Hi Bill,

   Thank you for your ideas and support, sorry it tooka wahile for me to get
thru the 800 emails that piled up as I am in and out of the office now. I
had the cabinet people at both - Lowes and Home Depot help with the design
as well as getting ideas from site Carla suggested!!

                                    Trisha


> I think you are being very practical.  You and your daughter need an
> accessible kitchen. You might find it to your advantage to consult a
> professional interior designer and discuss with her or him your plans.
> As yours and Amber's needs take priority, get as much professional advice
> as possible.  A good interior designer would take into account yours and
> Amber's needs.  If any of your relatives possess a talent for interior
> design, so much the better.  In any case, a good design consultant should
> be sensitive to special needs.
>
> Bill
> On Tue, 15 Oct 2002 10:39:44 -0400 Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]>
> writes:
> >Greetings All,
> >
> >     I am in the process of redesigning the kitchen. Yesterday, they
> >tore
> >out the cabinets and walls - after they tore out the hanging cabinets
> >I
> >thought the kitchen looked much larger and more airy. I am considering
> >-
> >especially as I am only 4'' 10' and  not that mobile, and barely able
> >to
> >lift my right arm up very high to reach - that perhaps just base
> >cabinets
> >all around might be nice, with maybe just one wall cabinet. I could
> >use some
> >input as to whether you think this would be practical? Do you think it
> >would
> >make the house harder to sell?  While this would make the kitchen
> >easier for
> >Amber in the long run and I - do you think it would practical for
> >others? Of
> >course cost will and the insurnace company have some say - but I want
> >to
> >draft it out and present it. Thoughts? Am I being totally stupid?
> >
> >
> >Trisha
> >
>
>
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