I voted the past two days. Just got done again. I can't figure out the comments, so just vote on the sidebar.

Holy Cow! I'll stop complaining about our little potholes. Voted for him. But #325 and #326 are giving him a run for the $ in my book.

Hi all. Thanks so much for your responses! So, you guys think white? Kidding. Stained wins. My dh is very happy. It does make more sense since we have young children & that white would get pretty grimy fast. Thanks for your warm words about the house-we're hoping to be in by the end of the summer & we're so excited. Stephanie93~How do like your floors? I would love to see pics of your stairs if it's not an inconvenience. Thanks! They sound gorgeous! marti8a~ Thanks. Floors are over wood (finished basement below). Hope that helps. newhomebuilder~Love those stairs! I'll post photos when the stairs & the rest are finished. Thanks again, Katie

This is sort of like asking what everyone's favorite ice cream is...but I really like the first one best. I think it has a quiet elegance about it with your cabinets and you could have more fun with the backsplash and accessories. To my eye, the second one is too mustardy, but then I did everything I could to keep from getting a lot of yellow in my granite, while I am sure there are others here who strove for that as a goal. So I guess I'm not much help... P.S. I laughed when I read your comment about your husband getting tired of all the indecisiveness and losing the will to live. My husband and I were in Lowes and I was stressing over picking out door hardware...Paul kept telling me to "hurry up and pick something out and let's go!" Finally I snapped back at him and said something like "Just because YOU don't care if the kitchen looks like it was thrown together without any thought... well I do!" Then he said "It only took me fifteen seconds to pick out the garbage disposal!" At which point, I almost pushed him down in the hardware aisle and I spat "Dear God, no one SEES the #@*# garbage disposal!" That was the closest we have come to actual remodeling violence, but I just had to share... Good luck on the counters and have fun! :) Cathy