Someone one this forum (sorry, don't remember who) had a lazy susan made out of a piece of leftover granite. Kinda cool.

You could send it to me!! I thought it was drop dead gorgeous, too!!! :o)

A relative of mine used his for a cutting board. I'm not sure what it did to his knives, though. I don't know what I'll do with my piece when the time comes (One month to go!), but since I paid for the whole slab, I definitely plan to keep the sink cutout. Maybe for something outside, on the patio or under flowerpots?

Yes, they do make beautiful cutting boards (but NOT practical)... completely dull the knives.

I still have a bit of something left behind too... waiting to hear great ideas from this post!

I'm going to copy cloudswift's idea and use the bits & pieces for outlet covers. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!

I asked this question and there are quite a few answers.

Here is a link that might be useful: thread on leftover stone ideas

I have a big piece that was cut wrong. It's on the floor and the dog LOVES it. It stays cool year round and he overheats easily.

janwad - what a great idea! Er, how big is your dog? I just went to visit a friend who had just had granite put in - to see the fabricator's work because they are doing ours! It was so cool to the touch and I thought I am going to lay on my granite in August because we don't have central air (crazy, huh??)!!!! Don't know how it will be in January, though!! Wonder if my sink cut out would be big enough for my 60 pound mutt....probably not!

Our granite is 3cm. We had our fabricator cut 2" wide strips and shave them to half the thickness. DH is now going to cut those strips into 2" squares to use as "dots" in the travertine backsplash.

Oh, and as a Realtor, I've also seen lots of houses where they've used the extra granite for the kitchen window sills. Looks VERY pretty.

What about having a cheeseboard made out of it?

hockeymom beat me to it. I would suggest the same. Or more generally a serving platter. It will ruin knives, though.

Trivet would also be a possibility.

Is it common practice to have to buy the whole slab? My granite place is only charging for the square footage. It is a big place and she said that they always use smaller pieces on other projects.

Scubated, different dealers do it different ways. I bought by the sq ft also, so I only got a piece because of an error.

I think people who want very active designs in their granite and know what they are doing go for slabs.

I am getting a very active stone "golden beach" and I put 2 specific slabs on reserve but I am only paying for the sq footage I need. They are doing this with the soapstone as well that I am getting for my baking and pantry countertop.

As I recall, when we got our master bath granite 2 years ago we got a remnant piece. Another place gave us a quote based on buying the full slab which was 3X more.

So I guess it pays to shop around and see which scenario works best for your situation.

We make them into beautiful dining table large trivets. It has to be shaped, polished and felt or feet put on the bottom.