Up close, it's got little pieces of shiny quartz in it that add some sparkle. We think it will contrast nicely with the dark red siding. :)
We also spent a good chunk of the day yesterday at Home Depot getting some more ideas. I think we finally have a better idea as to what our kitchen is going to look like. I finally gave up trying to pull in the super-dark espresso brown cabinets - they just weren't working with the flooring and the countertops we had in mind. So now we're leaning more towards a soft nut brown - still a rich color, but not quite as dark. Something like this:
We think the flooring is going to be a porcelain tile that looks like slate. Something in neutral browns, kind of like the flooring in this picture:
And finally, we want the focal point to be the granite countertops. We found a beautiful slab at a local granite store - unfortunately they didn't let me take pictures. But I found some similar pictures online to give you an idea:
So that's about it! No update as to when we might break ground. As I understand it, everything's ready to go - we're just waiting for the weather to warm up. I think our builder said we'll need 3-4 consecutive days above freezing in order to pour the concrete.
Now, if we could just get the weather to cooperate...
