stone island

there are a puzzling number of choices in this world when it comes to kitchen countertops: laminate, wood, steel, tile, concrete... for the island that forms the majority of our counterspace, we knew we wanted to go with a stone of some sort with the hopes that it would narrow the field somewhat.

well, it turns out there that there are tons.


visiting a stoneyard is like visiting museum filled with blown-up aerial maps and giant other-worldly specimens.




the yucatan peninsula?


pluto?

the sheer size of the island itself steered us away from dark colors which seem to comprise the majority of the granites out there.  after careful deliberation though in a surprisingly short amount of time, we settled on a large slab of calcutta gold marble.   its gold veins have just enough warmth to work with all the wood cabinets and floors.

here's a close-up of the its veining:


plus, it has this huge river of gray running through the middle of it for interest.


off to the fabricators it will go for sizing and shaping. we'll see it again in a few short weeks with a hole large enough for our sink.