Granite for Floor Tiles
We are building a new home, laundry room and half bath counter tops will be verde butterfly granite. Cabinets are cherry wood, walls will be a neutral tone. One 24″ x 36″ window in each room. Lighting-average. I am contemplating using bianco catalina or green tea 12″ granite floor tiles. Please send your opinion and/or other options in a 12″ granite floor tile.
Thanks, Kathy
Hello Kathy,
I see what you are trying to do with color but Bianco Catalina is too porous for floors. You could put a heavy sealer on it but I still would not use it because floors need heavy duty cleaning from time to time, especially in a laundry room.
If your cabinets were lighter, I would say use the same Verde Butterfly granite, on the floor. This would still be the best choice but the room would shrink up a bit.
One plan that would look beautiful would be to run tile a diagonal pattern with Verde Butterfly as one color along with another lighter color like Green Tea. This would be like a checkerboard pattern but set on a diagonal to the entry door.
This will make the room a little more upscale and less casual, but if you use a color like Green Tea with the Verde Butterfly, or similar, it would be very classy, warm and still homey. The other good feature is that grout joints disappear when you put dark color tiles next to light colored tiles. Using grout that matches the lighter tile is the secret! There is nothing better for overall appeal and maintenance than toning down grout joints in tile floors.
Otherwise, I like the Green Tea (as long as it is the one from Saudi Arabia). This is very durable granite and looks great on floors with Cherry Cabinets. If it is the one from China, it is too soft.
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