Your new kitchen is gorgeous! I love the island design and the warm floors against the dark cabinets.

So gorgeous! And I love your backsplash tile, too!

congratulations. what a stunning kitchen. it's so warm and cozy and i love your backsplash. you did a wonderful job.

It's beautiful. I love the colours. What do you store in the cabinet to the right of the dishwasher?

Love your choices, especially the backsplash and the way it goes all the way up and under that window. Paint color, please?

Beautifully done! Your pulls are perfect and the backsplash is stunning! The wine rack is such a nice touch too!

Great job! I love the floor and the shape of the island.

And you always have to give product details! Might as well list them out in one post so you don't have to try to see every question people ask you! :)

One of the most beautiful backsplash/countertop combinations ever!

Just lovely! The dark wood cabs are so clean and elegant with the light counters and BS. Great job. Congratulations!

Very elegant & dramatic. Love the countertop/backaplash combo & the range. The stainless looks great with all your other elements. Beautiful floor! Congratulations!

Sherri58, the cabinet to the right of the dishwasher is our "critter cabinet." It actually opens to the side and holds all of our dogs' medicines, vet records, food, leashes, and collars as well as birdseed and suet for my outdoor feeders. I can also fit my binoculars and birding books inside! It's right by the back door onto the deck so it's very convenient!

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Kksmama, the wall paint is Sherwin Williams Lazy Grey and the trim is Sherwin Williams Extra White!

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And thanks all for the comments! I've edited the original post to include a product list! :)

I'm still shocked that a laminate counter can look that good! ;)

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That's Formica!?!?! WOW. Love it! Everything coordinates beautifully. Especially love the flooring stain choice with your dramatic kitchen. Well done.

Amazing looking with laminate counters. Can you post some close ups of the island counter edges?

I really like all your choices.

those are the best laminate countertops I've ever seen. amazing. i would never have thought they were anything but marble. again, great job.

I love it!!! Nice choices.

Debrak2008, here are a couple iPhone shots of the edges. Unfortunately we were not able to get the seamless edge because of the shape of our island. Our builder and kitchen fabricator both advised against using seamless edge because of the seamed joints (miter seams). We actually would have had to sign a waiver saying that they were not liable for problems as apparently the bolt together counters are prone to problems.

There are no seams on the top of any of our counters (the island is one huge piece of laminate) but we do have the seam all the way around the edge. They did a pretty good job of trying to match up the design so that it was a more natural flow but of course, if you look carefully you can see the seam.

It's funny you ask about that because when it originally went up I was not happy because I was expecting the seamless bullnose edge but once they explained the problem to me it was okay. At the time I thought it would bother me a lot more than it actually does.

Ha, I tend to focus more on the backsplash (ooh shiny!) anyway! ;)

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Beautifully done, really well executed! the floors are beautiful, and I Love the backsplash. Congrats, its a beautiful kitchen, enjoy it!

Gorgeous!

Oh, and one side of the island has the baking sheet racks and the stand mixer lift as pictured above...the other side has this built-in bookshelf for my cookbooks! That's one of my favorite things in the kitchen! :)

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I would never have guessed that your counters were formica. They look gorgeous and the backsplash is beautiful against them. Very pretty kitchen.

Wow, I was going to say how pretty your marble counters were! Beautiful sparkly kitchen... how do you like your mixer lift?

I have that Farmer's market cookbook, too. Love it.

Enjoy your wonderful new kitchen!

Nice job. Love the cabinets.

Thanks Sparkler. It was the orientation of that cabinet that made me ask. I wondered if it might be something like that. Great idea.

Beautiful job! It is elegant as others have said. Your floors are especially lovely!! Enjoy!

Gorgeous modern kitchen with beautiful counters that I would have never thought were Formica, beautiful floor, stunning appliances and a gorgeous backsplash. Thank you for sharing.

Gorgeous modern kitchen with beautiful counters that I would have never thought were Formica, beautiful floor, stunning appliances and a gorgeous backsplash. Thank you for sharing.

I'm going to echo the comments on the counters... Holy Cow Patties, that's Formica?!? I thought I read the product list wrong!

Beautiful in every way! Hope it makes you smile every day.

Beautiful! I couldn't wait to see the materials list to see what the countertop was. Formica! It looks fantastic!

Sparkler,

I am thrilled to see the photos of your kitchen and surrounding rooms. You have made outstanding choices. As others have said, the counter is stunning and the back splash is a winning element! I adore those floors -- having one floor throughout really enlarges the space. The wall colour is gorgeous too!!

Can you tell us where you ordered your cabinets from? How was that experience?

Enjoy your gorgeous home. I am sure it will be a dream to use and entertain in over the holidays!

Carol

Congratulations! The laminate is amazing -- it looks just like Brazillian Arabescato or some versions of Super White. I love how your range coordinates so beautifully with the cabinets. The strong horizontal lines of the double ovens look great with the hardware.