Wow, looks like it belongs on Houzz.com! LOVE the new, open layout! Great job and enjoy the space!

Those cabinets are gorgeous. The open space is great. Love the large island. Enjoy.

I *love* your cabinet color! The whole effect is very clean & restrained. Great job! I would like to think I could pull of something similar someday, with a big kitchen. But I know I would have to throw in something shiny, like an iridescent mosaic or glass subway tile. Is that out of the question? When you say the back splash will equal the wall color, do you mean more gray/blue? A clean textured backs splash would be great, especially if it contrasted the blue.

Thud. Astounding.

Very nice :) Like the horizontal graining a lot.

amazing! You have one beautiful kitchen!!!

That is simply gorgeous. The color choice on the cabinets is inspired. Many thumbs up.

Wow! What a beautiful kitchen. I am a sucker for expansive counter tops and so love all your counter space. The island, with the vent is a real show-stopper. Love it.

Very nice! Enjoy : )

I love what you did! So great to see some modern kitchens on here! Love the cabinet color and the contrast with the white counters. Love your sink and faucet too. Beautiful!!!!!

It's beautiful! I absolutely love the contrast of dark cabinets and white countertops. It looks so serene, I don't think it needs a showy backsplash at all. I hope mine looks half as nice when I'm done!

II will probably be using CS Blizzard as well. Are you happy with it? Was there a particular reason why you used 2 cm slabs vs. 3 cm?

Enjoy your gorgeous kitchen!

My son asked why I had said "whoa!" and I had not realized I said that out loud, lol...
Your kitchen is gorgeous and after seeing your huge island, it makes me wish we went bigger too. Your kitchen looks beyond functional, into dramatic and chic.
Please, please, please tell me where you got your couch and if it comes in other colors! I had been picturing a shape like that but could not put it exactly into words. Yours is perfection! Could the legs possibly be chrome? Be still my heart....

Absolutely perfect! Love the cabinets, counters and floors... just beautiful! THAT ISLAND!!! May I come and cook at your house?! It's not just a wow look, it's a great cooking space. Hope you have many wonderful hours enjoying your kitchen. Thanks for sharing. :)

Stunning. Love the dark grey stain...and it ties in with the rest of the room so perfectly! Enjoy...

I've been sitting here, trying to come up with the right words.....they escape me. Your remodel is fantastic!

It won't be too much longer and my own remodel will be finished and you will be surprised. Contemporary, horizontal wood grain...

Yup, I love what you did!

Nancy

Astounding! Absolutely astounding!

Beautiful & oh so functional contemporary space! Love, love, love the cab color with Blizzard. Great redo of the entire space! Enjoy!

Drop dead gorgeous! I hope you enjoy it for many many years!

That is beautiful!! You have done an amazing job with the color coordination. I have island envy:)

You are the only other person I know with a Proline Range Hood. I love(d) mine for the most part, but after a week of using it, the circuit board went out. They are covering all the costs of repair, but it's frustrating. What do you think of yours so far? It looks fabulous, that's for sure.

It looks right out of a magazine for urban design. It belongs in a highrise penthouse in NY or London!! WOWWWWWWW....

Very sharp looking. Great design, great cabinets, appliances, counter.. everything.

Love it!

Wow, what a fabulous kitchen! Great job, and congratulations!

Beautiful ... so happy to see more dark cabinets with light countertops!!! You've done a fantastic job.

I love its originality! And it feels so open and tranquil.

ENjoy!

Oh yeaaaah niiiiiiiice!!! So cool, clean, chic, spacious and sleek. I've got to check out your slide show. I'm hoping there are some before pics, because I bet it's quite different from the original.
Curious what part of the country do you live in?

What a gorgeous open space! I love the gray stained cabinets with horizontal graining. The blue accent wall is a great touch. What is on each side of the wall ovens?

Holy lord in heaven!!!!!!! Ditto what everyone else said.

Are those pantry caves next to the ovens?

WOW! That is so put together! It looks like an ad for something (dunno what).

Nothing leaps out and shrieks "Look at me", which is my hot button. It's balanced.

I just took a good look at your album, I am totally amazed at the transformation. Gorgeous! Stunning taste. I commented last night but needed a new fix this morning.

Have you lived in the house for long?

Nancy

Fantastic! Love the paint colors! Love it all!

What a well-integrated living space and really sleek handsome cabinets! And may I say, SUPER COOL faucet. Congrats!

Love the huge island, and I am envious of your storage!

Contemporary with a retro feel. I could move right in. Love the sectional and rug, too.

freakin' awesome! truly gorgeous. I love looking at the finished kitchens on this site, and one of the things I love about it is that I see kitchens that I never would have thought were my style (I guess I'm more traditional) but then I see them and LOVE them. I could easily fall in love with using that kitchen every day. GREAT JOB!

Stunning. Clean and sleek, yet warm and inviting. Enjoy it!!

Looks fabulous! What color blue is that on the wall near the kitchen...love it!

Your reactions and responses have been so generous. When you take on a project like this there is so much second-guessing that goes on throughout the lifecycle that reading your favorable posts makes the endeavor even more gratifying.

At the risk of over-sharing, there was a moment at the end of the project that I'll always cherish. My wife and I were cleaning the final left-over installation mess of cardboard, dust, papers, hardware, tools - it was about 1:00am. I said to her "step back here, and look at what we have done!" Big crocodile tears welled-up and she responded "this is the kitchen I always dreamed of!" You can't buy those kinds of moments.

In response to a few of your questions and comments:

* sharonite -- we are very happy with the CS Blizzard. We were tempted to go with their Pure Whte, but glad to have a tiny fleck in the quartz while maintaing a very white look from a distance. My wife was very confident she wanted 2cm to keep a low profile for the counter -- she did not want it to look or even feel thick. Hopefully, that won't result in it being more susceptible to chipping, but we are loving it for now.

* dianalo -- the sofa is made by Gamma International. We searched for this sofa for years, saved our pennies, and finally had it ordered. It's a couple of years old now, but the shape and quality deliver the design punch we hoped it would. The legs are a polished chrome, and the pillows can be ordered in any color.

* houseful -- I was tempted to spend more than twice the money for a more reputable hood, but ended up with the ProLine Range Hood -- hopefully we'll get lucky and not have the issues you describe. Fortunately, we live in Utah and they have a distribution warehouse not far from our home in the event that we experience trouble. I really wanted that movable Miele model -- but that would've blown too much of the appliance budget. Unfortunately, Zephyr didn't make a 48" island hood, or I would've jumped on that.

* breezygirl and kaysd -- I still am laughing at your description of the pantry -- yes they are "pantry caves" -- we love the space, wide and deep!

* wizardnm -- we have lived in this home for 21 years, my wife grew up in the home, so the transformation is dramatic for us.

I'm happy to share or comment on any questions -- keep asking!

Blum Aventos HF hardware is what pulls your wall cabinet doors up and out of the way.

Do you like it? REally like it?

In your kitchen it's installed high on the cabinet wall, and this makes the doors when raised stay open like wings spread out.

I installed mine lower on the cabinet walls and it makes the doors when raised look more like wings folded in.

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What a change! Congratulations.
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I have 2cm off white quartz countertops too.
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davidro1 -- they are Blum Aventos HF -- and we are thrilled with them. As you have described, our cabinets are a little higher on the wall -- we did this to ensure we have sufficient clearance for small appliances like a Kitchen Aid Mixer.

The only isssue is if someone who is tall (say 6'4") opens the bifold cabinet aggressively, they can push the cabinet beyond "open" and the cabinet can hit the ceiling. I would've loved higher ceilings, but that was not possible. We are not too tall (5'10" and 5'4" respectively) so we open them to about 3-4 inches short of the ceiling.

Overall, we are very happy we chose Blum hardware.

Wow what a beautiful space! Love the cabinets and the color, sleek design, tons of storage - just wonderful! Enjoy all the special moments to come entertaining family and friends.

Especially enjoy seeing the large island since ours is also to be 120 X 60 - why the 63" for yours? I am shying away from the Caesarstone because the largest slabs are 55" - was this a concern for you and how visible is the seam and where did you choose to place it? I would love to go 65" with our island ( for an appliance fit) but worry it may be too wide at that size- how do you find the 63" - can you reach all parts? So many agonizing decisions, which I am sure you can understand!!

Love it again. Wonderful job!

At this point, my post can only climb onto the back of all the previous posts of praise and admiration and say "ditto!" Truly stunning! Congratulations!

Oh , one other question - what are the aisle distances around the island and the length of your sink wall all the way to the oven cabinets? Sorry for all the questions..helps me visualize the space around such a large island!!

* muskokascp -- we went with 63" island depth in order to accommodate 2 24" depth cabinets (drawers on back side side and cabinets on the front side) + a 15" overhang to eat at the counter with bar stools. 12" overhang was not enough for my tastes -- too much kicking of the cabinet doors on the front side.

The Caesarstone seam is on the cooktop side runs the width of the island (8" on from the edge). It is visible, but not too noticeable -- definitely a trade off. I'm happy with the results.

I'm glad you asked about the spacing around the island. The aisles are all 48" counter to counter and a couple inches more to the pantry. One of the "best things" about the kitchen -- very roomy and multiple people are able to work and walk through the space without interference. We were fortunate to have the space to work with.

"At the risk of over-sharing, there was a moment at the end of the project that I'll always cherish. My wife and I were cleaning the final left-over installation mess of cardboard, dust, papers, hardware, tools - it was about 1:00am. I said to her "step back here, and look at what we have done!" Big crocodile tears welled-up and she responded "this is the kitchen I always dreamed of!" You can't buy those kinds of moments. "

That is very cool!! (And I don't think it's possible to over-share anything about kitchens on this board ... what's more fun to talk about, lol.)

Blum Aventos HF again:

Yes, your cabinets are a little higher on the wall -- and so are mine!!

The placement of the Blum Aventos HF spring mechanism is what I was trying to draw your attention to. Inside each cabinet, these Aventos HF hinges are not screwed at the "correct" height as per Blum instructions. I know because I have cabinets with these, and I called Blum several times to ask about changing the height in order to get a different angle when the fronts were opened. No go, according to the Blum people I spoke to. But, I wasn't satisfied that they had ever tested it out any other way, or asked about it anywhere. so it is good to see that yours work well.

To stop the cabinet fronts from going too high and hitting the ceiling, Blum sells "angle stops". I got them. They are great.

I'll bet your hardware installer doesn't read instructions, take courses, watch videos or ask questions. The two points I mentioned above are two clues, but it doesn't mean I'm certain. Also one more: in your photos I saw some of the unweighted spring arms left in a dangerous position, specifically forbidden in the piece of paper that Blum includes in every box of Aventos parts. No harm done in pointing this out now, I hope.

Here is a sentence from one of my emails to the Blum people I dealt with:
"Accessories Box #10 has Opening Angle stop 104 degrees part no. 20F7051. Do these come in pairs?"
Buy them. It is worth it to have the spring automatically come to a stop right under the ceiling.

If you re-install the Aventos lower down on the cabinet side, the spring arms become shorter and this makes the geometry of the two panels totally different when opened.

By the way, do you know if you got the spring that is lightest, mid-range, or heaviest? There is a lot of overlap, so it's not critical.

Hth!!

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I mentioned I have the same countertop. Perhaps you might want to look at my backsplash. For now, look on the web for "Random White Hirsch Murano glass tiles".
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davidro1 -- thanks for the tip on the Aventos hinge -- I now understand what you are referring to. I'll do my homework on the "angle stops" and see about getting them installed. Cheers!

While looking for island vents, I stumbled on your post. Just LOVE your kitchen!!!!

I am looking for an island vent. We have a 36" Thermador stove on an island, and was interested in the Proline Island Vent : "42" Island Hood PLFI 750.42, 1100cfm".

I know yours is a bit bigger, but wanted to ask the following questions, now that you have had time to use yours for some months :

1) How happy are you with this vent?
2) How is the noise level? this is my biggest concern, as our kitchen and living room are open to each other. Is this vent very noisy?? My kids often watch TV while I cook in the kitchen
2) How high above the stove was your vent? I like the height I see in your pictures. We have a 10 foot ceiling. Generally they say 30" above the stove, I am trying to see if I can go a few inches higher - but don't want to compromise the pulling power.
3) Did you have to get an extension kit for your vent?
4) What about mounting the vent .. any special thing you had to do or order to support it in the midde of the room?
5) How big was the duct out?
6) Overall what is your feedback about Proline customer service?

Sorry for the multiple questions ... but seeing someone with similar vent that I like it sure helps!!

Thanks!!