While every monitor renders differently (than each other or reality), I think I like the far right one the best. It seems close to the overall shade of the tile (mostly picking up on the lighter tone from the transparency) and seems to have the right balance of coolness/warmth to go with the tile. I like the second from the left a close second best. It seems a little darker and seems to blend well with the tile. I wonder if it has a little bit of an green hue? If not, then I think this one would work really well too. The far left seems too cool/blue for your tile. The middle one seems too dark. And the second from the right seems too light. I think you're automatically going to get some contrast because the tile seems to look a little lighter in the center (presumably from the transparency of the glass) and will already help highlight the beautiful herringbone pattern.

Yeah! Cousin came today and put in my 2 new drawers, and adjusted (reinstalled) the top middle drawer in the island vanity so it doesn't have a gap under it (but just barely "pimpled" the front where he tightened the screw too much and it *almost* came through the front! I didn't say anything b/c in taking the front off, I wasn't watching - talking to him- and let the front drop onto the 3 screws I'd already taken out that I'd stupidly laid in front of the drawer on the counter!). Next - drawer liners - all the Merillat drawers are getting worn already, though I expect the solid maple custom bottoms to wear better than laminated (paper) plywood. Sink base looks OK, but I'm buying a new trash can and thinking of setting it inside a dish pan, or at least putting vinyl tile or remnant or something under it - old dish drain board won't work since it's sloped, but maybe upside down? Have smaller can from laundry room there now. I will call laminate guy, but I think we'll end up living with this for 8-10 years since it looks like HD price for this laminate was $29/sf installed - so about $1000. Not worth it - too much else to do. Cousin said it would be months b4 he could do my crown since he's so busy now with landscaper and a big carpentry project someone finally made up her mind on. But maybe he can come back to fix my broken cabinet and install the oak shoe then if I finish it this week. I hate to have the crown sitting in DR all summer, but if he can just cut it roughly to length and do the mitred returns on a couple of pieces I can finish it and have it ready to go any time he's ready. He says (and I agree) finish the baseboards and casing first so when someone walks in my house it looks finished - no one will say anything about not having crown on tops of cabinets. I was only going to do crown 1st b/c I figured I could stain it in unfinished MBA it was so narrow and longest piece is 8ft, but that has changed since he got too busy to do it this week - we had originally scheduled kitchen work for early April. So I'm going to be spending all summer finishing baseboards and casings (not too many left), moving onto doors and window sashes (jambs and sills are all done).

That Sonoma looks nice. It looks kind of edgy, in a good way & appears to be a small size. How big was the Crema Marfil? I think the smaller format is the way to go, whether a diamond, a square or a curve. It took us awhile to get there but.....the lightbulb finally turned on. At 150 posts, we'll have to start a new thread. If you could start it & include the pics of your kitchen, your light fixtures, cabinet hardware, a link to this thread & any pictures in this thread that are contenders or inspiration pics you still like. This has been fun (probably not as much for you). This post was edited by romy718 on Thu, Sep 25, 14 at 20:02

DH attached it to the wall with Liquid Nails (measure twice, glue once). If using between counters, cut a bit extra top/bottom to go behind cabinets. I did not want molding or a small granite backsplash piece at the bottom applied at counter/backsplash intersection so this gives it a finished look. The copper sheeting is thick, so it does not show any bump from underneath. That said, we were a new build and there are no bumps underneath. I wipe it with a damp cloth/sponge to help it patina (not very often). Since it's not behind the range, I don't have to worry about splatters. I bought the same deep sink for current laundry room that was in last house/kitchen. Only things that took away the patina were acidic (ketchup, lemon juice) but the patina came back quickly to those areas.