Granite worktops – possible colors
Granite is a natural stone that comes in a wide range of colors. It’s particularly amazing information since natural stones are rather known for their limited number of colors. In case of granite we can choose from very popular dark shades, starting from black to deep dark purple. Bu there are also vivid reds and shades of greens. And, finally, don’t forget about cream and light colors. The spectrum is remarkably rich and eye-catching. In addition to colors granite can be polished in many different ways. Depending on a kind of polish granite can have a very high gloss – then it’s all sparkly with even clearly visible crystals, or rather mat – here its surface seems almost uniform and the grains are highly visible. The type of polish can heavily influence the way the color appears. Shiny black granite can seem almost bright whereas the same color but polished to be mat can look darkly and sad. Therefore, when choosing colors it’s good to bear in mind that a final polish can heavily affect its look.
Granite colors – possible applications
Colors of granite worktops vary a lot (see more at polishgranite.co.uk/granite/) Final polish and cut additionally influence the way granite looks. Roughed edged granite slabs naturally have darker look, whereas clean cut appear to be brighter and shiny. One of the interesting examples of granite colors is creamy. This shade is not one of the most typical for granite, but can be easily supplied. It really can draw people’s attention and be a perfect central point of your kitchen. It’s especially important in case of modern day kitchens which tend to oscillate around white colors. Purely white, buttermilk or ivory are very popular. Interestingly, they can fit perfectly for traditional as well as modern kitchens. Therefore, when we decide to have creamy granite worktop in the very center of our kitchen, we can easily make it into traditional welcoming one or sterile white modern.
Imagine for example cream country traditional kitchen. Its very heart is your creamy granite worktop. It’s polished somewhere in the middle between high gloss and mat. You don’t want it to shine a cold light and take the warmth out of your kitchen. It stands as an island in the center and is surrounded by slightly creamy farmhouse furniture. The floor tiles are pretty huge and just a shade darker than the furniture. All other top surfaces, apart from island countertop are made black. It’s to enliven the kitchen. The light colors are broken with dark. Richly green plants and small additions make the kitchen even more vivid. The overwhelming aura of warm welcome and pleasant afternoon by the setting sun is extremely powerful. That’s the idea for traditional kitchen, let’s switch for a while to a modern one.
This time your creamy granite countertop stands in line with clean cut cabinets. They are milk white without any patterns. The space is clearly organized and all the appliances are out of sight, if possible, or cleverly set into the furniture. The lights are bright and cold. There is no clutter or unnecessary detail which can disorganize this harmony. The only thing that sets your kitchen off is the flooring – intense blue, the shade of midnight sea. These are just sample vision of kitchen centered around creamy granite countertop. Just think of all the other possibilities!
