Pavan,

Why not ! Though granite is usually available in darker shades. If that goes with the theme of your house you can go for it.

Thanks,

Amit,

Cornerstone Designs, Bangalore.

thanks a lot Amit but we have seen granite with lighter shades too like the ones below, what advantage will I have over marble if I use granite and vice versa

Pavan,

Granite is harder stone, easier to clean and more non porous when compared to marble. This eventually means longer life with lesser maintenance.

From the pics first one appears to be marble (although not very sure but please recheck)

Thanks,

Amit,

Cornerstone Designs, Bangalore.

Dear Mr. Gupta,

I must appreciate your decision going with natural stone flooring. You have followed the right path to design. As for granite, what you've looked at is an wood grain natural granite.

Natural granite come in all range of lighter shades - try galaxy white, wood grain, Norwegian shades of whites and creams etc. They all go very well in flooring as they need extremely low maintenance and take a good polish. But since you have opted for flooring, try a flamed or leather finish.

However, natural stones could take up stains very easily. It is therefore recommended to choose Indian granite (harder and non-porous than imported) in off whites to conceal any stains.

Regards,

Aurum Ideas and Spaces

Bhubaneswar