What height is your kitchen counter and how tall are you?

[malkin]

...At the moment we don't even have any lighting in the kitchen. It disappeared when we tore down a wall...

Oopsie.
We tore out cabinets and discovered that there was no wall behind them!

[lph]

Thanks, lots of good tips here. We've made a rough plan of what goes where, and need to go finetune it now :-)

[ny biker]

I just measured. My base cabinets are 88 cm high, just over 90 cm total height when you add in the counter. My counters not granite; they are "Eco" by Cosentino, which is a manufactured solid-surface counter made with recycled materials.