Very pretty! Enjoy your new kitchen!

Il est beau ! Le bon travail !
:-)

btw, I'm also a francophile.

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Forgot to add: I really like your pendant lights. Can you give some details about them?

Beautiful! I love the contrasting backsplash. The whole space feels warm and inviting.

The lights are from Restoration Hardware-they don't currently have them for sale-but they take sell them and stop and start selling them again all the time! They are the ORB-their's looks almost black. Thanks

Love it! I really like the way that you balanced the warm, dark, and dramatic colors with the lighter colors to keep either from overwhelming each other. Granite picks up all colors and ties it all together. Enjoy!

Your kitchen looks beautiful. The granite is perfect ground for the rest of the kitchen.

Love your Delata Leland faucet :)

Gorgeous!! I Love your colors and particularly the distressed black! Magnificent!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

It's wonderful! love the whole decor!

It's so pretty and that island was a great change! It really gives the place a warm feeling. Wonderful job!

I love the contrast of your new dark island against the white cabinets! Great job:)

Oh, cpang, I really like what you have done! The Kohler farm house sink looks perfect and your granite is gorgeous. Aren't you glad all these decisions are done and you can simply enjoy your lovely kitchen?! How are you liking the KA range? It is on my short list.

Zoey-the range is wonderful! it works well, doesn't show finger prints too much (a plus since the kids are always watching things bake) and I love the lock out control.

Wow--you certainly know how to transform a blah kitchen into a showplace! Love the island. I see how you perfectly coordinated colors in your fabulous granite with the backsplash and your terrific accessories. Well done!

Wow! It's beautiful. Love the detail on the backsplash under the microwave.

Ooh--that's a neat looking kitchen--LOVE that noir travertine tile on your splash! So different and very stylish!

cpang, it's soooooo beautiful!! What is your wall paint color? Looks yummy, reminds me of butternut squash, and I adore the red window treatments that complement it so well. That's gorgeous fabric too. I never would've thought to do a black bs in a traditional setting but it truly works great here. Also especially like your design in the range backsplash. The little lamp on the countertop is darling. It goes without saying I love your granite, great choice, lol. You are obviously really good at coordinating colors. You went from bland to vibrant.

I have a good friend that is an interior designer and she helped with the backsplash and accessories in the room-I never would have thought to do black and was nervous every step until it was completely grouted...now I love it! The tile is so dark in the pictures you can't tell but there are 2x2 accent tiles of that are a perfect match to the 4x4's behind the range-they are scattered through out. Funny you said the wall reminds you of butternut squash-it is Sherwin Williams and called Hubbard Squash-:) Good eye Lily!

Agreeing with all the other comments of praise on here- that is beautiful and warm. Really, every aspect from the island color , knobs, granite, backsplash, lighting... great job. you must be so delighted.
My question for you is about the granite shaping on your island. I have been thinking of doing something along those lines. how deep is the overhang? thanks-
and again, enjoy it!

Sheilauus,
Thank you! The deepest part of the curve for the overhang is only 11 inches-I know a lot of people would say to go deeper then that though. I am very happy with the room it gives us for our stools even when DH and I both sit at the island together. It used to be a 15 inche overhang and I don't miss the extra room at all. It was very nerve wracking for me to design the curve-b/c when they came to template they didn't have anyway to lay the plywood down for the template and I had to sign off on a special form that said my drawing was how I wanted the granite cut! YIKES-but I think it turned out perfect and I am very pleased we did the curve and the notched cuts around the legs too. I had one picture from a magazine and just tried to copy it.

Wow!

What a nice change!

I think in some ways it might be harder to try and work around existing features rather than starting with a clean slate.

As amcofar said- huge transformation!

Well done!

I know there are varyig opinions but I wonder did you do any extra support for the overhang?
I too have saved a photo from a magazine with a similar shape to the island. I really like how yours came out. (mine will be smaller, but similar).

Stunning! I love the distressed black island. Nice touch.

Sheliaaus,
We didnt really do any extra support for the overhang-but we do have the legs on each side of it-they are literally attached through the baseboards to the island cabinet-but they are a small support-are you doing legs too?

Wow - it's beautiful! I have a similar layout with the corner sink, but I see you have a cabinet between the sink and dishwasher. Can you tell me how wide the cabinet is? I don't have that now, so I feel "trapped" when standing at the sink and the dishwasher is open.

Yandj,
The cabinet between the sink is dishwasher is only 12 inches. I don't feel trapped there at all with that little amount of extra space though!

Thanks cpang74 - that's a nice distance - not too far to get to the dishwasher, either.

Wow! Nice job, it really warms up the kitchen. I love your island - great job on the distressing! What color did you use on (or under) the black to do it? It looks very nice. Also, where did you get your barstools, they are just what I am looking for, are they distressed too? Do they swivel? Great work - enjoy your new kitchen!

Ricklish-The barstools do swivel and are distressed-but I got them three years ago at a local Indiana furniture store named Kittles. So sorry no help with those. I am not much help with the island either-we had it done for us-it is a tan color underneath the black distress-but I am not sure of an exact color that was used on it. We are very happy with the way it turned out though-thanks!

cpang74, You must be so relieved and proud! Your kitchen is beautiful! Is there anything you would do differently? How do you like your Kenmore fridge?

Simply gorgeous! And, you know I love the black cabinets!

Love your black cabinets!
Are the glass knobs from Restoration Hardware? They are very similar to my own. :-)

Very Nice! I agree with the others great back island. You did a great job. Enjoy!

beautiful! enjoy every bit of it!
Ree

Great remodel! Love the island the best especially with that large slab of granite. Gorgeous. Can I ask what the size of your island is?

Javgat
:-)

Yay! Another member of the "January Remodeling Start"class graduates!! Turned out great. :)

Starpooh-Yes the glass knobs are from Restoration Hardware-the pulls on the perimeter cabinets are from them too and the lighting-I can't get enough of RH..haha...Do you love yours as much as I love mine?

Javgat-The island cabinet is 39x 24 and the overhang is 11 1/2 inches.
Mominthedubc-I love the Kenmore-but it is CB and if I didn't have the old one still in the garage I think it would be too small for me. It's great though and doesn't show finger prints too much for being SS. Based on my budget I wouldn't do anything different! If I had unlimited money I would have gotten a gas line for the range and gone with a dual fuel and warming drawer...but otherwise I would probably still have done it all the same.
Thanks for all the compliments-I am definitely enjoying having it done and cooking and entertaining in the space!