Ch-ch-ch-ch-choices

OK, so maybe I did finalize more elements of the renovation than just the kitchen sink.



Here's the style of our kitchen cabinet fronts.





Ours is actually a maple cabinet in a nutmeg stain with a chocolate glaze. (So it looks a little darker than this color and has a nice rubbed brownie-ness in all the corners of the multi-raise panel on the front of the cabinet.) Mmmm. Maple. Nutmeg. Chocolate glaze. Makes you just want to rip a door right off the hinges and eat it, doesn't it? I mean my God, it sounds like fudge.





Here's the granite that we've chosen for our countertops. It's called Juparana Santa Cecelia. I love it!












We chose an "antique black" finish for our kitchen island, to offset the maple cabinets, which should be kind of cool. I wish I could post a sample of it on the blog, but you'll just have to trust my artistic vision. Our kitchen designer suggested using a different color for the island top. Marc heartily agreed, so I bit my tongue and consented to his idea of a solid-surface countertop that will do better than granite with wear and tear over the years.




Here it is. It's CaesarStone and it's called Gold Abyss. And it will outlive me, hopefully.







And here's the accent light that I'm currently drooling over from Rejuvenation Lighting. Once I figure out the correct length for island pendants, I will order three of them to hang over the island. I'm still vacilating between a solid pole and a chain pendant with the same finish and shade. Any thoughts?