And a few more finished pictures:

And finally, the details:

Cabinets: DeWils Horizon Line (Frameless) Shaker with Bead and beadboard large drawers and accents with BM Simply White paint
Hardware: Hardware Resources Durham pulls and knobs in Dark Antique Copper Machined
Counters: Brazilian Black Soapstone and Carrara Marble
Backsplash: Grazia Rixi subways in Reef (2x5 subways) with Mandorla Border Pieces to frame the mosaic. The mosaic is a custom mixed medium mosaic that was done by a local tile artist and I got to help. Some of the tile is from different parts of our house, some of the shells are from a friends wedding, others are some my daughter got on the beach.
Paint: Dunn-Edwards Peace River
Floor: Engineered Maple mild hand-scraped 5" planks (floor extends through most of the first floor)

Fridge: GE Profile FD with water in door and ice maker in second freezer drawer
Cooktop: GE Monogram
Hood: Modernaire 600 cfm insert with wood hood by Stanisici
Dishwasher: Bosch
Double Oven: GE Monogram with Trivection (upper oven) and Convection (lower oven)
Sink: Rohl Allia (30" Fireclay)
Faucet: Kohler Vinnata in Chrome

We took down two soffits, but had to keep two more, the ones we kept shortened in depth and height. It took about 3 months because the remodel involved other parts of the house include exterior door and window work.

Thanks to everyone for they're help!

Oh! Oh!! Oh!!! Just fabulous! I love the wall color, the backsplash color, the beadboard, everything! The mosaic is still gorgeous, of course! And that "Seaside" on the range hood mantle is the perfect touch!

You did a great job! Congratulations!

So crisp with the white cabs & blue paint & soapstone...

Enjoy it, well done!

Katie

Enjoy it!

DH has been wanting to paint the kitchen in our new home a watery blue color but I've been nay-saying the idea because of reading that blue was not a good color for kitchens. Fung shui says something about blue depressing the appetite - alhough in my case depressing the appetite would be a GOOD thing. LOL! Plus, although I find fung shui interesting, I don't really understand it and am definitely not a die-hard believer. Still, I was having a hard time finding any pictures of blue-painted kitchens that really appealed to me.

Your kitchen looks so lovely and peaceful though I just may let DH talk me into blue after all. Of course he also wants stained wood cabinets instead of painted. (What is it about men and stained wood anyway???) I'm not at all sure stained wood cabs with blue paint would yield the same lovely peaceful result you've achieved.

Maybe I'll show him your pics and give him a choice: I'll give you blue paint and you let me have white or cream painted cabinets. OR, you can have stained cabinets and I get to pick a nice warm "foody" color for the paint. Ah the compromises.

Thanks for sharing your lovely kitchen.

Eastcoast...thanks for the compliment on the soffits! That's what I was going for! They were so huge before...I tried to get rid of all of them, but had to keep two!

So, I got a deal on a remanant. It is honed so that it works with the SS. I also like to bake, so I can roll dough over there if I want.

I'd like to see a close up of that mosaic too...it looks very pretty! Great job, enjoy your beautiful new space!!

For those of you who wanted a close up of the mosaic...

What soffits? I think they look totally integrated with your kitchen! I also see that you have DeWils cabinets too. I love the feel of ours even uninstalled! How do you like the double drawer freezer? I am thinking about that for when we have to replace ours in a few years. Is it easy to get things in and out of and was it easy to design around? Thanks!

I have chimed in before on the gorgeous mosaic, lucky you to have that splendid sun shining cheerily into your kitchen.

Enjoy!

It looks like you've been converted to a "non" curtain household too! :) We haven't put a single curtain up since our reno and we don't plan to!

Kat :)

Did you paint them yourself/contractor or did they come painted from the cabinetmaker? Thanks!

earthpal - I love the double drawer freezer...It helped break up the line of he huge bottom freezer. I keep frequently used freezer stuff in the top...frozen veggies, gogurts. The bottom drawer has two levels, the top one is shallow and has the ice in it. The bottom is a large basket. I love the functionality, and the look. Of course the best thing is the fridge at eye leveland the water in the door.

lesmis - thanks for the compliments...I love your kitchen! On the windows....that's part of the 1%...I have to have something on them for the winter (I know crazy) because the sun in the back is blinding (notice the glare and it's only October). We will be putting in woven woood blinds.

dcfixerupper - I don't mind sharing at all as I know how helpfull that is. We didn't price kraftmaid, I did price Schuler at Lowe's. So, I had all the cabinets, with the hood, and the blower, and custom paint (cabinet guy has a painter he uses) and install for about $24k. The Dewils is all plywod, frameless...I don't have many bells and whistles..the main one is the pull out chopping block and pull out trash to the left of the sink. The cabinet guy made the corner sink cabinet in his shop so that I could fit my sink...the angled walls make it a challenge. The lowe's quote was Schuler was $22k no install or interior upgrades and I had to use their color. The soapstone and marble were about $5,500 installed...more than I budgeted, but I just fell in love with soapstone! Let me know if you have any other questions.

You can acess the blower behind the shelf, but it's not much space back there, and it's not too easy to get the cover on and off. I had 4 soffits (so it looked like a tray ceiling as the old owners had removed the huge flourescent light and replaced with crown and can lighting). In the old kitchen they were about 2' high and at least 2 feet deep. It made my 9' ceiling feel like a 7' ceiling. I hated it. I had to keep the one on the window wall and the one on the fridge wall.

beck

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We had to order a few other things (after we recieved the initial shipment) and they came very quickly.

I am considering using Rixi tiles (Mandorla color) for my backsplash, but can't decide on what grout joint size to use. Could you please tell me what you used with your tiles?

Also, did you use sanded or unsanded grout?

Thanks in advance!

There was a thread about blue kitchens a ways back. This is the right way to do it! I really love the way you did this.

I don't have a great back, but it doesn't bother me to get stuff in and out. But I use it less than 1 per day. On the other hand, I'm hoping the kids (3 and 6)will be able to use it soon, so low is good.

Thanks for all the compliments, hopefully I will have some updated shots of the nook area soon. They are building my banquette. I was hoping to be done by Christmas, but it maybe a bit longer to get all the window treatments done.

DO post your pictures. I love the clean, relaxed, and happy mood of your kitchen. (That's how I see it.)

I stuck with the white so it would "blend" into the cabinets.