Oakley Home Builders Thanks for your question. Our homeowner relays that they are from Z Gallerie but are approximately 7-8 years old.

Buechel Stone Corp This is nice, you could get this look with Fond du Lac Woodlake Blend.
http://www.buechelstone.com/shoppingcart/products/Fond-du-Lac-Woodlake-Blend.html

Oakley Home Builders This is a natural stone and we buy all of our stone from a local stone company in Downers Grove, Illinois.

Trish Kinsella Brushed Aluminum - Benjamin Moore

Oakley Home Builders Actually the paint color is Point Pleasant by Benjamin Moore

alwaysdesigning I would furr down the cabinet walls from the ceiling so the cabinets do not go up that high; furr down so the cabinets are at a reasonable height

lucindalane I think this depends on what your needs are in the kitchen. Would cabinets that high be convenient? My mom has ten foot ceilings in her house, and a carpenter friend did what alwaysdesigning suggested, I believe, and built the wall out from the existing one and down to the height of the cabinet. However, if you don't mind some space above your cabinets, you could always decorate it, or use it to store items that are attractive enough to serve as decoration in the kitchen. It would all depend on what your personal style is. If you like a sleek style, then you might want to take the cabinets up to the ceiling, or fill in the space by "bumping out" the existing wall over the cabinets as suggested. If your style is the kind where you like to fill empty spaces with interesting things, then the open style could be the way to go. If you didn't want tall cabinets, but these other things don't appeal to you either, you could opt to paint the kitchen as dark a color as your personal style would dictate to de-emphasize the height above the cabinets.

Emily Hurley Hi Nancy, That sounds like a great design dilemma. You should post it as a discussion and attach photos of the rooms you need help with here: http://houzz.com/discussions

Oakley Home Builders This furniture is from Restoration Hardware-but we believe that Emily has a great suggestion. If your have other design questions Our iPad app answers them and so much more. Give it a look! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oakley-home-builders/id561468948?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

The Shabby Nest Valspar's Summer Eclipse is a similar color.

Oakley Home Builders Our iPad app answers this question and so much more! Give it a look! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oakley-home-builders/id561468948?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Oakley Home Builders Thanks! The coffee table is from Restoration Hardware.

Trish Kinsella Restoration Hardware

TanCalGal I would not block windows, either. Have you looked into RF (radio frequency) and IR ( infrared)? Apparently you can keep everything in a neighboring room closet.
http://www.smarthome.com/8045I/NextGen-IR-to-RF-to-IR-Remote-Control-Range-Extender-Kit-433-MHz/p.aspx

Media Decor Strongly suggest you contact a local Audio Video company to set this up.

Media Decor Basically a recess is cut into the stone (hire stonemason) if it has already been done. It is messy, but not a big deal.

If the purpose is to recess a TV, have the cutout made about 1-2" larger than TV. Have a .5-.75" box built of ply and insert into recess. The TV should be slightly proud of the stone. Finish it off with a picture frame about 3-5" wide to conceal the cutout.

Trish Kinsella Room and Board

Oakley Home Builders Actually the sofas are from Restoration Hardware ... they are the Belgian Track Arm.

Oakley Home Builders It's the Navy Star Wool Hooked Rug from Dash and Albert