As moderator of the “hometown” on HGTV, Erin Napier has restored and refreshed countless properties in her hometown Laurel, Mississippi. In the years of working on these houses, she took up some tips and tricks that have proven to be useful when it was time to carry out her own home renovation with her husband. Some of their top restoration hacks went into the redesign of the historical cuisine of the house, including their selection of inexpensive but luxurious-looking worktops. When she did Black Mist Granite, an alternative material that does not burn a hole in her wallet, she managed to reproduce the appearance of expensive, coveted soap stone slabs. According to Napier, the black fog granite in your kitchen is as visually appealing and functional as it is authentic soap stone.
Seifenstein is a unique worktop material, a metamorphic rock, which is of course formed by a combination of warmth and pressure. It is a popular but at the same time polarizing surface material; Due to their unique appearance, their relative softness and periodic maintenance, homeowners have mixed feelings for soap stone worktops. Granite is often selected because of its affordability and consistent performance, which makes it a predictable and less splitting option.
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Why Erin Napier chose Black Mist Granite worktops for your kitchen
Erin and Ben Napier's renovated farmhouse kitchen – HGTV / YouTube
Erin Napier got to work to restore her 90-year-old brick studor after her husband found farm ownership in Laurel, Mississippi. In a Laurel Mercantile blog, she announced that her inspiration for the overall circumstances began with the kitchen and honored the aged spirit of the house and were driven by “Visions by Ms. Patmore and Daisy in the Downton Abbey Kitchen”. The black fog sanded granite worktops and decided “imitate the luxury of Seifenstein without soft and chippy maintenance problems”. It is known that the Seifenstein look contributes to the historical charm of an older house, and its choice of Black Mist Granite proved to be more affordable, yet very suitable for the project.
In the revelation episode in “Heimtstadt” Napier said, “I wanted the whole kitchen a bit worn and already used.” We also got a look at Napier's house when she divided some photos of the finished residence on Instagram and demonstrated the post-renovation. Even the devices – the refrigerator, the range and the hood – were selected to meet the vintage kitchen ceremony and add the worktops. As Napier in the caption wrote: “I worked brown black for the melting in an allusion to ancient kitchen appliances and with my polished black crap granite worktops.”
Black fog granite as a soap stone alternative
Sink with a black plate worktop and backplash – Ganahl Immobilien AG/Getty Images
As Erin Napier emphasized, Black Mist Granite can make a great alternative to bacon. It is not only visually similar, but black fog granite is also regarded as a low -maintenance surface material as soon as it is sealed and only requires regular encryption for maintenance. Sactons are often seen as a little maintenance. Many homeowners Ötzen often often maintain their soap stone slabs to maintain their aesthetic attractiveness. Soapstone is also softer than granite, which makes it more susceptible to scratches. As established, Black Mist Granite tends to be more affordable than a soap stone; The SOAPSTONE costs costs an average of around 70 to 120 US dollars per square foot, while the black granite is between $ 25 and 70 per square foot.
If you choose Black Mist Granite about soapstone, as Napier did, make sure that you carry out your research and select a granite worktop -Finish from that fits your kitchen and lifestyle. The Napiers opted for a polished black manure worktop, but many homeowners recommend a leather finish about an event because the earlier dust, fingerprints and effective stains.
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