Kitchen progress?

Best Appliance in S. Glens Falls June 12 -- with help from Rick (cabinets) and Matt (appliances), I sorted through a lot of info.
Here's what I considered -- and would like to hear your opinion

CABINETRY by Kraftmaid-- cherry wood has some grain; oak has more grain. Each can be stained to color similar to 7423 color - those cabinets are cherry I believe. Options on table - pretty correct ---

Cherry wood -- Lyndale door style -- honey spice or autumn blush stain (colors do NOT show well on internet.
Oak wood -- Morristown style comes with wooden inset pegs in corner (rustic?) - finish autumn blush
Melrose with 1/4 sawn wood -- herringbone look - too grainy?

we can order 2 doors of our 2 first choices and see what it really looks like
Maple wood - I felt it did not have enough grain for character

Choice of specific cabinets & inserts wait for design completion - all ideas welcome

COUNTERTOPS - difficult to decide. Trying to go low maintenance, good look.. I'm pleased with 7721 new countertop, but that's a different story
Granite and Quartz expensive and need maintenance - somewhat porous

Corian - can build in back cove - backsplash. Do not want it to look like an office bathroom.

EOS - new product, similar but supposedly better than Corian. check www.eos.com
for general coloer consideration -- something whit-ish. Mid color like piedmont or bay sand OR something darker like MONTAUK. If the kitchen has a lot of light and is part of the general livingspace - does that effect counter color??


APPLIANCES - mostly GE, highly rated, brushed stainless fronts will look the same, high rating by Consumer Reports. 3 levels of GE - probably will go for Profile, middle level. Appliances are costly. Can see on www.geappliances.com
36" or 30" gas cooktop - depending on space
30" or 27" wall oven -- can go below cooktop depending on space. Want to try for 30"

Counter-depth refrigerator - about 21 cubic foot
one door PDCS1NBWSS or 2 French doors so swing only takes up half the space. Not a side-by-side. Model PFCS1NJWSS is 2 doors

DISHWASHER - Bosch or Kitchenaid like we have in 7721

COMPACTOR - GE only makes one. Has a foot pedal.

WASHINGMACHINE AND DRYER -- GE frontload washer and frontload dryer. Large capacity - can have 13" platform. White.

Thanks for any thoughts, comments, etc.