That is a great shed! Years ago, I asked my dad to build me an outhouse-type tool shed, complete with moon cutout on the door. He built it and it was the exact thing I designed, but he liked it so much that he kept it.

Hi, Kim and Phoebe...thanks for your kind comments. Kim, the coleus is "Orange King," and I got it at Lukas. It has stayed full and fairly low...about 18" tall maybe. (I have other coleus I grow get over 3' tall and wide, but some are lower growing). This one is good for the front of the bed, and is in full sun and doing well. I've never seen it before, and hope to find it again next year. I'm going to try to make cuttings, too, though I lost 75 of those last winter. Phoebe, I had one or two things that froze to the ground but came back again (like my tibouchina, which will be another whole year before it gets as big as it was), but most things froze to the ground and died. Like my jatropha. The roots were MUSH after the freeze, and it was well established, about 4' tall and wide, with a full canopy. We were in a pocket where the cold was severe for four straight nights. Very little survived that many nights of 26 to 28 degree weather for hours on end. *sigh* But I learned a lesson. My perennials and shrubs are now cold hardy varieties which should fare better. I don't mind replacing the annuals or tender perennials, but I need SOME things to come through okay. Glad you didn't lose anything. We were hauling dead plants to the curb for a month, 5 or 6 barrels full at a time. Marcia

Let me give some more details to help you visualize the room. The kitchen is part of the Great Room. It looks out over the yard and the ocean beyond. The main wall of the kitchen is just over 17 feet. On one end of the wall will go a 6 foot French doors which go to a large deck. 11 feet remain for the appliances on the other side. The only other kitchen wall is 8 feet long. And that will have the 3 foot refrigerator cabinet, the 3 foot corner cabinet and 2 feet remain between the two. Now my husband is asking me to avoid a peninsula or an island. He really feels it will take away from the open, airy feel of the room. So this is the problem: The upper corner cabinet on the main wall will measure 2 ft. The stove and sink will be 30 inches. The DW is 24 inches. I don't know how to arrange these on the wall. I would like to put in a 7 or even 8 foot Bay Window. I will have the bottom of the window start at the counter and the stone countertop will also extend into the window sill area. What do I do with the stove? Separating the oven from the cook-top doesn't seem to be much help. I apologize in advance for the repetition of this post on another thread. The problem flowed from one into the other. Thank you very much for your help and your patience.

Thank you all so much for your ideas and input. I have really enjoyed reading everybody's thoughts. I'm pretty set on doing pink. I know that coral/turquoise is common and that shades of yellow, purple and blue would go lovely with it as well, but they are just not what I have envisioned for our home. For those who asked, we are on the southern atlantic coast and there are many bright homes in our area. You'll fine bright orange, purple, yellow, green, blue, pink....you name it and you'll find it here so our home definitely doesn't stand out as unusual.