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ecasta

Is Giallo Verona Granite out of style in 2018?

ecasta
6 years ago

I just remodeled my kitchen and used Giallo Verona for the counter and full height backsplash. The cabinets are cream. While everything works nicely together I cried when I saw the granite installed. It looks like a builders special from 2005! I chose this granite because I didn't want to see seams and I thought it would be neutral and somewhat timeless. I know quartz and quartzite are hot right now, but they were pricey. Help designers! Are the Giallo's out forever?

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    M&M Interiors
    6 years ago

    Yes Quartz is hot and very popular- however, the granite you selected, although popular awhile back, does look great with cream cabinets which is why it was so popular. As someone who designs kitchen all of the time, I can assure you that no matter what you selected it would not be trending in a few years anyway. In my opinion almost all natural stones are beautiful - just enjoy it for its beauty.

    Comments (9)

    • cpaul1
      6 years ago

      If I'm going to use granite, then I always find slabs with a large movement, a large pattern. I don't use granite types that are a bunch of tight little dots of color, to me that style is what looks dated.

      ecasta thanked cpaul1
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      Stefanie Zanow- Kitchens Plus
      6 years ago

      unfortunately I would have to agree with what you already know. The smaller pattern on granites are out of date, but you could always remove the full height splash and do a tile to make it look a bit more in style and draw away from the granite.

      ecasta thanked Stefanie Zanow- Kitchens Plus
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      Sina Sadeddin Architectural Design
      6 years ago

      Granite has definitely lost its appeal in recent years. It's seen as too busy these days, which is true IMO. It's probably too much with it as a backsplash too, so I would replace that part at least.

      The good news is that trends always return, so chances are granite will come back in style in a few years.

      ecasta thanked Sina Sadeddin Architectural Design
    • apple_pie_order
      6 years ago

      Perhaps one of the granite and tile combinations shown in these photos will look more up to date: https://www.houzz.com/photos/query/Giallo-Verona/

      The first one, sorted by all time popularity, has 360,000 saves. That's pretty popular.


      And this one is also quite popular in recent activity:

      ecasta thanked apple_pie_order
    • ecasta
      Original Author
      6 years ago

      Thank you so much for that. I was trying to buck trends and go for what I thought would be a "classic" neutral granite color...if there is such an animal.

    • chiflipper
      6 years ago

      Natural stone is never out of style or ugly...except for Baltic Brown, which should be banned IMO.

      ecasta thanked chiflipper
    • ecasta
      Original Author
      6 years ago

      Ha...yes! I'm not a fan of that one either.

    • deborahbrownsmith
      4 years ago

      I love my Verona but I guess I’m old and outdated 😂

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