A Cozy Colorado Home

Cozy Colorado Home on a Snowy Day

There is nothing like SNOW to get you in the mood for the holidays and want to sit by the fire & sip on some eggnog. Over Christmas, Dorado went to Denver and had the opportunity to visit a home we did last summer. The McConaty's has an traditional, cozy, rustic feel with a touches of Italy everywhere! They love Italy and their true passion is seen throughout the home.The McConaty's decided to you a black "leather" soapstone in the kitchen & family room.This was a good choice because it compliments their tasteful traditional stylemixed with their Italian decor. We love the bright colors the Italian plates add and how everything ties together so nicely.

Kitchen with Black Soapstone 

The McConaty's decided to you a black "leather" soapstone in the kitchen & family room.This was a good choice because it compliments their tasteful traditional stylemixed with their Italian decor. We love the bright colors the Italian plates add and how everything ties together so nicely.

Living in Texas, it was a lot of fun seeing Soapstone used in a Colorado home on a snowy day with the unexpected personally touches of Italy. As you can see below, Mr. McConaty is very proud of his new kitchen and said "the Soapstone i found at Dorado was the perfect countertop choice for our project and we love the look & durability of it". 

The Granite Gurus: Designer's Kitchen: Soapstone Island with Carrara

Time after time, Granite Gurus has proven to be one our favorite bloggers! Without fail, you will find unique projects & ideas, a little information about the stone world and lots of inspiration. Below is a like to an article recently written about Soapstone & Carrara marble! Make sure to check out their blog!  

The Granite Gurus: Designer's Kitchen: Soapstone Island with Carrara

We Just love working with the Interior Designers at Alice Lane. They are so fun & Talented, plus they do such beautiful work. The jobs we do with them are always some of our favorites. When Interior designer Suzanne said she was redoing her own kitchen BJ was happy to help her with the countertops. 

We got lucky and had a really pretty remnant of Soapstone in our yard that worked perfectly for the Island. For the perimeter countertops Suzanne selected the Carrara marble from our stock with a honed finish.

Soapstone + Carrara = One of my favorite combos.

She did a Mitered edge detail on the Carrara because it was 2 cm.

On the island the edge detail is a 1 1/4" Square Polish.

Check out her island, isn't it a beautiful piece? 

To see more pictures of Suzanne's beautiful home go to Alice Lane's blog.