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Oh, I should have made it explicit, but the unspoken assumption in this post is that of course the dishwasher is already full! :) I wanted a second dishwasher sooo bad. It seems like such an indulgence, but it would always be busy in our kitchen!

@faisane that quantity of graham crackers is about 20 ounces, or 560 grams. But I think that the weight isn't as helpful -- what you're really looking for is an equivalent surface area, since you're building full layers out of the crackers or cookies.

As far as graham cracker substitutes go, digestive biscuits are great, as is any other slightly sweet, nutty or whole grain cookie or cracker, as long as it is very crisp and dry. (I've been meaning to make up a no-bake dessert with McVitie's!)

@Island Girl so, either one will work just fine. Heavy cream, whipping cream, and, usually, light cream, are interchangeable for whipped cream desserts like these. The only reason I look for "heavy" cream as opposed to "whipping" cream is that whipping cream usually has more additives and stabilizers.

@waii, yes, we used a mix of regular base cabinets and the shallow 12-inch deep cabinets which can be mounted on the floor or the wall. So the island is about 36 inches wide.

The beverage containers are these ones, from World Market. They were great.

And yes, there was a light lemon dressing on the slaw in the salad cups. I'll run them as a recipe soon - I just want to retest them first.

@popop wow!! I love all your notes! Thank you so much for sharing so much of your kitchen - I'd love to see photos when your new one is done!

A couple things: If we had had a little more space and money I would have also done a side-by-side fridge/freezer. I think I looked at those Whirlpools! But I would have lost a lot of pantry space and we just didn't have the spare $$.

And on the faucet, I don't love mine either! It's a Hansgrohe, pretty reasonably priced ($200) without a pull-down. My husband does most of the dishes and he doesn't really like the pull-downs. But I just don't like the faucet; it is too high and shallow in its arch, and splatters a ton. I feel like I haven't read good guidance on matching faucets to sinks, so I'd love any insight you have on your next faucet. It's the most used thing in the kitchen, right? So important...

@lanster13 thank you! They're just the ones IKEA makes to go in their pull-outs. I'd love to have taller ones (when recipe testing sometimes I feel like I take the recycling out twice a day!) but they're mostly very good.

@Kpies sure! I added a photo of the storage in the slideshow in the middle of the post, too.

@KpieS those are actually just the IKEA kitchen drawer dividers.

On the island, yes, we opted to not do a bar and seating area. Partly for space, and partly because the table is right there. People usually lounge around the table - it's comfortable to sit there and talk to someone doing dishes or cooking.

Thanks everyone - you're so sweet! @Maggie I added a note about the table in the resources - it's from Lorimer Workshop.

The whole space is definitely still in progress. I would love a comfy chair too, and we're still mulling over window treatments. I'd love to have no curtains - love that clean look - but it's not terribly practical. :)