Options If You Do Not Want Full Granite Countertops In Franklin TN

You may love the look, color, and beauty of granite countertops in Franklin TN but the cost of doing every countertop in a large kitchen or even your small kitchen is just prohibitively expensive.  What other options do you have that will at least give you the feeling and look of granite?

One possibility is just to have a small surface covered in granite.  For example, just your island, or maybe a bar and ether might be small enough that you can afford a beautiful piece of granite for those places.  Then, for the rest of the kitchen you can choose another natural stone or even artificial surface that coordinates in color and style.  Another popular option is to have the countertops next to the stove covered in granite.  This is a wonderful choice because of your being able to set hot pans on your granite countertops in Franklin TN without concern.  Again, the other countertops could have a coordinating surface that is not as expensive. 

Another lovely granite alternative to having entirely granite countertops in Franklin TN is granite veneers.  These are countertops, made of granite, but they are not granite throughout.  They are more like a slipcover for your existing countertops, just laid over the top and enclosing it.  The reason these are less than regular granite are first of all lower labor costs, and second of all thinner sheets of granite. So although the look is almost identical to actual full granite countertops in Franklin TN, you might be more able to afford the veneers.  Not all granite suppliers may offer veneers, but it is definitely worth checking to see if that is an option if the cost of granite is just too much for your budget. 

The last alternative discussed today to using full granite countertops is granite tile.  Although you may picture tile countertops with large grout lines, granite tile is usually not installed that way.  Typically, they are abutted right next to each other so that you almost cannot tell to look at it that it is not a solid piece of granite.  This allows you to save on installation costs and also, like the veneers, you are using thinner pieces so are paying less.   Some tile systems even allow you to install the granite tiles yourself.  Again, not all granite suppliers will sell tile, but some might.