Wow, is right. What granite is that?

It's beautiful.

Blue Bahia???

Pretty, pretty!

*thud*

Hubba, hubba.

My jaw just hit counter! Your getting close!

Seems a shame to cut 'em. :)

oohhhhhhhhh mmmmyyyyyyyy myyyyyy! gorgeous,
Hope you are planning a massive island with the bookmatched seam right in the center. that would be stunning.

Wow, those are amazing!

Very exciting! Beautiful when it all comes together!!

What a wonderful match!! Congratulations! Looking forward to seeing it installed!

oh WOW... STUNNING!!!!!! No other words describe! Enjoy!

hubba hubba....what a perfect match! what more could a girl ask for?

Gorgeous. I never get tired of looking! Your house is going to be beautiful!! That granite is stunning!!!

It is so nice that everyone on this forum gets why I am so excited about some slabs of stone :)

Yes, the slabs are blue bahia. And it does seem a shame to cut them up!

And yes, we are doing a massive island (13 ft. long by a little over 4 ft. deep) with the seam in the middle and a butterfly pattern.

Sick of seeing that! Never! Can't wait to see the install. Actually, it makes me feel a little boring with my Calacata Oro. Maybe I will get a big cutting board of blue bahia to sit right in the middle of my island. And stare at it.

Beagles- It's beautiful! I think you made the perfect choice :)

It really paid off, being so particular, when you were deciding on the right stone, for your kitchen island. You were 100% right to pick the blue bahia...it's just lovely! What are you doing with the excess stone? Maybe handing them out as Christmas gifts? Uhmmm...How do I get on the list? LOL

LOL Lavender. There isn't going to be much extra stone! We are using the remaining pieces for the surround for the fireplace in the sunroom which you'll be able to see from the breakfast nook. The room is painted the same blue as the kitchen cabinets that we color matched to the granite and the Bahia is also creating a hearth on the floor.

I can't WAIT for this all to be installed. They wanted extra time to make it all perfect so it should be installed the week after next. The stone people seem as excited about doing this as we are!

Just WOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! That's amazing. I mean amazing in the serious awe in the beauty of nature sense. It's so beautiful; beyond anything that man could create. CONGRATS Beagles!!!

Oh my, that is drop dead GORGEOUS!!! And when would we ever, ever be tired of looking at pics? ;) Christmas is definitely coming early at your house!

beagle, I am envious! I wish i had a large kitchen to do the bookmatched island seam :(
This is going to be a piece of art. Please do a simple, flat edge. Sheet glass backsplash and let the stone be the star. If your range is on a wall, I may even run the blue bahia behind it as well so that you have all horizontal surfaces and one vertical surface in BB.

I am sorry, no quarts, caeserstone and other fakes (cultured, manmade or whatever the term is these days) come anywhere close to the look or attractiveness of natural stone. These two slabs speak for themselves.

pharaoh the bahia is on the island only. The perimeter counters (and backsplash) are statuario marble.

nice combination of blue and white counters.

I'm so happy that it's exactly what you wanted! Your new stone people sound great, too. It feels like you're making great progress now.

Enjoy your holiday dreaming of what Blue Bahia looks like on the horizontal.

Are you going to do floor returns on the island? it would look smashing to continue the book matched slabs down the sides to the floor!