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Please help me pick a sink

15 years ago

I am looking to replace my countertops with LG Viatera Solano.

I have cherry cabinets with black appliances. I was looking at the Blano sinks and I was thinking black by my husband thinks the water spots will be too bad. So what about the Biscuit color? Do you all think it will go or should I just go with white?

I really want to stay away from SS.

Thanks,

Melissa

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neesie
15 years ago
Melissa, I didn't understand which sample was the color of countertop you chose. Personally, I have the blanco silgranit in biscuit and love it. What I did was take my granite sample to an upscale plumbing supply store and look at it next to their blanco color selections. Then I ordered the sink from an internet vendor for half the price.

I think you should consider what color the countertop is and then make your sink decision based on that.
Buehl
15 years ago
Black porcelain or vitreous china WILL show a lot of water spots...we have a vitreous china sink in our PR and it shows water spots all the time.

However, black Silgranit sinks probably do not b/c of their texture.

Based on your countertop choice (Solano), have you thought of gray instead? I wonder if the black would be too stark....but then again you have black appliances....
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I think biscuit would look just fine with the Solano. HTH

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