Help Pick the Granite - Page 2

classicman · 06-07-2010, 11:56 PM

For an example of the variations in granite with the same name see this example of Giallo Vicenza

Versus the one you are being shown.

glatt · 06-08-2010, 07:41 AM

# 2 matches better, but is kind of ugly.

I don't know why granite is so trendy these days. Formica or Corian are better, imho. In ten years, granite will be out of style, and you'll want the next best thing.

classicman · 06-08-2010, 08:48 AM

lol @ glatt - so granite is like that pale blue and pink from the 70's?

glatt · 06-08-2010, 08:54 AM

not yet, but it will be in about a decade

classicman · 06-08-2010, 09:31 AM

I'm just picturing all the home improvement shows with the hosts rolling their eyes at a kitchen with granite the same way they do with those old ugly ones from the 70's.

Personally I love the granite - Its great once you get used to it. Formica & Corian scratch and chip. I've "abused" my granite pretty good without any ill effects whatsoever. Its durability is, IMO, unmatched.

GunMaster357 · 06-08-2010, 10:10 AM

#1 would stand out nicely against the other colors.

Will it be used for the work space or for something else?

Cicero · 06-08-2010, 11:33 AM

I am going with the cosmos brown. Purely based from the colors you have already chosen.

Cloud · 06-08-2010, 11:56 AM

I kind of agree with Classicman. Although I probably won't ever be in a position to design (or buy) my own kitchen, I love going through magazines and such, and the current trend of gigantic kitchens with gigantic non-floating "islands," granite, and acres and acres of woodwork is pretty loathsome to me.

But --it's not my kitchen, and it's moot anyway.

HungLikeJesus · 06-08-2010, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

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I don't know why granite is so trendy these days. ... In ten years, granite will be out of style, and you'll want the next best thing.

That's exactly what I told my wife. To me, granite counter tops are like really shiny chrome wheels.

Pico and ME · 06-08-2010, 04:49 PM

I do not like #2...at all. Although I'd be a little wary of the darkness of #1, I'm really not fond of the 'busyness' of #2.

Gravdigr · 06-08-2010, 05:17 PM

Second one will show less dirt.

Clodfobble · 06-08-2010, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I don't know why granite is so trendy these days. Formica or Corian are better, imho. In ten years, granite will be out of style, and you'll want the next best thing.

This.

They also never tell you, when you're picking out the granite, that one piece is rarely enough to get the whole countertop, so you get these random grout seams two-thirds of the way along it, and half the time the pattern direction doesn't even match up. My best friend designed their kitchen from the ground up, and she now hates every single thing she chose, but especially the busy, dark, seamed granite countertops.

Pete Zicato · 06-08-2010, 07:16 PM

Are those samples even real? I don't think we should necessarily take them for granite.

monster · 06-08-2010, 08:38 PM

I marble at your punning cheek

Shawnee123 · 06-09-2010, 07:30 AM

He counters everything that has been said! He probably consulted his cabinet, but he'll eventually sink under all the partitionship.

06-07-2010, 11:56 PM	#16
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	For an example of the variations in granite with the same name see this example of Giallo Vicenza Versus the one you are being shown. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-08-2010, 08:48 AM	#18
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	lol @ glatt - so granite is like that pale blue and pink from the 70's? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-08-2010, 09:31 AM	#20
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I'm just picturing all the home improvement shows with the hosts rolling their eyes at a kitchen with granite the same way they do with those old ugly ones from the 70's. Personally I love the granite - Its great once you get used to it. Formica & Corian scratch and chip. I've "abused" my granite pretty good without any ill effects whatsoever. Its durability is, IMO, unmatched. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-08-2010, 10:10 AM	#21
GunMaster357 Professor Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Brest (FRANCE) Posts: 1,837	#1 would stand out nicely against the other colors. Will it be used for the work space or for something else? __________________ "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." - Ambrose Bierce Last edited by GunMaster357; 06-08-2010 at 10:18 AM.

06-08-2010, 11:33 AM	#22
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	I am going with the cosmos brown. Purely based from the colors you have already chosen. __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

06-08-2010, 07:41 AM	#17
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	# 2 matches better, but is kind of ugly. I don't know why granite is so trendy these days. Formica or Corian are better, imho. In ten years, granite will be out of style, and you'll want the next best thing.

06-08-2010, 08:54 AM	#19
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	not yet, but it will be in about a decade

06-08-2010, 11:56 AM	#23
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I kind of agree with Classicman. Although I probably won't ever be in a position to design (or buy) my own kitchen, I love going through magazines and such, and the current trend of gigantic kitchens with gigantic non-floating "islands," granite, and acres and acres of woodwork is pretty loathsome to me. But --it's not my kitchen, and it's moot anyway. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

06-08-2010, 04:49 PM	#25
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	I do not like #2...at all. Although I'd be a little wary of the darkness of #1, I'm really not fond of the 'busyness' of #2.

06-08-2010, 05:17 PM	#26
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Second one will show less dirt. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

06-08-2010, 07:16 PM	#28
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Are those samples even real? I don't think we should necessarily take them for granite. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

06-08-2010, 08:38 PM	#29
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I marble at your punning cheek __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

06-09-2010, 07:30 AM	#30
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	He counters everything that has been said! He probably consulted his cabinet, but he'll eventually sink under all the partitionship. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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