Be wary of cabinet/drawer inserts. I looked at them when deciding on cabinetry. Some cause too much lost space. Plus, very often one can buy quality organizers much more cheaply. I’ll admit I have a free (with x $ purchase) plastic silverware insert I took apart and use in a large drawer- the drawer I use for silverware is in the island and only 18" deep (a 3’ x 4’ one made up of 4 cabinets to get the same countertop as the old one, plenty of space around it, btw)- I put my old silverware organizer sideways in it.
Doschicos, it’s a French door, with 2 drawers on the bottom. I don’t know how much better than a typical 3 door French fridge, just easier to organize food in the freezer.
@coralbrook it is a very unusual community, and not typical. There are a only few in the Atlanta area. Another one is Serenbe:
http://serenberealestate.com/properties/19-swann-wynd-1
The kitchen in that one has my favorite layout of a huge island (with four chairs) and the rest of the kitchen wrapping around it.
The rest of the metro atlanta area is tract home/McMansion hell, with a few older exceptions like Ansley Park and a few spots around Emory.
i like the bookshelf nook under the stairs.
I am trying to embrace “gray” for my kitchen walls…to the tune of 17 sample cans of paint. I just cannot do it. I was at a model home last weekend and was discussing the gray fad with the realtor. She said that gray is still popular, but is now morphing into more of a beige. It is a browner/warmer gray being referred to as greige.
Neighbor had a real estate agent over recently and told her to paint her woodwork white. She said they would not paint and the agent told her to at least have a card and quote from a reputable painter so potential buyers could see what they were getting into. Seriously…not everyone wants white cabs. We are talking about gorgeous solid wood light maple in fabulous condition.
IMO, what that agent recommended doing to solid wood maple cabs is pure sacrilege! 
No, not everyone will love white kitchens.
I’d rather get credit to paint or replace carpeting
Benjamin Moore stores have a display of winning colors for each year. In 2015. A GreIGE was top winner, followed by a blue/gray. My g/f was painting her office and used the greIGe. Looks great.
I like white cabinets, but I don’t think I’d paint over solid maple!
@kajon Benjamin Moore has 5" x 8" color chips so you can narrow the colors down before you buy 17 sample cans.
I don’t care if someone bought my home and painted my beautiful solid natural maple cabinets because I wouldn’t be living here anymore!
I find gray to be cold and dreary and I expect in 10 years or so all those gray kitchens and baths are going to look dated.
I get so tired of buyers on home shows complaining about how dated a house is. Duh- whatever is great now will eventually be dated. Buyers also want “character” et al. I will never figure out how a house morphs from being dated to being vintage et al.
I also find most grays depressing. We had a warm gray for bathroom tubs and toilets in the old house- but not on walls et al. The next owner can get rid of our 4 years old by now blues, greens and beiges on walls. Who knows what will be in style years from now when we sell. I also find white can be cold- especially when paired with grays and blacks. I like color.
True- you have to let go and not care what happens to your former home, now the house you sell. Their taste is their problem, not yours. My niece painted her woodwork white and is choosing it in her new build. I like woods but now I’m in Florida where white baseboards and nothing around the windows plus stucco is a totally different look.
“I will never figure out how a house morphs from being dated to being vintage et al.”
That’s why I think true classic styles will have staying power. A true craftsman style staying loyal to its roots in a craftsman home or the classic white kitchen with high quality cabinets and natural stone or butcher block counter tops just to name two styles. It might not appeal to everyone and it might not be “on trend” at a given point in time but it will remain classic.
Same with paint. If you live in a coastal community, for example, I think the right shades of blues and greens will often look good. Paint is easy to change, though.
I think there are some classics that shouldn’t be meddled with. If you really don’t want to live with some feature of an historic house, especially, just move on.
I read an article years ago about a famous chef purchasing and gutting a pristine 18th century house in, I think, Lexington or Concord, in order to make the interior starkly modern, which they also extended out the back.
I consider that to be cultural vandalism. Not the extending, the gutting of the original interior.
A friend of mine’s mother bought a remarkable Art Deco townhouse, and then ripped out the curving Art Deco staircase that was the focal point of the interior. She was beyond horrified.
You don’t have to like it. Just move on.