Counter top shopping

Except for the bar on the back of the island, I'll have granite counters. From the outset, I had decided the granite should have some green in it. Green was going to be "the color" in the kitchen to accent the neutrals. Here were the granite slabs I had on my short list.















Solarious, above, was very close to being chosen. But in the end, the winner was Typhoon Bordeaux, also known as Sienna Bordeaux. This is my slab:



No green, but I love it. I think it works really well with my cabinet colors. Here's another photo of this same granite family on a showroom desk:



It so happens, purely by coincidence, my mom's granite is in the same family. Hers is called Crema Bordeaux. Many of you have seen it. Here's her island:




Now for the bar at the back of the island, I'll use butcher block in cherry. This is the same thing we did in my mom's kitchen two years ago and it looks terrific. It starts out as a standard counter top, courtesy of lumber liquidators, such as below.



But my uncle will make it look something like this....


Beauty, yes?


Next installment.... Accoutrements