What Everybody Ought to Know About Giallo Veneziano

March 4, 2007 · Print This Article

Giallo Veneziano Granite

Giallo Veneziano is one of our most popular granites, because it goes so well with a many woods due to its varying gold and brown color.

Where Does Giallo Veneziano Come From?

Giallo Veneziano is a granite from the mountains of Brazil and is an orthogeneisses rock, which means Giallo Veneziano is metamorphized lightly-colored magma under high pressure.

Other types of granite formation create different types of granite through different types of rocks or way of formation, such as Paradiso (migmatites, slight melting of gneisses), Santa Cecila (garnet gneisses, richer in garnet).

What Cabinet Colors Go Well With Giallo Veneziano?

Shaker Cherry
Raised Panel Cherry
The gold color is a nice contrast, while the browns in the granite complement the cherry, which exemplifies its natural wood by not making it a flat color.
• Birch The brown in our Birch Cabinets complement the brown in the granite
• Honey Maple
• Natural Maple
Canadian Maple
The gold color in this granite complements the maple tone of these cabinets
American Red Oak American Red Oak is between the gold and the brown in the cabinet, adding extra color into your kitchen
Beech Coffee Beech Coffee is slightly light, complimenting the golds while providing a fine contrast with the browns

If you have any other questions about Giallo Veneziano, please feel free to contact us or leave a message in the comments.

Comments

15 Responses to “What Everybody Ought to Know About Giallo Veneziano”

  1. Cherry Cabinets with Giallo Veneziano Countertops on March 4th, 2007 12:36 pm

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  2. debbie meece on July 17th, 2007 5:14 pm

    could you please share with me the differents in color, I lookes at some Giallo Veneziano 12×12 granite tiles and they were peach in color. Every thing I read on you web and others the color is a golden color. What is it PEACH or GOLDEN??

  3. redtricycle on September 7th, 2007 3:16 pm

    i think you might be looking at giallo florito. there’s another article on this website here that shows you:

    http://www.elegantcab.com/know-the-differences-between-giallo-veneziano-and-giallo-florito/

    Giallo veneziano is yellow

  4. Lionel Young on September 7th, 2007 3:20 pm

    Hey Debbie,

    Giallo Veneziano is yellow with brown. You might be looking at Giallo Florito, which is slightly peach with brown.

  5. Barbara on September 18th, 2007 4:39 pm

    Can you tell me what goes good as a backsplash for giallo Veneziano

  6. Lionel Young on September 18th, 2007 5:28 pm

    If you’re not going the full backsplash route, I’d recommend a four inch Giallo Veneziano backsplash. When I design, I choose a wall color that is a different color than the cabinets and complements the floor choice.

    Some designers like to use tile, so if you’re going that route, try not to pick one that draws too much attention (such as overtly bright or outstanding designs).

  7. denise taber on October 13th, 2007 6:00 am

    looking for the perfect color tile backsplash to go with giallo veneziano granite countertop

  8. Lionel Young on October 13th, 2007 10:50 am

    Hi Denise,

    The perfect color tile backsplash depends on your cabinet choice and decor of the room.

    Sometimes people like the tiles to emphasize the different colors in the Giallo Veneziano, such as the yellows or the browns. It’s your cabinets and the subtle complements in your kitchen that make a tile “perfect.”

    I suggest searching for samples of a range you would like and match them up to your countertop. As a starting point, try thinking about possible complementing the browns or the yellow: these can be highlights in the tile, instead of the tile itself.

    I hope your tile search goes well!

  9. jay on January 26th, 2008 8:32 pm

    User 4″ * 4″ travertine chirallo travertine, u will find it in any home depot store, looks great with the GV granite. If you have a small 3 ft slab left over use that for the backsplash behind the stove and the rest of the area use the travertine, I am doing this for my kitchen, will post some pictures once its done.

  10. Jack on March 26th, 2008 9:17 am

    Giallo Veneziano make your dreams of Kichen come true

  11. Gina in Texas on August 25th, 2008 11:33 am

    What color/style backspash goes with Giallo Ornamental granite? We have dark cherry (red mahogany) cabinets and neutral paint color on the walls.

  12. Lionel Young on August 25th, 2008 6:55 pm

    Dear Gina,

    Most of my customers opt to use one of the following as their backsplashes:

    * 4 inch backsplash of the *same* granite
    * Full backsplash (backsplash up to the bottom of the wall cabinets)
    * Tile

    I would recommend you use a 4 inch backsplash, because it seems like you wish you show off your paint.

    Please email me, or use the contact form, if you’d like to give me more details about your kitchen.

    Best wishes,

    Lionel Young

  13. Gennifer on September 9th, 2008 6:35 pm

    I’m trying to find wall color and floor tile color to compliment giallo Veneziano granite countertops with honey maple cabinets…

    Please help!!!

  14. Lionel Young on September 9th, 2008 8:02 pm

    Dear Gennifer,

    Many of my customers choose to complement their floors tiles with their countertop.

    Since your cabinets are close to the shade of the Honey Maple cabinets, I recommend floor tiles that are a shade darker than your granite countertops. This gives a flow from your floor to the ceiling.

    I hope this helps. Please feel free to reply if you have any more questions.

    Best wishes,

    Lionel Young

  15. Roger on December 2nd, 2008 9:03 pm

    Great site you have here. As a fabricator and kitchen remodeler in Dallas I can confidently say that you are providing solid advice to the public.

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