A soapstone or honed black granite would look nice with a light backsplash.
Honed granite that looks like soapstone.
You need to wipe it with a soapy sponge and then buff it dry.
American black virginia black virgin mist.
Granite can be found in many different styles and colors some more muted and others on the bolder side.
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The honed finish has a look very similar to black soapstone.
As mentioned soapstone naturally darkens with age.
I loved the way they looked but my husband despised them.
Have you been to a granite yard.
He thought they stained easily and were streaky and impossible to make look clean.
Remember the granite doesn t need to match in fact stay away from brownish gold color counters.
I put honed granite countertops in my last house.
Granite mined in culpeper that closely resembles soapstone especially when honed kathryn neiswenderwhat s cookin good lookin.
Either way your granite countertops will look impressive.
I liked the look of plain soapstone but without the stripes so i went with absolute black granite in honed.
Because its a dense grain it never needs to be sealed.
I was trying to mimic the look of soapstone and just do something that was a bit different and not trendy.
The stone has a black background with gray flecks and veins.
In terms of appearance soapstone will give your countertops a stylish look.
The granite is quarried in brazil.
Nero mist is a black granite with a soapstone look.
But it does show finger marks grease and water rings.
Take a sample of the cabinet wood when you go.