Thanks palimpsest! Part of me wanted to do a big change in color, but then I loved the cherry color, and it suited our taste. We thought about white, but it seemed like it would get dirty so easily and I am a bit lazy at heart. :-)

I came out great! Moving the sink over was a great idea. The increased room at the stove must feel like heaven :)

Very nice. I really like the counter/backsplash combo. And do you have the backsplash going right over the door? Very cool. Moving the sink was a really good idea.

I love your granite! It's really gorgeous. I also like that you moved the sink as you did. That's exactly what we plan to do, too, for the same reason: to gain more prep room between sink and cook top.

I totally missed the backsplash going up over the door - love it! Thanks for pointing that out blfenton.

Great space! I love that you fought for and got the back splash over the door! I noticed it right away, it's stunning!

Here is a picture of the backsplash taken from my phone to get an idea of how it looks straight on.

I love the cherry/white combo...you don't see it often but we chose it in our kitchen too...not granite though, white patterned Corian. It seems so much brighter than the old space. I bet you love the ease of cleaning those smooth counters instead of the old tile counters. Really nice job!!!

Edited to add that I also love the cast iron on your stove!!!

The tile is really beautiful. We are in the middle of a very similar remodel due to a "flood" as well. We just got our counters installed today. I am struggling with the back splash, they couldn't save the old one and so I am now trying to decide what to do. Herringbone is one my of favorite patterns!

Jenibufford - Thanks for posting the straight on picture of your backsplash over the door - I really like the way it introduces (?) your dining area. It seems to flow with the windows and the sun pouring in through them and the way the floor follows through as well. Good for you for sticking to your vision cause it works.

Very nice! The granite is beautiful with the cherry...and I like white appliances :)

Is the sunroom in the space past the fireplace, through the French door?

@lavender_lass- yes the sunroom is past the fireplace. Awesome for liking white appliances! :-) dcward89 we love our cast iron! No need to put it away to make the kitchen tidy for pictures.

Blfenton- the backsplash over the door really does frame the view to the dining room. It is quite a small traditional backsplash space, so having that whole wall covered opens it up a lot. Seriously no one thought I should do it, aside from my mom of course :)

Love that you were able to do a bright, homey, somewhat country look without the usual suspects! Very very nice.

Thanks cas81611! It did seem like it was very against the grain to do the cherry cabinets and keep the white appliances, but I'm glad we did it. They make it unique!

Wow, that is amazing! It is really amazing that the countertop is all one slab! It's beautiful. Not only did you find a slab big enough, but I can imagine how careful they had to be in fabrication and transport, especially with the weak spot at the sink.

So so bright and pretty! I really like the granite. Nice workaround with the pullout cutting board too! Looks great and, like palimpsest mentioned, authentic. Enjoy!

Dovetonsils- thanks! They said it was one of the biggest pieces they've ever installed! The sales guy and template guy came to help the regular installers. I was glad when it finally made it in safe and sound!

Beautiful kitchen- love the granite and tile! Were you happy with your GC? If so, would you mind providing his name? I'm also in Ventura county, and it looks like we are back at square 1, looking for a GC.

I really like all your choices, everything fits together perfectly! I love seeing a kitchen that is a bit different, and love that you went with what you really liked, rather than with what is most popular at this moment. It looks great. Hope you are enjoying it!

It looks great! I love the granite choice! Enjoy :)

Your kitchen turned out great! I especially love your herringbone back splash. I am in the beginning stages of a redo, and am loving the pics I see of this. Very classy!

Cherry and white looks so fresh, it's beautiful. I like that you kept the cabinets over the peninsula...a little more separation for the spaces, but still clear views. One teensy thing...do they make an outlet cover to match the cherry on the island?

Gorgeous kitchen. That back splash going up the wall and over the door is fabulous. I've been updating myself on what is current over at Apartment Therapy and I'm seeing a lot of people doing the wall to the ceiling with tile and it always looks amazing. I had also looked at River White Granite as a marble alternative and I think in your kitchen it's the perfect choice with your cabinets.

And don't apologize for white appliances they look just right.

LOVELY! I love the backsplash and it all just looks so bright and happy. beautiful job

bpathome - good questing about the outlet cover. I haven't figured out what to do there. It's a detail I haven't quite gotten to!

That looks like a very happy space! (From another pullout cutting board fan!) My cabinet maker said "no one does those" as he built the two I planned. Oh yeah, my GC and tile guy both thought I was nuts for taking tile to the ceiling, too, but I think it looks great. Congrats on standing your ground!

Yay for pull-out cutting boards! Enjoy it. I love mine. While the don't work in all spaces, I am glad you kept our uppers over the peninsula. I have always liked that look and it isn't done much anymore. And I love the backsplash going over the door as it makes your kitchen so streamlined and cohesive. Very clever. And your sink is gorgeous!

Thanks funkycamper- there was talk of taking out the uppers over the peninsula but we loved them and they store half the kitchen! Totally glad we kept them. We wound up matching the cabinets to them and keeping the old frames and replacing the doors. We replaced all of the rest of the cabinets in Euro style and it worked fine. Euro frames don't work well for those kind of uppers - not strong enough I guess!

Now those are true craftsman cherry cabinets. Stunning wood with the fruitwood stain. Then you have the herringbone marble backsplash I want! I have to check out lowes. I love the cabinet pulls how they look the same size as a peice of the gray marble tile. Moving over the sink and squaring up that corner worked wonders. Beautiful. Oh and I almost forgot, the turquoise scale is not only functionable but so stinkin cute! Thanks for the reveal!

lori_inthenw_gw I looked and looked for ideas for built-in cutting boards and there were almost none! I guess it isn't done much. This false front design worked great though- they added it after the cabinets were installed. Pull out cutting boards are so awesome I use them every day!

Interesting about the built-in cutting boards not being popular? My kitchen that was built in the very early 50's has one and that is one of the very few things on my absolute must have list for my new kitchen. I love it, not only for cutting on, but in my "very short on counter space" kitchen, I quite often use it for a temporary landing space for various reasons.

My grandmother's house, built in 1947, had a few built in boards. The current owners replaced the kitchen, but practically replicated it complete with all the cutting boards. They are handy!

@beth09, there was a recent discussion about built-in cutting boards here and I was surprised that there were people who didn't like them. I was also surprised about how many of them had major concerns about sanitation with them. Mine haven't made me sick yet.

Every older kitchen I've had, including my current one, has had those type of cutting boards. I love them. I have three in my current kitchen and they are one reason why I'm reusing my cabinet boxes as I'm not finding these type of cutting boards in newer cabinet lines unless you go custom, definitely not in my budget. I hope you have better luck finding them in the cabinet line you choose.

@funkycamper, I will have to look that discussion up. I haven't gotten sick yet either, and not only do I have the cutting board, I leave my butter out. All the time.... sshhh, don't tell anyone. ;)

The line of cabinets I have preliminarily looked at is Bertch. The local lumberyard I "might" go with carries them. They have a cutting board, so I guess I just assumed every line did. Thanks for the heads up, I would be bummed if I couldn't have that. And I would put more than one in my new kitchen if I thought there would be room. But seriously not sure there will be another spot. We are talking tight. :/

I leave my butter out, too. Watch out for lightening strikes! :)

We have limited lines available locally in my small, rural area. I should have been more clear as I think one line had the possibility but the custom charge for it was crazy. And so were the cabinet prices, imho.

Enjoy your butter, breadboard and new kitchen!

@funkycamper and @beth09 I leave my butter out too! Lol. I was pretty perplexed about the cutting board thing. I grew up in a cabinet maker family and so our kitchen (in all it's remodeled forms) always had a plethora of pull out boards. They are a must have in my opinion and strange that they fell out of favor. Never ever had food poisoning issues!

;)

River White, pull-out breadboards, and butter that sits out all the time... we must all be related!

@Errant_gw - awesome. We know what's good. :-)

lol!!