from my experience: my company gives a 1 year warranty on the granite. We never put a seam by the kitchen sink or DW. Although, as for "seam" placement: if the customer never expresses their concerns over "seam" placement: and they complain after the fact & granite is "glued" down and they never said a word: then they don't like where seam was placed: well, they still have to pay their bill. The fabricator where I work: he knows better! He goes over seams at time of "template" and the owner allows the customers to approve and witness template placement on the slab the minute it's cut on the saw table. Due to past issues! Although: there are customers like this: -they want granite -they pick the granite -they pick the sink -they never call and ask me 101 questions before install -one day the installer shows up to the customer's house to install -customer pays the bill and I never hear from them again & they are happy! Then there is the customers that complain about several things, make demands that are not possible, create their own "drama" and ask 101 questions. I have learned that making the customer happy and educated before install is better in the long run: and they will all tell their friends where they got their granite from! (you on the other hand: if someone comes to your house to ask about your granite : you might tell them: "find a different fabricator") Word of mouth is a great advertisement! I guess: what I am trying to say for people seeking: that is awesome: and I am glad people attempt to find out information before they start projects in their home. I promise: I learn something new daily about install process & procedures & how to keep customers happy! (reminds me of a lady who was bragging to me that she cleaned her granite weekly with vingar & water! I was not about to argue with her, although: I said "how is that working out for you?") ha ha ha! Best wishes and enjoy your kitchen! Maybe don't pay your bill in full until your mind is at ease about the situation. There is good advise from one of the posts what to do after the fact: sounds good to me. (my guys said no support around DW)

I think once the cabinets are painted it will look better. Regarding the MW: We've had a couple of people here report they caught their sweater or shirt on fire using an Over the Range MW. It's up to you, of course...but if you have children, I would definitely do something else. My sister has one and while I don't think she's ever caught anything on fire, when she's making pasta (boiling water) you can't really use the MW b/c of the billowing steam that is NOT caught by the OTR MW and is in front of the MW's door. (It's what was in the house when she bought it.) Personally, I'd replace it with a true overhead hood (you can probably find one that fits in the same space under the cabinet) and put the MW elsewhere - maybe on that counter or in that overhead alcove on the left. Does that OTR MW vent to the outside? If not, can you change it to vented if/when you replace it with a true hood? Recirculating hoods (not vented to the outside) are not very effective -- they're better than nothing b/c some things are caught, but to be truly effective, they should be vented to the outside. This applies to OTR MWs as well as true hoods. If you look at the side view, notice how the MW only covers the back burners? That means anything you do on the front burners will not be "caught" in the hood and will go up and out into the room. If you get a hood, make sure it's at least 24" deep so all burners are covered. No hood -- MW or true hood -- can capture the FOGSS (fumes, odors, grease, smoke, steam) that are not under it.

Help! We are re-doing our kitchen and I need to choose a cabinet color for my maple cabinets. Our home is the Tuscan style from the early 2000’s, so I do want to go with a warmer color. My walls are SW divine white. I like a bit of a darker beige or cream than Divine white to offset the lighter LRV of 72. Has anyone tried SW Natural Linen, BM Natural linen, BM Clay Beige, BM White Sand for cabinets? Also was thinking of Accessible Beige, but afraid it will be too gray. My kitchen is north facing, with minimal light. Our floors are noche travertine. We are going with a lighter granite or quartz and maybe Cle’ tiles for backsplash.

This is what I got right now. When we get it cleaned up I’ll post better. There is a keeping room right off the kitchen (no pix) with teal furniture, black eames chair, tv and brick fireplace, then the dining room you see here with the live edge table and orange chairs. It’s split level and the dining room is open to the living room (second two pix), a half flight down. Kind of confusing. It’s really a pretty house, built in 1955. Why don’t I have better pix?? 🙄