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Looking for granite suggestions - similar to New Venetian Gold

16 years ago

We are trying to choose granite for our countertops and spent a long time at a fabricator looking for the "right" slab. The stone we like the most, Crema Mar, is about six inches too short for where we need it (need 118" - don't want a seam.) Can anyone recommend another stone to consider?

We like New Venetian Gold and Giallo Ornamentale, but we're looking for something with a little more movement. The Crema Mar is lovely, but not big enough. We also saw something called "Phoenix," but I haven't been able to find photos of that anywhere. Likewise, I think the name Crema Mar is something else -- I can't find examples of that anywhere on line.

Our cabinets are Decora, in the chantille finish. Our island is cherry with the brandywine finish.

Thanks very much for your help.

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suzatwork
16 years ago
I am using New Ornamentale which is a lot like the New Venetian Gold. I'm not sure if it's the same as Giallo Ornamentale or not (it seems so many places put their own name on the slabs). It does have some movement, which is why I ended up selecting it over the New Venetian Gold. I will be seeing the templating of my slab this week and will take pictures to share. I don't have any pics of the slab at this time. My cabinets are all cherry. The perimeters are in a toffee (medium brown) stain, and the island is in an espresso (dark brown) stain. The granite was beautiful with both.
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suzatwork
16 years ago
Here's a picture of my New Ornamental granite slab - you can see that there is some movement. I'm also including a picture of my floor and cabinets so that you can see what it will be placed on (granite will be installed next week). It's absolutely beautiful with the cherry - both the coffee stain and the lighter toffee stain.

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WendyB Do not paint those beautiful cabinets!!!!! Interestingly, they are very similar in color to my cabinets, I also have new Venetian Gold, and a natural hardwood floor. (My rugs are similar in color to yours also! However I will need new ones soon. Where did you find yours?) I love the look of the countertop with the cabinets. I do not have a tile backsplash, but when I was considering one I looked at a white crackle tile. (Not stark white, more of a biscuit. It was a 6" square but I have also seen it in a subway tile) I think it would have looked beautiful. I didn't do it because of the way my kitchen is laid out. There's only one section where I could have had the tile backsplash installed. I thought if I had put the tile backsplash in that one section, it would have made the other places where there are cabinets and countertops look unfinished. My kitchen is painted "blonde," from Sherman Williams/Duron. Restrained Gold is the color below blonde (darker) on the paint swatch, and that would look very nice also. You could also go with a milky coffee color (beige like), darker than the current color your walls appear to be currently. I preferred to pull out the gold in the countertop and compliment the red hues in my cherry cabinets. I think your kitchen looks beautiful.
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the cabs are not oak. I can tell by looking at the wood. show me a better pic of the cabs Here's why you don't want to leave the 4" piece. same granite as yours. (you could do a darker color if you like. a charcoal color tile would actually look very nice w/your granite and the wood) for example, any ONE of these colors (not a mixture of all five!) would work w/your granite) give me a better pic showing countertop with the upper cabs in the pic. I can give you tile possiblities if you'd like. here's a quick one. Bedrosians Zenis 2x6 in Solar: removing the 4" backsplash is easy, score, gently pry. lots of how to videos when you tile, you'll get this look next to the granite top. BTW, this is a natural cherry cab w/a similar granite as yours. pretty w/warmer white tile, new hardware, and think about adding some glass to a few of your uppers. since you have taller upper doors, I'd pick a nice pull and not a knob. something like this would be perfect. you can do any finish you like. these gold handles would look very pretty w/the Bedrosains tile I posted above. same granite, 3x6 tile. (I prefer a longer tile like a 2x8, 2x10, or a 3x9) Botticino tumbled marble, very common tile w/this granite. take the one off the side if you can. if you dont' remove it, you'll get this look: someone mentioned lighting. this is why you don't want warm lights. makes everything look to gold/yellow. go 3500-4000K some neutral paint colors that work w/your granite
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16 years ago
St. Cecilia is similar to New Venetian Gold. You can google it as it is one of the most popular granites around.

Mine is similar but with more blues and lots and lots of movement. Yellow River. That said, there are lots of variations to Yellow River. Some have lots of movement and some don't. Depends on the slabs.

White lines on the photo is where we were thinking of cutting for the backsplash.
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azstoneconsulting
16 years ago
Another really popular stone is Madura Gold.
St.Cecelia is an old stand by that will never go
out of style (in my opinion) and it is tantamount
to being the "Resale Beige" of Granite colors, so
if you are going to sell your home in the near
future - think about colors that sell well - like
NVG or St. Cecelia .... Otherwise,

choose a stone that YOU like and that fits YOUR design
criteria and taste.

There's lot's of colors to choose from and this phase
of the project should be a "fun" time for you...

hope that helps

kevin
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