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@pollyanna - yup that's the place. Good luck with your project! @NewSouthernBelle - the island is huge. 8' long and 6'9" wide. The short straight side is just a little under 4', and the other side is the curved one. The shape is pretty cool, and the whole island isn't quite squared up with the rest of the kitchen - rotated about 20 degrees or so, which also helps make it look interesting. The countertop is supported on three legs and a pretty thick plywood top. The extra thickness is great - because of that, the granite is stacked up triple thick on the island which makes the countertop look really beefy. The three legs are just a little too close to the edge of the counter, though - it's possible to bang your knees depending on where you're sitting. Unfortunately, all that stone is heavy, so fixing that doesn't seem really practical. Here's a link to a layout diagram that will hopefully help you visualize it:

Thank you very much for your kind words! I love the kitchen, and I get excited every morning when I see it - and it's been over a year since everything was completed. It took me about 3-4 month to settle on the final design. My KD was a saint by putting up with me b/c I kept changing some cabinets around (that catalogue could also be a curse :)). At least we kept the general plan the same, I just kept finding more interesting options. The granite is called Tropical Green aka Kerala Green aka Hawaiian Green and I also think Verde Laura. It has specs in it that match the cabinet stain. And I love the green! The granite was class B so that made it much more affordable. I forgot to mention in my previous post (sorry, I was in a hurry) that the price reflects pre-2007 January price increase (i think it was about 6-7%). I can't stress enough the importance of shopping around. We really liked Decora so I got a list of local dealers in the area from the Decora site, and all were offering different % off the list price. The most expensive cabinets were from "do it all" kind of places. You should insist on getting a complete breakdown of the quote, because you may find it shocking what a small "specialty" cabinet may cost. It really helps to see piece by piece quote. Also, glass fronts tend to be very expensive so sometimes people order just the door that is ready for a glass insert and get the glass in a specialty shop for a fraction. Braydon Manor is a great choice!!! there's a recent thread on decora cabinets (2 days back at the most), perhaps more people can share their costs. Good luck with your journey!

Thanks for sharing! I signed up. For those who buy... when you enter the voucher, Amazon does require you to link a credit card and says you will stay auto-enrolled / start being charged at the end of your trial. However, you can go into the "Kindle Unlimited" section of your account immediately and click "Cancel Membership." Your account will stay active for the 60 days and you won't be charged (I've had Kindle Unlimited as a trial before and while it's nice for free, I would never pay for it b/c the selection is lacking)