Cabinets & Countertops

We have had cabinet door samples sitting in our house for about two months. I haven't even thought to take some photos to share until this weekend.

The white maple for the perimeter cabinets and the dark will be on the island only. I decided to do the mixed look.

We also added the upgraded glaze on the cabinets. It's an heirloom glaze. It will make the moldings on the cabinets pop and also make the white cabinets not so bright white. I think it really adds to the look we are going for in the kitchen. 

Don't they look even more beautiful up against the orangey oak in our rental?

The actual cabinet doors shown above are a little different than the door style than what we ended up with. But similar.

 Next up, countertops. My favorite thing to pick out.

Cambria

Can you tell what kind of material this is by looking at it? I always thought granite was the most beautiful countertop of them all. I remember when my parents upgraded their laminate countertops and they brought in the pretty slabs of granite.

So when we were looking at samples, I pushed for granite. Well, really first I pushed for concrete countertops but everyone and their mother (even mine) told me that it was probably not the best choice....anyway, then I pushed for granite.
While browsing countertop samples I picked this one. Wrong. It's quartz.

Cambria Quartz countertops are actually stronger than granite and is still a natural stone. No sealing or regular maintenance needed because it is nonporous.

Uck to chipped nail.

The ship date for our cabinets is the last week of August. After those are installed they can remeasure and we will give the final okay to have them cut the countertops, those will be delivered a few weeks later. Hopefully when those babies come in it will also be move in time. September is our goal!

What is your favorite kind of countertop? 

Do you like the mixing of wood tones?

Does looking at the photo of my chipped nail polish make you want to give yourself a mani too?