Is your current kitchen counter stained, fragile, and crumbling? Is your current surface a weak Formica, faux tile, or laminated wood? If you answered yes to these questions, you should consider pulling up your counter and replacing it with a harder stone surface, such as granite kitchen counter.
Granite kitchen counters are not only solid and stain-resistant, but they do not crumble and are not fragile. Weak alternatives made out of composite materials and weak wood can easily be fractured and split from its laminate. In contrast, granite is a long-lasting, heavy rock that can be smoothed out to form durable table and counter surfaces for kitchens or even dining rooms. Granite also gives a cool, earthy, cavernous look to a room.
There are a number of different types of granite kitchen counter tops you can select from if you plan to resurface. One such counter top is the “polished stone” version, which is not only hard and clean, but aesthetically beautiful. Rather than providing the earthy look that unpolished granite kitchen counter tops will add to a room, the polished version will make your kitchen appear more modern and luxurious. By far, the most common polished granite counters are black; green is a fairly common colour, too, but is primarily used for unpolished, textured surfaces.
Polished granite compares well in hardness, cleanliness, and appearance to marble, but usually is not quite as expensive. If you are looking for a high-end alternative to your current kitchen counter surface and do not have enough money to spend on an expensive, you may want to resurface your kitchen with a granite kitchen counter top, whether it be a sleek, smooth polished black granite or an earthy, textured green granite.
