Friday, January 23, 2015

Dallas White Granite Flat Polish Edge


Dallas White Granite is fairly new for our area. The requests for it have grown immensely because people are looking more for colors in whites and grays more than creams and golds. This is a great less expensive alternative for a white and gray stone. 

The customers for this kitchen were careful in their cabinet layout. They wanted to make sure that there were no seams in the granite and made the island smaller to make sure that it would not have to be seamed. 

The Dallas White Granite looks great with the white cabinets and the stainless single bowl sink. They picked a flat polish edge which keeps the clean straight line look in this kitchen!








Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Exodus White Granite


 This was a beautiful kitchen done in Exodus White Granite. This granite has a beautiful blend of whites and grays. It also has a splash of cream and burgundy through it. It looks great with white and brown cabinets. It keeps the room looking fresh and light. The veining through it is dramatic, but not so dramatic that it takes away from other beauty in the room. The client was very pleased with the way this turned out, and so were we!

This is done in a 3cm chiseled edge with a 4" backsplash. It has an undermount 60/40 stainless sink and a cooktop. they also added a small piece in the pantry with the amount that we had left. This was a great use of stone, and a good kitchen layout.










Monday, January 19, 2015

Chiseled Highbar


This was a really fun project! The customer chose a Venetian Gold granite with a large vein of Dallas White Granite going through it. The two tones and the chiseled edge gave this kitchen a rustic appearance. The home was country style with wood window trim. The accent of the stone was incredible! The undermount stainless steel sink also matched nicely with the stainless appliances. Love the variation in the stone!

Thursday, October 10, 2013

Full High Granite Backsplash Amorello Ornamental


These are before and after pictures for a fabulous kitchen we did recently! The top picture shows the before. This couple originally put in white tile counter tops, and followed the tile up the walls. For the change, they had a beautiful cream Amorello Ornamental granite (aka Giallo Ornamental) counter top put in with full high granite back splash. They also had windowsills made in the granite to tie in all the back splash.

The cabinets were in good condition, and beautiful, so they chose to keep the cabinets and just replace the tops.

I absolutely love the way it flows!!! As some additional touches, they put in a larger oven/stove combo, and put new handles on all the drawers and cupboard doors. These little additions went a long way in changing and modernizing the look of this kitchen!

This was a fun project to complete, with fun customers to work with!

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Amorello Ornamental 4cm Granite





Amorello Ornamental is a soft granite color that really goes with anything. It looks absolutely beautiful in this soft toned kitchen. This customer loves the 4cm edge. Granite comes in 2 sizes, 2cm and 3cm. Most often the 2cm edge is doubled to make a 4cm edge. In inches 4cm is a nominal 1.5" and 3cm is a nominal 1.25". This extra little 1/4 inch can make quite a difference in the look of the thickness.

This kitchen also has a beautiful large stainless farmhouse sink and vegi counter sink. The stainless sinks add to the beauty of the kitchen. These sinks are 15 guage, however, the majority of my customers use 18 guage sinks and are pleased with the results. If you have a little extra money, the lower guage sink is a better quality.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Rustic Chiseled Edge Blue Storm Granite




Can I just say WOW!!!! This job was fun and amazing!!! This kitchen shows off a 6cm chiseled edge in Blue Storm granite purchased from Carpets Plus in St. George! The accentuated wave of the chisel really gives this kitchen a look of natural stone being cut from the mountain and placed in this home.

This customer used a Blanco granite composite sink, and re-used their existing cooktop. They also shortened the bar overhang to increase the size of the dining area. A granite windowsill really topped off the finish in the kitchen.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Crema Bordeaux Granite with Tile Backsplash





This kitchen is done in Crema Bordeaux granite with a 3cm soft chiseled edge. This was a remodel, and the customer wanted to keep the beautiful existing tile backsplash. The removal crew carefully removed the existing tops, being careful to cut away at the tile backsplash. They measured carefully for heights for the installation of the granite.

When the granite was installed it lined up perfectly with with existing tile backsplash! The finishing touch of sanded caulk made the tile look like it was installed just for this kitchen!

Simply Perfection!

The large single bowl stainless steel sink is also a nice added touch to this kitchen. Single bowl sinks are great for large pans and dishes. They are becoming very popular. It adds beautifully to this kitchen.

Crema Bordeaux granite has soft creams and reds in the stone that blend beautifully with the Southern Utah landscape. Bringing this stone into the home adds a feel of nature and peace to the decor of the homes interior. The feel was exactly what this customer was looking for.