Modern Kitchen in Colorado Springs - Progress

ALMOST done. Few more days and a little tweaking. Here is a progress photo of a modern kitchen I recently designed for a client in Colorado Springs.
We teared down the old nonfunctional kitchen and I designed a more modern and functional kitchen for my client and it was build in Texas by two fabulous designers Fabrizio and Fabio of Arte Design. They both are originally from Italy which you can not only tell by their accent and how they like to talk with their hands, but also by their fabulous craftsman skills.

The old kitchen had a very unpractical island that was short but very deep. The top was made of tiny mosaic tiles. Refrigerator was in an angle taking way too much space and the butlers pantry was just a tiny dark area.

We decided to change the layout to make the kitchen more functional, knock out one of the walls between kitchen and butlers pantry to bring in more light and add counter space.
I designed an entirely new island that was longer but narrower , has a fun floating bar height eating area made out of darker drift wood for contrast. At the one end of the island we added shelving for clients large cook book collection. For the little nook Arte Design made a low bench with storage and little side tables.

Here is the kitchen BEFORE & CONCEPT & IN PROGRESS. Professional Photos of finished Kitchen coming soon: (click on the images to enlarge them)

BEFORE

CONCEPT:

IN PROGRESS: