"bob" wrote in message
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Well, I still have to add the toekicks, the back, and the countertop, but
the drawers and fronts are all done and installed for fit. A solid cherry
wine rack will cover the non-matching birch cabinet side.
Any ideas for countertop colour and/or material will be greatly
appreciated. We're thinking something in a charcoal hue, maybe with a bit
of speckle. Laminate? Slate? Granite? Dunno yet....

Comments more than welcome.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/mkealey/Kitchen/Island.htm
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Bob

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Please don't go to all that work to put laminate on top. For our island
(yet to be started), I was pushing for soapstone, but got outvoted. I
really like the look of it. I don't think it will quite get to charcoal,
though. If you're really looking for charcoal with some speckle, I think
you're looking at either granite (maybe Black Galaxy) or quartz (like
Silestone Stellar Night). Personally, I'm not a big fan of the look of
quartz, but since there isn't much natural variation in the Black Galaxy,
the quartz comes pretty close. The quartz has the added benefit of being
pretty much maintenance free.

I'm strongly considering a cherry top to my maple island

todd