How excitng! The cabinets are beautiful! Did you put that window in? It is a great choice!

Nice kitchen. Curious, why did you use blind corner cabinets instead of ez corner cabinets? Anyone give you negative comments about using them? I was thinking of using them also, but getting a lot of negative comments about using them.

wow! looking good! can't wait to see what beauty you put on those cabs. love the long pulls and that window....super nice!

Thank you for the nice comments!

springroz...Yes, we put in the window when we started to remodel in 2008, the exiting window was only a foot smaller, but we did change up the layout (it was previouly an L kitchen with the door to the basement in the top left corner) so we had to change it anyway to be able to center it. Definitely love the light it brings into the kitchen!

aries...regarding the blind corners, I guess if I had posted my layout here I am sure I would have gotten the comments about how useless they are, but I just really don't like the look of corner cabinets so I went for the blinds for pure aesthetic reasons. They do still function, as they have pullout that come out of the cabinet, but with how much space I have in my kitchen, plus I have a pantry and built-ins in my dinning room, I wasn't really concerned with losing the storage space.

MissyV... I orignally wanted Soapstone, but after looking at the 2 stoneyards in the area I couldn't find what I was looking for... mostly charcoal/black with minimal veining. So I went with honed AB. I hope I end up liking it! :) And yes... the appliance pulls I love, they were one of the choices to make, albeit I wish they were cheaper!!

Beautiful! Our cabs just went in last week so I understand the way it can distract you from other things! :-) And wow, being so far along...I hope you have a smooth delivery!

A few questions:
* where did you get your clock?
* I love the adjustable shelf in your island. What are you planning to use it for?
* In the second photo, what are the square things under and to the right of your pulls?

Clooney, Beautiful kitchen!
I can't wait to see it with the honed AB.
Be sure to post pictures for us.

I love your wall clock. Do you have details about it?

Enjoy running your hands over and over your counters.
And remember, Method granite cleaner and polish
works wonders on honed, dark granite.

(I use it on my honed black pearl --
and sometimes wish I'd picked your more classic honed AB.)

IFCgreen..I do love your kitchen as well! You have a lot of nice custom details inside your cabinets! I wish I could have afforded to do those with the cabinet order. Thank you for the wishes regarding the baby! To answer yours and Francoise's question regarding the clock, I got it at Pottery Barn about 5 years ago. I had seen a clock like it in one of my inspiration photos and I just happened to be searching PB one day and found it 50% off! I love it too, and acutally it is the thing in my house that I get the most compliements on!
I plan to use the shelves for books for now, and then maybe when the kids get older I can use it for some kind of display.. and the drawers to the right of my sink cabinet are the Dishwasher drawers from Fisher Paykel, so those square things are the controls.

Thank you Francioise... I will take note of that granite cleaner! I will definitely post pictures tonight!!

Very nice! Congrats on a beautiful and nearly done kitchen! Looking forward to seeing it with the countertop on. Very exciting indeed! Have a good day ;)

Thank you for the compliments and info. Our cabinet maker gave us great rates on all the details. I couldn't be happier.

I checked pottery barn, and the only school clock (I think that's what it's called) is this one, which I also love. Though I'm not sure I want to pay $100 for it. I'll have to watch for a sale.

{{!gwi}}

Source: potterybarn.com via Jen on Pinterest

I like that your shelf is deeper than mine. I can't get cookbooks on mine, but I'll have shelves in the command center.