It wouldn't be bad if it was a kitchen two or three times the size! It's a corner 5 ft on a side, less than 17 square feet of stone. I think the problem is something I've ran into before when I was trying to do one of these, is that they have a minimum charge for preparation and installation. Some are explicit about this, others simply give a high price.

I guess things didn't change since then, I've already built 6 stone tile counters, time to do another...