Originally we were going to go with standard cupboards and a Pearly Shores Quantam Quartz benchtop. What we ended up with was Tupac, Granite, and soft close drawers and cupboards. So happy we spent the extra. Here's some finished pics.

BTW - I see green grass, trees with leaves, and sunshine outside your glass door. Is that what winter looks like where you live? Lucky!

drawer handles that don't catch garments.

floor tiles with a subtle echo to these drawer handles.

reflective surfaces, maximizing light.

a "recessed" appliance garage. A useable counter sliver in front of it. (9"?) This is a big change (from the norm, and from the easiest). It makes the cooktop area less cramped, more open and unusual. In the third picture, this is what i see, along with the veining in the stone.

a rolltop cover. The cover is white!

all-drawers. I figure the sink drawers are 30 inches high.

drawer heights all lined up. Straight sight lines. Easy on the eyes. (The loss is not a big deal: one may have to lay a blender on its side, and do a few other things to compensate, like storing some large items somewhere else.)

a slim cooking exhaust air extraction "panel" not a visible hood. I'll guess that it slides out when in use.

veining continuing across the three stone planes.

alternating simplicity and complexity. One complements the other, or compensates for the other. Most of the color and finish is of such a reduced set that it calls out for something else to compensate. You get it in stone veining of great complexity. Ceiling floor walls and trim are "reduced set". Minor differences in the light white hues become an attractive element, visible to the user but not to us seeing photographs. Walls and backsplash are reflective surfaces (you can see yourself) but not outright mirrors. Backsplash, a deliberately darker color, is simple. Grout is the same color, dark in the backsplash, white in the floor. There is only one main attraction. The stone is the main attraction.

pendants in three's. Soft white light bulb covers that let most of the light out. Reflected in the other surfaces.

beveling the junction of the three stone planes so that the island looks somewhat like a piece of furniture. (This costs a few hundred more than the brute force alternative, a mere countertop plunked down on supporting panels, straight cut square butt end).

on both sides the counter overhang wraps down and makes the side return panels bigger, as a way to define and enclose space in a area where there may feel to be too much "open space". The drawers become "contained" as if in INSET face-frame cabinets. This is quite an achievement because these are frameless cabinets

a full wall of verticals, containing the fridge. The wall becomes a utility wall; the fridge becomes a subset of the wall's functionality.

a corner pantry with five sides (like a corner tub, or "neo-angle" shower, a 5-sided shape that maximizes corners). So efficient! Just big enough to be arm-reachable. No walk-in standing around wasted space.

a faucet with a reduced function set. (Once again, the tradeoffs are not big.) The angles of the handle and spout are just enough to help it all be "non-square" ; the rest of it is made of right-angled components echoing the entire kitchen. The handle is centered in front, the spout is slender, and the non-roundedness of every component make it more of everything you might wish for to match the inherent quality of the other architectural choices : unusual and unaverage.

One of the four chairs can be placed somewhere else and the three remaining chairs still occupy the space perfectly: round chairs under round pendants.

I'll guess that an electrical outlet is in the island, but only if you open a drawer.

I'm glad you posted this.

Hth

Congratulations to you.

Nancy

I love the backsplash.

I would love to see how you set up your corner pantry, if you get a chance. I'm hoping it would give me some ideas for my pantry. TIA!

Thank you for the wonderful narative "davidro1". You pretty much came up with every detail we included in the designing of the kitchen. I'm out of town for a few days unfortunately, but will take some more detailed photo's of pantry/cabinets etc when i get home.

You hit the nail on the head with the Island powerpoints too. If you look at the 4th picture, the top drawer on the left hand side of the dishwasher actually hinges down to reveal 2 power points recessed back about 200mm, which allows us to still use appliances on the Island bar concealing the power points. You can actually run the power cords out the right hand side of that drawer and it nearly closes all the way back up.

Thanks again for the kind words everyone. It's great to know that it's being appreciated. For us, the cabinetmakers, and the stone masons.

Dean.

I love that granite--it is spectacular, and those stools are just TOO COOL, yet they look like they'd be comfortable! All the glossiness and reflective surfaces give it such polish and make it looks so cleeeeeean.

Congratulations on such beautiful execution of your dream kitchen!

A fine example of unique design so well suited to the room. All the details are great. I love modern. I love yours.

Fantastic space planning. You should be quite proud!

First off the hidden power point in the island bar.

And closed.

Flwrs_n_co - Here's the 5 sided 1200mm corner pantry.

muskokascp - The pulls are from Tekform. There web page can be found here -
"Tekform Handles"

Our handles are the 7141 Series.

Will get back later with the appliance descriptions if people are still interested.

The whole thing is beautiful.

This has certainly shown me that granite can look stunning in a kitchen and keep it looking modern and clean.

But, also:
I don't call DH in very often to admire a kitchen. I did on yours.
There is no higher praise than this: he asked to see it again!!
And that, sir and madam, is a record.

Thank you for posting a lovely room. I wish you could post pictures of each drawer opened to reveal it's hidden delights.

Sandra