Granite counter suggestions for custom kitchen near Orlando

last year

Hello kitchen forum. I have not been here for about 12 years since I did my last kitchen, but I am currently finalizing the installation of a new kitchen in a new house so I wanted to pop in for advice.

I am doing a blue and white kitchen. I am looking for suggestions on my island countertop. Here's what the kitchen looks like currently. Its mid-install. I have absolutely amazing custom cabinet makers who have made me the most beautiful cabinets. They need the granite installed so they can finish because some cabinets on the perimeter countertops will sit on the granite. So I have limited time to take action.

The perimeter countertops are Polar White Marble but I want a blue for the island. Ideally to match the blue cabinets and blue stove.

I have looked at Blue Macubas and Crystaline Stone Blue. Does anyone have any experience with either of those / pictures?

I have Blue Bahia in my ktichen in my other house and I don't want to use that again. Anyone have thoughts? I do not like quartz, but am open to granite, marble, or quartzite. Anyone know of good places to go the greater Orlando area to find granite?

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eam44
last year
@beaglesdoitbetter, nice to see you! I can’t help you out with marble but there is a blue soapstone called rio blue. It might be more subtle than you want if you are matching the blue cabinet above, but it’s beautiful.
beaglesdoitbetter
Original Author
last year
Thanks so much for the suggestion! I think that may be a little bit too pale of a blue to match the stove / cabinets...
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chicagoans
last year
Hi beagles! I remember your first gorgeous kitchen (and many other things in your beautiful home - you have beautiful taste!)

When I did a remodel last year, I saw some slabs of Florida Wave and Blue Cielo, which each had some pretty blue accents. My sample of Florida Wave passed all my stain and etch tests. (Now when I see pictures of Florida Wave, most of the slabs do not have as much blue as what I saw in person but YMMV.) Sorry I can't help - I'm in Chicago and I ended up with something very different (leathered black with white veins) - but I do remember walking through stone yards with my designer and just loving some of the beautiful colors that nature produces. I hope you find something you love!
dan1888
last year
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Stones | Stone Source Some quartzites to look ar.
eld6161
last year
Wow, you have been busy! Love it so far. What white did you use fir the cabinetry?

I hope you find a blue stone soon.
beaglesdoitbetter
Original Author
last year
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Thanks so much for the suggestions! Florida Wave is a little too white. The Blue Cielo we are doing in the bathroom and it's a tiny bit too light for the kitchen, plus we were told it's not a great stone for kitchens because it is soft. .

The white is Benjamin Moore glacier white. It is the exact same white as my kitchen cabinet in PA because I'm actually having my PA cabinetmakers come down to Florida to do my cabinets! I got some quotes from FL and the cabinets sucked compared to Dutchwood and I asked Jason if they'd come up and he said yes! Unbelievably, they are doing my whole house for like $100K less than my lowest quote I got in FL for way better fully custom cabinets -- and that includes traveling to Florida to install!
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Minardi
last year
With time constraints, this is a shoe leather issue, and the less than the ideal choice issue. If you need something in a short period of time, you are going to have to travel to the local wholesalers to view what they actually have in stock. Or, look for a national wholesale chain like Pacific Shores that puts their inventory online and that will transfer between branches. Even that takes at least a month to make happen.

https://inventory.pacificshorestones.com/2cm-Azul-Macaubas---Premium/173/Location

https://inventory.pacificshorestones.com/2cm-Allure-Blue-Agate-Oro-Semi-Precious/11225/Location

https://inventory.pacificshorestones.com/2cm-Blue-Di-Mare---Premium/7837/Location

https://inventory.pacificshorestones.com/2cm-Ijen-Blue-LEATHERED---Premium/6115/Location

https://inventory.pacificshorestones.com/3cm-Explosion-Blue---Premium/10418/Location
debbie1000
last year
There are several granite fabricators off of OBT in Orlando. I'm having my countertops redone hopefully early in the year (old busy granite) and was at one of them just a few days ago. I've used a couple different fabricators in that area over the years and have been satisfied with them all.
beaglesdoitbetter
Original Author
last year
Thanks for the suggestions. We went and looked again at granite and I think we are giving up. I've found a concrete fabricator who does custom stuff and can make me counters that look the way I want -- so I'm just waiting for a quote.

Thanks for all the help!