Is the "blue" in Blue Volga suppose to indicate color?

Just go white quartz

Is this a big space- I mean really big? If not, you could end up with a real "color suck" with all the dark- cabs and granite. Careful. Or maybe you have a ton of natural light in the space, in which case maybe you need it.

I have a friend who installed blue Volga in her home about 10 years ago. Since it comes from the Earth, probably not your exact slab, but very close. Pretty, twinkle-y- and more busy than I expected. She solved it by doing a complementary solid quartz- lighter color, same family, perfect match- on her perimeter.

But that was a very, very big kitchen. Her cabinets were white- not bright, but softened it all. Had some glass on the uppers, and she had pretty glass accents the same color as the blue spots in the granite. A very cool look, but again- a very large space.

Keep us posted and good luck!

I’ve seen different types of Volga Blue, but I have the exact same pattern as yours in my kitchen, on the island 105 x 55 and perimeters as well. If you don’t mind me asking, are you sure you want a different perimeter stone? I think you have even more natural light than I do, and that’s what makes the inclusions really pop out. My pictures show the same area, the difference between morning-overhead light, the second is the afternoon sun hitting it directly. I think in your sun filled space it would be very dynamic! I actually find it more dramatic and stunning on the perimeters under windows for that reason.

Too much dark on dark. You need to rethink your palette.

I have Volga blue on maple shaker cabs. I think that with your choices, you are going to struggle with too many colors. You could do a simple light gray, but I feel that will be flat.

I would use the same stone on the perimeter and island. Do a different edging to add some sass. Use a lot of natural and artificial lighting to stay bright, including under cabinet lighting. Then do a brighter backsplash to lighten the room a little.

Dont give up! let me go search my stoneyard and take some pictures of stones that may match!

Here is what i found

Silver Cloud would pull out the silver in the blue

White Ice

Quartzite

Now those are the size of samples one should make a selection from.

My sister has a lots of movement in her island too, but she lives near San Francisco.

Yes granite does have variation because it is natural. The quartzite has movement but is not sterile. remember these slabs will be "cut into thirds" so your counters would look like this (maybe)

you could choose to use as much movement or as little as you want

if you use Blue as a focal point and want something simple but not sterile on the perimeter you could still have some movement. if you want absolutely plain and basic use Quartz. I was just giving you options that are natural stone, with minimal movement, that are not sterile.

Sorry I don’t have a good finished picture on my phone, but here’s the day they were installed. Thought it maybe helps to see a kitchen with matching island and perimeter. Like Cat suggested above, I changed edges only, eased on perimeter and ogee island. Volga changes so much depending on spectrums and angles of light. This is why I think matching it with complimentary stone could be a challenge. Also See how the perimeters look rather neutral when standing at the farther end of the room.

GORGEOUS!

Thanks, it’s truly a gorgeous stone, it stops people in their tracks when they enter the room; then they tilt their heads like German Shepherds, to catch the light show. So hard to show the dynamic effect of the inclusions in photos or a small slab sample.

I wasnt very excited about it from a 6x6 showroom sample, but going to a slab distributor and seeing 130x70 of it in person “changed the game”