WOW, what a difference. You really added some life to your old kitchen. It is a beutiful updated space now with all your new appliances, granite backsplash, hardware, etc. Everything works so well together. CONGRATULATIONS, well done. Enjoy!!!!

beautiful.
I love how you can see the reflection of that gorgeous faucet in the granite :)

What a big improvement! Glad to see you didn't need to replace your cabinets- (first thing going through my mind in your before photos- was what nice cabinets AND hardware!)You did a nice job coordinating your backsplash with cabinets and counter!

Beautiful job! You've made the most of the existing space and have a wonderful new kitchen. I know you'll enjoy it.

Thanks guys, I love my kitchen and actually enjoy keeping it clean and clutter free!

Still looking for the perfect granite cleaner though, any suggestions?

Christy

The granite you chose really sets off the cabinets well. Nice work!

Very nice transformation! Love your granite with your cab color!

To answer your cleaning question, I use SCI (Stone Care International) Clean Encounters spray with a microfiber cloth. Sometimes I'll just use a hot, wet micro fiber, but it's just as easy to spritz with the cleaner and wipe. Some BB&B's carry the SCI spray which means you can get it using a 20% coupon to buy it!

Oh cburch, I can see why you are so excited. Your kitchen is fabulous! I love before and after pictures.

Nice job on the flooring transition. You have an eye for the details.

Really, REALLY pretty! It's very nice. your cabinet color looks richer with the new granite and backsplash. I love the floor and the insets in the backsplash!

Emmie

Great job. I was so glad to read you kept your cabinets because I like them too and they look like they were/are in great shape.

I like your floor & backsplash detail, faucet & appliance choices too!

Here's another picture of the 98% finished kitchen.

Congratulations! It is a beautiful kitchen, I'm glad you kept your cabinets, they are beautiful. Excellent choices in the granite, backsplash and flooring, it all it beautifully coordinated. I love the tile inserts! It really brings everything together. With your new appliances and sink/faucet it looks like a designer kitchen. Great job!

Thanks everyone. DH actually picked the granite but only with the promise of under cabinet lighting, which I LOVE. He worked really hard getting it wired just the way I wanted it. I can't really take all the credit for the tile choices. I took a piece of the granite, a cabinet door and an idea to DalTile in town and the lady who works the showroom, along with a interior decorator who happend in helped a lot. I knew I wanted to down play the green coloring in the verde butterfly and up play the golds in it so she help pick that, but she thought we should use a long accent piece. We picked the flooring based on something netural, but would go well with the cabinets and not compete with the granite. We decided on the floral dots to help bring a bit of dark to the floor. As the process went a long, the accent piece for the backsplash got changed because of budgeting. It was about $20.00 per 5x12 piece ... a little too much for me. The dots were a little cheaper and helped coordinate the floor and backsplash a little more.

The whole process was fun in a stressful sort of way. The part I stressed about the most was picking the granite, since it's such a focus point and I knew we would be living with it for a long time. DH walked in the granite warehouse and narrowed it down within 30 min. The Verde Butterfly and a Uba Tuba. I really wanted something that wasn't used a lot, but they just happen to look best with the cabinets and DH didn't want a lot of movement, so Verde Butterfly was the perfect compromise.

I will miss this process thats been a huge part of my life for the past 3 1/2 months. While doing this kitchen remodel, we decided to update our hall bathroom also and paint our master bedroom. Next is to finish our partial finished basement and eventually work on our master bath, which may entail tearing out a bath/shower insert and replacing with just a tiled shower ..... not sure about that whole job yet! I guess it's time to move on to other forums!! (nahhh, not yet - :)!)

Christy

Very nice job! BTW, I use Method granite cleaner from Target. It comes in wipes or a spray bottle. I use the spray.