Dark Blue Pearl Granite
Tom,
We are remodeling a small condo kitchen and would like your advice on choice of granite for counter tops. The cabinets are frameless, Italian design black glass and the appliances are also all black. The floor is a light beige ceramic tile with some veining (sort of marble-ish). We are planning to also use the same granite we select for the two bathroom countertops.
Question: We are considering going with a granite called Silver Pearl (from India?) with a honed finish. We thought that the honed texture and finish would contrast but not compete with the shiny glass cabinets. Do you think we are doing the kitchen justice by using a dark counter top or would you suggest a contrasting color and if so can you please make some suggestions to complement our contemporary cabinets. Also, we don’t know how the honed finish will hold up in a kitchen and bathroom environment. Will it be more prone to staining and is it harder to remove those stains on this finish?
We appreciate your guidance and recommendations.
Brent
Hello Brent,
I am glad you wrote in because your kitchen is screaming for polished Dark Blue Pearl Granite with a straight edge detail. I recommend 3cm solid stock if you can find it. There is just the right amount of black and reflective opal in this granite that will work perfectly with the glass and the black ultra contemporary décor. Beside, it is stunning and contemporary, yet rich and handsome.
Choosing Blue Pearl granite slabs is not straight forward. Most shades are beautiful except there is a light blue/grayish version in the market that is totally wrong. You want the darkest you can find. The deep blue will have just the right amount of color and I would strongly consider running it all the way up the backsplash to the upper cabinets. Tile on the splash will give a classic ‘old world’ contemporary feel over the room, not modern contemporary. Keep that in mind and avoid a tile splash.
Blue pearl is a perfect bathroom granite color as well as you will see. It won’t affect your holiday towel changes either. Lastly, I never recommend hone granite unless you are a total high maintenance neat freak. Many people hate their honed granite because they just can’ty make it look clean.
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