On a pecan island

No, we're not at a tropical locale surrounded by pecan trees...today we visited Sydney who is creating the top for our kitchen island. What beautiful work! The pecan boards are from our brother-in-law. I can't wait for this piece of the house puzzle to go into place next week. Here's the top, pre-final sanding and staining.

Up-close view of the boards where you can really see the character. Sydney said it was hard finding pieces that were fairly clear and Ashley told him we like character. So this is perfect. Just perfect!

And the stain choice we chose is Dark Walnut by Miniwax. The island top will have some variance as you can tell from these two samples--the one on the left is slightly darker than the right.

Speaking of stain, the hardwood floors will get their final coat of polyurethane tomorrow and then it's back to work for the rest of the crews!