Kitchen Remodel Phase IV...

Phase IV of the kitchen remodel has finally come to an end. What we thought would be the quickest and easiest phase of counter tops turned into the longest and most frustrating. After spending over a month researching companies, visiting showrooms, getting estimates, we decided to go with Venetian Stoneworks in Woodinville. They had a gorgeous showroom next door called Denali Slab Studio and it is truly like visiting a art gallery of granite and marble. The bumps came when the installation of the granite happened. There were so many little mishaps during the installation, it's hard for me to even explain it all. The installation job should have taken 3-4 hours in one day, but instead turned into around an 8 hour job over the course of 3 visits. The main problem was our existing cabinets are super duper uneven/not level. The granite on our new cabinets went on perfect. But the old ones caused for some concern, making the finished product look BAD! After a lot of consulting with a lot of people and a lot of confusion and frustrating, our cabinet people were able to come in and fix the problem with matching trim and stain.

Here is the finished product:

New cabinets/bar area with the new granite.

Existing cabinet area with new granite.

Check out the new under-mount sink!

Looking into the kitchen from the dining room.

Phase V...the last one...bamboo hardwood flooring in the kitchen and dining room.

See before and after pictures here and here.