Granite countertops

Kim and I went to the granite place yesterday to look at slabs. I had decided on solid surface countertops but luckily Kim thought I should go and take a look at the granite slabs before making a decision. I'm so glad that we did because I picked out several that I absolutely loved.

I narrowed my favorites down to siena bordeaux, gobi pearl, and crema bordeaux. The couple helping us got a sample of a cabinet that is similar to what mine will look like and we put it up with a light to see what the countertop would look like. The gobi pearl was kind of neat because the mine recently fell in so there will be no more of this available in this area. It would have worked with my cabinets but it just blended in. Both the siena bordeaux and the crema bordeaux would look wonderful with my cabinets and I had a REALLY hard time deciding what I wanted to pick for the kitchen countertops. I finally went with the crema bordeaux because I think with the amount of light in my kitchen it will be SO beautiful. Here is a picture although it is different from the slab that I saw and does not do it justice.

The siena bordeaux I was originally going to put in the master bathroom because I wanted to use it too. But then he told us that we could go out back and pick remnants for the bathrooms. SO, we spent a LOT of time going around looking at remnants. Undoubtedly I would pick out a piece and say, I'd like to use this in the boys' bathroom, and then they'd say it's not big enough. I finally did find three different remnants for the bathrooms. I don't remember the name of the one that I picked for the 1/2 bath but I chose madura gold for the boys' bathroom. Then I picked a piece that I loved for the master bath - guess what it was??? Crema bordeaux...it just has a different pattern in it! Below is a picture of the madura gold for the boys' bathroom.

I am so excited now about the kitchen! Between the beautiful countertops and the baskets that I love, it is going to be perfect!!