Another one that has one of those cool boards. I know you will love it Adele. I have a set of those cards too and just can't bring myself to use them either....I'm thinking framing and hanging in the kitchen. Enjoy it all! I'll be awaiting a recipe from the books too. Great package Ann! David

Challah is the gold standard for French toast! I'm sure that Ann's gorgeous loaves would be gone in a NY minute when my kids saw them! DH loves challah for french toast along with another favorite, the panetone from Whole Foods. Those sweeter, denser breads make an excellent base to soak up that eggy mix! Great job Ann! Would you please figure out a way to ship a batch down south? LOL!

Well, "life" happened and the kitchen took a back seat :(. It's always on my mid but did not get a chance to spend any quality time on it. Thank you jakuvall, for some reason I did not realize that 36X33 would have smaller suzan - duhhh - thank you for pointing it out. That now makes me think twice about doing 36X33 as I am "loosing" more space than I thought. westsider40 - I was looking at the rev-a-shelf but did not look closely at the measurements. I will double check to see how much space is inside the rails. I don't like that left corner so much that I am considering moving the window so I can have more usable cabinet sizes. As I have it now on the uppers, I do see how having skinny 9" (about) door as part of easy reach and than 12 inch door/cab might not be the best. And there is just no great solution for the bottom either. If I move the window about 10 inch to the right and make my cabs 13" deep since I think I can do maybe 26X26 easy reach than 15" cab and 29" cab on the other side of the window. I Than the bottom cabinets I think could be - 36X36 susan, 12" (pullout), 30" sink cab, 15" drawer. I have total of 119 inches on that wall but want to leave couple of inches (I think maybe I'll leave 3") between the cabinets and door molding. I will have to draw it out and see if i need to tweak the sizes as I am not that quick with math but it seems like maybe that would be a better solution? I will play around with couple layouts and see what makes more sense. Once I re-do my drawings, should I make a new post or continue this one - not sure what is more acceptable and easier or proper.

These aren't the best pics, I think my camera is winding down. This is on the sink side of the island, where I usually work. Just noticed the grunge underneath the top: The other side where the grandson often sits, complete with crumbs, greasy fingerprints, and an unnoticed piece of candy under the table. Gotta love 'em: I cleaned house for this shot (picked up candy): We converted a marble-topped dining table to an island, by adding blocks to raise the height, and a cabinet and shelves for storage. I had to trim the shelves to accommodate the swing of the stools. Since the table top is heavy, the table is stable, even with the stools attached, and doesn't need to be anchored to the floor. Old pic, before the stools were added, with the bench stowed under the counter: Here is a link that might be useful: marble table conversion--click on photos for text