Blue Pearl

I was wrong--still one more decision! Actually, more of an approval.

We chose Blue Pearl granite for our countertops many, many years ago at Lowe's, and designed the whole kitchen idea around it. It has been a constant throughout the whole process, so there wasn't much choosing to do. Until we went to the stone and tile company the first time and discovered there was a light shade of Blue Pearl and a dark shade. They didn't have enough of either one at the time, but we definitely preferred the dark shade.

They got more of the dark shade in and we went today to approve the lot (we will need at least two full slabs). It didn't seem very dark, but the dark slab she had from before didn't look very dark this time either. Seems that on a sunny day, the shiny granite all looks much lighter!

Unfortunately, walking around the granite yard was like walking through a candy store. It was all beautiful with the sun shining on it! We almost changed our minds when we saw a very dark stone with intense pieces of blue mica in it. More contrast than our Blue Pearl, but also, potentially too dark. We don't want the counters to look black. It was more expensive which helped us return to our first choice. So, Blue Pearl it is!