I looooove our electrician!

We met with our electrician for the first time today.  I guess I was a little surprised when I found out that this was not the guy who kind of has a monopoly on all electrical work in our town, but instead, someone recommended to us by Mr. B.  The "town electrician," turns out to be good at his job, but not very reliable.  He has forced building sites to stop for days while the builders had to wait for electrical work.  Mr. B has worked with this electrician, Mr. Kübler, on a couple of projects, and Mr. B has been really impressed by not only his work, but by his affordability. 
 I didn't realize Mr. Kübler would be at our new house before 4, so I arrived about 15 minutes after he arrived, but at least Joern was there and able to start talking with him.  When I arrived, Mr. Kübler introduced himself, and then said that he and Joern were just talking about smoke detectors and security systems.  As any proud, flag-waving American, smoke detectors were a non-negotiable to me in our new house, and I have been having major discussions with Joern for years about how I would want a security system for our house as well.  He explained that for most of his customers, these are hard-sells for him, I told him my American opinions on both, which made him very happy.
Here is a bullet-list of everything we discussed:
-we will have a 400 watt outlet in Joern's garage, as we will need it to power the pump for the cistern, as well as the need to power Joern's power tools in the future.
-the circuit-breaker box will be located in the entryway along the staircase, an electrician's dream
- we discussed making a "lichtdecke" or illunated ceiling.  This will give us maximum light in our cellar space
  without compromising the terrace.
-we spent a long time discussing the TV, and Mr. Kübler had a fantastic idea!  He worked in a house where
  the fireplace constructor built a special insulated niche for the TV.  We're definately looking into this solution!
-3 pendant lights above the island in the kitchen
-on the top floor, we discussed further recessed lighting in the walk-in closet and the bathroom.
-the suggestion of illuminating a small section of the ceiling in the Master shower with LED lights, this would not only illuminate the shower, but would allow us to put in any type of shower-head, including a rain-shower.
-running LED lights along the top of the staircase
-the alarm will have sensors on all windows that can be accessed from the ground, a motion sensor in the cellar, and a video-speaker system at the door with a recorder
but, by far, the coolest idea:

- put a double 110-volt plug in the kitchen!!   This means I have a dual-voltage kitchen!  I can run all my US appliances in my kitchen without my dumb, boxy, heavy transformer!  I could have cried, or kissed Mr. Kübler, or maybe both!

Well, that's about all with electrics.  Pretty exciting. 

Here's a currrent view of the house, they're preparing the molds for the garage walls!