Basement wet bar featured in leathered orion granite (provided by The Stone Collection) with 6cm eased edge. Pinnacle Mountain Homes was the builder of the home and won many first place awards in the 2012 Summit County Parade of homes.

Island update, black kitchen island, rubbed wood island, leathered granite countertop, dupont granite edge, apron front sink, farm sink, hammered bronze sink, microwave in island. Photo credit: Jennifer Passilla

This rustic lodge sits on 80 acres of beautiful Southern Maryland woods and farmland. The homeowners wanted to use one spectacular stone throughout the entire home, so we helped them choose a Brazilian Saturnia Granite with a leathered finish. For this project, we used eleven slabs of this unique granite with flecks of silver mica and cosmic swirls of translucent quartz.

Designer: Paul Dybdahl Photographer: Shanna Wolf Designer’s Note: One of the main project goals was to develop a kitchen space that complimented the homes quality while blending elements of the new kitchen space with the homes eclectic materials. Japanese Ash veneers were chosen for the main body of the kitchen for it's quite linear appeals. Quarter Sawn White Oak, in a natural finish, was chosen for the island to compliment the dark finished Quarter Sawn Oak floor that runs throughout this home. The west end of the island, under the Walnut top, is a metal finished wood. This was to speak to the metal wrapped fireplace on the west end of the space. A massive Walnut Log was sourced to create the 2.5" thick 72" long and 45" wide (at widest end) living edge top for an elevated seating area at the island. This was created from two pieces of solid Walnut, sliced and joined in a book-match configuration. The homeowner loves the new space!! Cabinets: Premier Custom-Built Countertops: Leathered Granite The Granite Shop of Madison Location: Vermont Township, Mt. Horeb, WI

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The granite countertops are Natura Rustic Leathered finish and are a focal point. The vertical mosaic tiles enhances the granite and visa versa. The white-washed hard maple of the cabinets are a great background for these finishes. Photo Credit: Rod Pittam

Designed by Paula Truchon of Reico Kitchen & Bath in Frederick, MD in collaboration with Faber Custom Builders, this Rustic inspired kitchen design features Greenfield Cabinetry in the Augusta door style in 2 finishes. The perimeter kitchen cabinets feature Knotty Alder with the Federal finish. The island cabinets feature a paintable Cityscape finish. Kitchen countertops are granite in the color Steel Gray with a leathered finish. The kitchen tile backsplash features Unicom Starker Natural Slate Multi-color in 12x12 sheets. Photos courtesy of BTW Images LLC.

Outstanding kitchen installed in Dracut, MA. Black Pearl leather granite on top of white cabinets and Silver Cloud granite complementing the island. Great combination!

This kitchen features Black Pearl Leather 3cm granite on antique washed finished cabinets.

Beautiful Tuscan style kitchen with river washed cyclone granite. The amazing vision is from Doug Bell of Bell Construction who completed all the renovations, design, carpentry & tile work. Doug found the slabs available in the indoor granite & marble slab gallery at Custom Marble & Granite of Butler, PA. Custom Marble & Granite created all the amazing counter tops with the rare and very hard to find river washed cyclone granite.

This bright kitchen features gorgeous white UltraCraft cabinetry and natural wood floors. The island countertop is Mont Blanc honed quartzite with a build-up edge treatment. To contrast, the perimeter countertop is Silver Pearl Leathered granite. All of the elements are tied together in the backsplash which features New Calacatta marble subway tile with a beautiful waterjet mosaic insert over the stove.

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Basement wet bar featured in leathered orion granite (provided by The Stone Collection) with 6cm eased edge. Pinnacle Mountain Homes was the builder of the home and won many first place awards in the 2012 Summit County Parade of homes.

Outstanding kitchen installed in Dracut, MA. Black Pearl leather granite on top of white cabinets and Silver Cloud granite complementing the island. Great combination!

Photo by: Michael Schwartz

This bright kitchen features gorgeous white UltraCraft cabinetry and natural wood floors. The island countertop is Mont Blanc honed quartzite with a build-up edge treatment. To contrast, the perimeter countertop is Silver Pearl Leathered granite. All of the elements are tied together in the backsplash which features New Calacatta marble subway tile with a beautiful waterjet mosaic insert over the stove.

Titanium 3cm leathered granite installed by local fabricator Rocky Tops, and granite supplied by Ecstatic Stone, LLC of Columbia, SC. Titanium granite originates from a quarry in Brazil.

The basement of the home is a separate apartment with a kitchen, fireplace, and bathroom. The basement kitchen counters are Leathered Kashmir Gold Granite. This is one of only a handful of center hallway historic row homes in DC. Located near Eastern Market, this beautiful home was completely renovated last year. It had rented out to several students. The homeowners lived in a nearby house while a team of skilled craftsmen and niche contractors transformed the interior. Granite Grannies installed two kitchens, four bathrooms, a laundry room counter and two fireplaces. Except for two bathrooms, all the granite, marble, and soapstone was honed or leathered for a historic texture.