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We are remodeling our kitchen, our cabinets are honey oak and we would like to use granite on our countertops but we are not sure what color to go with, light or dark. We will be buying all stainless steel appliances and our flooring is travertine color ( 18 x18 ), wall paint is “butter cream” (which is between cream and soft yellow color). The colors that we are looking at are golden sand, tan brown, and black galaxy. Do yo have any suggestions as which granite color would go well with our colors and would compliment our kitchen once everything is installed? – Tina

Hello Tina. I always suggest a darker color with stainless steel but with your honey oak cabinets and the travertine floors I think you should consider Baltic Brown or Verde Ubatuba. Both of these color look incredible with stainless and I am sure you would like the total combination when it is all done. These are also more timeless combinations that will not go out of style.

Have just installed cherry cabinets, brown stain with black glaze. Have all black appliances, black crown molding, black Kohler sink, satin black faucet. Opened wall to dining room and have a patio door and kitchen window. So we have plenty of light. Have a sample of Saint Cecilia, but not sure as we get to a final choice. Love the red tones and gold in my decorating. But in the future, want the granite to go with the next trend. Thanks. – Karen

Hello Karen. No way would I suggest Santa Cecelia. I know it has the cranberries and the light gold color, but too boring and track-home like for your stylish cabinet color and fixtures. I wish you told me how high the ceiling is in your kitchen and what color the floor is but I am going to assume an 8 foot ceiling and golden oak wood floors.

If that is the case and since you like the gold flavor, go with either Juperana Persa or Ferro Gold. The only think I don’t like about Ferro Gold is that Arizona Tile seems to have a lock on it and charges too much. I really recommend Juperana Persa to complete the timeless and elegant look of what you started.

Hi-We are building a new house and I am putting African Ivory Granite in the Kitchen -counters and island. I am looking for granite to put in my bathroom and they suggested a remnant of silver cream. I have a long vanity that drops down and the walls will be in a latte color, floor tiles neutral with a touch of gold. Do you think that granite (silver cream) will be too busy in my bathroom? If so, do you have some other suggestions? Also, there is another small vanity in a separate room for my husband that will also need a top. Should I give him that top and do something different on mine or stay the same.

Hello Michelle. I don’t think I would mix Silver Cream Granite with Latte walls. You need some more color. I really think it would look better to add a light yellow or red to that room. I suggest Giallo Ornamental if you want to keep it simple, and Delicattus if you want have more fun. If you feel really bold, go with Red Dragon. Each would be very complimentary. You can see swatches of each on www.GraniteStock.com or by searching on the internet elsewhere.

For the Silver Cream in your other bathroom, just look at the remnant carefully. It is a very nice granite but sometimes has bad areas. If it is a remnant, then it was not an acceptable part of someone’s kitchen. Check it out and if you like it, great!

We want to put granite in our master bathroom countertop(double sink) The walls are sage green, the cabinets are honey Oak and tiled floors are Terra Cotta rust/orangish. My husband thinks “Maduri Gold” would be nice?? The granite salesperson said that sometimes Maduri Gold could be yellowish and NOT want the sample we saw……I think something with greenish hue…What about Seafoam green?? I am afraid of it looking to Kitchen or macsuline for our bathroom and the kids countertops? Can I use white sinks? Crome faucets?? Thanks for any advice you can give me!! – Nahid

Hello Nahid. Madura Gold definitely has a range of shades and you would need to examine the actual slab that will be used. You should always see the piece used regardless of the color you choose. I do believe the Madura Gold would be to colorful unless it matched your floor colors exactly. I think you have lot of warm tones from the floor to the top of the vanity cabinets and you the top should transition the room to the cool wall color.

Consider the following colors: Verde Marinace, Cactus Green or Costa Esmeralda. You can see these colors on www.GraniteStock.com. The only gold I would recommend is New Venetian Gold because you need to hit the cabinet color right on target to go gold. Again, see actual slabs before making any purchase.

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  1. May 12th, 2007 at 12:19 pm

    Tom, I’ve asked you a question some weeks ago regarding using Bianco Romano in a small dark kitchen that has builder oak cabinets. The wall color is Benjamin Moore Cinco de Mayo (a deep warm rose) on two walls and Benjamin Moore Palace White (really yellow cream) on one wall that opens up into a great room of the same color. Current appliances are white but we may change to stainless in the remodel process. We have not been been successful in finding a good selection of Bianco Romano – they all have had yellowish green streaks that we don’t like. The great room is Sepele engineered hardwood flooring and the kitchen floor is white/beige vinyl.

    My question is if we switch to a darker granite like Ubatuba or Butterfly green do you think we would be making a mistake? These stones give a formality to the space which is true of the rest of the great room condo. The ceilings are high – about 12′. No windows in the kitchen, but the great room faces east and south so light feeds into the kitchen but it is dark at night. I estimate there will be about 90 sq ft of granite in the kitchen. Your advice and ideas are welcomed.


  2. January 9th, 2008 at 6:33 pm

    We are remodeling our kitchen and have mellowed autumn gold oak cabinets
    which are now like a medium honey/spice color. We have one full wall with a window that is reddish/tan/black bricks. I want to pick a granite color that will complement the brick. We also have black appliances and the flooring is a wood grain ceramic tile that looks like wood planks. I want to do a full backsplash, my 1st pick was Baltic Brown or Tropical Brown. I am concerned if the Baltic Brown pattern will be too much on the backsplash against the brick. Which do you think would be better ? I am starting to think the Tropical Brown pattern would compliment better. Thanks for you help. Kathy


  3. June 14th, 2008 at 10:40 am

    I want to chane out my granite counter top to an undermount sink. Bad advise by person who sold me the granite.
    I need a remnant of venetian gold (light gold, no organge/brown tones) about 25 wide X 72 inches long.

    Preferred a place in the Dallas area so I can look a the piece of granite.

    Thanks
    Betty


  4. June 14th, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    Hi. i have a yellow cabinet with paint and choc glaze.. which makes it more of a ivory with choc glaze .. i chose santa helena .. i thought bringing out the yellow hue was a good choice .. what do u think?


  5. June 28th, 2008 at 2:31 pm

    Hi, I have looked at granite many times and can’t find a color that I really think will work in my kitchen. My walls are a taupe beige and my tile is too. My cabinets are a medium oak. My kitchen and living area are very open to one another so I don’t think anything to bold would flow. I thought I would like the new venetian gold but I have lots of natural light so it seems kinda light at times. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!!!


  6. July 16th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    Hi!
    We are building a new house and I always thought it would be so much fun making all the choices and designing your own kitchen, etc. But as it appeared I’m driving myself crazy, it’s a little hard to choose granite from a small sample. Here’s what we chose: Baltic Brown Granite, Cherry Spice cabinets, Stainless appliances and natural (lite) hardwood. Please let me know what you think of my choices. I’ve never seen how Baltic Brown looks, it’s not too busy, is it? It seems to be popular too. I hope it’s nice! Thank you so very much for your time!
    Natasha


  7. July 31st, 2008 at 11:44 pm

    please help me. i have changed my mind four times and now i dont know WHAT to pick.
    i have 1980′s golden oak cabinets and gunstock hardwood floors in my kitchen. my appliances are all white. the kitchen sink is white. the walls are a medium beige.
    theres not a whole lot of light in my kitchen and the ceilings are the normal low. not vaulted at all.
    do i go light since the cabinets and floor are kind of dark and my appliances are white.
    or do i go dark to get that contrast look?
    im lost. i have one week left to choose before im scheduled for installation.
    i first was going with new venetian gold. but thought it would be to light. then i changed to keywest gold and i have looked at the sample so much it looks like a slab of souse meat and it looks too dark now and blends in with the cabinets. I AM LOST.
    HELPPPPPP.


  8. August 18th, 2008 at 12:52 pm

    Emerald Pearl? Uba Tuba? We have very heavily grained medium oak cabinets with a slightly lighter oak flooring. Standard ceilings with traditional warm lighting over kitchen table but fluorescent type lighting over workspace on island. All stainless appliances. Love the open patterned granites but worry they will fight with the heavy grain of oak. Love Uba tuba but worry it is the other extreme…too solid, tight of a pattern that will appear solid black. Can you suggest something that is like uba tuba but a slightly more open pattern? What do you think of Emerald Pearl? We like the darker colors and am hoping they provide a good contrast to the oak. Don’t mind some green but don’t want too heavy of a green. We tend to go toward black-ish. Is this ok with oak?


  9. September 23rd, 2008 at 9:34 am

    I want new counter tops in my kitchen. I have honey oak cabinets with black appliances. My wall color is avalon beige which has a mauve tone to it. But that canbe changed if necessary. My floors are ceramic light beige with light beige grout. Do you think the Majestic Sand from Stonemark will look good?


  10. October 14th, 2008 at 9:41 am

    Hi,
    We are redoing our kitchen and I need help withcolors.
    The counters are a deep green granite: Monte Cristo
    The cabinets are a honey maple with brushed chrome handles
    The floor is a white granite: Kashmir white
    What would you recommend for the walls and perhaps a contrast for a couple of focal point walls.
    Thanks in advance


  11. October 14th, 2008 at 1:09 pm

    I am remodeling my masterbath. I have chosen a Florida Tile call Livingston (gold). The tile is not real gold but has gold and beige undertones with fine lines of black that give the appearance of I guess marble. I have chosen giallo ornamental for the countertops. My sinks are biscuit colored and I plan on using Moen Oil rubbed bronze faucets. My cabinets are an antique white. I have already ordered the slab. Of course in the light outside the slab looks more tan, but inside my house the small flecks of gold seem to stand out against my tile sample. Of course this is just a small sample off of the slab. It does have some dark brown or I guess maybe black veining. Do you think that this is a good match? I had originally chosen New Venetian Gold but when it came in it had a yellowy gold cast to it and had large pieces of color rather than a tight pattern like the sample in their showroom. I am planning on using a very muted gold paint caled \blonde\ by Sherwin Williams on the walls and my window treatment fabric has that color gold and terra cotta and different shades of green. I have been told by a frend that is also a designer that it all looks good together. Just wanted a second opinion, especially on the granite choice with the tile choice. Thanks for any advice.


  12. October 26th, 2008 at 7:48 pm

    I have older oak cabinets – I just refinished them, and added chrome hardware in both the bath & kitchen. Kitchen also is transitioning to stainless steel appliances from cream. I want to put granite countertops in both rooms, but am having a tough time deciding.

    Kitchen – I will be putting in a new backsplash that will be more natural stone tile (current one white). The floor is beige. Walls cream – but will be repainting so am open. The living room is khaki – and the dining room near the kitchen has a couple of deep purple accent walls. Any suggestions on countertop? I was thinking santa cecelia – but would like to know if that one is a good one – or just too typical?

    Bathroom – okay, I’m lost on this one. So far, I’ve purchased a new sink in Vapor Blue (Kohler’s Dolce Vita) and was thinking about using Emerald Pearl because I thought the blue flecks matched the sink color. I painted the walls Hirshfield’s Nickel (a blue/gray color). Now I’ve seen a larger piece of the granite and it seems busy. Does that granite go with Vapor Blue? If not, what do you recommend? The floor is beige tile, and the tub & toilet are also almond. I’ll be replacing the tub so can change those to white, and will need to replace the floor when the tub is installed.

    Please help!

    Thanks!


  13. November 4th, 2008 at 12:46 pm

    Hi … we are currently trying to pick out granite colors. My cabinets are a honey oak color, my floor will also be oak, and my appliances are stainless steel. The wall color is a “Adirondack” green. Could you suggest any colors for granite? I am thinking something in the beige family. Thank you!!


  14. November 4th, 2008 at 6:18 pm

    We are installing lightly distressed cherry cabinets with a tuscan Sun glaze (manufactured by Wood-mode and think a nutmeg type color) on top of Mirage Cognac-colored Yellow Birch floors and are struggling on the color choice for the Granite. We are very close to going with African Ivory but would appreciate your opinions on this choice. All Stainless Steel applicances, except the dishwasher which will receive a cabinet insert. The sink is stainless and the faucets are brushed nickel. Any suggestions on the granite choice or a direction you might head would be appreciated.


  15. November 8th, 2008 at 11:48 am

    Hi Tom. We are remodeling our kitchen and are really lost as to what color granite would work best with everything else. Please help! We will have a rustic terracotta tile floor with grey grout, natural maple cabinets, and stainless steel appliances. We are using granite for both the countertop and the backsplash. Our house is an old spanish style house but we like to mix it up a bit with old and modern. Thank you for your thoughts!


  16. November 14th, 2008 at 10:07 pm

    I have oak cabinets, St.Celia counter, stainless appliances with multi-colored yellow travetine backsplash, oak hardwood floors. Now I realize I made a mistate in yellow and golds backsplash but now I need a color o paint the kitchen walls to help offset the gold and yellows. Can you suggest one for me? Thank You Pat


  17. December 3rd, 2008 at 9:01 pm

    Great site, Tom. We have builder installed med oak cabinets (we added black hardware) and black bar stools for 2-tier island, a new lighter oak floor, latte walls, cathedral ceiling, and all stainless appliances. Our favorite so far is Giallo Veneziano…but we’re a little apprehensive as the sample is nice, ie not peachy or pink, but the slab description calls it a peach color.. any ideas?


  18. December 8th, 2008 at 5:32 pm

    We have Quaker Maid golden oak kitchen cabinets with golden oak hardwood floors, grayish/cream colored tiled backsplash and cream walls. Appliances are ivory/bisque colored and window trim is golden/dark brown. We currently have formica countertops and want to upgrade to granite . We are considering St Cecilia Dark. Would this be too goldy or too busy with the oak cabinets and oak floor? Someone suggested Uba Tuba. Howver, I am not crazy about it. Should we go that dark and that green?


  19. December 17th, 2008 at 6:37 am

    my cabinets are white and i have Giallo Travertine Turkish floors I am looking for a color for my walls. We still have not selected our Granite counter tops.


  20. December 30th, 2008 at 11:26 pm

    Hi Tom-
    We have Bianco Romano granite counters and a botticino tumbled marble backsplash. Our cabinets are light oak with a creme whitewash, which gives them almost a pinkish tone. Floors are dark hardwood. I don’t know that I”m completely satisfied with our cabinet colors. Do you think white cabinets would do better?

    Thanks,
    Katrina


  21. December 31st, 2008 at 2:43 pm

    we have honey oak cabinets and antique oak floors. the backsplash is mostly white tile with a single blue flower randomly spread among white tile. I know I will probably have to get rid of the tile. I like the Galliio Venezia, santa cecilia but could I go with a black granite or would it be too ( maybe I could keep tile with black granite) The walls are off white.


  22. January 3rd, 2009 at 12:06 pm

    We are renovating our kitchen with walnut colored cabinets, a tan colored tile with some color variation (canyon beige), and stainless steel appliances. We are looking at santa cecilia but are not 100% sold on the color choice. What would you recommend?

    Thanks! Norm


  23. February 14th, 2009 at 11:28 am

    We are building a house. I am having a vanity light over my 2 sink area. There are 2 sinks with a small cabinet inbetween. (7 ft. vanity) My cabinets are a medium lite maple and bone wall color. Now, does it matter how light or dark the glass is on the fixture? I want lots of light, so will the color of the glass like a mocha color determine the amount of light I get? Or should I go with a lighter color. Some say it won’t matter, that the light will be shining down.


  24. February 16th, 2009 at 2:58 pm

    Tom,

    Thanks for this service. We are doing a renovation project on a small kitchen. We are installing Stainless appliances and Merillat Sundale Maple – Toffee cabinets http://www.merillat.com/products/essentials/Sundale-Maple.aspx . The floor is going to be a nuetral duraceramic tile. The only other color in the room is a modern looking blue/green and white tile pattern on the wall behind the counter, up to the cabinets. The counter is relatively small. We went to a local granite yard and they had six remnants that would fit our job, they are all the same price. My wife and I have thought about them and can’t decide. Please help us pick which of the following granite colors will work best with our stainless appliances, toffee cabinets and green, blue and white tilework. The granite choices are Golden Dream, Giallo Ornamental, Tropical Brown, Golden Sand, Baltic Brown and Giallo California. Please help and thanks for the work for World Vision. I was very happy to make a donation.

    Thanks again,

    Jon


  25. February 16th, 2009 at 6:21 pm

    Hi, I have Cherry Wood cabinets and I wanted to put New Venetian Gold granite and also use it for a back splash. What do you think?


  26. February 18th, 2009 at 1:35 pm

    Hi – We are installing Kashmir White granite countertops. Our kitchen cabinets are white and our appliances are stainless steel. (We haven’t painted the kitchen walls yet.) We would love to put tile on our backsplash–some have suggested white tile, but we think it would be too dull and not enough contrast with the Kashmir White. Do you have any backsplash suggestions? Thanks so much.


  27. February 26th, 2009 at 7:12 pm

    Hi!
    I am currently revamping my master bathroom and would like your opinion.
    I have a large clawfoot tub that is white (feet included), white cabinets and tannish ceramic tile of the floor. The shower is a prefab one that is in the corner (of which I will deal with later). I am using emerald green vessel sinks on my double vanity with brushed nickel faucet. The counter top I like is the Madura Gold Granite. I have already purchased some accessories that will sit up high on top of the linen cabinet (three pieces of pottery) that has gold/whitish bases with dark brown tops. The light fixtures are also brushed nickel with white opague globes. Do you think this will all coordinate?
    Thanks so much for you help!


  28. February 28th, 2009 at 8:25 am

    hello ihave dark brown kitchen cabinets ivory tile counter tops and ivory floors my living room furniture is dark brown leather what colors can i use to brighten up the two spaces can not afford much redecorating besides paint and acssories oops i forgot to mention appliaces are black and stainless steel


  29. March 7th, 2009 at 6:50 pm

    Hello Tom- We are also remodeling our kitchen. We would like to use granite but have been going around with what color to choose. Our cabinets are honey spice oak with slightly darker oak floors. There is one western facing window and we have 8 foot ceilings. No wall color has been chosen yet. All appliances are stainless with a deep stainless farm sink. The colors we have seen and seem drawn to are Monet, Giallo Mascarello, Geriba Beach and Golden Beach. We looked at a small sample of Ubatuba but thought it was too dark. HELP! Should we be looking at lighter or darker? What do you suggest?


  30. March 7th, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    We are replacing our countertops with granite. Our cabinets are white, appliances white, but may switch to stainless in another couple years. The backsplash is tumbled marble. We have looked at Santa Cecelia, but I’m just not sure. Any suggestions? The kitchen opens to living/dining room, which is done in teals and browns. Thanks!


  31. March 15th, 2009 at 2:28 am

    Hi we have a new build, the kitchen is inframe hand painted cream with a large central island the floor is creama marfil polished porcelain with walnut kickboards, our task is now to decide on the comlimentary granite, my husband wants nero galaxy but i prefer fantasy gold or baltic brown to give more interest . what do you think?
    the utility is walnut with cashmir white granite worktops
    many thanks


  32. March 24th, 2009 at 6:56 am

    I am re-doing my kitchen after hurricane ike and am putting in natural maple cupboards, travertine floors, texas tumbled stone backsplash (already there, not damaged) and am looking at St. Cecilia granite for countertops and center island – can you suggest a “warm” paint to do my walls? There is also a large sitting room to the one side of the kitchen that I will also paint the same color – it has warm oak color on the furniture. Thanks very much, I found the above info so informative, wish I had seen this before I made my other choices (oh yes, the appliance are stainless)


  33. March 30th, 2009 at 2:17 am

    I have honey oak cabinets. I have a ceramic tile floor- it is creamy not solid cream with veins in it. I was wondering what color granite to go with. I have a large kitchen with 12 inch ceilings with lots of natural light. I am repainting wall color after I choose granite. Thanks.


  34. March 30th, 2009 at 5:54 am

    I just sent question but forgot to mention I have stainless appliances with ceramic tile creamy color floors with veins of taupe. I have large kitchen that is open into family room. I have 12 inch ceilings and large windows with plenty of natural light (6) that overlook pool. I have a honey oak type of cabinet. What granite would you recommend? Oh and my wall color is cream but I am going to paint according to granite color. THANKS.


  35. March 31st, 2009 at 9:38 pm

    We are wanting to put granite countertops in our kitchen, however I have a slate backsplash (green, brown, redish clay in color) and I am not sure what color to use. We have cherry cabinets, cherry wood floors, stainless appliances and a huge island. I have looked at Tan Brown, Uba Tuba, Butterfly Verde, and Peacock Verde to name a few. Any suggestions would be appreciated!


  36. April 9th, 2009 at 7:45 pm

    hi i redone my whole house my ? is i have black apliances and wanna know what color granite i choose a ginger color cabinets and i have a white porcelain tile floor i wanna do the walls a off white to brighten it up i was gonna go with black galaxy please help thank you


  37. April 10th, 2009 at 2:45 pm

    I have golden oak cabinets (builders grade) and golden oak hard wood floor. Stainless appliances with black accects. I am thinking about doing aracurz black counters and portofino gold for the island. What do you think? We haven’t chosen a wall color yet, but will do a light tile back splash with accent tiles.


  38. April 26th, 2009 at 10:52 am

    I have Maple Toffee cabinets, travertine backsplash, toffee hardwood floors, new venetian gold countertops and stainless steel appliances. The countertop has a tremendous amount of gold, gray, black, pearl and topped off with the cranberry/burgundy colored specks throughout. I have a decorative niche cutout in the kitchen with camouflage glass mosiac tile. What color should I paint the walls? I would like to keep the kitchen light and open because it opens right into the eating area and family room. The room is currently white, the way the builder left it. I love sage but please share your thoughts.

    thanks
    Ethel


  39. May 1st, 2009 at 6:05 pm

    Hi- We recently installed tropical brown granite in our bathrooms for our counters and we have maple cabinets with a black speck in them our flooring is a creamy-white-with a small amount of tan gong through it- I am having trouble picking a wall colour? Should I stay light although I like deep colours? what do you suggest?


  40. May 13th, 2009 at 5:19 pm

    hello, would you know if key west gold has levals of radon and radiation. If so how high is it.?

    thank you( worried mom)


  41. May 17th, 2009 at 5:47 pm

    We have butterscotch oak cabinets and floors in our kitchen and want to put in granite countertops. We are trying to decide whether to go with a light or dark shade of granite – currently we have chosen Colonial Gold going with a lighter theme, but are now considering going darker. We have white appliances which, if we upgrade, will be stainless steel and the rest of our house is mostly neutrals/earth tones. We are not interested in any shade of black or gray, more like a chocolate brown if we go darker. Any suggestions?


  42. May 26th, 2009 at 10:04 am

    Hello Tom,

    How are you. Our very first home is being built as I write to you. Amazing feeling but also scary. My design appointment is comming up soon, and I am find my self lost in so many ideas. I definately need help and I am hoping you will kindly help me out.
    The following is my homes plan:
    http://www.mintohomes.com/Ottawa/ourCommunities/community/collection/design/index.asp?HS_ID=34&CO_ID=6

    I will start with the kitchen.
    Now we are getting granite counter tops. Hard wood flooring. I really want a homely yet modern contemprary kitchen. This is the place where I will spend most of my time. My sanctuary so it has to be perfect.
    Let me tell you the choices I am leaning towards.

    1) warm grey oak cabinats, with like a caramally granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances. I am stuck with the hard wood floor but I like my hard wood to be like a Brazilian Cherry leaning towards warm brown tones. I will be installing really trendy silver tracklights in the kitchen

    2) my second choice would be like a black granite counter tops with grainy white patterns in it. silver appliances. I am stuck with the cabinats and floor choice.

    I have to keep in mind, that I do not want white cabinats and a light floor. I want a kitchen that makes a bold modern statement. also keeping in mind that my kitchen is not huge.

    Tom please help me out. I also want ideas for my master washroom, but I think I am more worried about the kitchen and the hard wood floors.
    Please help me out :(
    I hope you get this message soon, as my appt. is approaching and I am stressing out.
    Take care

    Aqua


  43. May 28th, 2009 at 9:44 pm

    Remodeling Kitchen… Knocked out one wall added a “L” shape island between kitchen/dinning room. Created such a huge open kitchen/dinning/nook area. Added SS Appliances, Beautiful Solid Oak Cabinets, Santa Cecilia Counter Tops, Travertine 18×18 Savera Flooring! I am stuck knowing what kind of back splash to add? I did not want the thick granite for my back splash was hoping to have something much thinner to keep the counter area spacious. I thought of using a 4×4 travertine (golden) but not completely sure if it would be okay? Different textures, color tones? This has been the hardest project EVER! I am still stuck on my lighting too! ha ha ha Husband is about to pull out his hair – (he is the carpenter on this project) :) Please help me…. so confused
    Thank you, Mrs G.


  44. June 18th, 2009 at 10:42 am

    We are in the process of upgrading our kitchen . We have ordered all new stainless steel appliances and hard wood maple caramel floors. Our existing cabinets are in excellent shape but are oak with a lot of grain ( twany oak ).
    I am confused as to what color granite counter top will look good ? I am inclining toward verde butterfly or uba tuba but am afraid it would end up looking too dark. I have a lot of counter space, one of the islands if 10 ft 5 inches long. I will really appreciate your advise. Thanks


  45. July 5th, 2009 at 7:47 pm

    Hello,
    We have been having a really hard time deciding which granite would be best for our kitchen. We just put in kraftmaid honey spice cherry cabinets. and have an oil rubbed bronze looking faucet (dark and a little coppery) and hardware that is similar to the faucet. We have black rope in the molding, top and bottom. Appliances are black and stainless (although I am not a big fan of stainless) the sink will probably be black (not sure if we should go shiny or matte finish). Our kitchen is next to our dining and living area where we just put in the Maine Traditions red birch antique (hardwood) floor. We will put in some kind of tile in the kitchen and match it to the countertop after we select it. We considered giallo veneziano granite but I am not sure if it is too dark for our kitchen. I tend to like lighter, warmer colors but the giallo does seem to go with the cherry and it may be elegant but I worry it may be too dark for my taste but I would still like to know if it’s something you would recommend. We have a peninsula and we will have about 70 feet of granite. Although we did have lighting installed we don’t have a lot of natural light in our kitchen. We also had a sample of New Venetian Gold, it’s lighter but I am not sure I like that. Our ceilings are about 8 feet. Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated. We have been indecisive for so long. We really want to make a good decision. Thank you so much. Paula


  46. July 28th, 2009 at 10:11 am

    Hi, I have just chosen my cabinets and granite already and so I guess this will be for further refference. The builders only had a very few selection as far as Granite and cabinet colors were concerned. I went with the Baltic Brown and I would have loved to have gone with a Dark Cherry but it was not avalible so I looked at a color called Sedona but it was a bit more of a red tone than I wanted so I actually went darker to a cabinet called Kona. I know this seems really dark so I went with stainless steel appliances and brushed nickel faucets. my walls are white. so that should break up some of the darkness then the tile I went with is called bruno brown, it has greys and brown tones in it. the carpet is a neutral that is a deep taupe color and tile transitions nicely to the carpet in the bedrooms. I was wondering if there should be a paint color you could suggest if I decide not to keep the white walls. What other cabinet colors would you have suggested with Baltic Brown? I really like the inspirationan of colors from the Asian Mother of pearl colors and the deep tones of their dark laquer Jewelry boxes. I hope to do a koi pond in my back yard and continue the color scheme from inside to outside. Thank you for your time and Suggestions, Bonita


  47. August 2nd, 2009 at 12:55 am

    I have 14 year old Violet Paradiso countertops that are mostly black and grey in color (little to no violet or pink). There is a lot of movement in the granite. I am now looking to add a backsplash. Botticino tumbled marble has been suggested and I would like to add inserts of the granite. Do you think this marble would go with my granite? The same marble at different stores can be so different and ranges from white to cream in color. What would look best? My cabinets are painted white. Appliances are being updated to stainless steel. The floor is medium stained oak. My home is somewhat traditional. I have not seen Paradiso being used much these days and can’t find any info or photos of similar kitchens online. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much for your time.
    -Sue


  48. August 3rd, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    We have honey oak cabinets, SS appliances, black cast iron knobs and accessories and have recently tagged UBATUBA in the granite yard. Did we make the wrong decision? We have been thinking about fingerprints smudges etc. Do you suggest something else??


  49. August 5th, 2009 at 6:54 am

    Hi, I have black appliances and I am considering Baltic Brown countertops for my kitchen, I’m not sure what would be a good choice for a backsplash….I currently have a shade of gray/black backsplash and its seems ok with baltic brown counters, but I’m bored of that color and want to change it. Please advise


  50. August 11th, 2009 at 8:41 pm

    We have a honey oak colored cabinets and like the steel grey granite but we’re having a difficult time finding a good color tile to go with it. Should we consider a different color granite or is there something that could work well with what we like?


  51. September 2nd, 2009 at 8:12 pm

    Greetings,
    I am just getting started in the search for the perfect Granite color for my kitchen. I have the following colors in my kitchen…..
    1. Terra Cotta tile.
    2. Butter yellow walls (could change if suggested)
    3.Medium oak cabinets
    4.white appliances.
    Any hope for me???

    P.S. We have also considered granite slab for island and granite tiles or ??? for counters.


  52. September 5th, 2009 at 9:07 am

    We are doing over our very small downstairs bathroom. We want to put granite on our counter top. My husband wants to do a black color. We have an oak vanity, brushed nickel accents and are painting the walls a light greenish blue. I am concerend that the black will be too dark in such a small space and not match the oak. What color do you suggest?


  53. September 17th, 2009 at 9:30 am

    I’m having my kitchen remodelling. What I need is the best paint color for the kitchen? WE have stainless steel appliances, maple cabinets and black countertops and backsplash. Please help.


  54. September 23rd, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    Hi Tom,

    We are fortunate to be moving into a new home, as well as picking out appliances, etc. Up until now I have had a modern black and white kitchen, (cabinets white formica, and black granite like countertop). I want something warmer for our new home, and enjoy, Tuscan and Italian Villa style. We have chosen cherry wood cabinets (Tuscan-style), and we will have wood flooring in the kitchen. All of the appliances will be stainless steel. I will be choosing wrought iron lighting fixtures, and counter stools. My question is which granite countertop would look more asthetic pleasing: Baltic Brown or Giallo Fiortino? Thank you so much for your input. Do appreciate your website!
    Regards,
    Anna


  55. September 25th, 2009 at 10:48 am

    I have medium oak cabinets with average grain, white appliances, a ceramic tile backsplash in a white with a slight vein and an occasional accent tile in a gray/blue/green tint….both tiles look like they have been dusted with snow…very subtle. My floor is larger ceramic tiles in a very muted white/gray/green tint…looks like pale green/gray from a distance. I am open to paint for the walls…thinking of doing a lighter and darker shade of the same color above & below the chair rail. Question is, what color granite countertops should I put in.
    Thank you.


  56. October 8th, 2009 at 9:47 am

    I need some advice regarding backsplash that works with our new Bianco Romano granite. I have honey oak cabinets (gold undertone), Sherwin Williams 50% Nomadic Desert walls, fluorescent lighting, and red mahogany hardwood floors next to the kitchen. The backsplash and floor tile have yet to be purchased since I would like some suggestions on color palette. We are traditional in style (Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma) and need help! Thanks!


  57. October 9th, 2009 at 3:32 pm

    We are remodeling our kitchen, which is small, 9′ x 12′ appro. floor space, has new oak hardwood floors, cabinets are a honey color or darker, we have white ceiling, trim around door is white, we have new bianco romano counter top, black appliances, black ceran cooktop, & black (anthracite) silgranite sink. We are wondering what you would recommend for backsplash. We have tall areas behind sink, and cooktop, other areas for backsplash are below cabinets, approx. 16-17 inches in height. Thanks


  58. October 15th, 2009 at 10:27 am

    Tom
    I need some advice on wall paint colors for new kitchen. Cherry cabinets stained cinnamon and giallo veneziano counter top with stainless appliances. There is plenty of light from window and eat in area adjacent to kitchen. The wood floors will also need to be stained as they are new. Any suggestions? It is semi open floor plan. Kitchen is visible from front dining room and living rooms. Dining room is raspberry truffle and bottom white ..still working on color for living room so any help to coordinate would be great. We prefer Benjamin Moore products.

    Thanks


  59. October 27th, 2009 at 8:15 am

    I have honey Oak cabinet and all black appliances. I want to replace my counter top with granite, change the floor and the wall color to blend in beautifully.
    I need help in the granite color
    I need help with the floor type and color
    I need help with the Kitchen wall color
    Please advice.

    I have 9 foot ceiling.
    Thank you.


  60. October 29th, 2009 at 11:35 am

    I’ve already selected Espiritu Santos granite for the kitchen counter tops. I love Oxide Iron tile for the floor as this looks great with my cabinets and furniture. I am worried that the granite and the tile will clash. The granite will be installed next week and I have to choose tile foor soon. Am I making a mistake with these two choices? Thanks for your help.


  61. November 1st, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    I have a fairly large bathroom. It is 9 by 10 feet. I have a 6 foot golden oak vanity(kind of orangey) with giallo ornamental granite counter top. The sink, toilet and bath are almond and the floor is 13 by 13 inch beige ceramic tile. What color should I paint the walls?


  62. November 2nd, 2009 at 6:46 am

    Oh, I forgot to ask about the backsplash? What kind and color of backsplash should I get? Again:
    white cabinets
    stainless steel appliances
    american cherry wood laminate flooring
    would like to add granite counters, change the knobs, paint and add backsplash? Not sure what colors look good together and what is timeless, modern, warm and clean. I don’t want a cold kitchen, but it’s small and I need it to be clean and warm. the adjacent living/dining are blocked by a wall, with an opening, so you can see the brazilian tan and hazy sage paint, the modern style black leather couch, the heavy silk drapes, I have three pairs, tan, sage and see through beige, chunky, shaggy, huge beige living room rug, glass/nickel lamps, long wood dining table, etc. I want the kitchen to flow with those rooms. I want the entire condo to flow and be clean and warm, but not too cozy or cold. Whew!! Any thoughts on the kitchen??


  63. November 5th, 2009 at 7:46 pm

    We are trying to determine granite color for a kitchen that is open to a dining room then living room. Walls will need to be sage green. White oak kitchen cabinets with gunstock window trim. White appliances. Floors are grey w/brown tile. Any suggestions?


  64. December 3rd, 2009 at 2:01 pm

    Hi, I recently purchased a shore home with st. celilia granite counters in the kitchen. The existing cabinets are maple and the floor is hickory with a golden carnmel stain ( called golden ore). Its a small windowless galley kitchen. The cabinets just are too dark for a shore home. I was thinking of painting the cabinets an off white , I was thinking about Benjamin Moore’s Navajo White. Do you have a suggestion. Thanks so much. Sue


  65. January 6th, 2010 at 4:22 pm

    We are converting our small, enclosed kitchen into an open kitchen area with one wall replaced with a bar opening into the dining room. All the walls in the adjacent rooms are a sage green. We will have white cabinets, stainless appliances, brushed nickel hardware, and medium-to-dark wood floors. I would describe our style as transitional. We are struggling with both the granite color and the backsplash. We want our kitchen to feel modern and open without losing the warmth of the rest of the house. Originally leaning towards Ubatuba counters and either white subway tile or a sand-colored tile backsplash. Thoughts on this? Other recommendations? Thank you so much!


  66. January 18th, 2010 at 2:05 pm

    I am starting a kitchen remodel where I must keep my golden oak cabinets. They have aged to a lovely carmel color; not todays trend, but they feel like home and are in great shape. I’m having trouble deciding on a granite. The kitchen is a large u-shape with peninsula on one side (with a raised breakfast bar) and a center island. I’m considering New Venetian Gold. I’ve also thought of adding Black Galaxy on the breakfast bar & island. What are your thoughts on these two choices? Also, I’ve thought of going very netural on the granite to allow me to change the accent color should I desire. Living with bright blue laminate for 20 years has taught me where not to put your color! Any help would be appreciated!


  67. January 27th, 2010 at 12:38 pm

    We are looking to replace our kitchen counter tops with granite. We have floated from dark to light to somewhere in the middle and are just unsure what color to choose. Also, we don’t want to have to pay a steep price. Our eye seems to catch all the very expensive choices. We have honey oak cabinets and just a little darker oak floor. We are going to end up with stainless appliances. We know we DON’T like Ubatuba! We want something fairly neutral but still shines and actually looks like granite. My husband doesn’t like anything to speckled, but I would prefer something without lots of veins. I don’t mind some veins, but he seems to lean toward things like emporer. Have any suggestions on a compromise???


  68. January 27th, 2010 at 2:23 pm

    We are remodeling our kitchen and have chosen a maple cabinet with an auburn glaze. The color reminds me more of a cinnamon color. Our appliances are stainless steel and the hardware and faucet will be ORB. The sink will be black (the composite granite). Our floors are a light beige travertine and the walls are a light cream color. We have two windows in the room. We are looking at Ferro Gold, Tan Brown, and Giallo Portofino as our granite choices. Any suggestions?


  69. January 28th, 2010 at 2:05 pm

    We have honey oak cabinets, stained pine floors, and bisque appliances. What color granite countertops would you suggest? Light or dark?


  70. February 4th, 2010 at 5:47 pm

    I am remodeling my kitchen and I want to do a Terracotta floor with Cream (oatmeal) colored cabinets, and I want to do a granite counter top and Island. I need your opinion on the back splash and counter top. As for the appliances I have stainless, with black handles.


  71. February 8th, 2010 at 6:54 am

    Hi
    I need advice on what colour to tile my kitchen /dining room floor. My kitchen is an ivory shaker style with black handles.My work top is black. I have a black cooker and all other appliances are integrated. I tiled the splashback and walls in ivory
    I have black and cream curtains hanging on the patio door.
    I was thinking of tiling the floor black.
    Any advise you can give would be greatly appreciated

    Thanks
    Brid


  72. February 9th, 2010 at 8:09 pm

    I have oak cabinets, dark green floor. will kashmir white counter go with the floor. What color tiles would you recommend?


  73. February 12th, 2010 at 8:28 pm

    Tom, I’d appreciate some colour advice. In our kitchen we have antique white cabinets, a tongue and groove pine ceiling (minwax puritan pine), reddish brown ceramic tile floor, and we’re about to choose granite counters. We prefer the light granite because our ceiling does not reflect much light and the kitchen would be dark without the white cabinets. We also don’t like the golds! We’re thinking giallo ornamental. Any advice there? I would also like to choose a tile backsplash and new wall colour and was thinking earthy tones. I’ve checked out 4×4 travertine for the backsplash but that seems too light beside the giallo ornamental and maybe too pink against the white cabinets. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


  74. February 14th, 2010 at 1:03 pm

    Our island in the kitchen is Paradisio Blue; we are now going to replace our counter tops with granite and need some ideas for color to gowith our island. We have a tile backsplash with navy roping and a off while tile.
    Thank so much.


  75. February 27th, 2010 at 11:05 pm

    what color Benjamin Moore paint goes with Tropical Bown Granite in a kithcen?


  76. March 3rd, 2010 at 7:12 pm

    We are interested in having a countertop and backsplash done in monet gold granite. We noticed what appeared to be very narrow cracks in the large sample we looked at. The salesman said this was to be expected in this level of granite which he called an “exotic.” Can this be true? I never heard that cracks were acceptable in anyh granite.

    ‘exotic


  77. March 9th, 2010 at 8:01 am

    Hi – we are changing the kitchen counter top and I have been looking at granite. The kitchen cabinets are honey gold, floor is hard-wood oak, similar colour. Dishwasher and refrigerator are white, while cooking glass top is black and gray and in-wall oven is black. We do not get very much light in the kitchen and therefore I would like to stay away from dark a dark counter. I looked at granite slabs yesterday and have chosen Kashmire white, as I could see some blueish streaks in the stone (I would like to pic-up some blue for accessorizing). However, this morning, while looking at the piece I brought home, I realize that I have chosen the wrong colour (I can still change it). I have looked on-line and think that perhaps \Bordeaux Fuji\, Galio Arizon\, or \Luise Blue\ might be better. I should add that because the kitchen is fairly small I thought it might be better to stay away from large streaks and patterns in the stone. Any recommendation would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Anne-Marie


  78. March 9th, 2010 at 4:01 pm

    I have golden oak cabinets and I am planning to put granite on the countertops. My choices are ubatuba and venetian gold. My floors are a golden oak as well and I was thinking of painting the walls a shade of sage green or a green with a little more blue in it. Which would you use and what tile would you use on the backsplash? I like both of these but worry that the ubatuba will show too much dust. Will the venetian gold be too busy? Please help me!! Thanks


  79. March 11th, 2010 at 5:11 pm

    We just bought out first home. I hate the kitchen. Right now we only have the money to replace the counters and I want granite. The cabinets are honey oak. The appliances are currently white and the tile is a gray color. We have not chosen a wall color. We plan to slowly upgrade to stinaless appliances and I may paint the cabinets an antique white/cream color. I need a granite that will work now with the white appliances and honey oak but will still look great when I upgrade to stainless and paint cabinets. Any suggestions?


  80. March 13th, 2010 at 10:09 pm

    I cannot decide on what granite to go with for my kitchen. I have white wall ovens, dishwasher, compactor and fridge. I have a black countertop stove which is on an island. My cabinets and floor are oak (special walnut stain, kind of dark). I also have wainscotting which is special walnut stain. My home is a 25 yr old colonial. My white appliances were new 3 yrs ago. I wanted to lighten up my kitchen. Some granites I have looked at are delicatus white, spring white, bianco romano, sunflower, and golden beach. I like so many and can’t picture in my mind which ones would look the best. I would appreciate any suggestions you could give me.


  81. March 13th, 2010 at 11:04 pm

    Black Galaxy Granite is the gold specks throughout real gold? If not what is it? Is it “fools gold”?

    Is Black Galaxy Granite one of the most expensive types or cuts of Granite?

    Thanks so much for replying.

    Sincerely,
    Stuart Want


  82. March 17th, 2010 at 9:25 am

    Hi, Tom. Have a great room with kitchen in a traditional home. It has butterscotch oak floors, antique white raised panel perimeter cabinetry, stainless and black appliances, and color scheme is gold and burgundy; room faces north. Brick fireplace has Indian slate tiles on hearth and surround. Black cooktop will be in island.

    I would like to incorporate 4 x 4 indian slate tiles in backsplash, but can omit if necessary. If island is Merlot color (maple species), what granite choices do you recommend? Or, if I select oak, what would you recommend then? I am totallly confused and I thank you!


  83. April 3rd, 2010 at 10:39 pm

    I have a 32 ft. galley with off white formica cabinets that I instlalled 25 years ago.. The cabinets are in perfect shape with German hinges. Three years ago I replaced all of the handles to a contemporary stainless steel and all of the appliances to stainless steel.. I considered changing the cabinets, but the cost is prohibitive (app. $30,000 for average cabinets) I was interested in absolute black for the counters and splash.. Each side of the galley is 17 feet with many breaks. I have deep red walls and the floor will be changed…Would love your feedback on my choice and other options. Thank you
    PK


  84. April 10th, 2010 at 7:14 pm

    I have red oak cabinets and terra cotta tile floor, stainless steel appliances in my kitchen what color granite would you recommend?


  85. April 13th, 2010 at 12:58 am

    Hi, We are remoldeling our bathroom. The walls, vanity and the mirror frame
    are white. My husband used granite for the vanity top with some mixed
    colors as gray, ivory,beige, light and dark brown, I beleived that is Giallo ornamental. My problem is that I am having a suff time getting the right
    accessories to match. Please, I would appreciated if you could help me
    with some suggestions. And Thank you in advance.
    Ruth


  86. April 28th, 2010 at 8:24 am

    I have golden cabinets, dark cherry laminate floors and stainless steel appliances. What color granite should I use? Dark or light?


  87. April 28th, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    I have a small condo kitchen, with no natural light. The appliances are white, cabinets honey oak and floors travertine. What color granite would you recommend between tanbrown, ubatuba, giallo ornamental or black pearl?


  88. April 29th, 2010 at 8:08 am

    I have a small condo kitchen with no natural light and low ceilings. It has honey oak cabinets, white appliances, and a porcelein floor that looks like travertine, with tomatoe colored backsplash. I am thinking of putting in Giallo Ornamental? If not that, how about ubatuba, tan brown, or black pearl?


  89. April 29th, 2010 at 3:44 pm

    Hi there– Our kitchen will have white wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances and a medium brown (oak-ish colored) Marmoleum floor. I have a Silgranit anthracite (black) sink. I’m considering the granite colors Cashmere White and Caldonia– what do you think?


  90. May 4th, 2010 at 4:21 pm

    Hi, we are putting baltic brown counters, all stainless appliances, gunstock cabinets in alderwood, and redoak flooring. what do you suggest for backsplash colors. Oh and our walls are very light beige with yellow undertones very creamy looking.


  91. May 9th, 2010 at 1:37 pm

    Hi

    We are remodeling our kitchen. Our choice for cabinet is Maple Auburn glaze, Stainless steal appliances, light beige tiles. Which will be the best granite color for these colors? I personally like granite with black background, so I chose Tan Brown but one salesman said it is not creating enough contrast with cabinets. Another choice is Black galaxy but not sure. Please advise.

    Thank you
    Ram


  92. May 11th, 2010 at 4:34 pm

    I have honey oak colored cabinets and new white appliances. we are replacing the floors with 12 X 12 tile. The Fireplace brick is terracotta with white gray and brown. I want to do the floors and granite tops in shade of brown with white flecks. can you recommend a color of granite? Thanks


  93. May 13th, 2010 at 1:08 pm

    We have just bought a house which has an off white (with bit of darker beige here and there) tile floors in kitchen. I am not replacing floors right away but need to change my honey oak colour cabinets and green countertops. Can I go with light colour cabinets (white or off white) or do I need to go with darker cabinets with such light floor tiles? I have stainless steel appliances. What colour granite or quartz counter as well? My wall colour is Benjamin Moore stone house#532 (which is similar to the darker )colour of beige here and there in my light colour floor tile)


  94. May 25th, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    Hi,
    I just had installed granite counter tops in Bianco Antico and it looks so much more silver than it appeared at the showroom. We have white appliances and warm browm cherry cabinets. The condo is done in earth tones and golds.
    My second choice was Colonial gold I guess it should have been my first choice.
    If I can’t get used to it and have to change what would you recommend? With I had asked before.


  95. June 2nd, 2010 at 11:34 am

    Hi,

    We have crema fila coloured floor tiles. We are thinking of mixing 2 granites:

    (1) Madura Gold with (Arizona) Torreon tumbled backsplash over maghonany coloured cabinets for the main kitchen

    (2) Red Dragon over black coloured cabients for the Island.

    The kitchen wall be a cream vanilla colour.

    Will this work? Please advise.

    Thanks,
    Anna


  96. June 5th, 2010 at 6:19 pm

    Hi,
    Love your blog! We are putting in a new kitchen and so far, we have decided on off-white cabinets with latte glaze, S/S appliances and hardwood floors that are a natural black walnut. The theme is modern country (it’s a rural property). We are looking at granite counters and are drawn to giallo ornamental. Thoughts on this? Any other colours you would recommend?
    Thanks!


  97. June 7th, 2010 at 9:44 pm

    Hi! We have cherry cabinets and are planning on using santa cecilia granite.
    Would white subway tile look good with this for a full 16″ backsplash? Should
    we use the granite for a 3 or 4 ” backsplash or no granite backsplash?
    Not sure what to combine with the santa cecilia. Thanks much! Betsy


  98. June 10th, 2010 at 8:13 am

    Hi we recently moved into a new home and I would like to upgrade the kitchen counters to granite. The cabinets are a honey oak type color by Aristokraft. The floor is a darker cherryish looking color, not dark brown but not really too red either. I wish I knew the exact color of finishes, but this was a spec home and we did not choose any of them. The hardware is a brushed silver finish, not shiny. Appliances are black. The kitchen is light filled and one end of a large great room.

    The laminate currently in place is black with swirls of brown, a “mottled” finish. This looks nice but I am not sure if I should get a granite that looks like this or something else. Light or dark – I am not sure what to do.

    The paint color will be Rainwashed by Sherwin Williams. Please Help!

    Thanks!


  99. June 13th, 2010 at 5:12 pm

    We just put in new cabinets that are painted a creamy white. We were going to put in verde peacock, but have been advised that it is too high maitenance with little kids. We are now considering madura gold because we seem to need an unusually long peice (131 inches). Have you seen this with white cabs? our appliances are stainless and our fixtures and pulls are brushed nickel. Ceilings are eight feet high and floors are golden oak color wood. Thanks!
    PS We have considered a more interesting granite like Shalimar Gold or Ekos Bordeaux, but I was worried that we would tire of it. What do you think?


  100. June 14th, 2010 at 11:44 am

    Wwe have just installed toffee colored cabinets in the kitchen with a tropical brown granite top. what color of tiles should I use for the backsplash?


  101. June 15th, 2010 at 12:34 pm

    I have white cabinets, grey tile with very little peach flecks and brown red walls (mulling spice), will keywest gold look good or do you have another suggestion. How about vyara
    Thanks


  102. June 19th, 2010 at 5:04 pm

    We are currently renovating our kitchen. Cabinets and island are cordovan brown glaze cherry. We want to use uba tuba for the counter top but we want to use something different for the island counter top. We would like the island to have a lighter shade to add some contrast. Can you recommend a color to match the uba tuba? Do you think it would like nice for a kitchen to have two different shades of granite? By the way, our floor is natual red oak.


  103. June 20th, 2010 at 4:38 am

    I have installed kraftmaid antique biscotti with taupe glaze cabnets,granite counters(New Venetian gold),and new wood flooring.I need to pick a wall color and a stain shade for my floor.Can you help me.Thanks


  104. June 22nd, 2010 at 3:54 pm

    I am remodeling my entire kitchen and have selected Seafoam Green granite. Would like some suggestions on the colors of cabinets that would go well with this granite.


  105. June 25th, 2010 at 9:37 pm

    We are replacing tile countertops with granite in our kitchen. The walls are a earthy light but deep yellow and the cabinets are white (although we’ll repaint the cabinets as they need it). The floors are honey colored soft wood. The kitchen doesn’t get a ton of light so I’d like to keep things bright. Appliances are all stainless. I’m drawn to the subtle light brown slabs that I’ve seen. Any suggestions?


  106. June 26th, 2010 at 2:22 pm

    We are remodeling our kitchen and have honey oak cabinets. Our paint color is eddie bauer’s (lowes) cayenne and we have white appliances. We are considering Ubatuba or Giallo Antico.


  107. June 27th, 2010 at 1:44 pm

    Our cabinet color is natural birch and counters will be green marinace. I’m wondering about the best color choice for a Kohler sink. Would Mexican Sand work?


  108. June 30th, 2010 at 5:59 pm

    We are remodeling our kitchen and have picked Madura Gold granite counter tops/backsplash, out cabinets are out of date and I wanted to have them redone in a soft cream/antique and red walls. The floors are oak and are being refinished as well. Does this work? Any suggestions? We have already purchased the granite.
    Jodi


  109. June 30th, 2010 at 6:05 pm

    Sorry I just sent a question but forgot to mention all stainless appliances, with vaulted high ceilings, lots of light, in a galley style kitchen.
    Thanks again Jodi


  110. July 2nd, 2010 at 8:09 pm

    Hi Tom,

    I am currently in the process of remodeling my kitchen. I have honey oak, shaker style cabinets with brushed pewter hardware, stainless steel appliances , honeytone hardwood floors and buttery beige walls. I am considering a light colored subway style blacksplash with some veining, but need some suggestions on a color of granite that would look nice. My home is tradtional in style and my tastes lean toward the St Cecila or Gallo Ornamental, but I am afraid it my make the kitchen look to blended or washed out. Any suggestions you may have would be greatly appreciated.


  111. July 3rd, 2010 at 6:59 pm

    We have cherry cabinets and santa cecelia gold countertops. Can’t decide on the floor. It will be a sheet vinyl. Like the stone look but don’t know if some of them are too busy with the granite. Kitchen is 12′ X22′. Wall color is yellow buttercream.


  112. July 6th, 2010 at 2:58 pm

    just put in oak cabinets with a toffee stain. our railing around our basement steps is make of pine what stain do you recommend (color) to put on the railing. we tried toffee it was to dark also walnut it was to dark what should we do?


  113. July 8th, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    Hi, my walls are red and my current cabinets and a darker wood, but I’m thinking of painting them white and adding a glaze. I would like to know what color granite goes best with red walls. I do not want a contemporary kitchen.
    Thanks,


  114. July 13th, 2010 at 2:08 pm

    Hello Tom,
    I am looking for some suggestions; maybe you could help?

    Does cherry cabinets with a brindle stain and baltic brown granite match? Have stainless steel appliances,. Lighting in kitchen is good. Need suggession for paint color for walls and need porcelin tile d/t kids and dog. Any suggestion to name of porceline tile? and paint color? Will be tiling a large area kitchen and dining in a colonial home.


  115. July 20th, 2010 at 7:46 am

    I’m about to redo my kitchen with black galaxy granite countertops and natural maple cabinets. I’m not sure about what color I should choose to paint the walls, maybe some shade of violet?


  116. July 20th, 2010 at 8:17 am

    We have white cabinets and are putting black pearl granite countertops. We have hardwood floors and stainless steel appliances. What kind/color backsplash, paint color and hardware should we use? The kitchen is off the great room which is a gold color.


  117. July 21st, 2010 at 2:25 pm

    Hi Tom..I hv won 50 sq ft of Cambria quartz countertop!!! YEAH!! But SO many colour choices..Yikes…This is a small townhouse..I hv honey oak cabinets and oak hardwood floor..wht fridge/stove (can’t afford to change them out to stainless or blk) walls are brown (textured by bagging)..a cream half wall btwn kitchen and dining room..Surfaces to be replace are an island w/sink and two small countertops either side of the stove. Am toying with a dark (BLK) with fleck poss gold and a black sink…Hubby thinks TOO MUCH BLK…Open to any ideas!!!!??? Thank you!!!


  118. July 24th, 2010 at 11:19 am

    Hi, I have dark cherry cabinets with giallo ornanmental granite counter tops. I need help picking a color to paint the backsplash. I was considering Jamesboro Gold or Livingston Gold by Ben Moore. Does anyone have any suggestions?

    Thanks


  119. August 4th, 2010 at 7:32 am

    I would like to put a pewter finish light fixture in the kitchen, but my appliances and faucet are stainless will this look okay?


  120. August 5th, 2010 at 7:08 pm

    We are in the search for new granite countertops and am looking for a granite that looks good in our kitchen, but will work well with our growing family. Our kitchen has medium golden maple color and our floors are medium golden oak and we have stainless steel countertops. Our kitchen is adjacent to our family room where we have dark furniture mostly in olive green hues. I have been drawn toward the Juparanas (Vyara, Columbo, Gold, Wave). Of the Juparanas what do you suggest?


  121. August 7th, 2010 at 5:55 am

    have oak cabinets and flooring. want to put in granite counter tops. also have stainless appliances. thinking of verde butterfly or sapphire brown. Like dark colors and want some green and blue any suggestions


  122. August 17th, 2010 at 9:51 pm

    We live in a house that was built in the early 90s. The ceiling is fairly low (8 ft). We have golden oak cabinets, white appliances, brick red walls, and medium wood floors. Would you go with light or dark granite? Which colors would you recommend?


  123. September 8th, 2010 at 4:58 pm

    What is a good backsplash for African Ivory (kitchen counters)? Also what is a good backsplash for Yellow Dragon in the bathrooms. All walls in the house are white and cabinets are medium oak.


  124. September 23rd, 2010 at 6:27 pm

    We have very light (orangish color) stained alderwood wall in fam room that was not sealed. I would like to restain or paint them w/whitewash or whit color. Can this be done?


  125. October 4th, 2010 at 2:53 pm

    We have a 3 year old chinese drywall home which is being gutted and rebuilt at our own expense. In our kitchen we had uba tuba over nutmeg cabinets with giallo fiorito on the walnut center island. Never really liked the pink tone in the fiorito. This time we would like to have the same granite on both the island and kitchen countertops. We are having a difficult time selecting a granite. What do you think of solaris cream? Oh, we have stainless steel appliances and a black cooktop in the center island. We can’t afford to make a bad decision. Can you offer some suggestions?


  126. October 5th, 2010 at 4:55 pm

    I have golden oak cabinets with stainless appliances. I have combination kitchen with island and dining room open concept. What color granite countertops should I go. I will eventually do my floors but do not want hardwood.


  127. October 9th, 2010 at 8:12 pm

    Im trying to decide what color granite to go with. We just had champagne gold slate floors put in, and the wall color is a goldish faux paint on trowel textured walls. I was thinking about going with Gallo ornamental, next choices are santa cecilia and new venetian gold. Cabinets are medium dark maple and appliances are stainless steal. What colors would you suggest?


  128. October 13th, 2010 at 7:50 am

    We have honey oak cabinets in a traditional kitchen. We are interested in updating our kitchen with granite. Our flooring color is not yet determined. If we order our appliances in black what color granite is best? If we order stainless steel, which granite color is best?

    Thank you.


  129. October 16th, 2010 at 3:28 pm

    Hi, I am building a new house and my kitchen cabinets will be Maple with fruitwood stain with black glazing and a black 10 foot bar that will have black cabinets. The bar will have the color of my wall cabinets (maple fruitwood) showing through. I will be using ss and black appliances. I can not decide on the granite. I either want Brownie or Juparna tier. Any suggestions as to which might look better and flow nicely with my walnut wood floors and will remain timeless?


  130. October 18th, 2010 at 9:26 pm

    Hi,
    We just did our masterbath in madera gold and would like to know what color to paint walls. Tile on floor is white and a little beige and cabinets are white. Also the kitchen has the same tile floor, white cabinets and appliances and would like to know what color to paint also. Have Haze in bathroom now and Ivory Lace in kitchen. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks a million , Fran


  131. October 20th, 2010 at 12:43 pm

    Remodeling my kitchen – house being sold – using maple kitchen cabinets with toffee stain, stainless steel appliances. What color granite countertop and what type flooring (material and color) suggestions do you have . . .


  132. October 20th, 2010 at 6:05 pm

    I have Red Dragon granite with Pickled Oak Cabinets. I would like to paint the cabinets and the island. What do you think of Cream/off white w/ black glaze in recesses for Cabinets and a antique black island. Do you think this will work?


  133. October 23rd, 2010 at 6:15 am

    I have honey oak cabinets in a large kitchen which is open and modern. It is being recommended I use Ubatuba Gold for my granite. I am alittle concerned it is going to have an overall look of black, and would prefer a brown look. what do you think and recommend.


  134. October 23rd, 2010 at 5:54 pm

    We have natural color bamboo flooring and honey oak cabinets. Would Vyara Gold granite be a good match with this? Also, can you please suggest a complementary color tile for backsplash? Thanks.


  135. October 23rd, 2010 at 10:36 pm

    Hi There,
    We are currently updating our 80′s kitchen. We are replacing our oak cabinet doors (mission style), with stainless appliances and neutral hardwood floors. What do you suggest for granite? I feel like St. Cecilia is too safe and we have it already in our bathroom. We plan on doing a tile backsplash also. Any ideas and help would be greatly appreciated.
    Sue


  136. October 26th, 2010 at 9:46 am

    We have Maduri Gold granite and dark oak countertops – what tile color floor and backsplash would you suggest – this is for a basement bar and bathroom? Thanks!


  137. November 6th, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    We are updating our kitchen with all stainless steel appliances with some black accents such as black ceramic stove top and are having difficulty with picking a granite color. Our cabinets and floors are a warm deep honey toned aged pine. We have a large window in kitchen plus it is open to the family room with two more windows. The kitchen counter space is 12 ft 3 in on one wall and two small counter areas which are separated by a free standing stove after turning the corner. We cannot decide between a darker granite such as verde butterfly or peacock vs. going with more subtle browns such as Giallo Napoleon. We would appreciate any advice on what would look best. Steve


  138. November 10th, 2010 at 5:38 am

    We have a small kitchen therefore we have chosen a maple cabinet in a honey
    spice stain—everyone advises to make cabinet pop should go dark granite counter. We were looking at Floresta Verde (alot of gold and lighter green). Also considering Ubatuba (a little gold but darker green)—I am afraid might be too dark for small kitchen. I was told that you can get a lighter green depending on slab. Is this too dark—we plan to have lights under cabinets. Confused don’t know what color to paint walls or what kind or color of floor to pick but definitely not tile.

    I don’t want anything that will become dated.


  139. November 12th, 2010 at 6:21 am

    We have a small kitchen therefore we have chosen a maple cabinet in a honey
    spice stain—everyone advises to make cabinet pop should go dark granite counter. We were looking at Floresta Verde (alot of gold and lighter green). Also considering Ubatuba (a little gold but darker green)—I am afraid might be too dark for small kitchen. I was told that you can get a lighter green depending on slab. Is this too dark —we plan to have lights under cabinets. Confused don’t know what color to paint walls or what kind or color of floor to pick but definitely not tile. Also afraid the green will become dated and limit our color combination.

    I don’t want anything that will become dated.


  140. November 14th, 2010 at 8:10 am

    We’re remodeling our kitchen. We want to put granite top on counters and island. Our cabinet is ivory white, and floor is oak. What color will you recommend? Is green a good color to go? We looked at tropical green/nambia green/verde typhoon/ayers green, and are not sure whether they are good fit.


  141. November 18th, 2010 at 8:45 am

    We picked Kashmire white countertops. How would Kashmire white tile on floor look?
    Thank you,
    Angela


  142. November 18th, 2010 at 11:25 am

    Hi – We are putting rustic alder cabinets inour kitchen, 8′ ceiling with crown molding. Shaker style cabinet in a dream or 1/2 dream stain (not sure which yet) I am looking at Galaxy black granite and black splash whitish/cream walls 16g stainless steel sink, black applicances and am wondering what color floor you suggest, we want ceramic tile which will be carried through from front door into kitchen. I don’t want too white of a floor as it will show every little speck. We live in the Seattle area where it is grey most of the year. Are our ideas too dark?


  143. November 20th, 2010 at 8:55 pm

    Hi, Thank you in advance. I’m so thrilled that you are here and can help us.

    We are remodeling our kitchen and have natural cherry cabinets with a curved raised panel. The floor is Ivory colored ceramic tile. We think, at this point we want St. Cecilia for the countertops and the small 42″ island.

    My question is what do I do for a backsplash (the countertops are most of our budget): paint? tile, etc. and then what color can we use to paint all the walls to pull it all together. It would be a great help if you, as the expert, could be VERY SPECIFIC. Color names, manufacturers, etc. Thank you again. Bea


  144. December 4th, 2010 at 4:49 pm

    I am just having installed DARK cherry java cabinets, crema bordeaux granite and beige porcelain 18X18 floor tile. Stainless steel appliances. What color should I paint the walls – I have a sliding glass door, a small over the sink window and a double window in the kitchen????


  145. December 5th, 2010 at 6:55 am

    Hello. We are having a new kitchen built. We chose creamy white cabinets (shaker style), bianco romano granite, stainless appliances, light gray procelain tile floors. I would like to paint one kitchen feature wall (where a breakfast table will be) red (Benjamin Moore merlot red). Do you think that will work with the granite? Or go with a smoky gray. Thank you.


  146. December 23rd, 2010 at 11:38 pm

    We have red oak cabinets in our 10 x 10 kitchen. The wall color is Behr brown bread and the floor is Allure Sedona, which is a light tile colr. The appliances are black. The ceiling is 8′and painted Behr ceiling white. There are 2 windows. We would like your suggestions as to what color granite would look best for our application. We have thought about Ubatuba, but not sure if it would be too dark. Would a light color be better?


  147. January 1st, 2011 at 4:55 am

    My kitchen opens to family room… cabinets and appliances are white, Giallo Ornamental counters, Gunstock hardwood floors, oiled bronze hardware,,,,what color paint for walls????


  148. January 14th, 2011 at 3:08 pm

    We recently moved into a new house and are adding granite to the kitchen. The cabinets and floor are a light pine color. There are white appliances in the kitchen now, but we will be upgrading to stainless steel soon.

    What color granite would you recommend? We have found a lot we like, but don’t know what would look best. Some we like are Portofino, Yellow River, Madura Gold, Lapidus and Thyphoon Bordeaux.

    Thank you!


  149. January 20th, 2011 at 10:28 am

    Our kitchen cabinet is beech glaze, countertop and island is River White granite. What’s the best matching color for the splashback? Thanks!


  150. January 26th, 2011 at 10:26 pm

    We hae honey oak cabinets and installed white spring granite counter tops. Unfortunately, the way the granite was cut, we lost the gold area and got more of black, silver and red. I need a backsplash that will tie it all together. We have stainless appliances. Any suggestions would be appreciated.


  151. January 30th, 2011 at 8:21 pm

    we have a mobile home..so a smallish kitchen…we have natural hickoy cabinets and a natural hickory floor that has a lot of black and variations to the pattern..we are also doing beadboard walls..we are trying for the rustic log cabin look. We have no idea of any way to go with a granite color…do u have any suggestions that could give us a place to start…we had thought of Amber Yellow or New Venetian Gold..but now we think there might too much yellow in it. We want the countertops to really pop..my husabnd has also put black trim on the cabinets and down the seams of the walls and trimmed it in black around the windows…can u please help us to figure out which way to go..thank u for u time..and we are looking at an oatmeal colored composite granit sink…


  152. February 16th, 2011 at 11:37 am

    I’m redoing the kitchen with Portofino Gold granite countertops and oak cabinets with white appliances. I’m planning on wood floors a shade lighter than the cabinets. Thinking of painting the walls a soft brown with dark brown trim. I would like to do backsplash from countertop to bottom of cabinets, but have no idea what to do. Any suggestions on any of this?? thank you.


  153. February 18th, 2011 at 5:26 pm

    I am refinishing my kitchen in a natural white distressed finished.. They closely resemble the finish on Habersham furniture.Our floor are honey oak.. our wall are corkwedge ( a sherman williams color). I am struggling with the countertops.. We are going for a old world feel.. THe kitchen open to my family room.. We have stone on the fireplace that is shades of tan/white and gray with a few honey colored pieces… I have looked at guartz and granite so much I am tired of looking at it.. Our appliances will be stainless .. I need suggestions.. want a classy timeless kitchen… THnaks


  154. March 10th, 2011 at 1:58 pm

    So we are just closing on our new home in a just a week! The kitchen oak cabinets which we are not particularly fond of but since they are in great condition we are just going to work with them by trying to find a nice shade of granite to complement them. The kitchen has white/creamish tile as well as white appliances. Do you have any suggestions regarding a color granite that would complement the oak cabinets but wouldn’t clash with the white appliances? We would love to have some suggestions from an expert!


  155. March 11th, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    I have a counter top in crema bordeaux with white cupboards (not snow white)..and a dark stain oak floor..having an island custom made in dark stain oak..what should I do the top of the island in should I try to match the bordeaux or go with a contrasting granite


  156. March 12th, 2011 at 12:25 pm

    our kitchen has white cabinets an emerald pearl granite counters. The walls now are benjamin moor Avon green. We want to change the color.We want to keep the deeper colors going the kitchen leads to the living room which has bm color old navy the rooms are separated by a piece of white moulding. Was thing possibly along the lines of gold or grey blue . Would love some suggestions Thanks Janet


  157. March 18th, 2011 at 4:40 am

    Hello, We recently installed a granite countertop (New Caledonia) in the guest bathroom. The undercount sink is white as is the cabinet. Faucet is dark bronze. What color would you suggest we paint the walls. A beige color would match but we’re looking for something a little brighter / more fun.


  158. March 21st, 2011 at 7:09 am

    We are remodeling out main bathroom. We picked a light sand colored stone travertine for floor and wall/shower wall. The tub and sink will be white. We’re trying to stay neutral so we could change things up years down the road. Do you suggest to stay light and neutral with the granite around tub and sink? Santa Cecilia and Kashmir were suggested to us.
    Thank you for your opinion!


  159. March 22nd, 2011 at 3:14 am

    We have a small condo apaartment and have knocked out one wall
    in the kitchen to give us a view of the water.. The kitchen cupboards
    are off white and we are thinking of Emerald Pearl granite counter tops.
    Is this going to be a good choice? What colours would you put with it for
    paint and tile? The floor is parquet. Is Emera;d Pearl a good colour
    for the bathroom counter tops? Do the bathroom counters have to
    be the same as the kithen in a 1,000 sq. ft. place?


  160. March 24th, 2011 at 12:15 pm

    Hi. We have a very large kitchen with lots of light. We are painting the cabinets creamy white. The floors are chestnut. We have a. 6 ft fireplace (brick) at one end of the kitchen and exposed beams. I would like a very quiet feel in the kitchen. What do you think about using golden beach or white spring granite for countertops? I also looked at colonial gold but think it might be too much splash of color. I loved the sample of bianco romano but when i looked at the slabs they had a lot of garnet/red running through that appeared purple so i crossed that off. I appreciate your input.
    Patty


  161. March 25th, 2011 at 3:16 pm

    Hi Tom- We are getting granite countertops and will be picking out our slab in a few days. I am having a tough time deciding on the colors. Our appliances are black, floor is creme-colored slate floors. We have medium light. We will be getting a copper under mount sink. With these colors in mind, I am struggling between two colors: Black Galaxy or Giallo Fiorito. The Black Galaxy has the copper flecks which will connect with the copper sink and warm oak cabinets. But, is it too much black? On the other hand, is the Giallo too busy with the oak grain? So confused! Would love your feedback.


  162. April 3rd, 2011 at 11:47 am

    We are remodelling our kitchen. We have ordered naturally-stained maple cabinets with green ubatuba granite countertop. We will also have stainless steel appliances. What color of back splash and floor tiles and wall paint would go well with the maple cabinets, ubatuba granite and stainless steel appliances?


  163. April 10th, 2011 at 7:40 pm

    Hi, We are remodeling our kitchen and I have looked and looked at granite. We have medium oak cabinets and red oak hardwoods floors with early american stain. We have 14 ft ceiling in our kitchen and need to update lighting as well. Our current recessed and ceiling flourescent does not give us enough lighting. We also just purchased stainless steel appliances and plan to have the backsplash tiled once we finally select the granite. I need help!! What do you recommend.


  164. April 13th, 2011 at 7:58 pm

    I have cherry cabinets and baltic brown cabinets. Stainless steel appliances and a large floor tile (rustic design) in varying shades of tan (pcisk up on the lighter color of the baltic brown granite). Really having trouble picking a backspash. Any suggestions?? Many thanks.

    Donna


  165. April 14th, 2011 at 1:31 pm

    We are remodeling our master bathroom. So far we choose a free standing copper tub. We would like to use a black granite on the vanities with neutral tile for the floor and shower. The cabinets are honey oak. My question is what color to paint the bathroom and maybe another suggestion on granite color. Thanks for the help.


  166. April 15th, 2011 at 12:16 pm

    we are renovating our kitchen. We are looking at blackstar granite counter top . We are debating on cherry color cabinets or lighter color. we are buying stainless steel appliances. We have linoleum right now on the floor and are looking at putting tiles. The paint on the wall is white. Not sure what will go well for back splash.

    Would really appreciate some help in narrowing down on the colors for the cabinets, floor and back splash. Thank you in advance.


  167. April 15th, 2011 at 7:22 pm

    What are the most complementary colors of paint to use with oak floors, stainless appliances, white cabinets and mascarello granite? Have plenty of natural light and used brick fireplace.


  168. April 19th, 2011 at 7:58 am

    Hi Tom, I just purchased Kitchen Cabinets Maple with praline and mocka highlight, Stainless Steel Appliances, I was thinking of going with New Venetina Gold Granite and provenza sites side tile floor. Backsplash is still a question. Do you think this will work? I have been going crazy and my husband is no help at all. But if it turns out bad I will hear about it. Thanks for your time.


  169. April 19th, 2011 at 1:02 pm

    We are remodeling our kitchen, and thought we had made all the decisions and now I am having second thoughts. Our cabinets are a mix of walnut and cherry stain on clear alder, flooring is travertiine and we had planned on putting both giollo ornamental and antique brown granite on the outside cabinets and the island respectively. Is the choice of granite going yo work?


  170. April 20th, 2011 at 9:44 am

    we have honey oak cabinets, and are also torn betweet aztec brown, or exotic tobacco. both are pretty but this being the first and only time, want to make right decision. thank you


  171. April 24th, 2011 at 12:26 pm

    We just installed white kitchen cabinets in our small kitchen and would like to know what colour you would put in applianes and what colour you would make the counters and the breakfast bar. The floors are walnut laminate. Thank you for your advise, love your articles. Maybe I can sleep nights after hearing from you. Thanks again Marilyn


  172. April 27th, 2011 at 12:54 pm

    I am putting in granite counters in our kitchen,we have honey oak cabinets, cream ceramic tile with a touch of brown on the floors and white appliances. The walls are in chocolate and beiges.I am worried about putting in a color that is too heavy or limits my choices if I want to redecorate .Black , green or yellow are not for me. I have seen Ivory Brown ,this I really liked but seeing the slab it had red ( an absolute deal breaker ) running through it ,which on the sample was chocolate ( which I loved), any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!


  173. April 27th, 2011 at 7:50 pm

    I have natural maple cabinets, mid-tone hardwood floor border/edging and ostrich gray quarzite tiles, stainless steel appliances. Not sure what color for the granite…thinking black pearl. Any suggestions?


  174. May 1st, 2011 at 7:45 pm

    what color/kind of backsplash should we use in our kitchen with Gallo Napolean countertops, Provencial oak cabinets, stainless and black appliances, and 18 x 18 porcelain tile with gray, gold and a slight tint of aqua?


  175. May 5th, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    We have white appliances in the kitchen with fruitwood colored oak cabinets and floors. What are some colors of granite countertops that would go in our kitchen? Kathy


  176. May 7th, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    In our kitchen, we have silver cream granite with cherry cabinets and tile (with dark grey natural
    grout)that has an overall tan appearance, but has hues of peach, greys, creams, and flecks of brown. Our appliances are stainless steel with a black ceramic cooktop in an island. I am stumped as to what color to paint the walls. We’ve looked at different shades in Behr paint, such as stone brown, peanut butter, wine, etc., but nothing seems to blend well with cabinets, floor, and tile. Any suggestions?
    Thanks,
    Cathy


  177. May 7th, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    I have oak kitchen cabinets and oak flooring (the floor is lighter) we are getting black appliances what color granite would you recommend. Also what kind of sink should ee get. It is currently Stainless


  178. May 12th, 2011 at 8:27 am

    we just had our countertops put in but color looks nothing like the sample peice we picked. the sample had a gold color to it & the tops they installed are gray & white looking,no gold look to to them at all.the color looks nothing like we picked.on the back of the sample he wrote st.celia but never told us there was three different types of santa celia. so is there a color difference or any difference at all in santa celia, santa celia light,& santa celia gold?


  179. May 14th, 2011 at 5:41 pm

    We are in the process of remodeling our 20 year old kitchen. Like kitchens of that era, everything is oak…floors, and woodwork.
    There is a large expanse of brick on the east wall adjoining family room, so I have considered a terra cotta color, such as sunset red for the granite. We also will be using a great deal of stainless steel, so I’ve also been tempted to go with something black and grey.
    I also like the soft colors of Crema Bordeaux that blend both together, but worry that it may look to busy.
    We live in Oregon, which can be gloomy at times…but have an expanse of windows and west side of the kitchen. We are replacing the cabinets.
    Any thoughts you have would be greatly appreciated! Kittie


  180. May 15th, 2011 at 6:03 am

    Hi,

    We have a house that was built in the 1980s. The tub and the vanity have a light beige to them. The cabinets have a brown stain. Sorry not sure that names of the colors. We are thinking of painting the cabinets and the walls and getting new tiles for the floor and the shower. Not sure if you can help me, I know I’m not giving you much information. Any color suggestions would be appreciated. Also the trim is white in that room.


  181. May 15th, 2011 at 5:46 pm

    Putting scottish meadow in my bathrooms. What finish faucets do you recommend with that color?


  182. May 21st, 2011 at 10:18 am

    Hi Tom,
    We have pickled oak cabinets, sage green walls and ss applinces, and tan tile. We are trying to decide on granite counter tops – buttterfly or santa cecilia classico. Most of the counter top stores are leaning us toward either butterfly or uba tuba to achieve greater contrast. My husbans prefers the santa cecilia and having a more neutral look. I would greatly appreciate your thoughts. I love your web site. It has been an big help to get your view point and look at pics.
    Thank You. Lisa DeBold


  183. May 21st, 2011 at 3:22 pm

    Please help. The granite installers are coming Monday to do template for my kitchen. We just installed dark cherry cabinets, s.s appliances, and cream w/grayish ceramic floor tiles. I was between Verde Butterfly and St. Cecelius Lt. I decided on the latter because I was worried the Butterfly would be too dark. I do get decent day light. Am I making a mistake? You don’t seem to fond of the st Cecelius. Thank you for your honest opinion. I will truly appreciate it.


  184. May 24th, 2011 at 7:51 am

    Hello. We are remodeling our home and redoing the tile and counters, and shower/bath tiles. We are considering Key West Gold 1/4 Bullnose on the outer surrounding U-shaped outer counters with 2″ travertine and Mocha Crushed Glass accent backsplash, and a Black Galaxy Island with Ogee Edge. The Flooring would be in French Pattern Travertine. For the Master Bath, considering the Key West Gold Tile Floor and Travertine Shower and Bath Deck Tile. Do you think this will work together or any ideas? Suggestions for the Travertine used (Waltnut, etc)? We had granite tile floor in our last Master and really loved it also.
    Thank you for your input!


  185. May 27th, 2011 at 6:32 am

    We are remodeling our kitchen. The cabinets are Thomasville Maple with Sangria staining. We have stainless steel appliances and the floor is a mixture of greys and beiges and browns (very pretty). I think we are going to go with New Venetian Gold granite (95 square feet of it because we will have a large island). Do you think this is a good pick and more importantly, what would you receommend for a backsplash?


  186. May 27th, 2011 at 7:32 am

    Hi, We are trying to decide on a color for granite countertops and island top in our kitchen. Our cabinets are medium honey oak, and our oak floors are slightly darker. One wall has deep purple wallpaper and the remaining walls are currently a very pale taupe, but we’d be willing to repaint. The appliances are ivory. We also will be replacing our tile backsplash and will need ideas on colors for that. Thank you!
    Louise


  187. May 27th, 2011 at 7:41 am

    Hi, We are trying to decide on a color for granite countertops and island top in our kitchen. Our cabinets are medium honey oak, and our oak floors are slightly darker. One wall has deep purple wallpaper and the remaining walls are currently a very pale taupe, but we’d be willing to repaint. The appliances are ivory. The adjoining family room, which looks over the kitchen, is primarily light taupe with darker taupe, deep purple and deep green furniture. We don’t want to go too dark as there is not much sunlight in the kitchen. We also will be replacing our tile backsplash and will need ideas on colors for that. Thank you!
    Louise


  188. May 28th, 2011 at 4:45 am

    We just had “venetian gold dark” granite installed in our kitchen. I am struggling with the decision for the porcelain tile choice. The cabinets are a maple. I am not as happy with the color of granite – a bit too gold for my fan of taupe, so i would like a floor that leans more to the beige/taupes but with a hint of the green or gold i see in the granite..can you help?


  189. May 29th, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    We are building and putting in amber cherry cabinets, wood flooring in a similar tone, and stainless steel appliances. I first picked Antique Butterfly because it contrasts well, but I’m not sold on it. I am considering Portofino since Santa Cecelia and Napolitano didn’t have enough gold in them. I want some black in it as well. The walls will be in the green family.


  190. May 31st, 2011 at 9:14 am

    Hi, we have honey/American oak cabinets which were done in early 90′s.we want to put granite as full backsplash and on the counters.the floor is beige tiles and the appliances will be stainless steel. Will giallo cecilia be a good choice or giallo farrito.there is one baywindow.pls. Advise. Thanks


  191. June 7th, 2011 at 4:45 pm

    We have honey-colored maple cabinets and have baltic brown tile counters and subway tile backsplash. I want to change the counters to a solid slab of granite, but if possible would like to keep the baltic brown backsplash. Is there any other color of granite that would look alright other than going with a slab of baltic brown? If not, think I will just change it all to Uba Tuba! Thanks!


  192. June 10th, 2011 at 11:00 am

    I am using alder wood for my cabinets, it will be stained in medium walnut. I have chosen Giallo Cream granite for the countertops. My concern is what paint colors to use and what type of backsplash would look best and be timeless?


  193. June 13th, 2011 at 9:27 am

    We are purchasing a house that has oak cabinets with fruitwood stain.
    I have found some cosmic black granite that I love and would like would like your opinion on how it would look with the fruitwood stain. If I do the cosmic black granite I am considering the backsplash being white glass subway tiles, can’t decide between regular size or the mini. What are your thoughts? We will have stainless appliances and the flooring will be asian walnut.


  194. June 19th, 2011 at 5:41 am

    Hi Tom,

    I have Giallo Vicenza on my counter top and island and golden oak cabinets (very golden as they were refinished) in my small kitchen. My hardwood floor is a blonde oak color. My appliances are white.
    SInce I had the unfortunate “granite-breaking upon install” incident that I told you about earlier, the floor will be refinished in the next week or so and I am wondering if staining the floor darker would be a good idea while I have the opportunity. I am trying to make the granite stand out more. I know you’ve seen many kitchens and I am interested in your opinion. Any advice you can give me would be appreciated. I’m making another donation to your worthy cause! Thanks!


  195. June 20th, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    In my kitchen remodel I have chosen Golden Beaches granite and natural maple flooring. My cabinets are being made out of alder and I am trying to figure out what color of stain to use. My kitchen table is a darker brown stain and I have dark chocolate brown leather couch in the living room that opens to the kitchen. The kitchen is small (with a pretty big island) and gets some natural light. I like the look of a darker stain but the light looks good light as well (a little darker than the natural maple). Thanks for your help.


  196. June 28th, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    What color walls…. Brazilian Koa hardwood floors, white cabinets, venetian bronze handles, stainless steel sink, caledonia granite counters.. I have no idea what to paint the walls. Any ideas?


  197. July 5th, 2011 at 9:45 pm

    I have a galley kitchen with a dinette area. The total space is approximately 22 X 10 feet. The kitchen portion of the space is approximately 14 X 10 with an “L” on one side. I have stainless steel appliances and a SS sink. My cabinets were to be enameled with a color called “urban putty” (but not glazed) and I had selected verde rio gold granite with a super cool frosted and clear green glass mini subway tiles. Problem is, now, after my kitchen is torn up, the granite is no longer available :( Green labrador and others were suggested, but they are darker and the green is more a blue-green rather than the yellow-green of the verde rio gold. What I like about them is the iridescent green that I think goes great with stainless. Now what? I feel like I am starting from scratch. I would like to keep the kitchen lighter in feel (but love the dark granite married with it). BTW my floor is ceramic off-white tiles with a slight (stress slight) very light brown…it reads very light off-white. Any ideas?


  198. July 6th, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    Please help. My kitchen cabinets are golden oak and ceramic tile floors that are a taupe color with a slight hint of pink tones. My appliances are white and the only bare wall without cabinets is wallpaper of blue and burgandy floral/fruit on off white background. Would love to replace counter tops with granite. Please advise. Thanks


  199. July 9th, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    I am trying to pick paint color for my kitchen. The cabinets are alder stained with espresso (dark) stain and I have Golden Beaches granite with natural maple floors. Can’t seem to find the right paint color to compliment all.
    Thanks in advance.


  200. July 11th, 2011 at 4:43 am

    We are updating our kitchen (house built in 1986) and are installing granite countertops. We have Merrillat honey oak cabinets that are still in very good shape so we do not want to replace the cabinets. Since we plan on retiring in 2-3 years we are trying to update mainly for resale. We have 9-foot ceilings and changed the kitchen lighting so it has a tray ceiling effect with canister lights. What color/type granite do you suggest? We will also replace the flooring in the kitchen and foyer. We were thinking Congoleum DuraCeramic vinyl tile but would like to know what colors we should use for the countertop and floor. We like the Giallo Ornamental and Santa Cecilia but in previous discussions you seem to frown on Santa Cecilia. We are open to whatever best color for resale to paint the walls. Sorry for the length but I would appreciate your advice. thanks.


  201. July 12th, 2011 at 2:01 pm

    We are completely remodeling our kitchen with black appliances, oak cabinets in honey oak stain, and a oak floor. Would like to know what colors of granite would be best? We don’t have a wall color picked out. I was waiting to decide on the granite color. PLEASE HELP


  202. July 18th, 2011 at 2:58 pm

    Hello! We are updating our kitchen countertops to granite and are confused on what color to choose. We looked at Typhoon Bordeaux; however, now I wonder if our oak cabinets have too much grain in them to go with all the movement in the Typhoon Bordeaux. Our floors are also a golden oak and we have a fireplace in the middle of the open kitchen, living, and dining area that has a reddish brown brick with brown morter. We do have lots of light in our kitchen and cathedral ceilings. I also saw some gorgeous black granite slabs with silver shiny areas. My husband also likes the black, but we are both a little concerned that the black may not go well with the brick fireplace. We have stainless steel appliances, and I was thinking I would replace the cabinet hardware with stainless if we choose the black. Any advice/suggestions you could provide would be greatly appreciated! Terri


  203. July 20th, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    i am having my floors redone. i have oak cabnets(honey) and Baltic Brown counter tops. my issues is what color of ceramic tiles should i go with? and or should i change the color of my counters as well? can i match the counters of Baltic Brown and oak cabnets to a tile floor? i am just stuck. please help =)


  204. July 22nd, 2011 at 7:23 pm

    I am putting in Java cabinets and we have copper/slate multicolor ceramic flooring, what would your recommend for a counter tops. I Love the Golden Fantasy or possible Ivory Fantasy. I just don’t known what to do, I don’t want the counter top to be to busy and fight with the flooring or look to dark.
    Help!
    Appreciate any suggestions,
    Thanks,
    Lori


  205. August 1st, 2011 at 11:58 am

    Hi, I have a question. We have 18 x 18 inch porcelain tiles (each tile is different, some have browns, beige, others have more dark brown and like beiges, some have mauve and black, no two tiles are the same – some are dark and light but look beautiful laid out). Cabinets are praline with mocha highlight (Kraftmaid), all stainless steel appliances. We are considering delacatus gold granite countertops. It has all of the colors of our tiles and I feel that the cabinets go very well with it. I’m just not sure if my busy tiles and the granite will compliment each other. I hope that you can help me out. Thank you. Nancy


  206. August 4th, 2011 at 12:44 pm

    Hi we are using Biscotti with cocoa glaze for our cabinets and Giallo Vicenza granite; can you PLEASE give me ideas for a backsplash?? Thank you


  207. August 6th, 2011 at 10:49 am

    I have dark cherry cabinets with oil rubbed bronze hardware and earth glitter granite (similar to asterix). Leaning towards stainless sink vs. black silgranite. Should I go with stainless faucet to match sink and appliances or oil rubbed bronze to match hardware? Cabinets go to the ceiling and the floor are a medium stained red oak.


  208. August 9th, 2011 at 3:13 pm

    We are building a new house and I’m not sure about my countertop and flooring choices. The cabinets will be totally flat and contemporary looking with stainless handles. (a light honey color) I’m thinking an absolute black countertop, dark blue glass blacksplash. No idea what the floor should be. I did consider baltic brown for the countertop but figured I couldn’t make a blue backsplash work. Help!


  209. August 27th, 2011 at 10:47 am

    I just chose my countertop granite – ubatuba – I have honey oak cabinets and plan on hardwood flooring……what color backsplash and wall color do you suggest………much appreciated


  210. August 30th, 2011 at 2:34 am

    Last minute change. No Black Galaxy available without large veining that I don’t like, so need suggestions for new granite. I’m trying for an \italian\ flair… kitchen has white cabinets and natural red oak floors. Please suggest a new granite for me that might help me achieve the look I’m going for. Thank you.


  211. August 30th, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    The master bathroom of our new to be home has ubatuba granite on the vanity and I am wondering what porcelane or travertine color to use for the shower and for the floors!!! help!! Cynthia


  212. September 3rd, 2011 at 12:49 pm

    We are building in a adult community and have limited choices. Would like to go with Merillat cinnamon birch cabinets in kitchen and natural hardwood floors. Would prefer dark granite like absolute black but the sample looks very dull. Tan brown had the reddish color to match cabinets and we like it but is it too busy? Love the steel grey but don’t think it goes with the cabinet color??? Other colors offered are Uba Tuba, Tropic Brown, New Venetian Gold and Santa Cecelia. Must make final choices by Wednesday. Please help!


  213. September 24th, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    Hi….we replaced out island countertop with a granite baltic brown……now we want to replace out countertops, I am thinking I dont want to go all granite in the small space we have any suggestions of a laminate color to match with the baltic brown, some people are saying to go with a much less moisy color…..what so you think?


  214. September 26th, 2011 at 3:52 pm

    We have bought Gold Ivory India granite and our floors are natural maple.

    We have lots of light as our southern exposure has a 10 foot window and no upper cabinets. Stainless steel cabinets.

    We are perplexed as to what color cabinet to go with our granite. We are thinking a med to darkish cherry. Our decorator thinks we should do painted creamy white.

    Your expert opinion please


  215. October 10th, 2011 at 11:25 am

    We are installing new countertops and backsplash in our kitchen. Our floors and cabinets are golden oak, and I’ve narrowed the granite down to absolute black (wallpaper in breakfast room has a crackled black background with fruits & ivy print, remainder of kitchen is painted dark avacodo green). I’m lost on the backsplash tile choice, what would compliment this combination? Please wow me, thanks!


  216. October 22nd, 2011 at 8:57 am

    Hi, we are updating our kitchen and bath. I need some suggestions please.
    Kitchen = Praline with mocha highlights in cabs, Ben Moore Oat Straw on walls, white trim work, floors are porcelain with browns and beige. sink= under mount stainless, appliances = black, faucet = Victorian bronze.

    Bath = light gray porcelain floor, white toilet, vanity= medium brown, walls = Ben Moore apple blossom green.

    Thanks for your insight:)


  217. November 3rd, 2011 at 9:52 pm

    Hi there, we have had our kitchen cabinets painted black, we chose Golden Shores granite countertops, flooring is handscraped hardwood medium maple harvest color…my question: What color of travertine goes well with the Golden Shores granite and black cabinets? I am thinking of using the travertine in the backsplash as well as the fireplace surround (so there is a uniformity). Any suggestions and help are greatly appreciated in choosing the backsplash color and fireplace surround. Thank you!


  218. November 5th, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    We have a granite island with giallo venziano. It has more of the dark pink/brown in it. The rest of our kitchen has a laminate countertop and we would like to update it to granite. Do you have any suggestions of granites that would compliment the giallo venziano. We can not find a slab of giallo venziano that matches up with our island. The characters of our island have dark shades of black/grey/dark pink/brown and some cream spots. We are a little afraid of black as we have heard you can get swirl marks and you can see dust. We have 3 kids middle school aged…..You can guess why we would shy away from that. Any help would be greatly appreciated! :)

    We are also looking for something that won’t fight with the busyness going on in the pattern of giallo venziano…..


  219. November 8th, 2011 at 4:25 am

    Hello Tom

    We are considering using the Kashmir Gold granite with Cherry cupboards – Sumatra colour (rich brown). I would like to know what colour to use for the floor tile and backsplash tile. Our appliances are black.
    Thanks


  220. November 14th, 2011 at 3:33 pm

    hELP!! We’re rennovating our master bathroom. We’ve done the shower wall in dark empadore marble (rather than glass)….the wall is the size of a large shower and has an arched opening into the shower. The floors and jacuzzi area are done in saturnia light (creme color) travertine. Now we’re trying to find a granite color to go on the vanity area, which is directly accross from the shower…it’s a large area that wraps around. I’m afraid of having two patterns. What is your suggestion? Would a brown and beige busy granite look like it’s competing with the dark empadore marble accross from it?? My husband doesn’t think it matters as long as the colors go. I feel it would be too busy with three different marble patterns.


  221. November 18th, 2011 at 9:03 pm

    Hey Tom,

    We are renovating a large kitchen and breakfast room. We have selected creme colored cabinets with a light brown/tan glaze for the majority of the room and darker cherry for the cabinets in the island. The floor is semi dark brown oak hardwood. Ceiling is just over 8′. We like a chocolate colored paint for the walls but that can obviously be changed. We are looking for a classy granite that picks up the brown glaze in the cabinets, doesn’t make them look yellow and works with the island and floor. We have been leaning toward the New Venetian Gold / Giallo Ornamental/St Cecelia type of colors. When we look at slabs they each have their + or -. New Venetian seems to make the creme cabinets look more yellow, Giallo looks good but many of the batches are fairly light / greyish and seem to not have enough contrast with the cabinets. Any help is appreciated.


  222. November 20th, 2011 at 4:20 pm

    Hi! We are installing Antique White cabinets and was wondering if Giallo Ornamental Granite would look ok?

    Thanks for your help.
    Tara


  223. November 29th, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    We have 90′s traditional honey oak wall cabinets. Our desire is to tone down the golden tones while modernizing the look of our cabinets and kitchen through the use of an open color palette in counter tops, sinks, flooring and wall paint. All appliances are black accept the stainless steel fridge. We have a counter top stove, a separate built in wall oven and an island in the middle of the kitchen. A separate bar area set off from the kitchen in the same room makes for a whopping 67 sq. ft of counter top space, which is visually a lot of counter space. I am not opposed to a dramatic look and would greatly appreciate any suggestions in color choices that would produce a WOW factor in sprucing up these dated cabinets.


  224. December 2nd, 2011 at 5:07 am

    We r remodeling kitchen. We have honey oak cabinets, going to tile floor and replace appliances with stainless steel and black appliances. What color of granite and backsplash should I go with?


  225. December 8th, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    We are doing a kitchen remodel. I am mixing warm and cool colors. Our floors are durango travertine (warm). Our countertops are White Macaubus (greyish white with charcoal and brown stripes) (cool). We will have a walnut island and refrigerator panels (warm). I am unsure what “white” to paint the perimeter cabinets – or the walls for that matter. Do I choose a warm white or a cool white? Or should I not have mixed cool and warm in the same room? Please help! Terri


  226. December 30th, 2011 at 10:23 am

    Hi,
    I’m in a tough situation because I installed my backsplash before doing the island and counters. Now I have decided to do them with granite. I have oak cabinets, glass and state backsplash and oak wooden floors. I’m thinking of ivory fantasy granite. Would it work? Any other suggestions? The backshplash is a little dark.


  227. December 30th, 2011 at 1:04 pm

    I have selected cherrywood cabinets with nutmeg stain, kasmire white granite, and a siligranti cafe brown sink. I have a u-shape small kitchen in a condo. I selected maple enginered hardwoods for floor, and all stainless steel appliances. I am trying to determined the best color knobs and pulls. I had originally thought brushed nickle, and a couple places I checked suggested chocolate brown or rubbed bronze. What do you think, and how does the darker colors hold up far as retaining their color? Thank you.

    Rossie


  228. January 7th, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    My beach condo living area is one long room. You see the kitchen. All walls, but the kitchen are painted a light agua green.( Sherwin Williams “Slow Green”). I choose Saint Cecillia Light for the counter tops and truthfully, I could kick myself because I love light travertine variations and the granite looks more gray and black. What is saving the day is a huge painting near the granite that has bright red, blues, and yellows. Please, what to do with back splash and floor tile. Thanks.


  229. January 20th, 2012 at 8:05 am

    we have honey oak cabinets and we have selected Ivory Gold. Will that go..I wanted a soft cream look.


  230. January 25th, 2012 at 12:27 pm

    We have oak cabinets and white appliances. Eventually we will get stainless appliances. The oak cabinets are only 9 years old, so we do not plan to replace them because they are in great condition. We are getting granite counters and I’d like some suggestions for colors to match the oak cabinets. I was looking at the Santa Cecilia. Do you have any other ideas? Also, I am thinking about painting the wall with the cabinets benjamin moore audubon russett. The opposite wall will be a lighter tan/gold color. Thanks for your thoughts on granite colors.


  231. February 3rd, 2012 at 6:16 pm

    We are trying to select a granite countertop to go with traditional dark cherry cabinets. We like the Giallo Ornamental (dark) or the Giallo Napoli. The ornamental tends to have a more beige background and more uniform color where the napoli has a white background with bolder and darker tones throughout. I’m afraid of the beige background but also afraid of the boldness of the napoli. Please help!


  232. February 4th, 2012 at 8:10 pm

    Hi. We are redoing our kitchen . The cabinets are maple toffee. It is more towards a medium brown in certain light. The floor is dark oak. I like a cozy old world look. The space is only 180 square ft. I’m confused as to use light or dark granite. I am leaning towards a darker brown. What do you think. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions for granite color and wall color. Thank you .


  233. February 11th, 2012 at 2:40 pm

    We are looking for granite counters for a medium sized kitchen with a rust cherry cabinet, brazilian cherry floor & stainless appliances. All the wood makes it kind of dark so we’re looking for something that will pull out the cabinets but not make the room darker. We’ve liked rosewood, typhoon bordeaux & golden fantasy. Any thoughts? Thanks so much


  234. February 17th, 2012 at 5:15 pm

    We just had madura gold granite installed in our kitchen. We have honey oajk cabinets and now we are looking to do a tile backsplash but are unsure of what color we should go with. Do you have any suggestions?


  235. February 18th, 2012 at 7:19 pm

    Would Crema Latte granite be ok with maple cabinets, natural oak floors and stainless appliances?

    —–
    Reply from Tom

    Hi, better to go darker with stainless. Also, a bit bland scheme overall. Maybe think about a dark brown.
    Best, Tom


  236. February 22nd, 2012 at 10:43 am

    Hi! – I am renovating my kitchen. I have stainless steel appliances and the wall color is a creamy pale yellow. I will be selecting maple or cheery cabinets with a cognac stain. The tougher decision involved the countertops, backsplash, and flooring. I like the New Venetian Gold granite for the counter tops. It has been suggested that I use travertine title (set diagonally) interspersed every feet with glass titles that are various shades of beige and brown. I I has also been suggested that that I use Duraceramic Congoleum (Earthpath – Sunny Clay). What is your opinion on how well these suggested choices compliment each other?


  237. February 22nd, 2012 at 9:22 pm

    We are remodeling our kitchen and would love opinions on which granite to choose. We have stainless steal appliances,lilac paint on the walls,and a dark grey 18*18 floor tiles. We will be ordering chery cabinets with a burgundy stain. Any suggestions? My husband lovesVolga Blue but I’m not quite sure.


  238. February 24th, 2012 at 11:57 pm

    We want to replace our old countertop in the kitchen with granite. We have honey oak cabinets , white appliances, and glossy white tiles with a line of blue at the top as a backsplash. The floor is an off white tile. The room receives a lot of sun. What color granite would you suggest? We are thinking of delicatus White. Thank you!


  239. February 26th, 2012 at 9:06 am

    I have honey oak cabinets with similar shade wood flooring. My appliances are black and walls are a sage green. Kitchen gets a lot of light but I don’t want dark countertops to make the room look darker. Can you suggest a nice countertop color that will break the contrast between my floor and cabinets yet compliment? I looked at White Spring…

    Thanks.


  240. March 1st, 2012 at 11:18 am

    In my master bath, I have cold spring double sink countertops. I have medium oak trim, baseboard and cabinets. Without painting the oak, what color should I paint the walls. I am replacing all the tile in there now. What color/style tile for the floor. I have a light gray jetted tub that I need to tile around it and the front side. My shower has 3 sides, I was thinking of a glass door, but need to decide on tile for inside the shower as well as well.


  241. March 11th, 2012 at 11:13 am

    I am building a new house. The kitchen cabinets are white (Christoper Peacock style) granite is shalimar gold, floor, light ash. Problem: The entryway is cathedral and two walls will be both in the living room downstairs and also in the upstairs family room.The downstairs is open concept. I have to use some coastal colors in the family room because my husband is an avid shark fisherman and I have many sharks, marlins and other kinds of fish on the walls upstairs. Since the rooms share two large walls, I am trying to find paint colors that will go with the coastal very light greens and blues upstairs and the shalimar gold counters downstairs. I don’t have furniture yet so I am open to any colors. This is so difficult!! So many thanks, hope you can help.


  242. March 11th, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    I have ordered Kraftmaid Biscotti cabinets and am looking for a granite that will match nicely. It is for a beach home so I want something simple, light and airy. I was thinking of the Giallo Ornamental. What do you think.


  243. March 11th, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    we are remodeling our downstairs which had open foyer that connects to open kitchen and dinette and den. Our foyer is painted Sherman Wms Ancient Marble which is a light grey green and our kitchen cabinets are honey oak–what color granite countertops, kitchen/den wall coloring and tile flooring color would you recommend? We will be purchasing stainless steel appliances.


  244. March 21st, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    Hello – Were wanting to put new granite in out kitchen but we have ceremic flooring that has golds, reds, grey, beige and very light oak cabinets and black appliances. I was looking at ivory brown but not sure if thats too light or has to much red. Aghh never knew this could be soo difficult. Thanks for any feed back.


  245. March 23rd, 2012 at 12:22 pm

    I have gunstock hardwood and white cabinets. What color of granite would go well with this combo? Thank you so much


  246. March 24th, 2012 at 4:53 am

    We are building a home on Cape Cod and I have questions regarding the granite choice for the kitchen. The cabinets are a linen white and the floor is a dark brown stained oak, but not too dark – the oak grain is still visible. Question; should I go with the Solarius granite for the counters or Delicatus Gold. The appliances are stainless. The room gets a decent amount of natural light but not an over abundance. The Solarius appears richer looking, with the beige, gold, copper/rust and specks of black and is more of a contrast to the warm white cabinets. Having said that parts of the stone are a little busy and congested. Is this a bad thing? Other parts have that organic design that I like. Any suggestions will be appreciated. In comparison the Delicatus looks a little pale, wimpy and less dramatic. Help I’m a little unsure at this point. Thanks.


  247. March 24th, 2012 at 7:46 pm

    Michelle,
    You will have to consider a granite without veining. Take a look at Tropical Brown or Ubatuba.

    Best,
    Tom


  248. March 25th, 2012 at 5:47 pm

    Hey Tom—we want to remodel our kitchen and replace the formica countertop with granite but uncertain what color. We have honey oak cabinets and the walls are Benjamin Moore Ancient Marble (light green gray color). We will be picking tile floors after doing the above. Do you have suggestion.


  249. March 31st, 2012 at 10:25 am

    Is Solarius granite a good color choice for our kitchen counters if the cabinets are white with a linen glaze, floors are dark oak stain, walls are Benjamin Moore Shaker beige and appliances are stainless?


  250. April 12th, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    We r building a house and need to select counters for kitchen. Our cabs r cherry our appliances stainless steel and floors are mushroom color ceremic tile. We narrowed down our counter options to amber yellow or tan brown granite. We also have an attached sun room that brings in lots of light. What do u suggest?


  251. April 24th, 2012 at 11:32 pm

    I’m replacing damaged wood floors with a black porceline tile. I have honey maple cabinets and stainless steel appliances. I am planning to replace my countertops with granite. I’m considering New Venetian Gold, Tropic Brown or Uba Tuba (in order of preference). I’d like your opinion or suggestions.


  252. June 13th, 2012 at 2:20 am

    I have Giallo Fiorito granite countertops with warm cider cabinets, flooring undecided. What Benjamin Moore paint would compliment these choices? Thanks in advance.


  253. July 1st, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    Hi, I am replacing almond leather formica in my kitchen that is 19yrs. old. I have vaulted ceilings in the kitchen and it is quite large. I have a large island in the center. My cabinets are medium oak and want to put black appliances in along with a black sink. The walls are cream to a light tan and the floor is going to be a little darker than tan vinly floor. I have been looking at the santa cecelia and the venetian pearl. I don’t want a terribly busy pattern but do want some white/tan, black and a little brown in the granite. I am so confused, I don’t know if I should go light or dark. I’ve gone to see the slabs and currently have the above 2 at home. Thanks for any help. Much appreciated!!!!!!!!!!!


  254. July 22nd, 2012 at 5:38 pm

    With maple cabs black appliances and baltic brown countertops, which color backsplash would you recommend?


  255. July 25th, 2012 at 5:46 am

    I installed walnut made of maple. Backsplash are item #SC07; kind of off-white, neutral mozaic tiles. Could you give me an idea for choosing granite counter top. I was thinking of snow white but apparently it’s easy to scratch.


  256. August 31st, 2012 at 12:16 pm

    Hi – we are totally renovating our kitchen and starting from scratch, knocking down walls, moving windows, etc… the new layout will be 14 ft X 17 ft – we will have an L shaped cabinet layout with an island in the middle. We have ordered our appliances and they will be stainless steel, we have ordered the kitchen cabinets and they are shaker cabinets -maple and rouge is the color – the hardware is stainless steel. We are thinking about ordering a wood dining room set, which will be two toned, pepercorn black and the table top and chair tops will be a color close to the rouge color of the cabinets. We are thinking about doing a light colored hardwood floor – now the question is what colors might compliment what we’ve already chosen? and what would be a good choice of granite?- and we don’t want to get stuck with colors or end up dating our kitchen, we want it to be something that can easily be updated with time – We have been looking at new caledonia and steel gray as granite choices, love the steel gray but not sure if it is too dark and if it would be complimentary to the rest of our choices and the new caledonia seems to be more complimentary to the cabinets but not sure if we love it yet?? Also not sure about backsplash tile colors, thinking about light gray with darker gray accents and now wall colors – not at all sure about that – Help???? What may be some of your suggestions??? Granite?? Wall colors?? Any help you can give will be much appreciated – also seems to be a contemporary shaker look, should the edge finish be squared edge or 1/4 rounded edge – Would appreciate your advice – Thank You Gisele


  257. August 31st, 2012 at 4:50 pm

    I have fruit wood stained oak cabinets, same floor and woodwork. The appliances are white. What color of granite and back splash would look good?


  258. September 11th, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    Our newly renovated kitchen has slate-colored walls, distressed pecan cabinets, hickory hardwood floors, and all stainless appliances. We have a lot of stone in the kitchen (light stone looks like limestone) in various places: (above oven hood vent, 7ft of stone on the front of the 7′x7′ island, and 15′h x 27″deep x 30″w of stone on the chase in the kitchen. We are debating on 3 granite countertop colors: Ferro Gold (our first choice), Steel Grey, or Santa Cecilia. We don’t know if we should go light or dark on the granite, as the cabinets and stone ate light, and the flooring is VERY dark in addition to stainless appliances.


  259. October 4th, 2012 at 7:43 pm

    We just put giallo ornamental granite in our kitchen with honey oak cabinets. What color would you suggest for the walls and backsplash?


  260. October 25th, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    we have decided on natural maple cabinets, now I’m stuck on granite!! Thinking about new venitian gold. Whave stainless appliances, and going with a hardwood floor a bit darker than the cabinets…Didnt know it would be this hard!!! Just wondering if someone could help me with granite!!!!!!


  261. December 26th, 2012 at 3:22 pm

    We have Golden Oak cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and Brazilian Cherry floors… wondering about granite counter tops: What do you think? Darker Cordoba, Sant Cecilia or giallo Portofino? Kitchen is north facing but has light and windows…leaning towards Cordoba


  262. January 20th, 2013 at 6:48 pm

    I am planning to remodel my kitchen with granite counter top with stainless steel cooktop and stainless steel under-mount sink. Cabinets are Oak natural. Granite colors that I currently am narrowing are Magma/Noble Gold/Golden Thunder/Golden Crystal/White Spring. Natural light is from garden window and another additional window in the nook. Backsplash currently is white wall. Debating between going for granite/tile for backsplash. Although I am preferring darker and more bold colors my husband is more in favor of neutral colors. Thanks for any advice on which granite color would be best.


  263. February 28th, 2013 at 9:18 pm

    I am going crazy trying to find tile for a backsplash to go with giallo napoleon granite countertops. (cabinets are medium hickory). The closest I have come so far is a light marble, but color is still not the right shade.
    Help!!!


  264. March 5th, 2013 at 3:10 pm

    We have medium oak cabinets and golden yellow walls. What granite would you recommend? I like the vain look in the granites but the price is high! The New Venetian Gold is nice – so is the price. Golden Beach is my favorite but not the price! I don’t want the granite to blend in with the oak cabinets. I’d like the granite to be the wow factor. Your suggestions are appreciated!


  265. March 19th, 2013 at 7:32 am

    Hi I need advice on granite
    I have med walnut cabinets grayish green walls. And the floor is a Med dark plank tile. Kitchen is a bit dark as for lighting I can’t decide on a tone of granite. Would bianco antico flatter my kitchen or something like new Venetian gold?


  266. April 12th, 2013 at 11:23 am

    I have medium oak cabinets. I am thinking of putting verde uba tuba countertops with a black, brown or grey silgranit double bowl sink. I would like some feedback on these choices.


  267. April 30th, 2013 at 12:58 pm

    I have a tudor style home built in 1979. The kitchen floor is authentic mexican tile ( dark orange color – octagonal shaped with a slight hump. The cabinets are a rustic dark hickory with lots of holes and swirls. I am looking to update the kitchen but not do a total make over since I will be selling the home in the next 5 years or so. I thought if I put in granite countertops that would be sufficent. Some granites are way too busy for the cabinets and some that would look good have way too much orange, making the room look a bit Halloweenish. What would you recommend since I have been looking for some time now? I would also need some idea as to the backsplash.


  268. May 13th, 2013 at 12:55 pm

    I have very light honey Maple cabinets, a light floor and want to put in stainless steel appliances I now have white. I have picked a medium to light granite countertop with a biscotti undermount sink. All my door handles are brass and my faucet is chrome. I want to go with a Rubbed Oil bronze faucet and also the same on the door handles do u think this will look good or should I use stainless steel. My walls are a flat yellow called sulfur by Benjamen Moore.

    Judy