Cat, your kitchen looks terrific, I hadn't seen it before. The marble mosaics are going to be great with the counters. Can I ask you about the upper cabinet that comes down to the counter? I'm in the process of building something similar for myself, but seeing your picture gives me a better idea of how they'll look than my sketch does. I'd like to know the width of the cabinet, and the length from top to bottom. Also the length of the glass doors alone, without the drawers. Sorry to be a pain, but do you know the width of the crown molding? Thank you so much. I'm doing my own kitchen and have not seen most of these things in real life! It really helps me to see photos of what I'm sketching. Finally, your range hood inspires me too. I was struggling with the angle my insert has, and seeing yours, I realize I'd be happier with having the wood cover go vertically up instead of angling. Thanks!!

Are we talking about the "entry" right at the front door? Or the space up on the step up area toward the stairs. Basically, though, it's the base of the table that will somewhat define the style. The more rustic, it becomes more "Mountain lodge" and the more refined it can go modern, contemporary or even more "transitional". They are also pretty expensive so before you invest money there, figure out how much you want to or can spend now, and then start selecting things you like and create an "Ideabook" here on Houzz. That will help you "define" which style direction you like. You can "like" a number of styles, but ultimately one will become more apparent than others.

@Beth in my wife's words..."Those are so sexy!!!" That looks fantastic! We may want ours darker now that we see that. Here is the best picture I have of our sample, next to some ORB pulls, of course. :-) Bright lighting and close up. I think we may swing by and speak with our cabinet maker tomorrow and see about your suggestions on the dye front, or potentially paint instead of stain. We REALLY like how you can see the wood grain texture in your pictures. I also love your black door trim! We have been planning white trim with tricorn Black doors(Sherwin Williams color). We had been discussing whether we should just paint our cabinets in tricorn black too. HMMMMM..

But that is not your space, its light and white, and completely different feel. You have dark cabinets tile island and dark hardwood floor. You need to look for inspo, in houses that are look closer to what you have. Idk how much you love that tile around the island, thinking about what if you put breadboard over it and then painted it a color.