Granite Island Kitchen

Granite Island Kitchen - An Heirloom Appearance

A granite island kitchen very often conveys a more stately and permanent appearance as if the home were more a legacy than a simple abode.

Never mind; granite kitchen islands are just as functional as they are beautiful and fit into modern lifestyles, contemporary home design, and the ambitions of every cook just fine.

Granite is commonly used as a top for kitchen islands and carts because it is durable and sanitary and because cooking ingredients like pastry dough are easily handled on them.

An Elegant Combination Of Classic And Utilitarian Styles

Granite isn't the only stone used for counter and island tops.

Marble and Steatite, or Soapstone, are found in stylish kitchens everywhere.

But while Marble has a classic look and Soapstone a utilitarian appearance, Granite presents an elegant combination of both.

Kitchen islands and carts are increasingly common in modern kitchens.

They bring the kitchen closer to the cook, increase work and storage space, divide and separate open-space designs, and bring focus to the design of the kitchen and to the family's activities.

Wheeled islands are useful in converting large or open-space kitchens into multiple-use areas between meals.

Granite islands and carts are found in styles that accomplish all of these functions.

Contemporary, Traditional, American Folk and French Country, Avant Garde or Hip, and others are all popular styles.

Granite goes very well with many base and frame materials, as well, including stainless or zinc-plated steel, and wrought iron, or woods like Red Oak, Northern Maple, Birch, Poplar, Basswood, and Beech.

More exotic woods are also popular like Liptus, a plantation-grown South American wood, or Nyatoh, a plantation-grown wood from Malaysia sometimes called Asian Cherry.

See a complete range of designs here.