Warm Rustic Look
Hi Tom,
We are installing maple cabinets with a creamy, off-white paint and latte glaze. The doors are relatively simple shaker style, flat panel with a beaded trim that catches the glaze nicely.My husband and I like a warm, rustic look, as such the backsplash is Napolina tumbled limestone (golden and brown tones) and we are installing an apron-front copper sink. All of my decisions to date have come naturally but I am stumped with the granite. Initially we had selected New Venetian Gold but we thought it was utterly boring when we saw the slabs. There were two others we each liked - Hurricane (my husband’s favorite) and Golden Eclipse (my personal favorite). They each have a lot of movement in them which we like. I’m worried that Hurricane will over power our space — our main kitchen is 14 x 25 with 2 adjacent, open rooms at 13 x 13 each. All 3 areas will have some cabinetry and there is moderate light throughout the day.
Bottomline - like Hurricane, worried it will be too crazy. Love Golden Eclipse and the dark, contrast it will provide. But it has metallic specks that I’m afraid won’t work with the other components.
Any insight gladly appreciated!
Mary
Hello Mary,
Thank you for the nice description of your kitchen. Certainly the New Venetian gold would have been a bad choice as it does not compliment the sink style or the cabinets. Normally I would say that wild exotics like Hurricane and Golden Eclipse would not work with Shaker style cabinets but you have fancied them up with the bead trim and the latte glaze - good job!
Assuming the Hurricane that you are referring to is the gold version, the colors do work well. However, the veining is typically very linear and that is why it is on my “top 10 worse granites - and the surprising reasons why” list. Meaning, the color is beautiful in the showroom, but once you get it in the kitchen, it is incredibly distracting to the eye. Stay away from this one in the kitchen but it is great for fireplaces and bar tops.
The Golden Eclipse is beautiful and the bold cluster of mica will be really complimentary to your design. Even though they are not copper, the metal presence connects the uncommon sink style you selected. If you select the right slabs, you will find colors that are almost exactly the color of your sink and still some latte highlights as well. I really like this choice! Look for big swirl movements when you see select the slabs and ask you fabrication how the seams will come together so that you don’t end up with a clear break in the pattern at seams.
I recommend a straight or a half-bullnose edge detail with this décor.
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