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 > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.