I'm forgetting what they call the edge treatment I have as it's been a few years. But I think it's called a quarter edge band. The top edge has a quarter radius on it. Very simple but it looks very nice without suggesting any certain style. I think some sort of radius on the top edge is a good idea because it helps protect it when something is dropped right on the edge. It might chip, otherwise. I have a contemporary house and kitchen and didn't want a formal look. My cousin had granite installed last year and she chose the ogee edge. It looks VERY formal--plus, the edge is so thin that it could get damaged if something heavy fell on it. You don't say what thickness the granite is, but mine is 1 1/4" thick.

"see examples of their work" Excellent point. There seems to be a lot of problems lately with people being disappointed in their granite fabrication. I have to really hold back in posting things like "did you see examples of their seams? did you discuss the edge? Did you see this or that? Did you pick out the slab, the layout? Did you bring samples home to test and to see how it looked in your house" etc. You should ask for references and actually go see installed granite in a home. I actually asked our salesperson (yard and fabricator, all in one shop) if we took the longest and was the most PITAs. She laughed and said No of course. I visited the shop 4 or 5 times. I had numerous samples I kept for months. I saw granite in their showroom on each visit. I saw granite installed in a home. It was actually a friend of mine who had used the place but if I had not seen hers I would have asked for a reference and asked to see the installed granite. I called repeatedly and asked lots of questions, even speaking to the owner. Reviewed the contract in detail. I spoke at length with the templater and then the installers. Watched every move. BTW I visited and got estimates from eight different shops before choosing the one we used. Maybe this was done before....but a thread on how to purchase granite might be in order. Starting at the beginning....how to find a fabricator, what to ask for, what to expect, etc. How we handled the granite decision is how we handle EVERY decision. I know most people (not all) that I know IRL say they just don't have the time or patience to spend the time we do on these things. But they are the ones who call us when they need advise.

Thank you again to everyone who has chimed in! (And it is just so darn cool to hear from many of you illustrious GW-ers whose posts and kitchen we have read about and inspired by while we are in the process of designing and renovating our kitchen!) OK, so here's the skinny on our last ditch effort last night. We spent 2 hours, or maybe more, lowering down the legs and leveling the DW. We managed, we thought, to lower the unit by at least 3/16" to 1/4". We put shellac on the exposed bare wood and plywood parts above the unit. We also taped up a foil tape covering the exposed plywood subcountertop, the maple crosspiece, and most of the bottom part of the marble edge. We discovered: (1) When we drill the unit back up to the maple crosspiece, all that 3/16" - 1/4"minute space we gained was barely there at all! We wonder whether by tightening the unit to the wood under the countertop we have raised the unit back up. We un-attached the unit, which by this time is out of level again (huh?), releveled the unit, confirmed that we indeed have more spacing than before by sticking our index finger in the space and it felt looser. Attached the unit, and what do you know, tight again. (2) Putting the foil tape didn't stop the condensation. But, it probably protect the wood and plywood. So, we are going to return the GE monogram DW. Other than the condensation issue, this unit has pretty much everything I have listed on my DW wishlist (and we got it with $1000 rebate, ending up to be $399. A really great deal!) In any case, I hope that the replacement DW will solve this issue. We think we'll go with the Miele G5505SCSS unit although the controls on the front don't go as well with our kitchen vision as the Bosch 800 Plus, KA KUDE70or Jennair JDB8700 units would be. A part of me is also angling for the Jenn Air JDB8700 because I like the look of it best. It also has everything in my DW wishlist, except for the Miele reputation. Thanks everyone for sharing your information! You have been so helpful!

I love my Peacock Green granite. We were trying to stay within a budget so I only allowed myself to look at Level 1 or 2 granites. Even if I could have afforded a higher level I would have picked this. I don't think it looks busy at all and that was another reason I chose it. During the day it just looks dark but at night when the lights are on it really sparkles. It's like a piece of jewelry I have carmel colored cabinets and have Ben Moore's AF Slendor in my kitchen I was not happy with the color in my old kitchen with the dirty brown oak cabinets. I was glad I was going to use the new kitchen as an excuse to paint. However, I love it with my new kitchen. Couldn't be happier. I think Monroe Bisque would look lovely. I have Powell Buff in my foyer which is almost like Monroe Bisque only a little more gold. Shelburn Buff would look good too. Just about any green or gold would be nice. When you do decide to paint, get some samples of what you are considering and paint poster board with it and put it in different spots around the room and next to your existing colors you are trying to coordinate.Good luck with your decisions.Also I have a Cafe Brown Silgranite sink and looks so good with the granite.The color in the picture is a little lighter than it really is.