Granite for the Kitchen Remodel

Okay, this is one of those situations where it might be more a chuckle than a giggle. During the process of our remodeling, we wanted to use local people as much as we could, and the trade-off with doing that means that our choices were more limited than might have otherwise been. In truth though, we also don’t want to drag this out forever, and our countertops are a prime example. I had really thought about gong with something other than granite, but it was the most logical choice to stay within the group of subcontractors that we are using. I had told hubby that if he had to, go ahead and pick out the granite, which he steadfastly refused to do alone. Again, I did understand his reluctance. So, the Monday re-schedule of the granite guy was going to be tight because of a meeting that I had. My good intentions were to arrive at the meeting early in order to explain that I would have to leave early and that was one of those days when nothing went according to plan. Without getting into detail, let me just say that I had to leave the meeting in a more abrupt manner than I wanted to and by the time I arrived home, the granite guy (guys) had been there for a while. Part of the time was used for taking measurements and discussing process, so it wasn’t all waiting for me.

He’d brought ten samples with him and had more he could bring if nothing suited us. Half were easy to set aside because they were too dark or too red. I narrowed it to three; two of which were very similar and one was slightly darker. We had a sample of wood from the cabinet finish and I placed all three granite samples around it. I looked for a bit, then I walked out of the house to go get something from the car. As I expected, when I walked back in and up to the display, the one that I wanted “popped out” at me. Interestingly, it was not the one that I had initially been inclined to. Now for the chuckle. It was, however, the one that hubby had picked out as his favorite of that color palette before I arrived. Naturally, it was also a bit more expensive than the other two, although still within the budget. After making the choice, the granite guy explained that it actually has a better finish on it than the two I had been contemplating. It’s a little difficult to tell from the photo, but it has a nice character to it that should work well for us. Oh, we’re going with the single ogee edge.