I love what you've done so far. The marble makes it very timeless, but stacking the tiles as you did introduces a contemporary feeling that appeals to me. It seems you have a warm, dark floor tile, and everything else is really primarily white. Since you have texture on the floor (the "wood" grain) and on the walls (the "marble" veining), I would think you don't want to go too busy with your countertop material. I've had trouble finding granite that is internally consistent, except for some of the very dark granites, like absolute black or black galaxy, etc. And I don't think I would like that with your other choices. Other stones with more movement will clash with your marble. I know it's more costly, but I would go with a white or gray quartz (like Caesarstone Blizzard or Pebble), the white should go with the other whites you've already chosen and the gray should match the veining in your wall tile. If you vanity is small enough, you might be able to find a remnant of the quartz, which would make it less expensive. I look forward to seeing pics of your completed bathroom. Good luck!

In our pre-reno kitchen, we had a counter of about that size in just that position. The uppers and lowers were narrow, but functional. The counter surface just tended to collect "stuff": mail, meds, keys, small objects that needed to go somewhere else, and lots of dust. As counter space it was pretty worthless. We currently have the same space with a 12" wide full height cabinet. There are 2 deep drawers on the bottom and a cabinet on the top which we use as a broom closet. As a broom closet it's OK, but not great. If I were choosing for your current situation, I think I'd go with #1.

Love it! Looks great. I know what you mean about the black surface. I love how it looks but I once stayed in a condo with black counter tops and I knew I wouldn't be able to handle it. I did put them in my laundry room and LOVE them there since I don't spend as much time working over them. I had Corian before the granite and I loved how it felt so soft and smooth and was basically worry free. I do love my granite too, but that soft feel of the Corian is so nice. Enjoy your new kitchen! Good luck with the paint. It's so hard getting paint right on the first try and it seems to change throughout the day too. I never seem to get it on the first try and sometimes not on the second. Frustrating... But at least that is the least expensive fix : ) This post was edited by gr8day on Tue, Jul 29, 14 at 8:33

for the handles, may I suggest something to pick up on the hues in the flooring? A little more copper toned. you have light cabs, light floors. I think throwing in a dark ORB w/o actual copper highlights would be too much of a contrast. IMO. cypress park Sandra, I like the porcelain one better than the other one. Does the backsplash have to be done immediately? If the tones in the porcelain tile you picked clash w/the ivory tones in the counter, it could be a problem. However, I did find some copper toned ones that should be avail. these are porcelain/SS, and treated so as not to stain or tarnish. I LOVE these for your kitchen. timeless and gorgeous. They are probably not super cheap, but it would be worth it for me. http://www.miusartmosaics.com/arabesque-lantern-beacon-copper-tile-in these would also work. the site is here: maybe they have them in stock.http://www.westsidetile.com/arabesque-tiles/ i like this one too. notice the copper faucet. beautiful w/the glass mosaic. if you got the cream countertop, this would look amazing w/your floors. this last one is a copper colored slate/quartzite.