My ideas
We don't mind the shelving between the upper cabinets on the side unit and the hanging stem ware we have enough that that would not be a bad thing only thing is that the uppers are being thought to be glass. Not keen on the wine storage below would prefer cupboards to store other set of dishes. We would then look at large family photo above the piano
Back entrance way could look at combining a bench and shoe rack combination a wooden top rather than cushions and a look at putting shelving in if possible would create even more room for us and ability to drop groceries or the like on the bench while coming into the house from the garage.
Maybe a concept to remember for the back landing
no matter what we do we need to look at building some folding counter space and a sink in the laundry room,
We might want to look at how we could save space in the laundry room when we look at eliminating the wall around the furnace and connecting the washer to the stack in a more efficient manner.
Diane likes the color...even though it is grey green!! I like the idea of connecting the top units with the bottom by possibly adding the wood backsplash or something that ties it to the rest of the renos
Q