She and her husband dave own holly thompson homes a kitchen bath showroom interior design studio in a 200 year old building in historic downtown franklin they are a husband and wife design and renovation team partnering with local contractors and builders to make holly s designs come to life.
Is granite still in style 2017.
We work in the greater portland oregon area so we ll limit our focus to what stone suppliers in our area carry or have readily available in the summer of 2017.
Houzz 2017 kitchen trends study found granite was the most popular counter material among the houzz website s u s.
Granite a natural rock has for years dominated the countertop scene especially for homeowners who want something strong durable and good.
If you ve ever watched hgtv you know americans love their granite countertops.
In the same way a natural granite that takes your breath away today will not look dated in ten years just because it happens to look great with current styles.
Registered users who were upgrading their counters.
This favorite might be falling out of style.
I love my beautiful granite just as much as i did when i bought this house 4 and a half years ago.
Although still the top choice for users overall at 41 granite countertops are down.
Quartz is still king of kitchen countertops.
They keep a close eye on design and material trends.
As soon as something becomes accessible to the average person it becomes out of style when granite was limited to the extremely wealthy it was fine.
You re also probably aware the material saw a huge boom in the 90s and 2000s as laminate and solid surface counters faded out and granite became more and more accessible to average consumers.
It depends on personal preference house style interior building materials and color schemes.
Natural materials like wood or granite aren t made with trends in mind.
Like the other festival organizers crossman said claremont organizers don t want to attract a crowd but they still want to bring the community.
Blues may go in and out of style but sapphires are always beautiful.
While granite is typically cut from slabs of pure stone engineered quartz is a composite of ground quartz and resin making it a stronger material.
Quartz was introduced as a high end alternative to granite check out our granite vs quartz article.
Houzz has released its annual kitchen trends report for 2017.
Studies show granite is still popular.
Now it is outdated because the average american is purchasing it.
If you re still not sure which material is right for your home check out what interior designers have to say about the two materials below.
Holly thompson is a designer in the nashville area.