Lovely. How are you liking the new arrangement?

What is the flooring material please?

We love the new arrangement! Our kitchen used to have the dishwasher in the corner of the peninsula adjacent to the trash cabinet, which meant we couldn't access the trash at the same time as we loaded the dishwasher. Our microwave used to be over the stove, and it's our adult son's preferred means of cooking, so we used to be in each other's way all the time. Now the dishwasher and the microwave are in the island, and we have a separate prep sink with its own counter space. We switched to an induction cooktop and we're loving how clean and safe it is, and the ovens are now wall ovens, which gives me a lot more peace of mind because when we had a range, I was afraid my little spaniel was going to touch a hot surface every time I opened the oven door.

The flooring material is a limestone-look porcelain tile by Cerdomus called Pietra di Ostuni (also marketed as Petrastone in the U.S.), in "Avorio" (ivory).

So nice and open! And how about that new cabinet to the right of the vent hood! You can fit and reach everything in it by opening just one door. Nice.

What tile was used?

What a nice change! Congrats and enjoy!

Beautiful details and layout, enjoy!

Thank you for adding another view of your beautiful kitchen and all the details, you must be thrilled.

That looks lovely.

Lovely, and with better function, huge win!

Fantastic! Congratulations! You must smile every time you go in there. :)

What is your island color?

Jilly, it's a Benjamin Moore grey-green called Oil Cloth. It photographed a little darker and grayer than it reads in person. We really like it, and our cabinetmaker said he loves it and plans to recommend it to customers who are looking for a soft grey-green.

kross1189, it's a limestone-dupe porcelain tile by Cerdomus called Pietra di Ostuni (also marketed as Petrastone, depending on the country). The color is Avorio (ivory) but it also comes in a gold/sand version (Sabbia), a gray (Grigio), and a taupe (Tufo). We had it installed in a Versailles pattern but I've also seen it laid in straight lines, and it looks great both ways.

Thank you, Alyssa, it’s a wonderful color!

Beautiful! Congrats and enjoy! :)

It is so beautifully done! Enjoy it;)

I love it! I feel like you showed a sneak peck on one thread so Ihave been waiting to see the reveal. Thanks for sharing!

Ok, so now BM Oil Cloth is on my list of green paints to try for when I repaint my white kitchen.

Are the countertops soapstone? Beautiful!

Normally we always see wood flooring, but I am really loving that tile in your space better.

Can you edit and add all the details to the OP like cabinet and wall paint colors, countertop material, backsplash brand and color, tile floor, etc… because you are going to get a million questions on the finishes.

Awesome job!

Thanks for the kind words, rebunky! I'm sure I did post several sneak peeks, mostly because we wrestled with several of the decisions (flooring color, countertop, and backsplash in particular--I never thought I'd go with a gray-green subway tile, but in the end it seemed to fit better than the textured off-white tiles I'd been fixated on). I've edited the post to reflect the materials, all of which were pretty budget-friendly.

Look great, You did well and the kitchen look amazing

Nice job and i love inset cabinets!

Thank you for posting your materials. I am also using BM White Dove cabinets and have been looking at Tob Knobs Ash Gray in Charlotte so this was helpful to see. We are also doing a paneled fridge so I appreciate your photo showing how the hardware goes on it. Beautiful kitchen and I know you will enjoy your summer in it!

Love the entire kitchen, and especially the floor. Beautiful!

Absolutely beautiful!

Great job, love the countertops and the contrast with the new floors. Also I really like the refrigerator door pulls.

Beautiful!! Congratulations 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Beautiful! Congratulations. I love the finishes - really nice choices. You have inspired me to post pictures of our kitchen. We were functionally complete in fall 2019, but the final details took for-e-ver. Between COVID, indecision, and trying to DIY something we eventually contracted out, we just finished final decor details a few weeks ago. I got so much help from this community - I've been remiss to not post the finished product.

Great transformation, love it! Thank you for posting the materials you used. When you get a chance, could you post a close up (maybe 4-5 feet away) of the backsplash tile? I love the honed look of your soapstone counters. Any pros and cons you are noticing as you are using it compared to what you use to have (granite)?

Laurie, the honed finish definitely needs more maintenance than the granite to keep the sheen from looking spotty; because it has microscopic bumps that a polished finish doesn't have, and the matte finish contrasts with water droplets and spills, I have to wipe it down quite often. But I don't mind that, because I'm catching stickiness (like when my husband cuts up a watermelon and thinks the cutting board has done a better job of containing the juice than it has) and potential mineral deposits (from water sitting on the counter when people shut off the faucets with wet hands) much more quickly, so it doesn't just look clean, it IS clean. That wasn't always the case with my granite, on which I would frequently find mystery sticky patches or notice water rings only after they had penetrated the stone.

Here are a couple of shots of the tile, first one showing the corner treatment that's more accurate in terms of color reproduction, and the second showing the herringbone inset over the cooktop:

Spectacular choices, a beautiful kitchen

It must be such a pleasure walking in to your new kitchen every morning🙂

Thank you for the detailed soapstone counter feedback. I, currently, have those mystery sticky patches you talk about on my granite : (

I appreciate the photos you added of the backsplash tiles (with natural lighting and with added lighting). The tile color is soft and pleasant looking. The edging detail around the tiles is pretty in the top photo as well as around the cooktop inset.

All the color choices you picked for the entire space go together so nicely. I have BM Ballet White in my home and love the warm creamy look of it. Beautiful how you added some dark features around the space like the hardware, faucets, counters, and pendants. Is the pendant over the kitchen table the same as those above the island? From the angle of the photo, it appears a bit more rounded compared to the more squared off (top & bottom) island pendants.

You're right, the pendant over the kitchen table is a different shape, a barrel rather than a box shape. We wanted something a little smaller than the island lights and it was an inexpensive (very!--under $80) option I spotted on Amazon. I thought it coordinated but also helped define the eat-in part of the kitchen, which is a more rounded bay with an oval kitchen table. Our one regret is that we installed it ourselves and cut the wiring a little short, so if we had it to do over again, we'd hang it about a foot lower.

Do you have a link (or the product name) to the kitchen table pendant? It coordinates well with the pendants over the island.

Sure thing. There's even a coupon available right now in the listing for 10% off: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09QFQQPGD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

Thank you for providing the link. Excellent price.

Beautiful! Is there any way you could post more photos of the flooring closer up?

Alyssa Fernandez How’s cleaning the Ostuni tiles been? My designer is dissuading me from installing it because of the tumbled edge. She says it will get pretty dirty on the edges and hard to keep clean. It would be in our mud room with kids and dogs. Did you put some sort of sealer on it? What kind and color grout did you do?

I am considering ballet white. I was going to use alabaster but second guessing. Is ballet white an off white. Pictures seem to show that but in your opinion how does it show in your home ?

Also your kitchen is beautiful!! You did an amazing job. Love your tile ❤️

Kathy EdelmanI'm really happy with Ballet White. It has a bit more color than alabaster (its LRV is 71.97 compared to 82 for Alabaster). In my house, it reads as a soft off-white/greige that goes with everything, but is just different enough from the White Dove woodwork to provide some contrast. I'm not sure I would use it in a room with a northern exposure--we're remodeling our northern-facing bathroom and I'm probably going to go with Benjamin Moore Etiquette in that room, since its pink undertone looks a bit brighter and warmer in northern light. But I couldn't be happier with my choice of Ballet White for the rest of the interior. It looks updated without feeling stark.

Monin MartinSorry, I'm just now seeing your post about the Ostuni tiles. Cleaning them has been no problem! The grout we used (Prism in Snow White) is pretty stain resistant, and the beauty of porcelain tile is that it doesn't need to be sealed like natural stone. I don't find that the tumbled edges get particularly dirty. The tile is one of my favorite things about our kitchen. I have a steam mop and I use that occasionally, and the floor looks great.

Alyssa Fernandez, sorry to jump in this post so long after the fact. I’m considering this tile also but am hesitant because of the colour variation. Are the darker tiles more gray or cooler in undertone, or are they more beige and warmer?

I absolutely love the changes you made to the marble countertop—it looks beautiful. It pairs so nicely with the greenery outside the window and really enhances the natural light in the kitchen, making the whole space feel bright and inviting.

Alyssa - can you share the sizes of the tiles used in your Versailles pattern?