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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The gnashing of teeth in this thread illustrates the "get a life" thought ... [/quote]

I think there is one poster on this forum that has some serious issues with granite.  I don't know, maybe he/she got ripped off in some granite installation or has some personal business to grind with some local granite supplier.  Or maybe she/he trying to justify spending extra $$$ on trendier surfaces and wondering if this will pay off, when majority of people are quite happy with good old granite and are not ready to get it ripped out any time soon.  Actually I don't know anyone who had ripped out and thrown away their granite countertops in the kitchen remodel.  It is still considered an acceptable surface that doesn't require replacement as opposed to formica, tile and corian. [/quote]

There's more than one poster who thinks granite is getting dated.  If someone was in the midst of remodeling their kitchen right now, I'd definitely suggest they consider other surfaces (although I agree with PPs that some selected granite types/colors are still OK).  With that said, I certainly wouldn't advocate ripping out perfectly good granite countertops just for the purposes of resale, or to have "the latest and greatest".  [/quote]

I agree with you and we did do a recent kitchen remodel and considered other materials.  I was adamant to stay away from granite, but after considering our options and realizing we will be paying on avg 4K more for our countertops, we decided to go with the granite.    We chose the color that was fairly easy to incorporate into the modern kitchen design based on multiple professional designer photos.  If you browse Houzz.com, for example, you will see granite is still widely used.  I also loved the natural pattern of the granite we chose, IMHO, natural stone will not get dated in an of itself, it's whatever the rest of your design is.    I saw an example of the kitchen with older dated brown splotchy granite everyone here hates so much, but the cabinets were white and backsplash was gray subway tile, which offset the brown countertop and drew attention from it.  It tied together nicely and could be a good example, of how someone inheriting a dated 2005 kitchen with brown granite and maple cabinets could paint the cabinets, change the backsplash and have an updated modern look with the same old countertops.

At the end of the day it's about the price for many people, especially in the price range under 1 mil.  I understand if I have money to buy a 2 mil home or want to build one, I want all the top of the line most modern surfaces and upgrades, but for most fixer upper jobs under 1 mil, good old granite is ok as long as it is tastefully executed.    Actually, a 2 mil home that went for sale near us had mixed countertops.  They had a combination of white marble and white/gray granite, plus butcher block.   Apparently the designer decided granite was still good and appropriate for certain use.  [/quote]

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