Hope this works!

*And ignore the fake black crows and rat above the stove -- this was taken at Halloween, ha!

Now I'll try for a closeup of sink -

I can't help you with your faucet, but WOW, your kitchen is beautiful. Please post more pics & details. What are the sink dimensions?

*And ignore the fake black crows and rat above the stove -- this was taken at Halloween, ha!

Now I'll try for a closeup of sink -

{{!gwi}}

Thanks so much, Romy! For some reason, my pics from my dslr are too big of a size and keep getting rejected. I'll take some more pics and post soon!

The crows are cute, the rat...not so much. I noticed him & was hoping he was a mouse.

Let's see if my resizing worked... And Romy, no fake rat here!! ;)

This post was edited by southernmum on Wed, Jan 8, 14 at 1:50

As you can see, I really need some new stools. I had these from my other house.. Love them but thinking 3 or 4 at island would be more useful. And I'm thinking something in walnut, like the island, rather than fabric... Slowly but surely, I'm getting there! Now if I could just get the water splash issue solved!

Details: quartz is Cambria Windermere, all appliances are Bosch, except fridge which is KitchenAid. Sink is Elkay. Perimeter cabinets are a lacquer version of SW Alabaster (color matched by cabinet co.) and island is walnut. To the left of the stove is a coffee bar, behind the closed doors. The sliding doors there do get a little scratched from the rollers when I slide them open and closed frequently. Not sure I'd do the slide doors again... The cabinetry around fridge is the pull-out pantry type shelving.

All in all, we're very pleased with how it turned out. It's a bright and cheery HAPPY place! (And this is from a gal who's always had cherry cabinets!) Hope this helps some of you in your kitchen redo/build.

southernmom-so glad you stopped back to post photos and yes helpful for those mid-build that are 'going white' after having stained cabs. :) Very nice! Besides the splashing are you liking the sink in the island? Not that I can go back now..... Congrats on a beautiful kitchen and moving for the last time!

edit: I searched for a layout thread of some kind and didn't find one. Would you mind sharing your island dimensions?

This post was edited by Autumn.4 on Wed, Jan 8, 14 at 6:31

Romy- wow! That looks fantastic!
Is the sink problem splashing or dripping?
Does your faucet shoot into the drain?
Do you have a garbage disposer?
I read an article on sploosh and it made sense to me. Sploosh happens when water hits uneven surfaces, so if mine hits those GD flaps, water sploosh, when it hits just the sink bottom- not an issue.
My sink grids are thin enough that the water just slides around the grids.
DH doesn't like the undermount sink as it is lower and harder on his back- so he holds items up to rinse and splooshes.
The front mount of our faucet decreases drip factor but he still insists on wetting his hands before pushing the soap dispenser and lots of puddles.

southernmum:

If it makes you feel any better we splash the same way.

I"ve had this complaint since sink and faucet installled. The faucet is larger /taller than the original one. If I use both hands to wash and hold dish, the spray goes all over, including the front of my shirt. If I use one hand to pull-out the sprayer, that is inconvenient. I keep a towel out to wipe up the water every time.

Just one thing more that I would do differently.

Spectacular Kitchen!! It does seem like a happy inviting space.

Why so many moves? I think I'd go batty! (Accidental bat pun...)

My faucet/sink combo splashes a lot, but I don't know why. The faucet isn't even as high as most these days. Lots of wiping down around the faucet base. I have an Elkay undermount with offset drain.

Thanks for the input! Four ambles, we moved first when we sold our house, then our rental house sold before our new house was complete. We were vacationing gypsies all summer! Worth it now, thank goodness! :)

So beautiful! I have a question - if you don't mind - what is the length of your island and the size of your pendants? It looks similar to the setup that I want. Thank you!

Thanks! I will measure when I get home and post later on... I can't remember the sizes now.

I have a deep sink and high arc faucet and splashing is a fact of life. Those who have this setup and say they don't get any splashing: please, what's your secret?!!

I'm not sure what it is, the water building up steam from its higher emergence point? It's been two years for me, and I've adapted, generally finding the sweet spot where splashing is minimal. But it happens a little most times I use the sink and am used to wiping as I finish up. I like my deep sink, but I'm not so sure I need a faucet that arcs so high (Loch Ness Monster).

Beautiful kitchen!

Same splashing/water puddles here, too. I agree with linelle that it appears to be a fact of life with high arc faucets/deep sinks.

Pretty kitchen, southernmom!!

I don't have a problem with splashing at my sink, but I do ALWAYS have to dry up around the faucet and onto the backsplash. Maybe we always had it, but the old top mount sink had the faucet set ONTO it, and I treated it like the sink, so it was not a special process.

Nancy

Lovely kitchen Southern Mum. I am in the ABB club with SW Alabaster cabinets as well. Would you mind sharing your subway vendor and color? The best match I have been able to find is ADEX Hampton in bone. Thanks so much!

Sparklebread, what is the ABB club? Let me see if I can find vendor of the subway tile. I think I have pics from the showroom during the build... I love SW Alabaster! White, but slightly creamy. I did the entire house crown molding/trim in Alabaster, also, so it would all match.

southernmum-ABB - All But Backsplash. :)

I like your stools. The light upholstery contrasts nicely with the walnut & drew my eye right to the island legs, which I love. Your kitchen is just lovely. You staggered the cabinet heights perfectly with the nice thick crown on the hood. Your pendants look great above the island. All your details works so well together.
The arched doorway, love that too.

Gorgeous! Enjoy that lovely show stopping kitchen, splashes and all!

Very lovely kitchen! It all works perfectly together. I have a question about your fridge and if you like it. We have ordered I think the same one. :)

I agree with all! Beautiful kitchen!

Would you also share what your floors are as well?

I have the same Grohe Bridgeford faucet as you, and yes it splashes all over the place. But what faucet doesn't?

This post was edited by ctycdm on Wed, Jan 8, 14 at 23:23

Beautiful Space. Love the walnut island. Hope you find a solution for the splashing.

Congratulations! I do tend to get water behind the sink, but only when something is held close to the faucet. I think it may be less because our water is so flow restricted here in California.

Beautiful kitchen. I too like the staggered heights of the cabinets.
You all are making me nervous about the splash factor.

Turn down the flow a bit from the shut off valve if you're getting so much splash. You'll probably get the same amount of water, but with less force. And be sure to exercise those shut off valves at least 4x a year as well. It's be better if they were 1/4 turn ones as well.

Just to clarify on my above post, my faucet does not splash unless I am holding something under it, as in doing dishes;) Although one thing I do not like about this Grohe is that the spray does not stay on unless held. With the spray activated, it does not splash at all. Wish I had known about this feature before deciding on a faucet... one of these days I'm going to rotate the handle to the front and give that a try, since so many GWs seem to prefer that set up.

Hello All - thank you for the nice words about our kitchen!
XC60, yes, I like my fridge. It functions well, just be prepared -- it's loud! Just random clicks, pops, etc. Truly quite loud. But it is pretty! :) Since I posted this question the other day, I've started folding a pretty dish towel and placing it daily beneath the faucet handle. Amazingly, this one simple action keeps water from spreading all over the island and making a big, wet mess. I guess I'll just do this daily to make the splashes not that noticeable. Floors - to the person who asked about floors, I simply just picked out the color I liked at my builders office. Sorry that I don't know what it's called. My only rule of thumb, personally, after having had dark brazilian cherry floors -- get something not too yellow and not too red, and don't go super dark. Super dark floors are in fashion, I know, but mine at my old house showed EVERY single piece of dirt, fuzz, debris, etc. For a busy family, our floors hide everything and are perfect for us!

ctycdm, I TOTALLY agree with you about not liking the way we can't press spray with our faucet without having to hold it down! If I had known, I wouldn't have purchased this faucet. (And it was fairly pricey, imo!) Hmmm, I may ask my plumber if he can move the handle around to the front. I've never even thought of that... Another reason why I love it here! ;)

The splashes around my sink are from me turning the water off when my hands are wet. Drives me crazy. Any ideas of something to put around the faucet area?