Contemporary Style
This is a great site. I have a downtown contemporary condo with all glass walls. My floors will be hickory, cabinets medium cherry, and I have a U-shaped small kitchen with hickory floors. For contrast, I am thinking of going with dark granite (some variation of black-perhaps dark uba tuba). I have stainless steel appliances. My question is this: would a black granite countertop give me the most options in terms of creating a backsplash and paint patterns? I do not think a light counter would fair well as I am looking for a very contemporary design. Any suggestions for the backsplash or wall color schemes? Other good granite choices? I was told by the granite warehouse that Uba Tuba is quite “common”. Thanks!
David
Hello David,
I am going to tell you the choice that would look incredible but first of all get Black out of your mind. Black and Ubatuba are overdone in the pseudo contemporary minimalist design arena. It not only doesn’t present a true contemporary feel, it portrays lack of imagination and fear for the bold and breaking architecture that contemporary lovers truly embrace. Now that is just my colorfully technical way of saying, ‘I’ve see this Oreo cookie kitchen before.”
That being said, I recommend that you select dark Blue Pearl Granite for your countertops and install it with a flat edge detail. It would be best to find solid 3cm thick granite to avoid the front laminate seam.
For the splash, you have options. Personally, I would run the slab granite up the wall but you could also go with a stainless backsplash or large format glass tile. I have done this design in a contemporary condo with glass walls and a stunning city view. This was one of my favorites.
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November 27th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
I recently had Uba Tuba Granite installed on my kitchen counter tops. I have a small island 2′ X 3′. The island doesn’t look as pretty and shiny as the rest of the coutertops. In fact, it looks almost like it was cut from a different slab. The fabricator swears he cut it from the same 2 slabs. Everything matches but the island. The island doesn’t have the pretty flecks of gold and other characteristics as the other areas. How can this be fixed?
Could I do the island in a totally different color? What would go well with the Uba tuba, oak cabinets, stainless steel appliances and tera cotta floor?
January 27th, 2012 at 10:43 am
Tom, please help. We are redoing kitchen . We bought all stainless steel appliances and ordered cherry chestnut cabinets. We are thinking uba tuba granite counter top. What color should we paint kitchen and what about back splash? B. thanks, yvonne