I have a 8x13 galley kitchen that has ginger cabinets, white appliances, and gray vinyl tile floor. I want to upgrade the counter top with black granite, but I'm wondering if that will be too many different colors in such a small space.
By nan
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White, black, and grey are all considered neutral. In fact I have read several articles that refer to white and black as being "no" colors. basically it is a matter of what you like. I have never heard of anybody matching the color or appliances to anything. Appliances are a necessity, not a thing of beauty.
I wouldn't worry about too many colors. Black and gray are almost the same color. They are just different shades. White is also not generally considered a "color." The only pop of color you have is ginger, and it may not be much, depending on how much of it there is and what shade it is. After you do the upgrade, you might want to consider adding some splashes of color to brighten the room.
Buy a cheap shiny black shower curtain, cut it in half, and put on the counter tops to get an idea of how it will look. Also your accessories will either pull it together or break it up, so put them on the shower curtain for a better idea.
I work as an appliance and kitchen design specialist and what you want to do is think about the size of your kitchen and how the light comes in. You don't want to go too dark and you also don't want a kitchen that shape and size to be overwhelmed by the granite so that is the only thing noticed when you come in the kitchen.
Take a cabinet drawer and, if you have it, a sample of your floor to the home improvement store and match those things to a counter top sample and put all of them next to white appliances. You may find that you go in a totally different direction in counter top colors.
You might also want to look at quartz as well as Silestone as counter top options.
While the other responses offered some great advise, I would suggest looking at granite in the tan/streaked with gray colors category. I've seen this color used with white appliances & wood floors - I thought it tied in nicely. Happy shopping!
Gosh, this would make it even smaller kitchen. My kitchen is 19 x 15 (10 ceiling) and I would not do anything except light counter.
I spend my time in my kitchen. Would not want it to feel like the closet.
I want to suggest quartz rather than granite to you. It's a little less expensive, but that's not my reason. My son had granite counters put in his new home and found that they have to be sealed on a regular basis and it left a ring from a glass of milk which he had to call someone in to resurface.
Fortunately for me, this all happened before we refurbished our old kitchen. We used Avanza but there is also another brand called Silestone. You can go on line and see the colors offered by both. I can put a hot pan on my counter, cut directly on it and nothing seems to hurt it. I have had it for 6+ years. How about a ginger/white/gray combination. Take a look and see what you think. If you find a pattern you like, I can tell you, you will be very happy with quartz.
I like the suggestion about the black tablecloth. I like black counters, and I think it could be very dramatic. Personally, I'd get a couple of black throw rugs, or a very simple black and ginger.
I would go with a grey granite counter. Black shows every speck of dust. I have Black appliances and I have to clean them several times a day, if I want them to look their best. I have grey tile floors and grey walls with white cabinets. I am very pleased with it.
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