Hi Virtual Designer...To find Angela...Did you try clicking on YOUR HOUZZ and find/click on your discussions/comments? You should be able to back track to that thread. Good luck!

U-shaped kitchen in the house we bought had corner drawers in one corner and a blind (useless) corner on the other side. We got rid of both corners. The kitchen is now a straight line and an island, open at both ends, with a third bench with drawers under along the window wall. No corners, and no obstacles to block traffic between the kitchen, butler's pantry and the veranda where we eat most of our meals. Much more practical. I hated being trapped in the U-shaped kitchen and having to walk in big circles around the bench to get out to the dining areas.

We have dulux whisper white cabinetry and it is lovely soft/warm but I made mistake of using non-tinted ceiling paint and even with bulkhead divide it looks too stark white (or makes cabinetry look too creamy). Since I can't change the cabinetry, I think I will eventually go over ceiling with 1/4 tint whisper white.

Thanks heaps Lesley. We ended up choosing timeless grey as the main render and sticking with all our previous choices. We found a house being built in it literally a few streets away so have seen it in all lights and weather conditions and feel it will look good. Fingers crossed!!