DIYer Transforms Granite Countertop Scraps Into Farmhouse-Inspired Decor

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It's not just a moment, it's a movement: DIY kitchen design and decor projects are here to stay. Taking on a do-it-yourself project can help personalize your kitchen with style that's all you. These projects are often much more affordable as well, offering a way to adorn your kitchen without spending a fortune for decor in stores. Plus, they're also typically an eco-friendly way to repurpose different materials that might otherwise be headed for the landfill. 

Case in point: If you're renovating your kitchen and updating your granite countertops, make sure to hold on to leftover granite scraps. If you take a cue from TikTok-er Juniper Point Design Co., you can turn those pieces that would otherwise be waste into striking kitchen art. Proving the scrap pile can be one of the most unexpected places to find great, affordable kitchen decor, this DIY-er takes extra pieces of granite and smashes them into pebble-size pieces by wrapping them in fabric and hitting them with a hammer. Then the TikToker organizes the pieces by color before moving on to construct deep frames out of wood pieces they cuts, stains, and fits together that will showcase the granite art.

The idea is that the wood and stone together create a rustic, farmhouse-chic framed piece of art, which is definitely accomplished in the end result. This TikTok user then glues granite pebbles into the frame in an ombré pattern from lightest to darkest gray. The art looks like a snapshot of nature, enhanced by its real, tactile quality. The frame allows it to be hung on the wall or stood up on a counter.

Granite is a timeless countertop material, but certain granite counter colorways feel dated nowadays, like tans, beiges, and browns. If you're switching up your counters, keep some scraps. Even if you're not renovating your kitchen, you can experiment with this kind of granite kitchen art on the cheap — or for free — by following Juniper Point Design Co.'s lead and asking a local supplier for scraps they'd be throwing out otherwise. Counter and cabinet fabrication shops, stone yards, and home improvement stores often make a habit of supplying those who ask for their stone scraps.  

Once you have the stone pieces, wing it and place your granite in an abstract pattern like Juniper Point Design Co. or sketch out a pattern first — you can even spell out words or make an image. Use a strong adhesive that works on wood and stone, like Gorilla Max Strength construction adhesive. This stone mosaic project is beginner-friendly, but making your own frame is a bit more advanced. If you're not ready for that DIY step but want the farmhouse look, find a deep-set wooden frame like this HillSpring acacia wood serving tray. 

No matter how you choose to make this project your own, you'll end up with a striking, farmhouse-chic work of art that looks gorgeous alone, as part of a gallery wall, or propped on your counter as part of a vignette with small plants and mason jars. This kind of DIY is the secret to a kitchen aesthetic upgrade on a serious budget.