost 3 years. Maybe for your kids’ lifestyle, this kitchen is way overkill. But for us, the kitchen appliance sizes, food storage, shower size, and space for our bed was what was most important to us to function in a tiny house, I know what you are thinking…. No! The guests need to access the bathroom without having to go through the bedroom area. I get it! I designed my tiny home based on that very scenerio. But from my experience, whenever I had guests over, they always wanted to see the whole space. They are facinated by it. I end up showing them everything, including my bedroom. I just make my bed and clean up any random clutter. My advice is… do not design the space for the once or twice a year scenario that someone stops by unexpectedly and says, oh hey, can I use your bathroom? You panic because you haven’t made the bed! Lol! Hmm, I did not do the mesurements on a queen size bed fitting. So may need to rearrange the bedroom / bath area??? 🤔

I have a 90" x 88" galley kitchen. Four recessed lights is plenty. You don't need a light in the center because the beams of the four lights will overlap eliminating any shadows. Arranging the two left-hand lights on either side of the cooktop as displayed above makes sense. Unless you have no space above the ceiling, don't use wafer lights whose lenses are flush with the ceiling. Instead use 4" (6" are big and ugly) lights whose lenses are regressed to reduce glare. Be sure the lights are dimmable. I prefer lights with 3500K color temperature but you can buy lights with adjustable color temperature and experiment to find the one you prefer. Examples: NICOR REL-R Square Regressed 4 in. White Selectable Downlight Trim Kit Maxxima 4 in. Slim Square Recessed Anti-Glare LED Downlight Juno CS WF DREG B 4 in. Adjustable Lumen and CCT Canless Recessed Light Trim Lutron LED+ dimmers are the best.