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Grey Expo Silestone Leather

16 years ago

Does anyone have photos of this being used? I am trying to get a sample of this, but in the meantime, it would be nice to see some photos. My husband is in love with the leather finish and we have a sample of the Grey Amazon in the leather finish, but it seems to be a bit too dark (he really likes the idea that it resembles concrete).

Thanks!

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myjoker
16 years ago
Hi , Look at hgtv web site 2006 dream home . The kitchen has amazon grey leather .
User
16 years ago
The leather finish is problematic to keep clean because of the texture. It traps dirt and oils especially. The oil in fingerprints looks fairly promenent and water spots are also an issue in areas with hard water. Silestone requires that the buyer sign a waiver acknowledging the higher upkeep requirements when purchasing.
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catlike
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks for the info. I'm putting all sorts of stuff on my Grey Amazon sample to see how it wears.

I have a feeling this this going to be a struggle, though, trying to convince my husband to look at this more practically. Our neighbor has concrete countertops and there are dark areas and irregularities in the finish that give it character, and he doesn't see to take issue with that, so maybe a concrete lookalike that develops those qualities may be acceptable to him. I just know I'm not going to take care of a countertop any more than as needed, and I'm the pretty much the sole user of said countertop.
catlike
Original Author
16 years ago
Well, I think our issue for this may have been resolved. We were in Home Depot looking at the kitchen samples and came across a countertop which both my husband and I thought was laminate at first glance. We go to touch it and it's Silestone Leather (albeit the Santa Fe Brown). It really did not look as stonelike as we thought it would. We were leaning towards the Grey Expo Leather (lighter and cooler than the Grey Amazon) and hadn't seen a sample of that, so unless the leather finish somehow looks drastically different, we're probably going to go with the regular Grey Expo.
gardenweb-cox_sneakemail_com
13 years ago
catlike, did you get the Silestone leather? How did it work out for you? I am considering it for a built-in desktop.
jlbero_yahoo_com
13 years ago
I know this is an old msg but for those wondering about the leather finish....
we've had the grey leather for 5 years and love them. There is no issue with fingerprints, trapping of dirt etc. We also did not sign any kind of waiver warning us of higher upkeep (not even sure why that would come up). We still love our choice.

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