OT, kitchen update, just for Scott Burr
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>The latest on our kitchen. I apologize for the strange colors - I took the picture quickly this morning before heading over to visit my aunt and uncle, and it wasn't yet light enough to use daylight.
Our old kitchen was kind of gloomy, so we made sure we had enough lighting in the remodel (the kitchen is "trapped" inside the house, with the only windows being way down at one end; though we are adding a solar tube skylight in the dark end). I think we may have gone overboard, as it's now bright enough to call down alien spacecraft, or perform microsurgery. Ironically, we find ourselves using the same light over the sink that was our main kitchen light before, but, between a brighter color scheme and more efficient lighting, it's a lot lighter than before.
Note the cabinet drawer and door handles - courtesy of Lee Valley, which produces some truly fine cabinet hardware, in addition to making the tools that are occasionally mentioned on this forum (no affiliation, just a satisfied customer).