A new kitchen is on my short list right now. I have a nice 'footprint' as they say, but the cabinets look like every rental apartment I've ever lived in. The corner one, I practically have to climb into to get to the back of. They don't go to the ceiling - wasted space. UGH. My appliances were the original ones. Fridge went, so I replaced it. Now dishwasher is going. Stove is hideous so I'm thinking of going ahead and replacing both of them, and then may as well go with the over the stove microwave, to free up more counter space. If I thought my remodel would be totally rearranging the layout, I'd try and hold off. But it won't be.

But one thing I did recently was an Angie's List special where for $99 a local company comes in and helps you design the kitchen. You get a 3-D rendering of the new kitchen - cabinets, floors, counter tops, lighting. And no obligation to use the company to do the remodel. I would like the new kitchen to have some of the newer gadgety things to help me organize. Organized and me, seldom used in the same sentence.

So thanks for starting this thread. I'm enjoying the advice and feedback!