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Silestone Leather

15 years ago

I was wondering if anyone has had any recent experience with Silestone Leather. My husband and I were reading posts about this product from last year, but wondered if Silestone has changed their product over the last year. If anyone has used it, are you satisfied or dissatisfied? Does it show everything? Does it require daily maintenance or is it easier than the previous posts have implied? What kind of daily maintenance?

Thanks for the input!

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dreamywhite
15 years ago
I spoke to a rep from Silestone and they steered me away from it even though I was greatly interested because I was hoping that it resembled honed granite a bit. They said it is higher maint and feels kinda wierd. I have yet to find a store that has samples in person.
astridh
15 years ago
I don't have leather Silestone, but I do have honed Caesarstone in the color Creme Limestone (I think). My color is a golden beige and I don't find it hard to care for, at all. I really like it, and it looks very much like natural stone. I do think the darker honed colors are more problematic in terms of showing fingerprints/greasy stains.
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Hey doggiemom, I really like the Silestone! It's great stuff and I love the matte finish! I think the Tigris Sand has the same sort of pattern to it, but in a lighter color, right? Here's the link to my kitchen album: Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen
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I have something similar in my kitchen. It is a honed color of Caesarstone, another quartz countertop. I really like the look, and I would choose it again. My color has since been discontinued, but it was a golden tan that was supposed to mimic limestone. Pretty similar to the Tigris Sand, actually. The issue with the oil is real. You do need to work harder to get oil/grease off. It would be the most noticeable if your countertop gets direct sunlight. Mine doesn't, and I only really notice it if the light is just right. Doesn't bother me, but I'm not the most meticulous housekeeper. Still, I dislike the cold, shiny look of granite, and I would not have chosen it had I not been able to get it honed. It looks much warmer and softer to me that way. I agree with live wire oak: get a sample and see.
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I have Caesarstone in a honed finish. The color has been discontinued (sadly), but it is a sandstone-type color. Regarding the "metal marks" mentioned above -- if a metal pan is dragged across the surface, it leaves a dark mark. I have AllClad pans in the "Master Chef" finish, which is a matte aluminum exterior. This may be more prone to leaving marks than a polished stainless, for example. My countertop fabricators left me with a can of Ajax when they did the counters a few years ago, and advised me to use it whenever there was any kind of staining on the countertop. I have done so, and it is 100% reliable at removing any marks, including these metal marks as well as ink (from a grocery bag). It's really not something that I worry about at all, and I *love* my honed counters. Now I'm making some changes in the kitchen, and since my color has been discontinued, I'm faced with replacing my counters. Caesarstone has fewer honed colors now, and it's very disappointing because I hate the way that polished surfaces reflect my lighting.
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I was under the impressin that the leather finish has been discontinued. None of my fabricators offer it any longer due to the heightened care issues associated with it and the fact that it shows fingerprints pretty badly. Even when they offered it, the customer had to sign a waiver of understanding about those issues. Ultimately, Cosentino stopped offering the leather finish because of that. Perhaps I am wrong, and it's just my fabricators who no longer want to deal with the hassle and stopped carrying it, but I seem to recall being told this by the actual Cosentino rep.
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stiles
15 years ago
I am using Silestone Rhin Leather in my desk/homework area. I believe it is lower maintenance because everything from crayons, markers and pencils have come up wonderfully. I haven't chopped or prepped food on the silestone so not sure how it would hold up for that use. The color is light and doesn't show fingerprints. It has a mottled look to it and it feels a little smoother than my honed marble. Hope that helps!
astridh
15 years ago
You wouldn't want to chop on any quartz/granite/marble countertop because you would ruin your knives.

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