I love the way your kitchen looks...especially the backsplash! I have a galley kitchen as well for years and I think you just gave me an idea of what to put on my wall! Anyhow, it turned out beautiful!

thank you, julie! i thought the rectangular tile shape worked with the rectangular shape of the galley. :) the guy at the tile store also though the bevel was a good complement to the shaker door style.

Love your kitchen! I am thinking of using Yellow River granite as well. Found slabs this weekend that were absolutely beautiful! At first I thought I wanted soapstone and/or a "quiet" granite. Of course the granite has lots of movement and it looks like some small veins of deep blue and purple in it along with some garnet. It was gorgeous!

I was thinking of going with a light maple or cherry cabinet, very plain so my granite would be the star. I noticed some fissures in the stone. Has that been a problem for you (if you have any)? Was your stone resined or just sealed?

I love the subway tiles you used. The whole kitchen looks great! You did a wonderful job on it.

thank you, must! granite was resined and sealed. i think this granite has the colors in it to work with both light maple or a browner cabinet. while i haven't noticed any visually,i have felt a couple of rough spots when i've been wiping the counters, which are probably fissures; haven't inspected them that closely.

Wow! You did a great job. My mom has a galley kitchen and you gave me all kinds of ideas.

I love white and bisque kitchens. Even though stainless steel is still popular, I just love seeing matching colored appliances.

Very pretty. rose

thank you, buddyrose. i see in the discussions forum you are doing a galley as well. i like ss, but i was afraid it would pull yopur eye to the appliances over everything else. i think it is a better fit in a white kitchen balanced with a darker counter than i have. look forward to seeing what you do. :)

we have the same stove! how funny is that.