You need to find yourself a nice prefabricated granite shop. They import the counters already cut with an edge and back splashes polished. All they do is cut off a piece for you in the length you require, put in the undermount cut out, attach the sink and polish up the edges. It is a very affordable way to get granite for a vanity. They just charge you for the amount you use. Do a search for prefabricated granite in your city. The ones around here have tons of colors to choose from so you have lots of design options. Often they will also have discount sinks but if not they can use a sink you buy to cut the under mount opening. My prefab shop charges just $50 per sink for white or bisque oval or white rectangular. But I wanted bisque rectangular so had to find them myself. I just bought my sinks at Mr Direct for $70 each including shipping. http://www.mrdirectint.com/ to look at them. I bought the sinks through e-bay which had slightly lower shipping so saved about $10 over buying from them directly. I got my faucets at Express Decor. Home Depot and Lowes had nothing interesting. I got this one for $150 each. http://www.expressdecor.com/kraus-mil-1202-millennium-single-lever-basin-faucet.html for my master bath. I see they are running a 10% off coupon on it today. Even though I ordered it yesterday I saw in my e-mail they credited 10% back on my card today. :-) When we do our guest bath I'm getting this one. http://www.expressdecor.com/kraus-kef-14801-pu11ch-fantasia-single-lever-basin-faucet-and-pop-up-drain-with-overflow-chrome.html And probably this one for our upstairs bath. http://www.expressdecor.com/kraus-kef-14301-pu11ch-unicus-single-lever-basin-faucet-and-pop-up-drain-with-overflow-chrome.html In my case I'm getting my counter tops from a prefab shop but having it cut from a prefab island. I am getting a specialty edge that is known as a broken edge but still saving about a thousand off what it would be to buy an inexpensive slab and have my counters cut out of it.

For the record National Builder Supply is not my store. Im a retired disabled accountant and dont work for nor am I employed by anyone. I do write a blog about DIY subjects and give NBS credit for it because Marcus Morgan, who is the owner of NBS, is a friend and in whom I trust for his business ethics. The blog clearly says that so I never try to hide anything. I also publish blogs on "DIY Chatroom.com", Hubnet, Articles.com, How-to.com and many others and I dont own them either. I buy things from NBS like anyone else most recently a Toto Washlet. Anyone who would look at my vast writings (2400+ on google alone) would see that I often mention many vendors and products that have nothing to do with NBS both here and on many other discussion groups in which I participate. When I see something that will help someone to get something quickly, or at a good price I try to pass that on no matter who the vendor is. As an example I recently wrote a blog on a carpet install special at Home Depot (which I certainly dont own) and when I redid a small bathroom 2 mouths ago I bought a great vanity and bath sink faucet from HD also and wrote about that. I diligently try to help people and pass my days and reading articles to pass my days of being confined to a chair or bed and would rather if someone is going to impune me that they at least know the truth.

I have a comment to make about the Waterstone warranty. First, many of their finishes are living finishes - not offered by many companies. These are delicate patinas and anyone offering Waterstone should fully explain the use and care and what to expect. I have done that for well over a decade with zero complaints from customers. Secondly, I would like to mention a great company that many of you might find very helpful. The company is New York Replacement Parts Corporation. They are located in Manhattan, NY. They manufacture faucet parts for well over a hundred brands of faucets, including many that have gone out of business. They were able to replace a Concinnity shower valve for me after the company had been out of business for 10 years. The owner told me they buy up the drawings of companies going out of business and they have the equipment to make just about anything. Here is the interesting part... I asked how they were able to make a profit (in Manhattan of all places) selling parts for faucets without lifetime warranties or for those companies that are no longer in business. Well, the answer was stunning. He simply said, "Try and get the part under warranty!". A month after he told me this, my California Faucets shower valve stopped working and it was under warranty. I used to be a dealer for California faucets. In fact, the owner visited my home and we played guitars together - however that was almost 15 years ago. So, I called California faucets and explained I needed a shower valve under warranty. They explained that since I was no longer a dealer I would have to go through a dealer. I said no problem! They gave me three companies and their phone numbers. I left messages for all three with no return calls. So, what did I do? I called New York Replacement Parts and paid $175 for a part that should have been free under warranty. I am going to provide a link to their website in case you might need a hard-to-find part. New York Replacement Parts Corporation The owner ordered a sink and Waterstone faucet from me and I looked through the huge list of brands and noticed the only brand not listed was Waterstone! I called and asked the owner why they were not listed. His answer was simple... somebody has to call, LOL. He also said that is why he ordered a Waterstone faucet with his Rachiele sink. There is much to be said about stated warranties, but the facts are the facts folks. There is a reason Waterstone is NOT listed with virtually all of the other brands. Waterstone stands behind their lifetime mechanical warranty and the rest of the group keeps New York Replacement Parts in business! One more time for the link...New York Replacement Parts I hope this helps many of you.

Don't limit yourself to sconces offered by companies that don't specialize in lighting. You don't have to worry about mixing and matching metals because the items aren't close enough to each other for it to matter. I have oiled rubbed bronze in my bathrooms but only the shower trim; toilet paper holder and bathroom faucets are from the same manufacturer because they are the same style. All the other hardware - towel ring; towel holder; grab bars; door hardware (.e. hinges and knobs); hardware for the frameless shower are in oiled rubbed bronze from various companies. My sconces are vintage in a patinated copper which is somewhat like oil rubbed bronze.