Granite For Honey Shaker Style Cabinets
Hi Tom
We are in the process of remodeling the kitchen of our 20 year old home. The kitchen is about 11 feet wide by 22 feet long and opens up into a large family room. The room gets an average amount of light. The cabinets are going to be maple with a honey colored stain, flat panel shaker style. The cabinets will be in a U-shape with one end being a peninsula. There will be a small island which will be stained a “rubbed” black on the bottom and have a maple butcher block top. The back side of the peninsula will also be black. There is a black china cabinet in the eating area of the kitchen in a shaker style. All the appliances will be stainless. The floor is oak stained a medium-shade finish.
Two granites we are considering are a dark ubatuba or blue volga. Which do you think would look better given the description of our kitchen? Any ideas for a tile backsplash or paint colors? Thank you so much! This is an extremely useful resource.
Pam
Hello Pam,
I like your two choices because both of these colors work well with your kitchen color pallet. However, they will give distinctively different stances after installed. The Volga Blue granite from the Ukraine is beautiful as you know and well know for its large opalescent blue mineral inclusions. This granite will look much darker than even the darkest Ubatuba because the overall mineral components are more waxy and less reflective that Ubatuba. That being said, you have to decide if this is want you want or don’t want. Looks at the slabs again and you will see the ‘waxy’ look that I am referring to.
Ubatuba will provide a more pleasantly sterile and clean look, while Volga Blue will be more exotic and jewelry-like. With the shaker cabinets, I would consider both equally complimentary with the wood island and the black accents you have in the room. Again, the Volga Blue will darken the room up a bit so be sure that you have enough light to handle it.
I would go with the one that you love more. I also think you should consider a dark Blue Pearl Granite as well because it would look great with the décor, give a nice crisp clean kitchen feeling and brighten up the room with a highly upgrade look. You will find that it is the same price as Volga Blue.
Consider a straight edge detail for whichever you choose because it would not be fitting to have a bullnose edge detail with shaker style cabinet.
If I could make one more suggestion it would be to reduce the amount of black in the room. Except for cook tops, black is definitely on its way out!
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