I have a "floating island" . Ours is granite but we seriously looked into doing glass and Duncan Glass was one of the companies we looked at even though we are in the Midwest. They have a great reputation but after much soul searching and figuring out how the bar would be used and by whom, we elected to go with granite.

Our supports were made by a steel fabricator in Indiana who had worked with the granite company before. They were custom made to the granite fabricators specs but with our design.

We are very happy with how it all turned out and that counter is rock solid, excuse the pun :)

Thanks for the photo of your kitchen--love the granite floating island and ADORE your pulls (Soko studios I presume!) Your kitchen is lovely and memorable--the checkerboard pattern is incredibly clever

Glad to see the floating Granite island as I am seriously contemplating that option. It seems rather bothersome and maybe even a bit risky to construct a template myself for the glass. Plus, I think our floating island will get some heavy use!

Ours gets lots of heavy use and that was the main reason we ended up nixing the glass. We just couldn't take a chance it would end up shattering and both Duncan and a local fabricator advised against it in our situation.

As for the template, I drew it myself (with a bit of professional help). I knew the shape I wanted more or less and the fabricator brought over a few rolls of template paper and he and I just went for it. Once we had the rough shape, he suggested rounding out some areas more, changing the shape of the corners, etc and we both think it came out superbly.

Good eye,madster, that pull is from the Soko studio and I love it. It was one of the design elements we started with, that and the checkerboard, and everyone comments on him. I've seen total prudes caress that necked butt. :)

Hi madster,

Unfortunately, I can't recommend a fabricator in your area, however, here's a photo from the fabricator we plan to use (GA) that could possibly be helpful in giving you an idea of shape, etc. if you decide to go with the glass. Were you planning on using regular glass or crackled glass? I think the crackled glass will be more durable and less likely to break, but the drawback is the price - it's not inexpensive by any means! We've debated actually including it in the design many times for that reason and currently are planning to, but that could change I suppose! We didn't find many fabricators that deal with the crackled glass, but found this one just by doing an internet search. The photo below is fairly close to what we'd like for ours. I'm not sure I'd want it if it would be used on a daily basis or if I had kids - granite might be more practical. I simply like the look of it as an accent and something a bit different, and it will primarily be used when entertaining most likely.

Here is a link that might be useful: Advanced Glass Designs