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another honed vs polished post (but not black!)

4 years ago

We have chosen a Taupe White granite countertop. We have 2 slabs. (The first picture shows 1 slab indoors.) It is currently polished but I have always liked the look of honed. I do have concerns about stains, maintenance, etc., after reading about some negative experiences, but it seems most people figure it out and are happy with it in the end. Just that most posts have been about honed black granite, which is probably denser and more stain resistant than what we have chosen. The spec sheet for our granite (see photo) indicates it is quite stain resistant but I don't know how much that is due to the polish versus the stone itself. Any thoughts, especially in regards to honing non-black granite?

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Shannon_WI

4 years ago

last modified: 4 years ago

That is a beautiful stone. I would leave it polished. I think in a honed finish you will lose the depth that the stone has that makes it gorgeous. Sometimes you have to know it's time to stop embellishing, and leave as is.

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4 years ago
Never ever buy polished and have it honed. If you want honed, you buy it honed from the quarry.
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tsak19
Original Author
4 years ago
Well, I would look at it more as de-embellishing, but I know what you mean.

And it is true that we will have no idea what it will actually look like honed until it is done...

I will wait a little longer to see if we get any more responses...
vinmarks
4 years ago
I would want to know what the stone looked like honed beforehand. Honing it will change the way it looks. All the things you love about the stone you picked may go away with honing.
Aglitter
4 years ago
Someone posted here at Houzz that they purchased a couple of polished granite slabs with medium-level color variations similar to yours, sent them off somewhere to be honed, and they came back with the colors looking different, with gray tones brought out and a loss of depth of color. They then had the slabs re-finished back to a polish which brought them back to the original colors without the gray overtones and with restored depth of color. I'm sure changing the finish works for some people, but that particular poster was so unhappy with the alteration that the cost seemed worth it to restore the slabs back to the original polish.
Trish Walter
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
such a pretty granite...no advice just wanted to say that i love the slabs!
tsak19 thanked Trish Walter
megs1030
4 years ago
It's beautiful! Leave it polished. It has so much more depth that way. Also, I'm not even sure you that you can hone an already polished stone?
SapphireStitch
4 years ago
I may be way off base on this, but aren't most people choosing honed black granite to get something similar to a soapstone look? Extrapolating from that idea my gut feeling is that this granite may end up looking like concrete when it is honed.

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