Did you get to choose where the granite will be cut?

lisalisa....yes....i will be going wednesday when they apply the templates.

I've had similar feelings for all major house decisions - tile (floor and wall), hardwood (huge worries - did I go too dark?? etc), granite, cabinet choice, etc. I'm sure that if you like the stone, you'll like your choice!

here's how i would look at it, if you are happy with all the colors in the stone, i think you will love it.

i think the majority of us tend to overthink things and second guess.

In the meantime don't stress. Good Luck!

curlygurly,

Oh, yes. After I tagged my slabs I thought I saw a crack in one of them once the pics were loaded to the computer at home. We rushed back to granite yard the next day (and stopped by two others in the area just to be sure that we had chosen the right thing ;-). It was that blue pearl labrador you saw me comment about on another thread. No cracks, just a lazy line of black quartz running through a small corner of the slab. We templated to avoid it, since I had lost so much sleep over it!

Anyway, it is soooo normal to have second thoughts. But usually your first instinct is correct. I think we're all spending more money on these items than we normally do, and we keep double, triple, and quadruple checking to make sure everything is just perfect. In the end, I'm sure you'll love the granite you've chosen. And it's good you're going to the layout review---that's your chance to identify any parts of the slabs you love and try to work around the parts you're not so crazy about.

I have Marron Cohiba in my kitchen and it is beautiful granite. I know it is scary because I was unsure of my island choice it is Sedna/Magma. I am very happy with both colors I picked. They complement each other perfectly.

We actually had our 3 slabs picked out and sent to the fabricator and went back to look at them for the templating and changed our mind on those particular 2 slabs of Sedna. We went that day to a different supplier and got 2 new slabs that turned out to be the right ones.

The place we looked at the slabs of Sedna at was dark and when they were in the natural light, what a difference.
I will say that the Marron Cohiba slab was the same from the start.

Good Luck!

thanks everyone for easing my mind a bit.

seaglas: that's what I keep telling myself....trust my first instinct.

Mariofo: wonderful, I am glad you are happy with your Marron Cohiba...does yours have the sparkly bits in it? Any pics?

I am trying to relax....I just got a call that my tile samples came in. I keep reminding myself to *breathe*.....hehe

Yes mine has the sparkle to it. I will take some pics on Tuesday. I am not living in the home just yet, but will be working there in the morning. I will try to post asap.

curlygurly, here are my pics, enjoy!

mariofo: oooooo....it's beautiful. I hope mine looks that good. You got a great pic of it too! They are installing mine in the morning. I will try to get some pics up....It is the first thing getting done. The cabinets are still french blue....it may look weird for awhile...we'll see. One question....i am unclear on the sealer....i read it's really dense and won't accept an impregnated sealer but my fabricator says they seal it. What do you do for yours? Was it sealed when it was installed?

Wowwwww!! I'm not usually a fan of most granites, but that is absolutely stunning! I love your backsplash too!

Yes mine was sealed by the fabricators. I am not living in this house just yet. We are remodeling it and living in the one that we are selling.
I do have granite in my old home and the granite is about 10 years old. My favorite cleaner is by rock doctor it is called granite polish. I use it a few times a month for a good shine. I get it at ace hardware store. I have never resealed this granite. It is black galaxy. I love the dark granites.

I love my glass back splash to!! We looked everywhere and only found this color at one place. It has deep purple & tan colored glass and a beige stone in it. My walls are a deep eggplant purple.