Quickly, I love (really love) your vision.

1) Get the IKEA door. You can remove the interior panel and have your local glass shop put in any sort of glass (patterned, clear, etc.) your heart desires. You are NOT restricted to IKEA's choices.

2) What about a stainless apron front sink? You get the traditional shape but with a more modern, "industrial" material. ???

3) Your backsplash can wait. Let all the other pieces come together, and then trust your eye about what else your kitchen needs.

Can't wait to watch your kitchen come together!

I have always loved this kitchen. It is modern yet has traditional touches.

Here is a link that might be useful: White Ikea kitchen

Here's a Lidingo kitchen with some modern elements. With Lidingo, I think a curved hood like this might look better than a flat hood-- it's softer.

Here is a link that might be useful: Lidingo kitchen

Thank you, rmkitchen! About the glass door, can the white panel be taken off too? I mean the grid which divide the glass into 6 little squares?? If this can be done, that will be great, one big problem solved! I was thinking about stainless apron front sink, but it will be next to a stainless front DW, will this be too much stainless? Should I get a white DW? Though, I'd love to keep all the applance the same color. I guess the backsplash can wait, though it would be nice to have some ideas. :))
Thank you, caligal, for the pictures, LOVE that kitchen, wish could copy it, but it's a bit too modern for my house. :(

I wouldn't just assume that you can remove the center panel to insert glass. I happen to have a Lidingo door right here, and it is *not* traditional frame-and-panel construction. The back is entirely smooth. Maybe the door started life as a thick panel and was routed to create the door design?

I'm not sure whether you can remove the panel from a Lidingo glass door, though. Maybe so.

Good luck - it sounds nice!

Mandy, if you want a frosted glass upper, use the Avsikt door. It has an aluminum edge, though.

I don't think the glass or the mullions can be removed from Ikea doors.

I am getting a Ticor zero-radius sink for my kitchen. We had it in our other house and it was really great. galaxytoolsupply carries them.

Ooh...I love that Lidi white kitchen morton5 posted. Simple, clean, and modern, but with touches of warmth from the floor...and I like the mullions, too!

Chris

mandy1360 - check these out. I'm also considering the Lidingo cabinets. This is the display at my local Ikea, with modern hood and the glass cabs on the side:

Check out zipdee's kitchen. Traditional and modern. White cabs, stainless counters. Gorgeous.