Sunday, July 15, 2012

New Kitchen Counter Tops - Granite Tile

We knew when we purchased our home that we would be replacing the orange Formica counter tops. The old kitchen was so dark (orange walls, counter tops, and dark brown cupboards). We wanted light granite to brighten the kitchen up and reflect the natural light we have coming in the window and sliding glass door.
Logan did an excellent job in installing our granite counter tops.We used 18x18 tiles instead of 12x12.
Before we placed the tiles, we layed them all out making sure the small patterns in the granite matched the tile that would be placed next to it.
We used the smallest spacers available 1/16" to minimize grout space. Our grout was also an epoxy based grout and not sanded.
Here is part of our back splash drying. We started the back splash process at 10pm! Instead of setting the wet saw up on our deck, Logan put it down stairs in our basement. I guess that's one nice thing about having an unfinished basement. We worked on the back splash until 3am!! and we still didn't finish it completely. Out goal was to have it finished that night so we could grout it the following day. We were able to mostly accomplish the goal. I love the look of the white subway tiles. Simple and timeless.

2 comments:

  1. It’s a good thing you chose granite tiles, given that you wanted to have a brighter kitchen space. Those will reflect the light quite nicely, which will diffuse the light and make it even softer. What’s more, granite tiles are pretty durable and stain resistant, so won’t have to worry too much about cleaning or maintenance.

    **Alana Geikie

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  2. Thanks for sharing, I will bookmark and be back again













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