Kitchen Update

See the Oct 20, 2005 post for previous comparative photos. Now the island is in the kitchen where it belongs, and the countertops are installed. Next should be the new cabinet doors/drawers. After that the appliances and the floor. Oh, and somewhere in there will be all the stuff that goes under the sink (filtered instant hot/cold water being the one I am looking forward to the most).

Labradorite Bianco Granite

Our granite choice (thanks Kevin!) has basically a gray background with striking black areas and iridescent blue spots and splotches. I don't think photos really do it justice, but when the light hits it, somehow it comes
alive, with blue speckles dancing off of the counter. It is really wild.

No Man is an Island...

...and no island belongs in the garage! But that is where our new kitchen island is right now. The top was measured to make the templates for cutting the granite countertops. It can't go into the actual kitchen until some concrete gets poured where the sink pipes are. That can't be done until someone signs off on it with the city of Newark. Ahh, delays.