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Reply to: I believe these are Yeon pendants from Rejuvenation: https://www.rejuvenation.com/catalog/products/yeon-14-globe-pendant

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Reply to: Agree with dminick! Cooktop on the island allows me to be included in family/friend chat as I prepare dinner and I can hide dirty dishes/pots in my large farmhouse sink out of sight. We have a 5 burner gas cooktop and in 20 years I've never had a problem with safety issues even with grandkids on or around the island. Also, we did NOT put in any kind of venting. Check code for your city, but if you have enough open square footage in the area (and don't cook a lot of greasy spatter things) you don't need one. Inspectors rarely check for that anyway. Hanging vents can be beautiful but block window views and don't allow for nice lighting fixtures. Pop up vents are not an answer for me - I would never have the vent up while I'm trying to chat with people and hate trying to talk over the noise of a fan. I always do buffet on my island and often guests just walk around the island and get some of the hot items from the cooktop area (burners off.) Big drawer under the cooktop for storing pans. The middle drawer is the spice rack. I spent a lot of time designing my kitchen and it was worth it! If you have space for a big island - do it!

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Reply to: Lee Negri - we just recently converted our 10x10 u shape kitchen and added a peninsula - our back wall is almost identical to the op's original drawing. We didn't have as much space so we opted for a peninsula rather than an island but I thought I would post pictures for you to see. We love it! I love not having corner cabinets and having an open prep space - even though it is compact! Good luck with your Reno! Last picture is the before shot!

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Reply to: I have a small kitchen - it's a galley with an 8' run of counters but no uppers on a portion of the counter. However, since the wall of my dining area runs along the same wall as my kitchen, I effectively extended my kitchen storage by adding cabinets to that wall which are designed to look more like a classic hutch/buffet. I opted for a Bosch side opening wall oven with a microwave drawer below. This provided me with the ergonomic benefits of a side opening wall oven as well as having the microwave off the counter and yet still ergonomically functional. I had almost NO counter space prior to my remodel - your island provides you with a lot of counter space. It looks like your design plan includes a double bowl sink. I would ditch that and get a large single bowl sink with a ledge which effectively expands your counter space. In my small kitchen I got a 36" sink with a cutting board and drain board that fit in the ledge. Therefore my sink has become a very functional counter for prep - drying dishes if I hand wash. It's actually more functional than a regular counter would be because all the detritus of prepping and/or thawing is contained right above the sink so the counter never has to deal with dirt or chicken juice or whatever. The pros of a wall oven are obvious since it is far more comfortable to use than below the counter oven. The cons are that you lose some storage and some counter versus a contained stove; the cost of the cooktop and wall oven are generally more than a comparable stove would be; the cabinets would be a bit more expensive since the stove replaces cabinets versus needing a cabinet to hold the cooktop and a tall cabinet for the wall oven is probably more expensive than a more standard lower and upper in that space. I don't know what my cost differential would be because my bid was for building the cabinetry to my exact specifications and I didn't get pricing for each cabinet. Regarding storage, you will have storage below the cooktop - I have two drawers as well as in the tall cabinet housing the wall oven since I have drawers below and a combination of "tray" storage and another storage component above the wall oven.

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Reply to: Hi Tasha, I purchased the cabinet hardware at FORGE HARDWARE STUDIO.

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Reply to: It is Mannington Commercial Vivendi Collection - Woven VIV124 Suma. Thanks for asking - it is a great wearing floor with a fabric-like texture.

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Reply to: Hi! The cabinets and trim are Benjamin Moore White Dove. The ceiling color is Ben Moore Decorator's White. Glad you liked it!

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Reply to: The hood is by Vent a Hood. Yes it is a Sharp Microwave Drawer.

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Reply to: Hi Amanda, The walls are Ben Moore Dove Wing and the cabinets are Ben Moore Greystone. Thanks!

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Reply to: Here was our Ikea cabinets - we added diy custom crown to finish up to the ceilings. Our house was built in the 50s and we had very irregular ceilings and it worked out great once the crown was up.

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