The early 2000s was a different time. There was no Instagram, no Pinterest, and definitely no TikTok. It might seem unbelievable now, but if you wanted to redesign your home, you had to rely on magazines and the opinions of friends and family to guide you. Yet even without social media influencers, people generally followed the same trends when it came to choosing a kitchen look.
The beauty of granite is natural, and part of that is the fact that it varies slab to slab. Granite is a rock that comes from deep down under the earth's crust. It takes millions of years of impacts in temperature and pressure for its marble-like patterns to form. You can find different colors with various kinds of swirling, flecked, crystal-dotted motifs. It can be difficult to tell exactly what you're getting from online photos, especially considering how big of a role lighting plays.
Granite is highly durable, heat-resistant, and requires low-maintenance cleaning. For daily upkeep, a pH-neutral solution with alcohol is recommended for disinfecting.