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Floor to ceiling full depth pantry cabinets, microwave will be sitting at counter height (yellow box). Should I keep with the existing plan or make the bottom cabinets the smaller ones? The red line would align with a shelf line on my fridge.

Was thinking I could make below the microwave a kid friendly snack place (will have roll outs) and the microwave and above a little more out of reach? Also if mw is in use, only the upper cabinet door is open and that feels less obtrusive?

Hello!

We’re debating on what to do with our floor from the kitchen into the family room. The dotted line is where a wall is coming down.

Our kitchen will be getting hardwood to match the rest of the house. Our family room was an addition, and has an engineered hardwood. We’re considering keeping it, and just having it sanded and stained to match everything else. It will still look a little different (it’s plank based rather than uh, not) but would save ~$4000.

The issue is that we may need a transition strip at the dotted line, and that’s only ~27in away from the edge of the seating side of the island. It’s possible that we can do a level turn-board, according to our contractor. Is that too much of a risk for people pushing their seats out and catching on the transition?

Hello! I’m working on my fixture picks and like the look of ceramic but I wonder what the light cast looks like? Does anyone have ceramic fixtures and can speak to the lighting it provides? This would be for over my island. I worry they wouldn’t provide enough ambient light like a milk glass might (not into transparent glass myself) Here’s an example of what I’m considering: link to ferguson

Hello

I was trying to keep one wall clearish of upper cabinets, but want at least one near the dishwasher for glass storage. Seems like the conventional wisdom is to have equal spacing from object to window in either side. Will I regret breaking this rule? It would be about 23 inches on one side and 35 on the other. And while I’m posting, lmk if you have opinions on hutch style vs. normal upper in the corner there. It’s a loss of about 4 sq ft of counter space to go hutch style. The extra counter space would be nice and I’d add an 8in rounded open shelf in the end of the upper to ease that sharp corner (making the spacing 15 and 35), but I was thinking the hutch style makes it less weird to have uneven spacing, since it’s more furniture like. White box on the wall is scone placement and water kettle and bean grinder on the counter lol. Ty as always for your help!