Leathered Granite

One of the best decisions we made doing the kitchen remodel was choosing a leathered granite counter top, in our case Ubatuba Leathered. It totally hides fingerprints, so you don't spend time wiping and polishing to get shiny perfection.  The biggest surprise was how it's made, which starts with taking a blow torch to the granite, then brushed to get the nice, rough finish.

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