It's not technically a granite. It will etch when exposed to acids. And it is VERY VERY expensive. Just some not that pretty examples of it in tile format are around $50 a square. Slabs with movement can easily go $300 a square without fabrication. fabrication of exotics like that costs a lot more, as there is a lot more risk.

And it does not go with hickory well at all. Beware of wood overload. Too much wood is heavy and oppressive, and you don't appreciate the beauty of any of it like you can when there is some eye relief with painted surfaces brought into the mix.

I agree not with hickory which is also very busy as for etching I have not had that happen . I have it in a kitchen in Miami beach kitchen I did and we used the leftover for a dining table by the pool it has been there for 6 yrs no problem. With hickory and a log home I would go with soapstone or honed slate.

Bring a twist to this log home. Make it a white kitchen, with that beautiful granite and leave the wood to the ceilings and floors;)

Hi Joe,

I love the slab and I love hickory...but not both of them together as they both have a lot of movement. In design,less is more! if you want to keep the slab, I'd go with MDF cabinets painted in an off white or even the tan/taupe colour in the stone. If you have your heart set on wood, select a maple which doesn't have much grain and stain it to the colour of the taupe or cream in the slab. Here are some pix of off white, taupe kitchens...good luck! ( The floor in the bottom photo is much darker than it appears )

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Thanks for all the input. It looks like we will be saving some money on countertops by going with something that supports the rustic hickory wood that we are looking at.

How about this slab? Still too "busy"?

Yes, too busy. You need something very plain, like Uba Tuba, or a very regular quartz. Or a quiet soapstone. A virtual solid.

Why not go with a concrete counter top? Solid, and will save money. Modern. Durable.

Again...you are being pulled to DRAMA...your cabinets are the drama. And the floors will be very dramatic. Something has to be PLAIN. Go as clean and low key as possible. Imagine a piece of blank paper. Good. Now go find that in a counter top.

Last spring I was in your situation. I wanted granite in my log house. Honey hickory cabinets, and now natural hickory floors( the floors were another project). Anyway, I looked and looked at granite and loved the swirly golds and Browns, brought home multiple samples. I too was afraid it would be too loud. I went with soapstone! I hadn't even heard of soapstone before my granite search. Here is a photo of my kitchen to give you an idea if it's something u may like

Everyone has different taste and different tolerances for drama/color/movement but while I am drawn to many things but I'm not terribly good at visualizing the entire effect of my individual choices together. When we planning our kitchen, I did this 3-d shoe box kind of diorama. Probably spent way too much time on it., I'm pretty good with photoshop so I printed out pictures of flooring and granite (photoshopped sizes of pattern to simulate real life scale) and I made little 3-d cardboard folded up cabinets with right colors/cabinet fronts paper glued on and measured everything to scale. Just like a dollhouse. My husband thought I was crazy, but it was the only way I could visualize the right doses of each color. I piddled around with it for about a month, redoing colors and patterns and moving cabinets until I finally made up my mind. That was a year ago and the renovation is now complete and I'm totally satisfied with it in real life. You are the only one who can tell if a given combination of color and pattern will make you happy or not.

Some colorblind guys leave the house in red plaid shirts and green striped pants with an orange blazer. They're happy, because they can't see what they are inflicting on themselves. It still doesn't work. ''Liking'' things doesn't make them work together.

Just curious what you decided on in your kitchen with your granite slabs and cabinets. Getting ready to build my second log home and love dramatic granite. Looking for ideas. Thanks in advance! I am sure your kitchen turned out beautifully.

Can you share pics?