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'Carol of the Bed Intruder' becomes Internet hitDecember 17, 2010 | Liberty University News Service
Liberty University's Vision Ministries' parody of the most-watched YouTube video of 2010 is burning up the Internet.
Vision edited some of the words and then added some a capella and holiday flare to Antoine Dodson and the Gregory Brothers' "Bed Intruder" at Liberty's Coffeehouse on Dec. 10. Videos of the performance were soon posted to YouTube by students, but after comments about poor audio, Liberty officials decided to post the university-filmed version of the song to Liberty's YouTube channel.
(View the original Antoine Dodson interview here and the musical parody that followed soon after here. Vision's version is above and here.)
Within a week, Liberty's video has captured more than 430,000 views on YouTube and has captured the attention of media outlets across the country, Comedy Central and numerous other bloggers. The video also has cracked YouTube's top 50 viewed and rated videos of the week.
Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. said NBC has contacted the school about showing the video on "The Today Show" and possibly "America's Got Talent" later this year.
"It shows the power of the Internet," Falwell said. "When my father started out he had to buy air time to spread the word about Liberty."
Tiffany Carter, seminary leader for Vision, said the story behind the "Carol of the Bed Intruder" is a simple one. The group was listening to "Bed Intruder" while returning from a trip in South Carolina in September. The group's iPod battery died and one of the students started singing the song "with a very choir-like voice."
"Without missing a beat, the rest of the team joined in with harmonies and laughter as we were singing the choir version that you heard in the first part of our song [in the YouTube video]," Carter said.
The group then decided to take their rendition of the song to Coffeehouse tryouts. Coffeehouse is a once-a-semester talent show sponsored by Liberty's Student Activities Office.
"The 'Carol of the Bed Intruder' proved to be a real highlight of Christmas Coffeehouse," said Student Activites Director Chris Misiano. "Each semester, I am more and more impressed with the creativity our student body exhibits."
Carter said Vision members "had no idea that this would become as big as it has. We are flattered, but there is no one person who started it all. We really do everything together."
"I promise if you spend any time at all with our ministry, you will see Christ shine all over these students," she said.
Falwell said the video helps break a stereotype about Christians not being able to show a side of humor.
"It's great that the world is able to see that Christian young people can have fun just like everybody else," he said. "It lets others see that stereotypes about Christians are just not true."
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I would like to take this opportunity to nominate Manoj Kumar for the Langmuir Award for Excellence in Research for 2009. Mr. Kumar is currently a PhD student in the Chemistry Department. The research he carried out over the last year led to an article titled "Highly sensitive and selective oligonucleotide sensor for sickle cell disease gene using photon upconverting nanoparticles" published online in 2008 and in print in the January 2009 issue of Biosensors and Bioelectronics. A copy of the pdf version of this article is attached with this letter.
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Phosphor nanoparticles have been widely used in various applications for quite some time. Yet it was very recent that there had been reports of using photon upconverting materials in bioassay. In this Biosensors and Bioelectronics manuscript article, Mr. Kumar describes the design and development of an oligonucleotide sensor, based on photon upconverting nanoparticles, which can detect the gene related to the sickle cell disease gene with high sensitivity and specificity (single-nucleotide variation). The sensor is not susceptible to photobleaching, a problem commonly associated with many regular fluorophores. It displays high specificity with capability of discriminating single-nucleotide variation against a matrix of DNA mixture. The design of the sensor is versatile and easy to implement. Nucleotide sensors of this type are expected to be effective for applications in other DNA/RNA detections.
In a continuous study, Mr. Kumar further extended the work, and developed another oligonucleotide sensor for label-free DNA detection. This improvised scheme demonstrated even higher sensitivity of detection and without the need of fluorophore labelling. This follow-up work has been submitted as another article to ChemBioChem. To our knowledge, this is the first time a DNA biosensor of this design is reported, which I believe will no doubt lead to more publications in the near future.
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christmas12January 1, 2013
the cream rug is it good in this area? i was thinking of a monochromatic cowhide rug with a camel tone; please advise as this cream rug is confusing me...thank you!
Yes, bigger and with a little pattern/design---tone on tone. Hope that's helpful. :)
Rectangle rug tucked under sofa, chairs situated together with round table, round rug under front legs of chairs and slightly overlapping rectangluar rug---might work a bit better, but really think a larger rectangular or square rug would be best and pair it with the cowhide or the round for interest.
You can certainly try it and see how it works. (post a picture, please if you decide to use it). I just think a regular rug with the same colors may work better since the side chairs are of cowhide. The regular rectangular rug would add contrast to the cowhide chairs.
CHRISTMAS 12, I think that anitajoyce and I are on the same page with your rug choice. You have done such a fun job in recovering your furniture and the chairs are just great. If you put the cowhide on the floor you may find you are taking away the special effect of the chairs by having too much of a good thing.
Really like what you've done so far - I agree with others that a cowhide rug would detract from your existing cowhide chairs. I would consider a rug in a solid medium gray so as not to detract from your chairs and your couch, perhaps in a shag. If you really wanted to ramp up the drama, perhaps drapes in a black for contrast.
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Too much of a good thing with cowhide rug and cowhide chairs. The rugs you show also appear to be too small in scale for your space and furnishings. Since you are limiting yourself to the two rugs I am going to assume budget is a big consideration so what about these IKEA rugs which are larger.
http://www.houzz.com/discussions/269975 Please check this link to see the whole place...the cream rug doesnt look small at all in reality, and there isnt much space to put a larger one since the entrance door is to the right...
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What about cowhide in another area so the look is repeated elsewhere. You would give your room a better sense of flow. I like the idea of doing a piced cowhide rug with the two sofas you have in the other seating area. Or you chould have the cowhide on pillows for that other sofa seating area. What I am seeing is you need to add texture which is what is lacking in the current pillows you felt were too plain. Look at West Elm for great textured modern pillows. Mix several textured for visual interest.
you might consider an inexpensive natural fiber rug such as jute.That would bring in great texture. You need much larger size than your rugs now. You could do a colored bound edge such as red.Then, layer a white hide over it that picks up the white in chairs. Add pillows on chairs, sofa, a throw, some red with kilim pattern would look very cool i think.Not sure what else you have in adjoining rooms, though. Best of luck! Looking good!
Hi---I just went browsing at your pics---you need wall color---light is fine, but your room has so much contrast, it looks a bit cold and uninviting. Sorry to say it like that, but I'm being honest. I think maybe that's why you strongly favor the cowhide-it gives a sense of warmth and comfort. Your space is Huge so I suggest SW 6039 Poised Taupe or SW 6004 Mink for wall color. Both are medium/dark hues and might look too dark, but trust me, color on the walls will make a BIG difference. Pics-examples of wall color. CheerS!
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I absolutely love the cowhide chairs and leather sofa...super cool and funky. If it were me, I would get one of the rugs that Natalie suggested ....the "Rombos cowhide rug" or the " dark brown patchwork rug" make it large enough for the furniture to sit on and in a square or rectangular shape. That will ground the space, then top it off with the stone slicer table that Natalie suggested. That would give you interesting textures, and variety of materials. I am seeing a mocha colored wall and some kind of geometric pattern on the window treatments. The ones you have now seemed washed out to me. One thing i wouldnt do is put a shaped cowhide rug in there...that would be too much with the chairs. What are your thoughts.
Lindabuzz, the curtains have light taupe strips. I wanted something with brown, camel, and a touch of white and i thought the cowhide would be perfect. The cream rug i have now is a modern oriental., A traditional oriental, though i love them, they usually have many colors, and i don't think i need a colored rug with the red buffet and red painting and open red wall . As to modern and monochromatic rugs, i m not sure they give the deep effect the cowhide gives with all the warm colors mixed together, at least i haven't found one yet...besides, an irregular shape would extend a bit to the dining area and fill the space, a larger rectangular one would extend much further than the chairs and would look empty on the edges and i can add nothing since there is a dining table..here are my thoughts, thank you for your suggestions!
Sorry I can't find your link. I didn't see a red buffet in your photo so I didn't realize you were working with that. A few pops of red would be great. I think the round rug is too small and I bet you could find something cool in a square. How about a fur type rug. You might be able to find a remnant and cut to your desired size.
Hi again... I did browse your photos and I did see the red accent wall, buffet, and art. Also noticed the soft taupe wall. Took all that info into consideration and that is how I came up with the deep taupe hue I suggested. I think it would look very good. Open concepts can be difficult, but I think you have a handle on your space. It's divided and zoned quite nice. I like the window treatments and use of rugs throughout too. Just a bit of color on the walls-and then, of course, the rug for this sitting area. ThankS!
Whoa hoa - too much cowboy! I love both the chairs and the rug but not together! I also think that the 2 chairs together looked better than on either side of sofa. As was previously mentioned was a larger rectangular cream rug will bring it all together...good luck!
I love the rug! Just not there. Have you tried the striped rug in the other seating area, over in this space yet? I'm not sure if it will go, but it seems as though it will give a sense of size and color and slight pattern. You may want to try it. I love the cowhide though. Looking more at your pics makes me wonder how your dining table would look turned (horizontally) with this sofa placed opposite of the bench, and switching the slipcovered chairs out for the cowhide chairs and then somehow incorporating the cowhide rug... :)
I like this the best, so far.
I understand why you like the cowhide rug. Is there another area in the room where it can go?
I found your other post but it was so dark I couldn't see much of anything.
I know there is a dining table in there. Could you incorporate the dining table with the cowhide chairs at either end, use the sofa for one side of the table or something like that?
I understand why you like the cowhide rug. Is there another area in the room where it can go?
I found your other post but it was so dark I couldn't see much of anything.
I know there is a dining table in there. Could you incorporate the dining table with the cowhide chairs at either end, use the sofa for one side of the table or something like that?


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Do any of these slabs work or am I going the wrong direction?
Dh and I thought we should look for something with the colors white, brown, and possibly gold. While these are all very pretty slabs in person, I'm having trouble visualizing them cut in half and on top of my cabinets. I photoshopped my white oven in to see how it looked too because I forgot to take something white with me. Some slabs have a close up too.
Do any of these work or should I start over?
Well you must be doing something right because most of these look good. My favorite is the first slab. I love the harmony of grey, brown and gold. There's a lot of visual interest in the stone but the contrast is less jarring than in the last stone.
Whatever you choose, it's going to be lovely.
I like the Brown Persia too. The brown seems to be a perfect match, and it's light but not too light. But the lady did say it's more expensive than the others I looked at. How much more, I don't know. I have to have the fabricator call for prices.
The 2nd to last and last are both Bianco Antigo. I like it, and brought home a sample of it, and the brownish color in it is more gray while my cabinets are more reddish. There was one slab with a big swirl of a reddish gold, but it mostly reads gray.
EAM44, that first one is Typhoon Bordeaux and I fell in love with it online so had to see one. That one is really light, but the sample I brought home is much darker. I still like it though.
melissastar, I felt the same way when I saw that one. I thought, this is it. I just wish it had more brown in it.
I like the first slab. While I agree that the colors in the Brown Persia work, the cobwebby pattern creeps me out. Sorry! I'm strange, I know. ;)
While I really like Bianco Antico in general, I don't think it sets off your cabs and appliances as beautifully as they should be.
Just some thoughts.
Have you thought about something with a grey-blue tone with some bits of gold? Your choices look mostly brown + gold to me - they all look good to me, but it would be nice to see if you could do even better :-)
It would be nice to see how a bluish/grey granite would look with your fabulous cabinets.
I also think a sweeping granite (less splotchy) might look nicest because it's sort of calming, and it would be less attention-grabbing. (Your cabs have a lot of energy, and I think it would be nice to contrast that with something more subdued.)
What a fun set of pictures to scroll through. Your photoshopped lay out makes it easy to imagine!
I loved the 1st one, It picks up your colors (at least on my screen), and seems to invite more choice (or easier choices) for that one last decorative element that throws lots of us off - the backsplash.
All are beautiful, however.
I like the second one (the waterfall island one) with the large spots.
I like the second to last one as an interesting slab, but I don't think I would want it as a kitchen counter. It is kind of what certain kinds of bacteria look like under the scope.
Due to the stain on your cabinets and the white appliances, my favorites are what looks good with these two items and not my favorite slabs. I like the first and the last one. The first matches the best on my screen but it may look different in person. What is the slab's name. What is the wood on your cabinets. Hope we are helping.
P.S. I also like the 2nd to last one despite a lot of people not liking it. I take it back as I just went through the slabs again and not only do these three go well with your cabinets and appliances, on their own they are very nice. There is another one I like but not as much with your cabinets.
if i had to pick one, i would go with the last one. but really not feeling it with any of them.
the first is "ok"...all the others, eh. the brown persia (cobwebs), i do not like at all. i know i could never look at that for a long period of time. i would get tired of it and it makes me hyped up, just too busy on for me.
when you find your slab you will know it. you won't feel the need to ask anyone, you will just know. you won't want to go to anymore yards or look at anymore slabs. you really will know it when you see it.
good luck, i know this is a hard decision :)
My first reaction was the same as breezygirl and KathyNY76, except I was thinking more of bats in a cave than cobwebs. Your cabinets have a lot going on, and the first one is a little calmer.
I also agree with pawa that it would be good to look at some other colors to see if you like them even better.
Good luck!
Just my opinion, but I don't like Bianco paired with a dark cabinet.
My vote is for #1.
I love the first one. Some of the others seem kind of "common" to me but that one has a different look. I like the calm pattern of it - I'm not much into "spotty" granite or ones that are overly busy and "loud". It also picks up the colors really well - or at least on my screen.
LOL at some of the comments, especially palimpset with the bacteria. Good thing I didn't have anything in my mouth when I read that one. That Persia is actually a lot prettier in person, but now all I see is bacteria under a microscope. ROFLOL!
Actually, we decided it's too busy for our cabinets even though it seems to be a perfect match in color.
Looks like Typhoon Bordeaux (the first one) and Bianco Antico (the last one) have the most votes. I really like both of them, but in different ways.
Pawa, I hadn't considered another color like blue, I don't know why. I'm going back to some of the places on Thursday, so I'll try to look at them all with the idea of complementing rather than matching.
Lynn, our cabinets are made of ash, but they were stained light oak in the mid '80's and I stripped them and restained them Mocha Brown. I know that name isn't very helpful. They are like a medium oak, with a slightly reddish tint. I like the bold grain of ash and this darker stain really picked it up more than that golden oak color. But it's also making it harder to find a granite pattern.
I did a mock up of all the granites I've liked so far. Here is the Typhoon Bordeax:
I also saw some New Venetian Gold today. The guy said that it is different from most NVG because it doesn't have as much yellow in it, but it still has the white spotting in it that makes it look good with white appliances. Dh liked it at the warehouse, but not in my mock up.
You can see all of the slabs and mock ups in my album. I made it public, so the link should work.
I took the white tray so I could see what the stones would look like next to my appliances, and it wasn't until I got to the first place that I found I left my little door at home. All I had was an old door that was still the old golden oak color. It didn't help any.
Right now I am torn between the Typhoon Bordeax and Colonial Gold, with Colonial Cream and Giallo Rio right behind, but that could change Thursday. I sure hope you are right that I will know when I find the right one. I thought I found it today with the Giallo Ornamental, and even put my name on them. Then I saw the New Venetian Gold and thought I liked it best.
Colonial Gold
Dh likes the Santa Cecilia (which none of you liked) because it doesn't compete with the cabinets. I think it's fairly boring.
I do know that it's way too hot to be looking for granite right now!
I too like the first one.
And like Pal, I actually liked the second one. But in a retro look way. The spots would give it a 50's/60's look so that would have to be what you were going for. No traditional.
Santa Cecelia looks pink.
NVG looks like concrete.
Colonial Gold isn't bad.
sprtphntc, when you said I'd know it when I saw it, I didn't believe. But I found one today that stopped me in my tracks. I just stood there saying, WOW. My camera doesn't do it justice. Here is the one I saw, Orion.
But it really looked more like this
I asked the lady about pricing, and she said it was an exotic. I asked what that meant in dollars and she said the exotics start at $90, so this one is well out of my range.
I went back to the place that had the New Venetian Gold I saw the other day, and they had another batch from the same location, but with a wider scattering of white. He put two together and said it would be really pretty with the opposite ends seamed together. Again, my camera has washed it out.
That one is fine. It matches both the cabinets and will look fine with white appliances or stainless. It's got enough graining not to be ordinary. It's not expensive. And I really liked the salesman at this place. He not only told me pricing, but said if it was ok with my fabricator, he could sell it to me directly and cut some of the cost. I told him I haven't been able to get the fabricator we first talked to to even call back. He gave me the name of someone he thinks does a good job, but asked me to give my first guy a chance to explain why he hadn't called back before going to his guy. I thought that was really decent of him.
Then I went to another place and didn't see anything that really grabbed me until I saw this one, Lapidus. I love it with my cabinet color. It's got a wonderful animal print like pattern, really rich colors. My camera washed it out too.
But.... You knew there would be a but didn't you?
But, there was a funny streak running from the top right corner diagonally about 2 feet where they had filled with granite granules and some kind of epoxy. When I looked at the edge, it had a deep V on the backside, and I asked if the corner had broken off and been repaired and the guy said yes. I asked what that would do when they cut through it and he said it would be better to cut around that spot.
This was a price grade above the lower level, and even though he wouldn't give me the exact price, that level starts at $50 per sq foot. And I would lose at least 2 square feet off that piece. The next piece was the same way.
Is it normal for them to sell slabs with a broken corner glued back on?
love the orion!! it is gorgeous and different!!! i think it goes great with your cabs and it will "pop".
i agree with lav. lass, the others look too gray.
but again, it depends on what you are going for.
i gravitate to more "warm" colors - grays to me are more "cool".
I really like Lapidus! I like the grey/blue in it (is there grey/blue in it?) Now that's why i'm talkin' bout.
My personal preference is to go for something that has more left-to-right movement, but that's just me.
I also like the orion! but wonder about how dark it's going to make your kitchen look.
I vote Typhoon Bordeaux (pic #1), #6, the NVG or the Orion. The Orion is absolutely stunning, but I would worry about the dark granite + the dark cabinets making the kitchen too dark in general. Wall & floor color + natural and artificial lighting levels may brighten it up enough and it be ok.
The typhoon Bordeaux has beautiful movement in it that really sets it off. The swirls have a very calming effect. It is my absolute 1st choice overall regardless of lighting, paint color, etc. The overall color is sedate and lets the swirls really be the centerpiece of the granite--absolutely lovely.
#6 appears similar in color to #1 but without the movement. It appears more uniform. It won't be very eye catching, IMO, but would be a very safe choice to make.
Orion is spectacular and if you had lighter cabinets, it would be the hands down winner, period.
The NVG you photographed appears to be one of the more unique looking NVGs out there. That is a good thing IMO. Again this would be a safe choice to make, but not very eye catching.
So bottom line, Orion is #1 but only if you have enough light in the room when you take into account the dark cabinets, Typhoon Bordeaux is next then the NVG, then pic #6. Do you have an island? Perhaps you could do the Orion on the island and one of the others on the perimeter and get the best of both worlds?
Hope this helps!
I think I need to go back to look at the Typhoon Bordeaux again. I brought home a sample and it really doesn't look like the photo, but then, small pieces never really do show what the whole piece is like.
I did a stain test on the Typhoon Bordeaux, Colonial Gold, and a gray warming trivet I've had for years. The Colonial Gold stained but none of the others did. I really thought the gray would since I have used it for trivet and cutting board and never once put any kind of a sealer on it.
I've found a fabricator. Yay. He gave me the names of 3 stone yards that he uses, so I went to one today. Nothing there thrilled me, but out of frustration, I put my name on a Amarillo Rio. Came home and did a mock up so dh could see it. It's ok, similar to NVG.
Then I asked him to look at all the mockups I've done. Both of us like Lapidus best. I'm going back out tomorrow to see if I can find a Lapidus at one of the other two places. I'd like to find a couple of slabs that don't have repaired broken corners.
As a backup plan, I also like Steel Gray. What do you think? Better or worse than Amarillo Rio?
Lapidus would be my choice with Colonial Gold a close second. I don't think Typhoon Bordeax would go with your color of cabinets that on my monitor has lots of gold in the stain. TB goes best with cherry or some shades of white cabinets IMO. I would stay away from stone with pinks in it. Steel gray too dark, too blah. If there is a lot of gold in your stain and it's not just my monitor then stone with blue gray would look the best if you go that route.
P.S. sometimes those funky weird spots in a slab turn out to be your favorite part once it's installed.
This is lapidus.
Lapidus and Colonial Gold are my favorites too, but I did a stain test with a piece of the Colonial Gold and it didn't pass. So now I'm afraid of it. They said it was sealed, but after talking to the lady at the granite yard, I think it just had the resin used for polishing, not a sealer.
looking at your last posting of the lapidus with your cabs and then back up to the amarillo the lapidus doesn't have as tight of a pattern and lets the cab/granite area breathe. it flows - the amarillo is a more congested granite.
that lapidus looks so darn good with your cabs!
I agree Steph. I went to the 3 yards my new fabricator uses and none had a lapidus quite like the one I photographed before. They were either mostly gray or mostly the dark color. I put my name on three slabs of dark and got a sample. Brought home the sample and it doesn't look good with my cabinets. It really needs some of that gray. I got another sample of one called Golden Wave and it is ok with the cabinets.
About what I would like to be the focal point, I don't know, probably the granite. My cabinets are pieced together, we're having more doors made that won't quite match the old, so a little distraction from them would be good, iykwim.
OK so the granite will be the star, will DH agree? I ask because earlier you posted he like santa cecilia because it doesn't compete with the cabinets. So I'm thinking he wants the cabinets to draw the attention.
DH and I had a few of these conversations to sort out our choices. Once you agree on the focal point it will be easier.
Still like #1.
No matter what you do, the cabinets will be the focal point simply because of the prominent grain of the oak and the busyness of the doorstyle. You need an extremely quiet granite so as to not be visually overwhelming. Labor Day is a great time for sales for counters. Check with your local box stores for specials. We have several quartz counters starting at $36.99 a square foot, but the colors and prices vary by region. Quartz would be a bit calmer and not add to the visual complexity.
I think you are right GreenDesigns. The best I can do is find something that doesn't clash with the cabinets. I went back today, for the last time I swear, to look at the Colonial Gold. They didn't have much, and no two from the same batch. So I looked at Giallo Ornamental and Santa Cecilia again. They had some Santa Cecilia that had a lighter background and not that pink tone.
I decided to get the Giallo Ornamental. It's doesn't thrill me, but at this point, nothing under the 3rd level does, and I just can't see spending a lot with these cabinets and this house. It would be like putting a tiara on a pig, and let's face it, our house is the pig. The Giallo Ornamental will be an improvement over our worn laminate and will satisfy buyers if we decide to sell in the next few years.
Now the part I thought was going to be easier, but isn't. Finding tile to go with it.
The house we bought has Santa Cecilia with darker oak cabinets--open plan with wood panel fridge, SS gas cooktop and some glass front top cabs...Thentiles are subway but natural stone---light tan...vs glazed subway tiles for backsplash...
very nice but the 7 ft island could have been total knockout with a more dramatic moving pattern granite...
In my kitchen, it would have been great to have used a black matte granite or a slate or even black corian for the short runs by the sink and cooktop but used something like Lapidus or Typhone for the island and countertop with the glass-door buffet...
Not to confuse you even more but have you considered two materials or patterns on separate sections of counter tops?
I did consider that, but dh nixed it. I finally decided what it was that I didn't like about most of the granites and it is the polka dot effect (lady at the slab yard called it the cigarette burn look) that so many of them have. They're pretty in the warehouse, but when I get the sample home, we don't like them. I guess I like a more serene look. I went back today for the last time and made up my mind. Mainly I'm just ready for this to be over but I think it will be fine now.
that can be a spotty look--like my St Cecilia--I thought you didn't want that but something more flowing...
I didn't know there would be a big reveal--don't want to wait until the kitchen is done...
Inquiring minds want to know...
That's what I thought at first, and I would make the mock ups and while the granites might look ok colorwise, the movement seemed to fight the cabinet pattern.
But I saw a marble, that was like Sunny, but more gold, and the lack of movement looked so good with the cabinets, so calm and peaceful that I fell in love immediately. But it was marble, and I don't want marble. There were a lot of different Kashmir Gold slabs, some with a lot of movement and the ones I picked with very little.
I think I'm OCD enough that any distinct pattern with my cabinets would eventually drive me nuts. I don't function well with clutter, eclectic decor (yes I am matchy-matchy and my dh's insistence on a recliner that doesn't go with anything has caused many arguments), or bold colors.
It just took me awhile to realize that that was why I wasn't bonding with any of the granites. Except Lapidus. The kitchen in my next house will be built around Lapidus.
Have friend who was redoing her kitchen--she likes blue and for while throught she might try Labrador Blue but much too strong a color to go with the other colors in her open kitchen/breakfast/den...
she went with uba tuba green (the verde was too expensive).
She has white cabinets and tile flooring and wanted very little movement...
she thought about Kashmire Gold but with white cabinets and tile her daughter told her it was too bland...
We bought granite to put into house we own and were getting ready to sell...thought with the market so dead 3-4 yrs ago even more than low price having upgraded kitchen and baths would be better selling point...
so I picked NVG to go with medium dark oak cabs (original) and a light tan new larger format tiles, and tan walls...they look good but they are not striking...that kitchen as no long runs except for bar counter behind sink and it is not really focal point of kitchen....
thought in THAT kitchen having a strong pattern was more distraction and jumpy look...so went with NVG...
in MY house with a long raised counter top behind sink and long island a more dramatic pattern would have been good focal point...but I didn't get to make the choice....
so it is not just what the colors are of the elements...but also the "runs" of the countertops you will have...
short, broken runs separated by appliances or cabinets to me says use a less dramatic, more even pattern for several reasons....but I am not kitchen designer or artist...
I bet your choice will be great---but I do see your point about building a kitchen around the Lapidus...I loved that pattern when I was shopping...


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