Countertops!

We have countertops! Yahoo!! We originally thought we wanted concrete and got talked out of it. Then we thought quartz would be a cheaper option. Adam really doesn't like busy counter tops. He does not like the look or generic granite or fancy granite. I knew I liked the look of solid black, so we finally decided on Absolute Black Granite and it actually turned out to be one of the cheapest granite options! It looks great but might be tricky to keep clean! 

We were not supposed to be here when they installed it but Corbin got sick before our big friends family camping trip :-(.  So he and Adam where here when they came to install it. (The did get to join the camping fun later that day!).  

I guess Absolute Black is really heavy! 

It was so cool to come home to it today! Our trim is all finished, the crown moulding is up, and the stove hood got installed today too. Our tile was supposed to start today but was on back order and did not arrive till this afternoon. Hopefully tomorrow. 

Such a big open nice space! Cooking, homework, hanging out, food, eating breakfast and drinking coffee! 

We also got lights today. The lights over the counter tomorrow. 

Perfect place for snacks!

 And now for our one grumbly part... again, I am not sure how I could have prevented this or asked different questions... We ended up getting an instant hot water heater/cold water dispenser and our faucet has a soap dispenser. We thought we would put one on each side of the sink. Then when they came to take measurements for the sink, they said that there was very little room on the left side of the sink for the hot water, so we decided to put them all on the right side. We are pretty sure we told him to put the hot water on the corner and then the soap in the middle but giving them more space in between...instead it's like this.

And now the faucet handle is going to be really close to the soap dispenser. The hole on the right was supposed to be on the corner, not on the edge. Ugh! So we are not sure what to do now... we are going to call them tomorrow. 

This kitchen is going to be beautiful but I have never had granite (dark) and stainless steel before...so any advice on how to keep them clean and streak free is welcome :-)