Nice materials and finishes! That looks like its going to be a beautiful space. Please make sure to post pics when you're finished. I wish there was a longer shot of the vanity area. From the pics you show, I do feel like that mirror might not work as well as something else. I think that the color might not be so bad if the frame were thinner... but from the pics you show, that heavy, dark frame seems just SO much heavier and darker than everything else... it seems like it will overwhelm all else. The vanity is beautiful and personally I think I'd rather have the myrtle wood be the star... and that big fat heavy mirror frame seems like it's trying to steal all the attention right now. That said, it can probably be made to work, by balancing with other dark/heavy accessories. But the rest of the room seems to have a lighter, more airy and cheerful vibe going on, maybe a lighter mirror frame might be better. I'll also add that we have a big framed mirror over our master vanity, and as much as I love the deep storage drawers in the vanity, they're not quite as convenient as medicine cabinets. I sure like the look of a big mirror though! We made our frame from fairly thin strips of mahogany (which is what our vanity top is) and it was easy to do. I'm pretty sure you could have a carpenter make a narrower frame for you out of a lighter wood, and buy a mirror for it, for not much more than the PB mirror.

@Brandy5, thanks for your response. Sorry if my original post didn't make sense. Hope this explains it better...my existing countertop is Corian, with a non-Corian/non-Blanco topmount sink 33"x22". The faucet is attached through the cut-out hole in the sink, not in the Corian countertop itself. I'm planning on buying the Blanco Silgranit Over/Under-mount sink and want to be able to undermount it, but with the existing sink cut-out in the Corian, It doesn't look like (from visible inspection under the sink) there is enough space to cut a hole in the Corian for the faucet to be attached through it. Because of this, I don't know if it's even possible to undermount it with my existing countertop. I believe if I undermount it - it would look alot like the picture of this integrated sink (f/a post of gr8day), with the faucet still coming through the faucet cut-out hole and the sink "ledge" where the faucet is being exposed (link I provided earlier http://s1087.photobucket.com/albums/j480/gr8day1/Random%20photos/?action=view&current=1323212099.jpg). I'm wondering if under-mounting is even possible and if so, will it look weird in my situation? Also, what needs to be done to prep my existing Corian countertop (sink cut-out) to accomplish this? New countertops are not possible right now. :-( Thanks. Here is a link that might be useful:

I was just googling around for rooms with little natural light, and I ended up looking at a lot of finished basement or basement apartment interiors and also high-end hotel rooms. The ones that were the most pleasant and inviting (where the lack of natural light was not a noticeable deficit) had kind of a lot going on. Not in an overwhelming way, but those rooms had curtains and wall treatments and knickknacks and area rugs and artwork -- millions of little decor pieces and several layers of decor interest in most areas of the room. In particular, there were a lot of different textures in most of the rooms. It makes sense now that I think about it -- basements and hotel rooms are very bland rooms -- usually no architectural interest of any kind, including lots of big windows and natural light and moldings and all that. Which means the room isn't really pretty on its own. To make it pleasant and charming anyway, you need to bring in a lot of things that are pretty by themselves. And you need enough of them that you don't really notice anymore that the room's bones are bad. So your home, being a house, is likely a lot better than the average basement, but it still suffers from the same lack of natural light. This leads me to the conclusion that, while I also generally prefer a clean, modern type of design in kitchens, I don't think it will suit your house. It will just be so quiet and minimal that your eye will have plenty of opportunity to notice how dark the room is. Like a plain person forgoing makeup and accessories and wearing a simple beige shift. That kind of simplicity works well for the great beauties of this world, but the rest of us look better wearing cute earrings and mascara. However, on the upside, with all the professionally-designed basement spaces I just looked at, it didn't seem to matter at all if the actual elements in the the design were dark. Usually, there was a mix of dark and light. The bigger thing seemed to be that ALL of those rooms had a lot of lighting EVERYWHERE. Pin lights all over the ceiling, lighting on top of cabinets/soffits that diffused on the ceiling, pendant lights, etc. So: 1) I'd mentally set aside a big part of your budget to add lots of lighting. Have under cabinet lights, above cabinet lights, cans, pendants, a chandelier, in-cabinet lights -- whatever. Go nuts. 2) I think you are on the right track with a walnut floor. Walnut has a really interesting grain. It is thoroughly beautiful in its own right and will layer beautifully with anything else you add. Natural materials in particular are great for adding interest without seeming overwhelming or busy. 3) I would not repeat the walnut on the cabinets because, again, I think the super-layered design approach works better in low-light rooms. Cabinets just another opportunity to add interest, and you should take it. Make them a different color or painted or whatever. Also, think about something other than slab. Your floor will be flat walnut. If the cabinets are also flat walnut, then then that is EXACTLY the same thing. Here is an example of a kitchen with a lot of interest (cool tile floor, two cabinet colors -- one that is interesting and bold, glass cabinets with unusual glass, open shelves, unusual cabinet pulls, feet) that still has clean lines and isn't crazy fussy/busy: That is the kind of thing that will hold its own and still look pretty and charming even in the dark months. Also, it would look great with walnut. :D

How are they affixed to the window? Spring clip? A picture of the grid in question here would be helpful if you are trying to figure out how to best paint them.