Please Help! Super white vs White Princess Quartzite
My husband and I have been remodeling an old farmhouse. We are most excited about the kitchen and we are finally at the counter top selection point! And I just cant make a decision. So I need your help!
Like I said it is an old farmhouse. We will have white cabinets, stainless appliances and a farm house sink. We have chosen polished nickel hardware and faucets. As for the layout- it is going to be a "u-shaped" kitchen with a peninsula instead of an island. Off of the kitchen we are going to have a refurbished barn door as the bathroom door. Ideally it will be a rustic wood color but if things get too busy we may have to paint it white.
So here are my pros and cons to each:
Super white (the darker one posted in this message): I like the grey. It lacks the warmth that granite has and mimics marble. My concern is that it may be too dark...as the look that I was going for was the white carrera marble (but I just couldn't handle the scratching/staining/anxiety of marble.). I am also nervous that it may be too busy for the space especially with the barn door.
White princess (the pic with the blue tape on it-we did this to plan on where we were going to make our cuts for the peninsula): It has the more "white" look overall. And it was almost a done deal but the available slabs all have a lot of movement. I love the movement in natural stone but when my fabricator starting asking me where I wanted to cut it...it made me really nervous. All of that movement makes it kind of hard. It is making me look back at the super white again because the lack of movement. I feel like we are going to end up cutting up the movement in our not very huge kitchen!
I feel like I would have been happy with either one if I hadn't had so much time to research this and think about it. But now that I have seen the other one I go back and forth every day! I lay awake every night debating and now I am down to the wire....I have to have this chosen in the next few days! please help!
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aab0422
10 years agoThis is the White princess Quartzite. The tape is just my fabricator and I playing with how we will cut it! Is this one more modern than the Super White?
Bunny
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Comments (13)I went to 3 different granite places yesterday and was able see only one slab of super white. We did really like it though and they are bringing in more slabs for us to view before we make any commitment. I was a bit surprised how hard it was to find this beautiful granite though. One place had it, but only one slab we could see. They seemed to have tons of everything else. A second place didn't have it and said they don't carry it and didn't have a source to get it from. A third place said they used to carry it but stopped because it cost them too much due to them having to replace too many slabs after fabricators broke them. They said this granite is very tricky to fabricate and can break easily. I asked if it breaks once installed too because it is more fragile than other granite, but he said no, it breaks during fabrication because it is much harder than other granites and if the fabricator doesn't slow the saw down it can chip/break during fabrication. Maybe it seems rare because of the difficulty in fabrication? I thought if it was just a rare(short supply) granite it would be costly, but it was middle priced at a "D" range instead of "H" as I would expect for a really rare granite. I don't really understand granite pricing and why actual $ amounts are such a huge secret, so I might be totally wrong here. Perhaps even though its a "D" price a fabricator will still upcharge you since its "hard to work with"....See MoreWhite Princess Quartzite, Where oh Where?
Comments (11)Hi All, well I have had a little bit of luck. I have found it in LA, just not large enough. It is actually the Super White, they call is Winter cloud. It is very nice. The guy there is getting another shipment in a couple of months so he is going to try and see if he can get the size I need 125x70, we are going with 2 inch edge. He also told me about a product call Tuff Skin. It is a coating for Marble that protects it from etching and staining. The co is out of Las Vegas and has done a bunch of bars there like The Onyx Bar, I guess this stuff really works. He said the only thing is you cannot put Hot Pots or Pans on it, other than that, squirt lemons on it and it will not etch. I do not know the cost, there are dealers nationwide. It is put on by them. Thought I would share. My 4 steel beams were delivered today. Let the fun begin....See Moresuper white/ white princess owners does it etch?
Comments (4)I have a big sample of White Fantasy and a smaller sample of Super White. I was told they are the same thing, just different names. They're from two different stone yards and they do look similar but the White Fantasy slab we saw is much lighter and a bit more uniform/has less movement which is why we're going to go with that one. I squeezed a lemon on both samples and left the lemon wedge on it for hours and there was no etching at all. Both samples have a shiny finish (not sure if that means they were sealed or not -- I didn't do anything to them). But if your sample etched then I would assume that the slab you receive from them could etch as well. Is there another stone yard you could go to in your area?!? It really is a beautiful stone, and also the only one both DH and I agreed on! For what it's worth, both stone yards also told me that this quartzite would not etch and would be just as "wearable" as any other granite. They did caution me against using red candles on top of it (they said the warm red dye in the wax could stain, but could also stain other granites as well) and to remove all permanent markers from the reach of our children. Hope this helps! I'm interested in hearing anyone else's experience too! Thanks for asking the question!...See MoreDurability of Princess White Quartzite
Comments (100)Sandy - hello! I’m so nervous as I’m about to apply the more anti etch to my beautiful piece of book matched panda marble on a an 11 foot island. Thank you for sharing as your post has given me more piece of mind! I’ve always lived on my Italian honed marble countertops and enjoyed the patina; however this new home build / project, I wanted a modern design and this panda does the trick. I’ve never used panda and do not know how it holds up plus I don’t want the patina look unless I just have to - hence I’m jumping in and trying MORE. My applicator just sanded it down on Friday and let me know today that the shipment of sealer has not arrived yet. Oops. So here I am surfing for more reviews to make sure it’s what we want to do. I can easily have her hone it at this point since she has sanded off the polish. The panda has crystals and sparkles and this will be toned down I think with the MORE product; however I think it’s worth it as the design is so elaborate, and we will be able to enjoy it and live life on it. Questions for you due to some negative reviews: scratching. I’ve read some reviews that it scratches easily. My applicator says it scratches the same as marble. What is your experience with this? Do you feel it scratches more than normal or what is to be expected ? someone said theirs turned yellow. How long have you had yours ? My applicator said it can turn yellow but only if in direct sunlight all day. She is not at all worried about this for my kitchen Honed - I don’t like the high shine and look forward to seeing the honed finish as a starting point at polish time. Glad you like the finished look of MORE honed. do you still like to touch the countertop even with the MORE on it? I love tapping my fingernails on the marble and hope it still has the stone feel. Does it ? mine is a waterfall and my last concern is where the two areas meet - the sides will not be treated with MORE of course. She said it will look fine. my applicator said the near thing about MORE is that it follows the lines of the veins and fits and molds to the stone. Your post has made me feel so much better! Please comment on my concerns if you see this. I haven’t found many reviews on MORE and have been a bit nervous. Im sure many who love it probably don’t say anything. The positive is not often discussed - only the negative. Thank you ! Stephanie...See More
cat_mom
10 years agocani
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10 years agobreezygirl
10 years agoaab0422
10 years agoHere is a picture of the white princess up close. I wasn't a huge fan of the slab from a distance either. As for the etch test-the fabricator said that last lot of super white that he worked with was having that problem but this brand new lot didn't seem as bad. I was more worried about the staining and the water rings personally. My sample didn't etch or stain but from what I have heard that doesn't always mean everything!
If I went wih the super white...would you embrace the big white spot or cut it out? Initially I was thinking of cutting it out for a more uniform look (or at least not putting it on the breakfast bar/peninsula...but since I am going for the more white look....I am thinkin of embracing it!!!
karin_mt
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threegraces
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10 years agoThis is my plan for the pendant lights for over the peninsula. What do you think???
breezygirl
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10 years agoaab0422
10 years agoHave no fear!!! I was kind of worried about that-so had a back up plan. Do you think these will also be less distracting with the stone? I was going to get this one in the polished nickel. I am so back and forth about the stone still. This morning I was thinking super white and now I am thinking the princess white!
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