Thank you soooo very much! The slabs at Mondial are truly beautiful. Actually, they all look nice and deserve a look. I agree that photos do not do these slabs justice. I have not gone to these places. The Bianco Antico that I posted above was from New Age Stone on Creditstone (I think) - it runs parallel to Jane. You are absolutely correct in saying that we are both pining away from the same thing. For me, it's just this gut feeling. Unfortunatley, with the many delays that we have had with this kitchen, I have been out to look at granite along Jane Street a few times over the last 4 months and my tastes have changed considerably. I started off loving granite with extreme movement, then moved onto the gold tones - Ghibli gold, Madura gold, etc. I finally took my teens out with me and they absolutely hated the golds = too orangey for them and old-fashioned. As a result of all of their input, I think that I have just learned to suppress any excitement about granite. But I have this nagging feeling that the right Bianco Antico might be perfect - elegant, quiet, understated, but still beautiful especially on light cabinets. This would look especially good in my kitchen since we want Antique Brown on a chocolate stained island, so it would end up being light on light and dark on dark. Thanks for the names of the granite places - I am packing up the entire family and we will go on Saturday. Or better yet, I will drag them out one at a time as they finish exams this week and have some time off. I can't wait to go.

Does anyone, by any chance, have a backsplash with a tumbled marble that goes by various names, either: "Bianco Perlino", "Perlino Bianco", or "Biancone" or "Asaigo"? If you do, I would love to see a photo- would you mind sharing? I just saw that unusual marble tile at a local tile supplier, and it appears to be a great match for my granite counter top--it is just very slightly off-white with very subtle veins. I googled it, but can't find any photos of it used in place- only photos of a close-up of a tile or of a slab. I could only find a few places selling the tiles in the U.S., so if anyone has any leads on other places selling it, I would love to know, as my local supplier only carried a few sizes and no trim pieces. Thanks so much.

Here are a couple of pictures of my Bianco Romano with white cabinets. I also have it on my island and love the contrast with the black cupboards. I have had these countertops for about 5 years and LOVE them. Sealed them when originally installed-- they are bullet proof. They have never stained and never look dirty. Crumbs, etc. disappear. Bianco Romano probably is one of the more ho-hum granites, but I wanted countertops that didn't scream "look at me!" Someone, probably on GW, said Bianco Romano is like Thanksgiving. You can see the turkey, the gravy and the cranberries. I have always liked that comparison and think of it often look at my granite. (Sorry for large pix, they were uploaded ages ago and I don't know how to resize now.)

Hi rhonda just wondering if uou used the namibian sky marble in the kitchen and if so, how has uour experience been with it? i currentt have ir on a liece of dieniture and loved it for years. i recenrly had a quartzite installed; 2 weeks ago major issues with disolorarion, and most likely will need to be replaced by installer. i am considering replacing jt with nambian , but wondering about how it oerforms in the kitchen. thanks!!