Leathered granite is a finish option for your countertops that will leave the surface with a slightly matte appearance and highlight the natural contours and coloring of the stone.
Leathered granite seams.
Leathered granite countertops a sophisticated look of natural stone modern kitchen 4 17.
This strips away imperfections and polishes the stone while leaving the natural contours and grooves intact.
Here s our experience with purchasing installing living with leathered granite.
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To achieve its trademark rough surface and slightly matte look a diamond tipped brush is run over the stone s surface repeatedly.
It s durable beautiful works with different design styles.
Leathered granite also called antiqued granite is a great counter top choice for kitchens.
Some soapstone countertops honed or leathered granite countertops such as absolute black honed and absolute black leathered are examples of this.
It is among a few options that you will have for countertop finishes the others being honed and polished.
There is no industry standard on what constitutes a leather finish on granite according to jeff handley member relations manager for the natural stone institute 440 250 9222.
Our granite expert breaks down the top 3 questions we re asked.
Some natural stones can stain easily.
We carry full slabs prefabricated pieces and a variety of tile sizes.
The seam needs to be made with more care on these types of stones as the polyester resin used to make the seam may stain the seam area.
It is most commonly seen on darker granites and gives the stone a textured appearance while retaining its natural color.
Strayer sstrazisar s is a bad seam match but that doesn t really have anything to do with it being leathered.
Leathering granite is an intense and difficult process that is best left to professionals.
Staining honed and leather stones soapstone countertops.
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between granite with a textured or leathered finish versus one with a smooth or polished finish.
The process features moving of diamond tipped brushes across the surface of the granite.
The process of leathering granite slabs makes the stone more stain resistant due to the fact that the stone pores are closed.
What finish is more hygienic.
A leathered surface usually has a soft sheen to it but is much less shiny than the glossy look of a polished slab.
A leathered surface means that there are small dimples in the surface of the granite it s much like a piece of regular leather not like a glove leather which is very smooth.