Mixing Granite and Wood worktop?

kabayiri

Hi all,

Is it a reasonable idea to use both granite and wood in a kitchen?

Our new dining kitchen will consist of 2 worktops for the 'business end' (sink, appliances, cooker) , a peninsula worktop , and a shelving part in the dining area.

We prefer galaxy star for the granite worktop.

What wood would complement in your view (peninsula and shelving) ?

The kitchen units will be high gloss off-white.

Many thanks

Meepster

Wenge? Zebrano? European Walnut? Tiger Walnut? Iroko?

kabayiri

I had considered Wenge or American Walnut, but I wondered if anyone had done this.

Meepster

kabayiri wrote: »

I had considered Wenge or American Walnut, but I wondered if anyone had done this.

I've mixed granite/quartz with timber on a couple of jobs, both times they looked really good and made a nice feature

Dustykitten

We have granite on the piece of work surface between the AGA and the sink as it is really practical for hot things to go straight onto. The other side I have wood which looks good and does not get wet or hot.

Alan_M_2

It looks very nice indeed.

Dark Walnut or Oak both work.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

I would be more worried about where the granite is & where the wood is than the particular shade of wood.

basill

Dustykitten wrote: »

We have granite on the piece of work surface between the AGA and the sink as it is really practical for hot things to go straight onto. The other side I have wood which looks good and does not get wet or hot.

Do you use a trivet for your hot pans? The info that came with our granite worktops specifically warned against putting hot pans directly on the granite surface.

B

point3

Gloss white with black granite can be a fairly stark look. Adding an earthy wood may not work.

Meepster

basill wrote: »

Do you use a trivet for your hot pans? The info that came with our granite worktops specifically warned against putting hot pans directly on the granite surface.

B

Common misconception - granite can withstand temperatures of up to 1200 degrees Fahrenheit (water boils at 212 degrees) the only time you have a problem is if the worktops are very cold (say a winters morning) and then you put something hot on it and it causes thermal shock.

In all my years of dealing with granite, I've only seen this happen once.

kabayiri

A quick update.

Thanks for the advice, we have narrowed down to a cream high gloss kitchen, with galaxy star worktop. Inset into the breakfast and dining area elements of this will be either walnut or oak full stave 40mm worktops.

Thanks again