We purchased the Sylvie Sectional through our designer earlier this year. It finally arrived after 6 months and within weeks it looked awful. The fabric pills and is even coming apart at some seams. The cushions do not hold their shape and we already had them replaced by the company as a "one time favor." The seat cushions are so unsupportive and just sink. It's truly embarrassing to have this couch when all of our other furniture is so nice. People ask us if it is our old couch since our remodel. I'm not exaggerating when I say that our IKEA sectional lasted us and was more comfortable than this sectional that we spent over 7k on. We are so disappointed and left with no recourse. I will never again buy a Rowe or Robin Bruce product. This was supposed to last us 10 years and it's barely made it a few months.

One thing, I'd hope you remember--medical science has advanced by leaps and bounds since your dd was a child. I know, even with a procedure my DH had about 5 years ago, and had to have repeated this year, there was vast improvement. I'd be willing to bet that the treatment today is better and hopefully more effective than what you were told many years ago. Wishing your daughter the best. As to your other news--Fantastic, the very best to you and your children.

I am leery of honed quartz products in general. Silestone Suede finish seems to perform well and is forgiving. But generally speaking I'd test the non shiny quartz products before purchasing if possible. Maybe take a sample home and use oil, etc. to test them. Or just skip them and get shiny quartz. Or perhaps get a stone in a non shiny finish that a fabricator recommends. If looking for lighter colors, perhaps an acrylic like Corian or Hi-Macs in their normal matte finish would look good. But dark acrylics show scratches too easily. And we remember a glue failure from the late 80s early 90s. Many laminate tops were redone because of that. Perhaps that is the one referenced in another comment. I don't remember the brand.

I thought you meant in a different way... We had hit/miss Uber the other night. We live where there is a high presence, so that was no issue. It was the night we went out in slinky shoes and long gowns. Hoped to be driven around like princesses. Didn't expect it. First one really wasn't our knight in shining armor. HORRIBLE driver (it was my child's Uber app and choice, and justly chose to tip a $1). Turned right instead of left to leave the neighborhood. Left is obviously the way out. Right was into what was the Dupont plant (still industrial plant). Why would he turn that way? Ran lights, cut in front of cars, slung us everywhere, car was in questionable shape, kept his phone app open talking the entire time to what must've been wife with small child (cuteness on that one though!) as the conversation was in another language that I don't speak so I can't confirm it, the venue was on the corner of 3rd and Demonbreun, but he asked if he was in the right place on a street that had neither of those in the address???, and it was a sketchy street he turned down. Opposite going home. Nice, clean, sumptuous car. Absolute gentleman, knew where he was going. And when we told him it was a delayed Christmas celebration, turned on Christmas music. Tipped $7. Kiddo has told everyone about that music everywhere we've gone. Takes so little to be nice, doesn't it? Both of these were in the $4-5 range of typical tips, given the fare amount and distance.