So, for those of you that have redone your kitchens, here's what I'm looking for input on
1. What do you wish you'd put in and didn't for whatever reason
- We should have run an air duct to the back part of the kitchen. The kitchen is the width of the house - but the back half used to be a porch, so there's no heat/a.c. We should have found a way to run a duct under the island to get something to the back half, as it's always cold in the winter, warm in the summer in the kitchen. (New windows will help, but we are waiting to put a deck on the back of the house for those to be replaced. We need to find a money-tree first.

2. What did you put in that seemed like a good idea at the time, but you don't love for whatever reason
- I can't think of anything. Maybe having the flooring put in on a diagonal, instead of straight. The flooring folks recommended it because the walls really aren't true, but we have some angles on the cabinets and counter tops, and the lines don't match. It's a minor thing, but I notice it.

3. Countertops - what do you have, do you love it/hate it/too much maintenance etc
- Granite. Love it. Costly, maybe bad for the environment, but super easy to deal with and looks fab.

4. biggest waste of $$
- appliances with cabinet covering (fridge and dishwasher). I suppose we could have just had a standard face to them, rather than "hidden". Not huge waste of money, but an unnecessary extravagance.

5. best $$ spent
- The whole job. The kitchen works better. I love the second sink we put in, and I love that they are recessed. You can just wipe stuff right into it. No fuss.