At last, the granite is in and the kitchen is complete! And I am still doing the happy dance. I am so excited to get this done and I know I’m going to really enjoy having this wonderful surface in my kitchen. So much better than tile on the countertops, along with a white sink and faucet, not practical. Are you ready for the tour? Here’s a reminder of what it looked like BEFORE granite:
And AFTER, below:
Other side, BEFORE:
And AFTER:
As you can imagine, I’m just thrilled with the outcome. It took them 4 hours to get the granite installed and several things had to be done to get it in just right, but those guys did an outstanding job and I’d highly recommend the company I used.
Our old white toaster had seen better days, so I got a new stainless steel one from Target to match the other appliances in our kitchen. I also added the pulls on the drawers for a little update and I love them. I ended up replacing all the knobs since 2 years ago I ordered some matte black knobs and they all started chipping off with an ugly gray metal showing through. I had bought them on Ebay. I also bought all of these on Ebay from another seller. He assured me that these oil rubbed bronze knobs and pulls should not turn. Let’s hope that is the case! At least they were a good deal. The standard edge I chose is called Demi-bullnose, which is just rounded with a slight bevel from the top edge.
Close up of Napoli granite. I’m really, really happy with this color. Love all the black flecks in it too.
One corner with my tole tray.
The new black Blanco silgranite sink, which I’m also thrilled with. It’s nice and deep and I can place my 9×13 pans flat in the bottom, unlike my old sink. Undermount rocks! The faucet is Moen Annabelle and I really love it too, with the pulldown sprayer.
I’m SO going to enjoy the undermount feature and the fact that all crumbs can be pushed right into the sink.
I’ve heard great things from friends about these Blanco granite sinks and I’m looking forward to putting mine to the test. I love the way it looks too.
With all the black in the granite and in my kitchen appliances of stainless and black, the black sink looks right at home.
Coffee station
Got this cute little iron stand at a yardsale years ago for a couple bucks. I love the little birdie on it.
The whole kitchen looking towards diningroom.
Looking towards breakfast nook with the new corner cabinet. I’m always asked about the paint color in here: it’s Laura Ashley Olive 4, from Lowes.
And the French cupboard that you’ve seen before.
Rearranged this piece a little during the process.
So, there’s the kitchen! Hope you enjoyed the complete tour and the new granite. I know granite is a splurge and we don’t often splurge on a lot of big things, so to me it was well worth it to get such a great update in the kitchen. Not to mention, I’ll enjoy it every single day!
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I love the granite! We have it in our kitchen and it is wonderful.
We have the tumbled tile in the bathrooms and I agree I would rather it not be in the kitchen. I’m not sure if I like it half the time in the bathroom for the counters
I am so in love with the sink … it is absolutely gorgeous! Very nice redo all the way around!
Thank you so much for sharing those gorgeous pictures!
Have a Blessed Week!
Tina
Everything is wonderful of course but I am soooo in love with that sink! I want one!!!
I love all of your Bordallo bunny dishes. Guess what I found today at the thrift store? A dessert stand (in yellow) for $3 and a little creamer for $2 (in green). I now have 4 dessert plates, 2 dessert stands and the creamer. It’s all your fault that I am now obsessed! Haha! Anyway, I love, love your new kitchen.
Lovely job……..it turned out perfectly…..I LOVE it..all of it!
Smiles and blessings,
Spencer
It all looks great, Rhoda!
Hi Rhoda:)
I am just over the moon excited for you and your lovely kitchen. About 2 years ago I redid our kitchen and used almost the same granite as yours plus the same style of cabinet pulls. After seeing your beautiful sink, I wish I would have done black too:)
Blessings,
Carol
Hi Rhoda,
Just stopped by to see what you’re doing and WOW! Your granite top is fab and the coffee station is so charming. You really do have it all together in this kitchen! I think this is the best room to “sink’ the money into since it is where we spend so much time. Congrats! Hugs, Marcy
Gorgeous. You always have the best taste.
Cynthia
It’s perfect! I imagine you’ll want to putter all day long in there. I’m so glad to see the undermount sinks! They have really come a LONG ways. We had a client years ago that had an early one…on the early ones, there was a VERY slight gap between the top of the sink and the countertop…and it got full of the nastiest stuff…their countertop was a green English granite, incredibly expensive (he’s a very good, VERY successful PI attorney, so the expense was nothing to him but still)…and that was the first place I saw the undermount sink…and I like yours so much better…and I do believe that I like your granite better also…that was lovely, but yours is lovely AND versatile..can’t beat that.
And I am on the lookout for an espresso brown paint for our bathroom cabinets and mirrors…thanks to your lovely comments and tutorials!
It’s beautiful, Rhoda. I absolutely love your kitchen.
The granite is pretty, but I think you should have done the back
splashes as well. It is too disjointed with the cabinets white, the granite honey & black and the back splash brown.
P.S. But if you are happy that is what counts.
Beautiful, Rhoda! I’m so happy for you!
Wow….your kitchen looks amazing now! Great colors and I absolutely LOVE the sinks!
Hi Rhoda…….
I wanted to stop by and thank you again for the printer! My darling hubbs picked it up for me….They tried to deliver it three times, but I wasn’t home to get it and it needed a signature. I’m so pleased! I haven’t fired it up yet, I have to go down there and deal with that mess of cords!
Anyway, I really do appreciate it….
Hugs,
Spencer
PS…..I’m sorry this is tardy.
Woohoo….Rhoda, it looks beautiful! I love your kitchen.
Love the granite, I bet you love it too and the sink is Great!
I can’t wait to see when you get the back splash that matches better. Knowing the decorator that you are you, the fighting colors will probably drive you nuts till you get it. So for your sake, hope it’s soon! lol.
Be sure to post that too!
Meanwhile Enjoy.
Kristie
I too have one of those granite sink (mine is minus the two sections)! I have loved it the three years that we've had it! We found the "Weiman Granite Corian Cleaner & Polish" to work real well to help refresh it when it starts to get white water stains.
Have fun cooking in your "new" kitchen!
Hello,
Hope along with the compliments you don't mind a little professional critiquing.
As I have to agree with some of the others, although the granite is beautiful, if you don't change the splash, it makes too many variables in the things that matters most in any kitchen. Cabinets, Counter tops, Splash & Sink. The biggest focal point of all and now you seem to just have too many different colors that really fight with each other! In a big way. Unfortunately they should unify the space and yours tend to fight each other. Along with an already quite busy kitchen & dining (zebra prints, bunnies, fruit, flowers, rooster, pigs, baskets, tole, pottery, lamp, several shades of green & etc etc. it unfortunately looks like you just found a bunch of sales and threw caution to the wind.
I must say, in all the homes I have been in, you have the only home I have ever seen that has what zebra striped place mats with bunny chair cushions and a lamp ON a cake pedestal. lol.
In browsing your blog, a little advice, I know you love garage sales but I must say 13 things on an entry table (that again do not compliment each other !) is a bit overwhelming & a family room with 3 throws and ( I lost count of the number of conflicting patterns and colors) you may want to familiarize yourself with the term, over-decorated.
It's a common decorating error.
Hope you get that new splash, it will help a lot.
Debra
Forgot to add, with all your decorating I notices there were NO family photos out, other than yours and a LOT of monograms!
Perhaps some family photos would look nice on your entry table, wall, or in the family room instead of so many “things.”
D.
The granite looks wonderful and the black sink is to die for. I know you will enjoy having granite. I still love your kitchen chairs every time I see them.
What a great transformation, it looks beautiful!
~Michelle
Your kitchen is warm and welcoming. I love it. I especially love that rug by the sink. Beautiful.
Sigh. I just love your style.
You won’t believe this–but one of my best friends has been agonizing over whether a particular granite would look good with her white cabinets. I’m going to email her a link to your website right now, and she can know for sure that YES!! It looks fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing this.
P.S. I LOVE your black cabinet hardware. Looks wonderful with that granite.
Im a bit late in commenting on this post but the kitchen is looking fabulouse!!
Great choice in granite!
Rhoda- Everything looks GREAT! I can only imagine how thrilled you must be with the new granite.
Hey Rho~
I know I’m late, but I came looking to see it all done.
We are shopping right now for my daughter’s kitchen and it reminded me that I needed to check back with you.
I love granite! It’s the easiest thing to maintain that I’ve ever had. It takes such abuse and still looks good.
Yours turned out fabulous!
Donna
Wow, I bet you are thrilled Rhoda! Such a dramatic new look. I love your new sink too, how exciting!!!
Catching up here on all your great new stuff….so busy trying to get my house relisted I’ve not been around for awhile! Happy to see all your fun new looks!
Great work and enjoy those new counters!
Great work done, the countertops seems very beautiful.
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