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Found our granite slabs!!! -"White Fantasy"

10 years ago

I've almost posted several vents about our struggles to find *the* slabs, but I figured no one really wanted to hear (read) me complain. Let's just leave it at "it's been harder than we thought it would be".

DH finally got frustrated enough to just call all the stone yards around here. Turns out there are a bunch of different names for this stuff. In the end we got "white fantasy" but it was also called Vermont white, alpine white, and Donna Saundra. On GW, it's more commonly called super white. DH ran over to the stone place after work, and he made the call. I'm trusting his judgement! Below are the pics he took with his cell phone. These are pics of two of the slabs. First pic has the slab we will use on the island. The second two pics are the slab for the rest of the kitchen. We also tagged another slab from the same lot just in case.

I'm in love. Lol. I will be on pins and needles until it is actually fabricated and installed.

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Comments (24)

KBH
10 years ago
Beautiful!
jjaazzy
10 years ago
Wow that's granite? That's really pretty, Oh I am stuck picking out my slabs right now, wish I was posting Look what I did photos! LOL
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LOL I so know how you feel dear...I took a 2 year old. Nothing like trying to look at granite while chasing him so he won't get under the big slabs...they might look steady standing up there in the yard...but it just doesn't feel good to have the baby under them! I only made it to one granite yard (ok that's all we have LOL) but thank god! 7 hours of granite and the baby....e gads! I hope you drink! :oP It's very pretty. I'm partial to the golds :) I do have granite in your "colors" with lots of movement called Vulcan Gold...but I never see it anywhere! I've had the slabs on hold for two years LOL
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It's a quartzite. We had Mother of Pearl (Monte Carlo) quartzite in our last kitchen and it was bullet proof. Bee - it's from IMG near the airport. It's not sealed, but I tried the lemon on it and it definitely etches. Even less impressed to hear that yours is etchig just with water. : ( I think they think I'm being difficult for not accepting a slab from a different lot which they say looks the same. But I SUPER fussy when it comes to the island slab - we looked at tons and I really only loved this one slab. The others all had areas I didn't like. To me the other lot looks completely different. Maybe 9 out of 10 people wouldn't care, but I see a (big!!) difference in both color and movement. We can't even use our perimeter slab as the island because it's already been cut. We're going to have to go and look at it again which is super frustrating as the baby has acd reflux and gets really bad attacks where she is in a ton of pain. I can't go by myself in case she has an attack on the highway. If I'd only known this morning my mother in law ws here and we could have gone together. UGH!!!!
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mrsjoe
10 years ago
Those are absolutely stunning. Congrats!
Lil_Moe
10 years ago
wow,gorgeous!
gr8daygw
10 years ago
Hubby did good!!! Those are absolutely beautiful! Glad you found something you really, really love!
a2gemini
10 years ago
Sweet and hope you "licked it" - See Beekeeper post about "licking" your stone!
beekeeperswife
10 years ago
It's delicious, so yes, you should lick it.
secondhalf
10 years ago
Uhhh- can someone re-explain the licking? I searched but didn't find...

Your granite is incredible. Happy for you!! I sympathize with the hours of searching and feeling that you shouldn't complain!
springroz
10 years ago
It has ANGELS in it!!

Most beautiful whatever they want to call it!

Nancy
beekeeperswife
10 years ago
The licking goes back to the VW commercial. In order to prevent someone else from buying "THE" car that the guy wants, he licks the handle, thus no one else will touch it or buy it...

So, you gotta go lick it!
Mom23Es
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks everyone! I love it, and I haven't even touched it! :)

I remember that VW commercial! Lol. Pretty sure DH didn't lick it though. Just a "tag". ;)

Jjazzy- Everyone around my part of town calls it granite. On GW and elsewhere on the net it's commonly called quartzite. One place we went to called it a "granite blend". So many names.
breezygirl
10 years ago
That's incredibly beautiful! Wow! And your DH called around and tagged those?! My jaw is on the floor. ;)

First thing I saw was the angel in that third slab. Very special.

Have you seen Aokat's Donna Sandra kitchen?
gsciencechick
10 years ago
WTG for your DH for picking these out! Gorgeous!
drewem
10 years ago
Very nice!
Ann Scheley
10 years ago
Wow...the soft waves and swirls are dreamy.
ksquires
9 years ago
Hi everyone!

Our tiles are in- they are a dark gray and our cabinets were just delivered today. They are white. I want to put a deposit on a light granite- I have a few in mind. They are all white with grey, some brown. I am getting nervous that there will be "too much white". Please help me by posting some pics of your white cabinets/light granite. Thanks so much!
mamasheshe
9 years ago
G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!!!!! Breathtaking. Can't wait to see them in.
islanddevil
9 years ago
Ooooh mesmerizing! Love it. It's granite? So no etching, staining or pampering?? Tell me that's so because I want it! Love light stones and the look of marble, but couldn't deal with the care required.
Can't wait to see your finished kitchen. What cabinet color/style are you going with?
slush1422
9 years ago
It's beautiful!!!! Congratulations! Our slab yard called our Moon Night a granite - but at other places it was called Super White Quartzite...oh the many names! I see the angel too...gorgeous!
carp123
9 years ago
really beautiful!! I saw someone mentioned "licking the stone" haha!! I always rub my cheek against it and want to bite it! I know...weird.
Mom23Es
Original Author
9 years ago
Didn't realize there were more updates here! Thanks for the compliments. They didn't do a great job fabricating one piece so we are anxiously awaiting another install this week. So stressful!!!

Island- My cabinets are Medallion brand in "white icing". It's a bright white. The floors are getting a second coat of stain today, and they are hopefully turning into a beautiful dark brown but not black color. It is granite for sure, but unfortunately there have been mixed reviews here. Beekeeperswife has had a terrible time with hers- search for her Saran wrap thread. I'm hopeful that it will be okay, but I've already warned DH that he needs to use the wetbar (different granite) for making drinks and all his other messes. lol.
a2gemini
9 years ago
Love it. Definitely lick that baby!
desertsteph
9 years ago
I see the manes of many horses in those...

beautiful! be sure to go there to template your slabs!
TxMarti
9 years ago
It's gorgeous! I think the granite search has been the most difficult of all our kitchen decisions.

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