WOW! Your kitchen looks great and that granite is spectacular.

Congratulations.

Very beautiful Kathy,
It's a lot like we did, knocking out a wall etc. Our island has the sink and dishwasher in it. Don't you love all of the open space?! Enjoy!

I'm no good with color suggestions - I have to see something and then say if I like it or not. You've made excellent choices! I like the lighter floor with the dark cabinets and granite. Maybe something "lighter" but about the same value as the floor would look good for the backsplash, possibly with something extra added in for an accent depending on whether it adds to or takes away from the granite.

Beautiful kitchen!

LOVE IT!!! Congrats- beautiful granite!

Very good job. The granite island is beautiful. You should look at simple backsplash options such as travertine subway with just a subtle accent row. Let the granite and cabinets star.

If you go with warm neutral paint, look for more of a yellow undertone and stay away from anything that could turn pink.

Your cabinets are beautiful, as is your granite. Can you share cab information?

To me, the feel is slightly contemporary. Tumbled stone would look nice but I think you could also use a large format glass tile in either a whiteish, whiteish with gray cast, or smokey gray.

What brand of cabinets did you go with?

I think you could use a sage green on the wall with a backsplash that picks up a lighter tone in your granite...somewhat like this room, which sorta appears a little gray, but in reality is green:

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Great job; love your kitchen! Thanks for sharing your pictures. We picked crema bordeaux granite as well for our kitchen (work starts next month) and I decided on a tumbled stone 1 x 2 mosaic for the backsplash. Very simple and natural; I think it complements the dramatic granite. For your kitchen, I'll agree with the suggestion of green paint in a grayish tone; it would be lovely with your granite and your cabinets.

Your island is fantastic; could you describe how it is supported? We are going to have a 13 inch overhang on ours and I have been researching the use of brackets and would love to know how you did it. I do not see any visible support, just the look I am hoping for, too.

Thanks for the kind words, some info.

KD is Kitchen Design Center in Valley View, Ohio
Cabinets - KraftMaid Putnam Cherry
Cabinet Stain - Autumn Blush
Granite - Creme Bordeaux (3cm)from Stoneworks

colibri5 - the overhang at the center of our island is 18" and 14" at the far radius corner. To support the island slab the fabricator installed two steel u channels, one at the radius of the long corner and one directly accross the cabinet tops in the center at the 18" overhang. The channels were routered into the cabinet frame, extending accros the entire top and screwed to the opposite top frame. Sorry I didn't take pictures of the brackets prior to the granite being installed. I am including pictures of brackets from underneath, should give you a good idea of how it's supported.

As you can see, they are not visible unless well below the level of the counter. We are very pleased with the installation and the counter feels very secure.

Again all thanks for the suggestions, we're thinking of sage and grey tones, some of you have suggested that as well. The final plumbing and stove installation this morning, nothing left but the details.

This is lovely! Everything is beautiful; your granite, your cabinets and those great pendants. Details, details! Please share the name of the tile on your floor and the name of the pattern. That pattern is exactly what I want. Is it the running bond pattern? Also, what is the name of your faucet? This looks like an inspiration kitchen! Keep us posted.

Kathy, thanks for the pictures and your explanation of the supports on your granite island. Very helpful! Enjoy your beautiful new kitchen.

Can you share the name of those great pendants above the island and sink? Wonderful transformation -- beautiful cabinets, great choices. Enjoy!

So gorgeous! Everything looks great together. I especially love your granite and the pendants!

Awesome granite! It looks terrific with your cabs!

I love the richness of the color!

The tile is porcelain 18" X 18" Brixton in Sand color. Our tile guy quoted a brick layout but I do believe itÂs technically called running bond.

We spend a lot of time looking for pendants and couldnÂt find what we really wanted, then one day saw these at Home Depot. They were just what we wanted, and compared to the lighting specialty stores, were very inexpensive (cheap). They donÂt have a style name, just pendants manufactured exclusively for HD.

One problem, they only came with 12" extensions, no 6" as are standard on most pendant kits. Be sure to check this out if your buying stuff from the big box stores. Had to cut and re-thread one of the extensions to get to the 18" length we needed  a real pain and very tedious.

The faucet is a Price Phister, Parisa model.

Your kitchen is beautiful. It is so warm and inviting. I love the color of the cabinets. I see some wine glasses sitting out...I'll be right over! (just kiddin). I can't believe the transformation. Just my opinion but I think your paint should be a silvery blue (muted with some gray hues, not a bright blue-you get my point). In your pics it looks like I see an icy blue. Anyhow, enjoy your new kitchen.

Your kitchen is beautiful. That granite is amazing!! BM Nantucket Gray is a nice color, green with a tint of grey.

kathysdh, I need your faucet and your knobs. Can you give me the info to find them? Your faucet looks "short". I need something that will fit in front of a window that's only 6 inches up from the counter top. After the remodel it might be less than that. The big faucets look huge there even though I'll have an apron front farm sink. I think I could get away with a short faucet. Your knobs look right, too. I could just choose some plain black knobs, I guess, now that I've seen them on a cabinet similar to mine.