If you want several more opinions, please post some pictures ;-) Where do you live? What kind of grass do you have? How are you watering (how often and for how long)? When were the last two times you fertilized and what did you use? Does your lawn service fertilize for you? Do you know if they use a liquid or a granular fertilizer?

Recessing the tower is an interesting idea. Is this on an inside wall or outside wall of your house? You probably don't want to recess it if this is on an outside wall. Or, as you suggest, eliminate the tower entirely if you want a more open feel to the space. You can probably move your sinks a few inches without any plumbing complications, if you decide that's what you want to do. The water supply lines get connected to the faucet(s) with flexible pipe, so moving a few inches off-center is no big deal. The sink drain tailpipe also doesn't have to be aligned directly with the drain outlet in your wall; the connecting pipe can be angled. The bigger question to me is what sinks you're planning. With a 27" vanity, you may be limiting yourself to fairly small sinks. If that suits what you have in mind, it's no problem; if you haven't chosen sinks yet, you may want to look at sinks now to make sure you'll be happy with a sink small enough to fit in the space you have available. If you're satisfied that the 27" vanities give you enough sink space, I certainly agree that the wider 21" middle cabinet would give you much more usable space than the 15" unit you were originally planning. One thing you might want to do is to make a life-size mock-up of your countertop (from the side of a large cardboard box, or a roll of kraft paper or gift wrap or something). The reason I suggest this is that in the 27-21-27 configuration, your sinks will be pretty close to the walls on both sides, with a lot of space between them. (Let's say you get sinks which are, for the sake of easy math here, 17" wide. That means you'll have 5" from the wall to the side of the sink on both sides, and 31" between the sinks in the middle. It is all properly symmetrical, but it may feel off-balance. Or, you may love all that open space in the middle. This is a case of judgment and what feels right to you, not something that's right or wrong. But it's definitely worth visualizing before you commit one way or the other. -- Eric

Just an opinion...I'd paint the vertical sides of the tray with the Wheat Grass and the horizontal (ceiling) parts of the tray with white.

Well, I think it is sad that the world has come to this. All because of a bunch of ignornant people (nobody here) getting a breed they dont know a lick about, and dont give them what they need. I know Germany has a ban on many dog breeds including Dobies and German Shepherds...Sad, sad, sad. I know of incredibly responsible owers of dogs which are under the bully breeds and their dogs could not be more gentle and well behaved, and yet I know of dog owners who hae under 30 pound breeds (mostly accepted here in the apartment world) which are out of control yappy and aggressive towards any other animal or person. I know of a person who takes pitts out of the ring and works them into search and rescue dogs - this takes a tremendous amount of energy and dedication, and those dogs never go back to being aggressive towards anyone because they are now in the right environment with jobs to do and people to save. I had a heck of a time getting an apartment for my mastiff mix, i had to include a tremendous amount of paperwork including refs from my local humane society's behaviorist, It may be this is out of the managers hands due to insurance regluations. Tho I would ask if she might be willing to work with you on this. If so, I suggest your take your dog into a behaviorist to get it evaluated, and have the behaviorist write the management a letter. You never know what might work. I do think it is a shame there are biases towards these dogs, I also undrestand peoples concern. I know for a fact that many people in southern California bought bully breeds when the Night Stalker was on the prowl, they wanted cheap 24 hour protection - when the guy was caught, alot of people just opened up the gates to their yards and let their dogs (many with behavioral problems) go out to live for themselves in the street. I relaize this is a huge problem, but I fear for the future of these breeds deemed dangerous because they are not brought up in an environment where they get what they need. Any dog can turn viscious in an unhealthy environment or due to health problems...I dont like debating thsi because so many people are so passionate about this - for and against. I wish you luck in your search for a resolution with your dogs, and hope you can find someone or some place willing to work with you. Personally I think every dog should be evaluated on its personality, not its breed.