Nice, I almost went gray stain when I did my bathroom but after doing some test patches on the maple, didn't like it. I built mine myself as well, took longer than I thought it would, but was worth it.
I posted it here earlier:
http://forum.calgarypuck.com/showpos...4&postcount=25
Why would anyone put that massive breadbox thing you have and use up so much counter space? People are weird.