Julie & Tate
Love the light/neutral backsplash that has some interesting visual texture. Love the general whiteness of the kitchen but with a splash of dark/neutral color in the island. Like the shaker style cabinets but do not like the more ornate cabinets that have a pattern on the glass door. Like that the cabinets go all the way up to some crown molding that connects to the ceiling, but don't actually like the crown molding at the top; would prefer a simpler drywall finish to connect the cabinets to the ceiling, I think.
Hopefully we wouldn't need a wall this big in our back yard but this shows something like what I envision in our backyard - a patio at the same level (ish) as the first floor, and the yard is elevated just past the patio boundary.
Q