wow paigeysmom that kitchen is great! I love the granite!
thanks dkitchenreno for the link... cannot wait to see your granite.

We used Typhoon Bordeaux, and I couldn't be happier.

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thanks Krissd... just beautiful... enjoy!

I can't say I have it, but when I was looking at granite Thursday I did see slabs of it and it is gorgeous. Just gorgeous. I have come to the conclusion that my kithen will never get done and that all of my cabinets will remain in boxes as my DH and I are worlds apart on granite. I hope you get it if you love it.

Sorry I didn't get back to you yesterday. I took the pictures, but I haven't got them on the computer yet. I am still working on it and will hopefully have them up sometime today. We have a move in date for the 15th of May so we will be at the house most of the day today getting some things installed and also cleaning. As most of you have experienced, there is dust everywhere. Ugh!

I have typhoon bordeaux. The rust color was more dominant than I had thought and the granite had plenty of movement. Of course each slab is different. Now that I've had it for a while I do like it very much. I am now having the backsplash (very plain) installed and it should be finished by next week.
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Ok, finally got the pictures downloaded onto the computer. So, here is a pretty good one of the largest piece in the kitchen (the pass through/counter height bar into the family room).

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dkitchenreno: Gorgeous piece of granite! It's amazing how different slabs can be. My fabricator had several people pick slabs of Typhoon Bordeaux around the same time he did mine and noted they were all different. Your kitchen will be beautiful.

Our typhoon bordeaux is being templated next week- I will post photos once it's in (about 3 weeks).

My parents liked it so much when I showed them that they decided to install it as well in their kitchen.

mdev - that is so pretty.

hi everyone... i am loving the granite, but also noting that most of you have cherry cabinets. my cabinets are cottage white with distressing. does anyone have white cabinetry they are putting typhoon bordeaux on? medv? you? thanks all.

We're doing off white cabinets with distressing, with a touch of glass in the upper cabinets. Slate backsplash as a chalkboard which I am very excited about with bronze wrought iron light fixtures over the sink and breakfast nook. Reddish brown mesquite wood floors. Can you tell I'm excited ?!

Paigeysmom did off white cabinets and if you do a search some photos of her kitchen pop up with the color combo- beautiful kitchen and very adorable children, too :)

I hope it will all be done in about a month...

krissd - how'd you do you corner base cabinet? is it a dead corner?

melanie - I'll take that piece of real rusty looking granite... you shouldn't want 'rust' in your new kitchen anyway....lol! it's beautiful!

mdev -- that is a gorgeous piece of typhoon bordeaux.

krissd -- I agree about the differences in the same granite. When we chose our slabs we saw some that were so different they didn't even look like the same granite. We really liked these pieces that we saw in the showroom, but they were already taken. So the owner went back to their warehouse and found some more slabs, but when they brought them out they were from a totally different block and looked so different and we didn't like them nearly as much. Then he remembered that a spec builder had five slabs from the block that we liked on hold and he knew that he didn't care what slabs he got, so he let us chose from those slabs and gave the spec builder two of the other slabs he had. This is when it is especially nice when the owner is helping you. :)

rsslp are you putting in stainless appliances? if yes, this granite will work.

yes stainless range and microwave, but the dishwasher and fridge will be paneled.

Hi, I happened to stop by the forum today and saw your post about the granite. I absolutely love mine. I was a little afraid of all the movement when we first selected it, but now its my favorite part of the kitchen. The granite was a perfect way to tie together the elements in the kitchen--off white cabinets w/ brown glaze, stainless steel applicance, nickel hardware and the red of our floors. Everyone who sees the kitchen comments on the granite. We had the same issue with variances in the slabs. The other slabs our fabricator had on site were completely different. One of them had a big rust colored circle that looked like someone left a paint can sitting on it. Thankfully they moved that one out of the way and although ours was a mirror image of the first slab it didn't have the same circle on it. Some of the other slabs they had were much more yellow or gray. It was surprising how much they varied. Best of luck to you in making your decision.

thanks paigeysmom... i have a feeling i am going to feel the same way in a few months. i actually put two slabs of typhoon bordeaux on hold just today. i went to some other granite yards and looked at some other granites (ivory gold, madura gold, ornamental giallo) they are all very safe (in regards to movement and color), but i just loved the slabs of the typhoon!
I am really excited, and will post pictures when it gets installed.
thanks to all who helped me make my decision!

rsslp - I don't think you'll regret it if you went back to them. My husband initially wanted something with an overall similar pattern like Santa Cecilia. I love that, but I couldn't help but be drawn more to the typhoon bordeaux. Now I am so glad I did what I wanted (he said to do it :)).

desertsteph: Our corner cabinet has a lazy susan pull out in it. Definitely not dead. More user friendly than before.

rsslp: I meant to tell you that I reeeeaaaalllly had my heart set on white cupboards. But my husband felt just as strongly the opposite. So, we did cherry, with a glaze, which I do love. I got everything else I wanted except for knocking down walls. My heart still skips a beat every time I see a white kitchen. Maybe in our next house. I am sure yours will be gorgeous!

We have typhoon bordeaux and we absolutely love it!! Our cabinetry is maple and our appliances are stainless, aside from the fridge, which is called "black pearl" (Kenmore Elite. Unfortunately, no backsplash yet - our kitchen reno is 99% done, but we got side tracked by other family matters. Hope to get to the backsplash soon.

Does anyone have typhoon bordeaux with espresso stained maple cabinets? Would love to see some pictures. We have light grey tiles in the kitchen and can't decide if typhoon bordeux will look good. the other one we have in mind is ice brown. But thought it would make the whole kitchen too plain. We really love the movement in the typhoon bordeaux.
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Hey Joy, I am going up to my mom's house this weekend and she just had Typhoon Bordeaux installed in her kitchen. She has dark cherry cabs. I am going to take some pictures of it and try to post. A dear person posted pix for me last time for my bathroom fiasco but now I set up a photo bucket but just need to learn how to use it. Anyway, I think your proposed combo sounds beautiful. It's a gorgeous stone and would really look nice with such a dark contrast IMO. All the best with your project and next week I will try to post pix of my mother's granite.

Would love to see the pics. Can't sleep at night just imagining how it would look..