Oh, dahhhhling. You SO deserved the diamonds. ;)

It looks great! Do you have a bs tile in mind yet? That was one thing I had trouble looking at when considering BA. White tiles were too white, yet beigey one were too beige and blah. And I couldn't go cinnamon in my head for the bs. Looking forward to seeing finished, sans cardboard.

Lovely!!! What a perfect anniversary gift--any sort of diamond!!!!

Isn't that just beautiful!
It goes so well with your cabs, too. And, I went back to look, your floors! I love the variations of browns, all the way to the cinnamon.

You must be dancing in place, given how well this is all coming together.

Great job! You wear them well!

I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for BA. It looks great. Congrats.

And that is exactly what we thought...rivers of cinnamon.

nice! Do you know (or have ideas) for the backsplash. I love the idea of drawing out the cinnamon, but I think that'd be too dark with your cabinets...

Great anniversary gift!
Diamonds are forever so hope you enjoy that gorgeous kitchen for many years!

Backslash?

BTW what is your wall color?

Beautiful!!! BA was one of my top choices when doing our kitchen. Your's looks sooo pretty.

Beautiful! Can't wait for your backsplash reveal!

Oooh, so pretty! I think I'd be wiping up those cinnamon spots all the time too. lol

So I went to get out the bs tile for a photo and started to freak out. We chose it from the granite sample. When I first held it up on the wall I started to 2nd guess. I then looked around and found the areas that are really close to the tile color. The granite has so many variations in it I can't even say what color it is. In fact when people ask me what color is white diamonds and say, you just have to see it for yourself.

So I am calmed down now and here are some photos, the hardware just arrived!

Again the lighting is really bad right now.

We already purchased all the tile including a 1/2 inch black pencil liner that I can't find right now.

The paint color is SW balanced beige but we had it mixed in Valspar.

Thank you for all the nice comments!

Beautiful! I love it.

Awww, diamonds really are a girls best friend! Looks beautiful and very diamond worthy.

Love it! Especially with those gorgeous dark cabs.

Panic attacks allowed! I had many along the way!

That's one beautiful chunk of diamonds! I want a lighter stone in my kitchen this time around that isn't high maintenance like marble. Maybe I need some diamonds too! Is it a durable stone, no staining and etching?

Can't wait to see your finished kitchen. Looks great!

Forgot to mention, love your floors. Can you please tell me what they are including the color? Thanks.

Isn't that just beautiful!
It goes so well with your cabs, too. And, I went back to look, your floors! I love the variations of browns, all the way to the cinnamon.

You must be dancing in place, given how well this is all coming together.

Great job! You wear them well!

The floor is Bruce canadian maple hardwood in cinnamon. Bruce offers several maples in cinnamon so you have to be careful when comparing. Got it at Lowes (special order) as they had the lowest price.

I was thinking the floors matched the "cinnamon" in your countertop and it does even in name! Thanks for the scoop and the tip about color variation.

The best thing about the granite is that it seems to bring together the different woods. Purplish cherry cabs, cinnamon floor, and two other woods that are at the kitchen perimeter (on the other side). I carried the granite sample around the house and it seems to go with everything so that sealed the deal.

We start the backsplash tomorrow morning. The pencil line jog around the range is going to stress me out!

Looks beautiful! What a great anniversary present.

I was so glad to see all the positive posts about antico white granite. Thanks, Debrak, for the lovely photos. We ordered it for our brand new kitchen, but haven't had the templating yet. On another website, 50% of people said they hated it!!! That really scared me because I love it. We have natural cherry cabinets, which will darken somewhat over the years, and I think the antico white will highlight the cabinets beautifully.