Can we see the granite ? I love stainless but honestly to replace granite with stainless IMO will be a choice you will reget the first scratch you ge tin the stainless. Those counters work great in a commercial kitchen but honestly not at home. I agree if you want stainless you remove the granits and a good stainless fabricatoor is not cheap. Post a pic of all the things you are planning for the kitchen . Post the pics here in a commnet do not start another post.

This is kitchen now-granite is fully glued to cabinets We will paint the cabinets rainstorm blue (sherwin williams) removal must preserve cabinets The bookshelf is sitting on the granite & goes up to ceiling The cabinet will have to be removed then put back i dont think i can dyi anything but back splash removal of counters is $700-1200 plus bookshelf 😞 the stainless steel co is great they did a counter for our basement which was glued to plywood base by our handyman i worked in kitchens and love ss i love granite too but $$ can u explain why ss on granite wont work? i want to understand

above is existing granite with new cabinet color i dont think they work together but maybe if we kept the orange walls???? then keep tile ?? then what color paint window trim?

What are you going to do at your sink? This isn't a good idea at all.

@User thanks for advice Can you explain to me, i really want to understand technically, why we cant epoxy or use product like adiseal to bond stainless steel to granite. I believe you know what you are talking about i just want to understand (and be able to explain to my spouse)

@User wood is in rough shape and have tried sanding and touching up it doesnt work bc the various areas have different types of wood that take stain completely differently

if we keep the granite as is, which is looking more likely, thinking we would probably do a darker gray cabinet and white wall tile above the counters and cooktop and white or cream wall paint and trim kinda like these? :

OR this but with white (or light gray?) subway tile:

Our kitchen has 9 big windows with south and north light so bright even on cloudy days

I appreciate a good hack and really love when people upcycle what they already have. however, what would you do about the undermount sink? even if you could cut the hole perfectly and then seal it off really well around the edges, what would you do about the strip of exposed granite around the inside edge? I suppose you could replace your sink with a drop-in, but honestly, would you even be saving much money at that point? (I mean, compared to getting a quartz counter?)

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thanks one more probably stupid question is it possible to bond plywood on top of granite then stainless on top of the plywood. (why u may ask not just remove the granite? Removal costs here are crazy high (icant diy anything but the backsplash i know my limits) and whoever installed the bookshelf literally glued it to the slab) so it would probably have to be rebuilt 🤯

I jsut saw your more recent post, re: grey cabinets. I think it could look really good. When I painted my bathroom soft white, I chose charcoal grey for all of my accent pieces. Personally I loved it. Try to avoid blue based greys, which may clash against the brown too much (look for neutral or warm greys). Also I think it would be a good idea to involve a lot of white to brighten up the space -- like below. Paint some rather large pieces of cardboard and prop them up in the kitchen to see how they look next to the granite!

@User if we keep the granite we keep the sink the same color worst case is it can be refinish to whatever color we want - did it to an old pink sink at my moms inexpensive looks great

just saw your post re grey idea which im liking more as we talk i agree more charcoal grey (not blue grey ) with whites definitely will do big test sheets what hardware do you think would work? silver seems cold maybe champagne gold or burnished brass or copper?

I think champagne gold could look great, like in that inso pic.

Oh, to answer your other statement above "if we keep the granite we keep the sink the same color" -- I wasn't talking about the color of the sink. (The white looks perfectly fine, no need to glaze it.)

What I meant is that if you covered your granite with stainless, the cutout edge will be exposed, like below. It would look weird. You would need to replace that sink with a drop-in. More things you have to pay for, and a sink downgrade. I honestly wonder how much you'd really be saving with the stainless countertop idea.

One other idea I thought of to keep costs down -- I already mentioned not painting the cabinets, but also, consider not retiling the backsplash. The old one is dated, but you can remove it, then repair and paint the drywall (or wallpaper it)*. This could free up your budget for new counters. You can always tile the backsplash and/or paint the cabinets later, when more money is saved up. Honestly I think the cabinets look really good as is, and the granite is the biggest eyesore in the room. I feel like you are trying so hard to work with them even though you clearly don't like them. I think you are going to throw a lot of money and effort at that and ultimately still want to replace them.

(*you can put a simple stainless backsplash behind your stove to protect that wall, they're not expensive.)

you can change the orange paint and remove the backsplash right away. just do any repairs and prime it and visualize a clean white tile backsplash / light walls and some new hardware ...I dont think you have a clean enough slate right now to figure out what is best. the orange paint color has to go and the backsplash has to go no matter what so you can do that right away. I wouldnt be in favor of medium or dark gray cabinets. Here are oak lower cabs.... a lighter color at the wall /eye level ..they have shelves but you could get some glass doors / proceed to just paint the uppers. Not sure your counters are that much of an issue to do anything just yet. Nice big kitchen.... I'd get a comprehensive plan .....whatever makes the best long range use of what you have/ some replacements that might make sense.. [Find your inspiration pictures] As long as you get a plan the actions can be done at intervals . I'd pass on the stainless project.

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there's an opportunity if you paint uppers to add ceiling trim at the top of soffits...you already have under soffit trim so you can enhance quite a bit.

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I agree with @herbflavor -- get the walls painted and remove the backsplash, then reassess

@wislawcat - Raimondi is just a troll who tells people they can't do it, it is too expensive, etc... Please stop considering that advice as professional advice.

You have a lot of difference in the expansion properties of metal and stone. The first warm day it would pop loose. I felt a few brain cells give up and call it quits after reading that.

You are not going to have a problem with the material expansion... It will be well within the tolerances for any adhesive. This just demonstrates an incomplete understanding of how adhesives and mechanical bonding of materials works.

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Yes, you can bond stainless steel to granite and it isn't particularly difficult to do. The sink is also not a problem and not difficult to do so long as you have a bit of extra room in the cabinet. I strongly suspect many are not familiar with the process. To do correctly this is going to require someone who knows what they are doing and is likely expensive. If this is someone who does stainless work cheaply then I would be concerned.

By the way... The sink is done by widening the opening in the granite and building a frame that size. The stainless is then fabricated in the shop (rolled around frame...probably wood). The frame is placed in the opening and you end up with a finished reveal.

Whether or not you should do it is a different question, but it can be done.

Thanks!!

removal of counters is $700-1200 plus bookshelf

IMO, that is a fair price. Minimum two guys required. They have to get it out of the house with out damaging anything, load it, haul it, unload it and pay disposal fees. Just part of the co$t of owning heavy stone or e-stone counters with little recycling potential.

Laminate counters are easier to deal with. Can be reused in a workshop, cut into shelving, set out on the curb with a Free sign or cut into small pieces for disposal.

or you could get a couple of handy friends with a pickup to remove it for you. it doesn't break, places like Habitat for Humanity will take it. Or offer it up on the buy nothing group and see if anyone wants to upcycle it. (maybe not the highest chance, but I'm always really surprised at what people from my local group want to take.)