Thank you all for the many very nice comments and to Regina and Apartment Therapy for the nice article and great photos. In response to some of the questions... Troops79 is right - If...

Thank you to all of you who posted such nice comments. Alas, we weren't finalists, but the nice things you've said make it easier to take! In response to some of your questions and comments:...

thanks eelmike!

We ordered the wine rack from a place called smarthome. there are many that are out there and 99% of them were out of our price range. this one fit what we wanted and we could afford it.

...... bathroom - we did design and make the cubbies in the bathroom. The original medicine cabinet was here so we had the depth within the wall for some storage, but just at this location. ...

Thank you to everyone that posted such complimentary notes. Hopefully, thanks to your votes we will be able to post more photos here soon. As to some of the comments: Sakura Tre...