Paramount Granite Blog

Add An Elegant Look To Your Kitchen With A Blue Galaxy Granite Countertop…

Barb — Wed, 15 May 2013 19:46:45 +0000

In this blog, I wanted to share some photos of a Blue Galaxy kitchen we recently fabricated and installed. Blue Galaxy is a beautiful color that is quarried in Brazil and contains large areas of quartz that give the stone depth and plenty of mica that give the stone a reflective nature. Blue Galaxy offers an elegant look with shades of black, gray, cream and burgundy.

Let’s take a look…

Blue Galaxy Granite

If you are interested in this color, make sure you visit our showroom.

Thanks for reading!

Barb

Recipe: Banana, Peanut Butter, Chocolate Almond Muffins

Barb — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:45:00 +0000

I don’t know about you, but I love peanut butter, chocolate and banana together. It is a delicious combination and if you like it too, you will probably like these muffins. They are easy to make and very tasty either warm, or cold.

Banana, Peanut Butter, Chocolate Almond Muffins

1 stick melted butter
2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 bananas mashed
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1-1/4 cups flour
3/4 cup ground flax seed
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups chocolate covered almonds (chopped)

Line muffin pan with paper liners, or spray with Pam cooking spray and set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine the melted butter, eggs, vanilla and sugar and mix together. Add the peanut butter and bananas. Add the remaining dry ingredients to the mixture. Add the chocolate covered almonds. Using a large spoon, drop the batter into prepared muffin tins. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 minutes. Makes 12-18 muffins.

If you like recipe’s, make sure you check out and purchase our cookbook, Indulge 101 Recipe Favorites for others. Keep in mind that profits from the cookbook will be donated to www.healinghaiti.org

Enjoy!

Barb

Make Your Bathroom Stand Out With A Rockville White Vanity…

Barb — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:02:58 +0000

In this blog, I wanted to show some before and after pictures of a bathroom project a customer shared with us. The original bathroom had a cultured marble top, which we replaced with a Rockville White granite vanity top that we fabricated and installed.

Let’s take a look at the project…

Before—Here is what the bathroom looked like before

Rockville White Granite

After—What a different look!

Rockville White Vanity

After—Here is a close-up of the vanity. Nice look-huh?

If you are interested in remodeling your bathroom, make sure you stop by our showroom to check out colors for your vanity.

Thanks for reading!
Barb

Granite Countertops And Chipping…

Barb — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:00:00 +0000

One of the questions we sometimes hear in our showroom is “Will my granite countertops chip?” Granite is one of the hardest materials available for countertops today and it is extremely durable. While chips can and do happen from time to time, they can be easily repaired. Over the years, we have received a number of calls from customers pertaining to chips in their granite countertops, but the number is small in comparison to the number of countertops we have installed. Customers sometimes call in a panic, wondering what happened and if the chip can be repaired. Since many homeowners often hand wash their pots and pans, the sink area, (around the perimeter), tends to be more prone to chipping because people tend to bang their pots and pans against the granite when they are cleaning them.

If you have a chip in your granite countertop, we would most likely set up a service call to come out and repair it. An epoxy resin is typically mixed with a hardener and used to fill in the void. For larger chips, the epoxy resin may be mixed with small amounts of stone particles to help fill in the area.
If you have questions pertaining to chip repairs, please free to give us a call.

Thanks for reading!

Barb

Beam Me Up Scottie?

Barb — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:22:09 +0000

When most people think of high-tech kitchens, they think of built-in appliances, built-in computer stations and TV’s, built-in storage spaces, etc. High-Tech kitchens of the not-so-distant future however, may take on whole new look and meaning. In fact, according to, Coming Soon: Turn Your Kitchen Counter Into a Touch Screen, an article found on Houzz, “The futurist consensus is that someday household surfaces, like kitchen counters and refrigerator doors, will function like giant iPads, with Internet-connected interactive touch displays. No, not built-in displays. Entire surfaces will be usable as interactive computers.” While this may sound like something from Star Trek, or maybe the Jetson’s, this technology already exists and has been a part of Microsoft Home, a futuristic house used to display Microsoft’s latest technologies and research ideas for awhile. The technology featured in Microsoft Home, apparently uses projected light and camera sensors to project recipes, games, etc. on to various surfaces in the kitchen, making it easy for a homeowner to access and display information in a convenient existing setting. Pretty cool, huh?

While this technology may seem far-fetched, just think back a 10, or 20 years to remember how far we have come, with the explosion of the internet, Smart Phones, Tablets, etc. I have to admit, maybe Touch Screen counters aren’t so out of this world. If we end up standing in our kitchen someday however, saying, “Beam me up Scottie,” well— that, would be!

Thanks for reading!

Barb

Granite Countertops—Spotlight On Colonial Gold

Barb — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:54:30 +0000

In this blog, I wanted to spotlight the color, Colonial Gold, which is quarried in Brazil.

Colonial Gold Granite

Colonial Gold granite is a beautiful color with warm shades of cream, gold, brown and black. It’s gentle, flowing pattern provides a crisp, elegant look that would look great in any kitchen, bathroom, or bar room. If you like, warm, neutral tones, this color would work perfect for countertops, an island, a vanity top, bar top, or fireplace surround. Make sure you visit our showroom to check out our current stock.

Here’s a photo of our slab stock…

Colonial Gold Slabs

Thanks for reading!

Barb

A Walk Through The Shop…

Barb — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:11:16 +0000

While I was walking through our shop area yesterday, I noticed a unique top that one of our guys was working on that I thought would be good one to share.

Let’s take a look…

Brown Dunes VC Marble

The piece was actually being fabricated for a cocktail table. Notice the mitered edge and how the flow of the marble gently moves from one side down through the edge.

Brown Dunes VC Marble

While most marble contain some veining, or a gently flowing pattern, notice the unique linear flow of this particular marble.

Brown Dunes VC Marble

Intriguing looking marble, isn’t it?

If you are interested in looking at marble, or adding a mitered edge for your countertops, make sure you give us a call, or visit our showroom.

Thanks for reading!

Barb

Get Cooking With An Outdoor Kitchen…

Barb — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:52:49 +0000

With spring and summer weather just around the corner (I hope), it is time to get that grill going! I don’t know about you, but I think that most food tastes better coming off the grill. There is just something about that charcoal grilled flavor, and that grilling smoke lingering in the fresh air. It just makes your mouth water and your senses feel good. If you are like me and live in the Mid-west, you might bust out your grill no matter what the season, or the weather. It somehow just makes you feel good and gives you the promise of summer and warm weather.

Anyway—I thought it would be nice to take a look at some outdoor kitchens to help us all get that summertime feeling.

Let’s take a look…

Traditional Patio by Omaha Landscape Architect Olive Branch Integrated Outdoor Design

Doesn’t this outdoor kitchen look inviting? I love the stone patio and bar top look. What a great place to gather with family and friends.

Mediterranean Patio by Portland Architect Donna Wax, Architect

Doesn’t this outdoor kitchen look warm and cozy? What a wonderful patio setting.

Contemporary Patio by Woodland Kitchen And Bath Fixtures The Home Improvements Group, Inc.

This outdoor kitchen gives a clean, sleek look with bright inviting food and flowers.

Contemporary Patio by Sausalito Architect Urrutia Design

Here’s another cozy, outdoor kitchen that is quite welcoming. Perfect for a gathering with family, or friends.

If you are planning on adding an outdoor kitchen to your back yard, make sure you stop by our showroom for your countertop selections.

Thanks for reading!

Barb

Beautify Your Bath With A Bianco Ramano Vanity Top…

Barb — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:17:43 +0000

When it comes to bathrooms, the color white, has been popular over the years. That’s not surprising because white often depicts purity and cleanliness and also promotes a sense of peace and calm, something many home owners want in a bathroom. While there are a variety of white colors to choose from when it comes to granite, in this blog, I wanted to take a look at a vanity project we installed in the color, Bianco Ramano.

Let’s take a look…

Bianco Ramano Granite (Fabricated & Installed by PGC)

Bianco Ramano is a beautiful stone that is quarried in Brazil. It contains shades of white and gray and has some cream and beige veining that can be seen throughout the slabs. Small spots of burgundy, which I like to call cranberries are also common.

Bianco Ramano Granite (Fabricated & Installed by PGC)

If you like the color white, you might want to take a look at the color, Bianco Ramano. Make sure you visit our showroom to check out this color and others.

Thanks for reading!

Barb

Add Some Warmth To Your Kitchen With India Copper Brown Granite…

Barb — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:56:26 +0000

I just read somewhere recently that brown is the new black. I also heard this awhile back. In fact, I wrote a post titled the same thing back in 2011. Anyway—since it came up again, I thought I would feature a brown kitchen. This particular homeowner selected, the color, India Copper Brown, which is a beautiful color. India Copper Brown contains warm shades of brown, rust and black and offers a consistent overall pattern.

Let’s take a look a look some pictures of the kitchen we fabricated and installed…

India Copper Brown Granite

India Copper Brown

If you like the color brown, you might want to take a look at the color, India Copper Brown. Feel free to visit our showroom to take a look at this color and others.

Thanks for reading!

Barb