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4 Kitchen Remodeler Tips for Picking the Right Granite

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Kitchen remodeling involves making many decisions. When it comes to picking the right granite for your countertops, follow these 4 tips from a professional kitchen remodeler. These suggestions help by reducing the options.

Consider Overall Design and Décor

Take into account the overall decor and color scheme of the kitchen remodel project. Countertop granite should enhance your color scheme. A warm-toned granite countertop unifies the space and creates harmony when your walls, flooring, and cabinets are also warm tones. Likewise, a cool-toned granite countertop performs the same magic if you are seeking cool tones.

Consider the overall home design and style as well. A neutral-toned granite countertop makes a great choice for a traditional or classic home. Save bold colors for modern or contemporary homes. Pick granite that accentuates instead of competing.

Pick a Granite Family

A savvy kitchen remodeler knows granite (like all of us) has a family. Picking your granite starts with picking the family.

This goes hand in hand with considering your color scheme. The three primary granite families are: cool, warm, and neutral.

Neutral granite countertops include white, gray, and beige. These colors go well with many different décor styles and produce a timeless, classic appeal.

Warm granite countertops include cream, gold, and brown tones that make your kitchen feel cozier.

Blue, green, and black granite countertops create a sleek, contemporary design with their cool tones.

Pick a family and start narrowing down the possibilities.

Think About Light and Contrast

Determine the amount of natural and artificial light in the kitchen. Rooms with abundant lighting easily handle bold and dark-colored granite. But, with dim lighting, the dark granite contributes to a dull look you certainly want to avoid.

How much contrast do you want? When creating a bold look, opt for more contrast. Pick granite that stands out and screams look at me! Select granite in a color very different from the cabinets and flooring.

If you prefer subtle contrast, choose a granite color like the cabinets and flooring.

The Best Granite Might Not Be Granite

An experienced kitchen remodeler knows the best granite for your remodel might not be granite at all. Is your kitchen home to a busy family? Does ease of maintenance factor into your decisions?

If the answer is yes to either of these questions, a kitchen remodeler that takes into account how a space is used might recommend you opt for quartz countertops instead of granite.

Quartz provides superior moisture resistance, so you spend less time and money sealing the stone. The best granite countertop for you might be a quartz countertop.

Trust Your Kitchen Remodeler

If you can’t trust your kitchen remodeler to help you pick the right granite, you need to work with a different contractor.

Inspired Remodels offers full design and build services. From initial design to finish selection, demolition to construction, and down to the final clean-up, Inspired Remodels works with you. Enjoy a single point of contact and expert project management too.

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Best Kitchen and Bath Contractor Work: Orange County Gallery

From small updates to major remodels, Inspired Remodels, an Orange County kitchen and bath contractor turns homeowner dreams into reality. Take a look at recent kitchen and bath projects to get a little inspiration of your own.

Inspired Bathrooms

What’s your pleasure? Coastal living vibes, spa-serenity, or owner retreat?
One kitchen and bath contractor delivers functional spaces that look great. That’s Inspired Remodels.
Check out these bathroom remodel projects.

Blue cabinets have been trending up for the last year. Now, green joins the party. This bathroom remodel uses green on the walls and cabinets to provide a quintessential Southern California vibe.

This bathroom remodel pays homage to the area’s ranching roots. Before the malls, before the subdivisions, the ranch dominated the scene. Warm wood cabinets, neutral-tone floors, white countertops, and lots of light make this bathroom shine – literally.

A full-length, wall-mounted mirror serves two purposes. First, mirrors reflect light and make small spaces appear much larger. Second, who doesn’t love a full peek in the mirror before stepping out for the day?

If you tell your kitchen and bath contractor you want a spa vibe, will they deliver luxury like this? Dark hex tile on the floor sets the stage for a soothing mood in the room. A Japanese-style soaking tub lets you say, “Calgon, take all my stress away”. Dual hand-held showers and rain showers drench your body and quench your desire for pampering. Neutral subway tile with a matte finish in the shower and on the accent wall continues the serene vibe of the room. And talk about attention to detail, just note how the pattern on the accent tile on the shower floor duplicates the shape of the floor tile. Add simple natural wood Shaker cabinets and dark hardware and you complete the spa feel to this room. A real owner’s retreat at the end of the day and the perfect place to start each day too!

Inspired Kitchens

Kitchens must reflect the personality and lifestyle of the homeowner. The needs of a busy family differ from the needs of a single gourmet cook or a couple that entertains regularly. A good kitchen and bath contractor understands that a kitchen must look good and work smoothly.

Check out these inspired kitchen remodels.

This Laguna Niguel kitchen remodel included a bar and La Cantina doors to bring outside and inside spaces together. This design offers all the entertaining space the homeowner needs.

See how the kitchen flows naturally to the bar and the bar coordinates with the pool area. Stunning and suitable for hosting large and intimate gatherings.

When space is at a premium, every inch counts. This kitchen remodel relies on light colors to make the space look larger. The kitchen triangle with stove, sink, and refrigerator comes together in perfection. Backsplash tile adds interest, keeping this kitchen space anything but boring. This kitchen provides everything you need for meal prep, from nuking a bowl of ramen to roasting a chicken with root vegetables.

The Inspired Kitchen and Bath Contractor

Looking for an inspired kitchen and bath contractor? Look no further than Inspired Remodels. From whole house renovations to a refresh of the kitchen or bath, a fireplace update, or even creating new outdoor living spaces, Inspired Remodels delivers.

Get an inspired remodel when Inspired Remodels in your design/build contractor.

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Orange County General Contractors in the Kitchen

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Wonder what’s cooking in kitchen design? Inspired Remodels, local Orange County general contractors, have been busy whipping up beautiful and functional kitchens.

The personal style of the homeowner gets baked into every kitchen remodel and renovation when Inspired Remodels is on the job.

Here is a look at what can happen in the kitchen in the hands of awesome general contractors with a design-build approach to kitchen renovation.

Turning Up the Heat on Functionality in Coto de Caza Kitchens

It doesn’t matter how great a kitchen looks, if it isn’t functional it isn’t a kitchen. Inspired Remodels created this dream Coto de Caza kitchen to work as well as it looks.

And it looks great! The soft green, gray, and white tones create a room that’s soothing to the senses. Ample drawers and cabinets offer storage space aplenty.

And this busy baker gets a workstation and storage for the essential Kitchen-Aid stand mixer.

This small touch represents the large amount of thought that goes into kitchen design when pro design-build general contractors do the work.

Take a step back and you’ll see the kitchen flows seamlessly into the living area. Now that’s an open concept that works beautifully.

Black and White and Style All Over

What’s black and white with style all over? Why another incredible kitchen renovation in the hands of Inspired Remodels!

A bar creates the transition from kitchen, to living, to outdoors. And La Cantina doors bring all three spaces together.

Bold black with gold accents goes big in the style department.

This kitchen renovation uses black and white to create a clean and classic style that endures. That little touch of black from custom cabinet hardware and the kitchen faucet are all this kitchen needs. Remember, hardware acts as jewelry for your cabinets. Every classic ensemble uses just a bit of jewelry, and every classic kitchen remodel does the same.

Let’s close out with a look at how design-build general contractors can take the same palette and create a completely different look.

The same black, white, and gold used in the first kitchen come together for a completely different look. Same colors, used differently and you get a completely different look!

Inspired Remodels Design Build General Contractors

When you work with Inspired Remodels, you get a design-and-build approach to kitchen renovation. That means one point of contact from start to finish.

Share your dreams with the design team and watch the construction team make them come true.