I opted to not go with the taller
cabinets for the additional cost and I
have no regrets there.
While I am very happy with the large
walk-in pantry, not so much with
the wired shelving throughout the
house. Small items in the pantry fall
through the openings and overall
I just don't like the look of it. But
honestly, I can't complain about the
abundance of space and it's so nice
to have built up a little reserve of
peanut butter for a rainy day.
One of the biggest changes that
I made in the kitchen after the
purchase was the addition of the
wooden chandeliers over the island.
While the can lighting that the
builders installed has no rhyme
or reason in the placement, the
chandeliers act as an anchor and
pull the space together, the crazy
placement of the can lighting is now
almost invisible to me.
BUT IS IT REALLY A BARN
DOOR OR JUST A DOOR
ON RAILS?
When I visited the Lakeview model
another bucket list item was
presented to me—a barn door! Oh,
how I have longed for a barn door.
When I visited the home during
construction I noticed that they had
framed in the master bathroom for
a regular door. I called right away
and pointed this out, they VERY