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Thank you so much, it just worries me that this thing may tip over one of these days, but it seems that won't be an issue.

Yep, my bar has metal cantilevers (I didn't want the visible braces). They have to be screwed tot he cabinetry, but it's on big thing. The only thing I'd be conccerned with is your wine cellar or whatever that is on the right being too inaccessible with a big overhang.

I think that the island is separate from the cabinetry we're currently seeing.

Go with quartz, just for ease of upkeep, especially with lots of guest use. Shouldn't be a large enough area to break the bank.

Not sure why you would want a 12 inch overhang? You'll have to reach under countertop to open top drawer and won't be able to see entire contents inside drawer.

Also, are you guys noticing that her 12" overhang will be on 12" cabinets? That seems like a really different situation than the same overhang on standard 24" base cabinets, and I too would be worried about stability -- I'd want not only braces under the counter (no knee-knocking corbels!), but some kind of structural reinforcement for the cabinets as well as screwing them to the floor. But I defer to the expertise of others on that point!!

Thank you all, but as ACM pointed out, I am strictly talking about the overhang on the island, (which isn't installed yet).

The cabinet company will be making a base out of 2x4s and secure them to the floor via tapcons all over the place. Then, the cabinets will be placed on top of that base, and screwed to the bases. Then the Skin will be applied and secured to the base and to the cabinets along with toe kicks. on the back of the cabinets and on the base a 3/4 piece of MDF will join the cabinets to the bases. There will be three corbels on the island with the steel supports as well. The countertop will have a radial edge and start around 3 or 4" overhang on the sides and then go up to around 12, (most likely around 10") in the middle.

I am worried about it tipping over but they swear that it won't go anywhere.

I vote for MS Statuary Classic! Beautiful pattern, beautiful color, excellent performance, and almost zero maintenance.

I think your stools are too short for the counter. It looks like the bar is 42” high or 48” even and your stools are only 24” seat height. It might be the angle of the pic but just check