The First Stage - Kitchen

During the first stage of our kitchen project, before we'd even thought about adding new cabinets, my husband installed this fabulous countertop of black granite tiles. Since we wanted to extend the countertop out into the dining room through the new opening we knew that we could never afford to have a custom, solid granite countertop made. I enjoy baking and canning so we needed this space to be quite large and the original counter space just wasn't large enough. The black granite looks so elegant and is perfect for spreading out all of the utensils and ingredients for a large cooking project. The tiles have little gold specks that really stand out when they are highly polished. The challenge will be to install the new cabinets below this countertop without damaging it. We'll need to cut an angle into one corner for the corner cabinet (with a lazy susan!) and cutting and installing angled tile to finish the top. I feel so fortunate to be married to a man who has the ability to do this kind of work himself. He runs his own computer business during the week so projects can take a while to get completed but, considering the money we save and the attention to detail that he gives to each project, it is well worth the wait!