Mixing granite and marble worktops in kitchen
H BB
5 years ago
Hi,
We are putting in a new modern shaker kitchen. It is an Aisling Quebec kitchen with an L shape design in porcelain white, and a 2.8-3 metre island in lava (charcoal grey).
We have sourced a beautiful piece of statuario marble for the island, with an in-built oak butchers block at one end. We have a got a great price on this, but there is not enough to do the countertops in the L shape. Our stone person has suggested we use a different stone on the L shape, a stronger grey/Black granite also on special offer. This would have the advantage of being a harder surface next to the sink and cooker and keeping us in budget.
Do you think this works? Or would it be too much?
Originally I planned an antiqued mirror splashback, but would this be too busy? Would a plain glass splashback be better? The walls will be be painted Dulux timeless. Alternatively would it be worth considering a marble tiled splashback (metro sized) to tie in wall units with the island?
I have attached a picture of our kitchen design, and two images from an image search, but originally sourced from Houzz with the mixed worktops to illustrate the mixed countertop look.
I would be grateful for your thoughts,
Thank you.
We are putting in a new modern shaker kitchen. It is an Aisling Quebec kitchen with an L shape design in porcelain white, and a 2.8-3 metre island in lava (charcoal grey).
We have sourced a beautiful piece of statuario marble for the island, with an in-built oak butchers block at one end. We have a got a great price on this, but there is not enough to do the countertops in the L shape. Our stone person has suggested we use a different stone on the L shape, a stronger grey/Black granite also on special offer. This would have the advantage of being a harder surface next to the sink and cooker and keeping us in budget.
Do you think this works? Or would it be too much?
Originally I planned an antiqued mirror splashback, but would this be too busy? Would a plain glass splashback be better? The walls will be be painted Dulux timeless. Alternatively would it be worth considering a marble tiled splashback (metro sized) to tie in wall units with the island?
I have attached a picture of our kitchen design, and two images from an image search, but originally sourced from Houzz with the mixed worktops to illustrate the mixed countertop look.
I would be grateful for your thoughts,
Thank you.
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Carolina
5 years agoI think it will work. Your island will be a different 'unit' in the kitchen. It has a different colour and a different worktop. I don't see a problem with that. Don't think that the butchers block makes a difference. It'll be like a large wooden chopping board that's on the countertop (but more stylish). I like the example below.
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minnie101
5 years agoI think it would work. How busy is the granite though and what's going on the floor? I'm not sure about the paint with the white units though but may be wrong!
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5 years agoH BB
5 years agoHi again,
It has been a while but we now have samples of everything.
The white marble top will be on the island which is the grey colour, with an oak end-grain butchers block. The dark granite will be on the white units around the perimeter and the floor will be engineered oak parquet laid in a herringbone pattern. In the photo the granite looks a bit darker than in real life. Both worktops will be matt finished between a honed and polished finish.
We are not completely decided on the walls yet and I am considering timeless or purbeck stone/Johnston’s copy of purbeck stone as the budget is getting tight towards the end of our project! The room is north, north east facing and I would prefer to keep it slightly warmer toned, than too cool.
We will decide on the splashback in the new year. I originally wanted antique mirror effect but it might be too much with all the different surfaces. The other alternatives I am considering are marble metro-style tiles or plain glass.
If you have any thoughts I would be pleased to hear them.
Thanks again for your help.
Carolina
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