Help ID this Granite name and new back splash ideas??
This 1990s granite and tumbled stone backsplash is in our kitchen Trying to figure out what granite is called and looking for new backsplash ideas (Type, color etc ) .
Yes we would also paint window trim and walls. No we are not changing cabinets or granite.
Thanks in advance
Lots of salmon orange in there
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last yearDepending on where you are buying the granite could be Baltic Brown, although the scale looks smaller so perhaps Tropical Brown or my stone yard calls it Budget Brown.
If you don't plan on changing the counters and your goal is something light and neutral, I would leave the back splash as is. It works is neutral and a new light backsplash won't give much change.
If however you want to change the look of the kitchen entirely with that granite and cabinet I would consider a Black backsplash. Dark and moody. Or just takinng the counter up the wall into a backsplash
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wislawcat
last yearWe are planning on moving in the next few years i was looking to update the kitchen
We looked at changing the granite and painting cabinets but with the way it is installed with cabinets directly on top of full slabs in areas not shown in the above pics entire cabinets would need to be rebuilt taking just granite removal and replacement cost upwards of $7-10k plus painting @$7kplus, plus hardware plus sink change etc etc Just not worth it PLUS the cabinets are good and most pp say keep them as is - just clean and retouch stain.
As to trim - the trim upstairs is painted but downstairs it isnt. The The problem is the house was built in 1937 and all trim was originally painted. At some point the paint was removed and is now wood is yellowish greenish orangeish and the window sashes are pine and sills and surrounding trim birch, while cabinets, floor and crown moulding are oak, door mouldings are birch. The window trim is in rough shape . Here are additional pics:
Window sill, sash and trim
oppodite side from sink
cabinet on granite
end of kitchen
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