Every day it seems that granite is gaining popularity as a choice for kitchen worktops but, if you are having thoughts of having this material in your kitchen, you have to make certain important decisions. People used to think of granite as a small rock that is used to build country roads. A lot of potential granite buyers are turned off when they imagine a dull, plain, grey worktop surface in their recently renovated kitchen. However, granite is more than just a material for building roads.

Granite belongs to the group of igneous rock since its formation happens deep under the ground and which is the result of volcanic activities in the crust of the earth. In actuality, the color of granite varies significantly since different kinds of minerals can be present during the formation process. Depending on what minerals are present in the molten rock you can have almost any color of the rainbow.

Black granite is a popular choice today for a worktop. This color of a top can blend well with almost any color scheme of choice for your kitchen but, usually, it is used to contrast the light color of the wood cabinetry. Granite has other great colors like ivory, red, blue and green. Almost any color you can think of can be the color of granite kitchen worktops and you can find a match that can complement or offset the cabinetry of your kitchen.

The variability feature of granite has one drawback though. If you are changing out your existing worktops into granite, you should do them all at one time. Every block of granite has a unique hue and color. If you change only one worktop today and you change the other after a year, you will never match the two with the exact color. If you want uniform and great results, you should purchase the granite from only one supplier and remind them that you want the tops to come from the same cut. This helps to ensure a great match.

A remarkable and unique attribute of granite is the natural inconsistency of the speckles and swirls formed in the stone. These patterns are the result of the natural action of solidification and they are the representation of different materials that are trapped during the cool down of the molten mass. It is normal for a granite work top to have specks of quartz which add a gleam and deepness to the work top surface.