High backsplash from cove molding on solid surface countertop.
ilaine
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Corian coved backsplash looks weird
Comments (22)I am sorry to post this late. I joined as a member because a customer has the same concern, and directed me to this post. As stated in earlier posts, Rosemary is part of the Private Collection of Corian products. This series is primarily defined by the directional patterns, or "movement", as it is known in the trade. When fabricating with this material and there are no end walls, there is usually no problem. The right-left pattern flow on the deck continues as a left-right pattern in the backsplash. However, when you have end walls, and desire end splashes, you are faced with a dilemma (just like you would have with natural stone tops, or wood grain tops, or similar). You can either match the grain of the splashes- where the side splashes would run front to back, flowing naturally into the right to left flow of the backsplash, or you can match the deck, wherein the end splashes are "waterfall" on the ends, flowing top to bottom, but forcing a direction change at the splash, where top to bottom end splashes meet right to left backsplash. Having a coved splash does not change the dilemma, but it adds a few other elements. The coved inlay amplifies any visual difference. Your eyes become more 'picky" about any deviations in look, because it is so much more smooth a transition. This is why a coved splash in a Private Collection top is something of a dilemma. And yes, you absolutely should have been made aware of this....See MoreCountertop & back splash help
Comments (7)When shopping for countertops, we wanted a dark countertop, since our old one was very light, and we wanted to change it up. (Old kitchen - dark cabs, light counters, new kitchen - light cabs, dark counter) We were told by a few places that with solid surface, if you get any scratches in the dark colors, they will really be obvious. Of course you can buff them out, but solid surface did seem to scratch more easily than other types. They all suggested lighter colors if we went with solid surface. In the end, we went with laminate, which I know is not the popular choice today. But, Wilsonart high def. and formica fx180 are their premium laminates and they are really beautiful. I love my new laminate, we live in our kitchen and it takes a lot of use and abuse. Of course, the premium laminates are not that much cheaper than solid surface, so its not really a question of price. For us it was getting the color we wanted and we are very happy with it....See MoreNew Magma Gold granite countertops. - backsplash?
Comments (58)@ raehelen, Thank you, and YES, I am soooo happy that the granite/BS search is behind me!! LOL @ jancy, the cabinet color that I chose was Coffee Clutch. The code for the color is D1-7. I have read of many others using Bittersweet Chocolate by BM and Black Bean by SW. But, the Coffee Clutch looked great to me at Ace, so I chose it. I did have to sand the cabinets to rough them up, and I primed them with a tinted primer first. I think I used Zinser 123. The cabinet and trim paint goes on really nice. I just brushed it on and it went on nice and smooth. Almost smooths itself out. Just use long strokes and plan on 2 coats. It dries hard and shiny. I did not have to poly over it. I painted them over a year ago and they've held up beautifully! The other nice thing was that the wood grain still shows through. It came out really well. Don't be afraid... go for it!! :)...See MoreBacksplash tile ---why not painted wood molding as liner?
Comments (20)Hi Eustacem, Green Demolitions could not have been better to work with. I live in Michigan, though, and their closest store is in Pennsylvania, near Lancaster. I had my eye on this kitchen online for several weeks before a price was assigned to it. I watched it come down to a price I was willing to pay and I called. I had called earlier about a couple of other kitchens. I was even considering two different kitchens at two different stores that I would have combined to make my one kitchen. Whenever I called, the workers were able to walk to the kitchen I was asking about and do my measurements right then. When I called about the one I ended up buying, the worker went over to it and answered my questions honestly. He said that it seemed really solid, needed clean-up, but had a lot of features for the price. He was even able to tell me what size truck to rent to get it home. In the end, I hired the son of a friend of a friend to fly to Connecticut. I had the guy at the Budget Rent-a-Truck place pick him up at Hartford (he did it for free!), and then my guy drove to the store in Norwalk. The store staff did much of the loading and helped him tie it all in. It arrived safe and sound here the next morning. Green Demolitions will not tell you this, but each item in my kitchen had a price listed on my receipt. It almost seems that I could have said "I don't want the counters, sink, cooktop or hood" and maybe they might have taken some of the price off. But maybe not. What would they do with a 23 year-old greasy downdraft vent? I know how old the cabs are because their original manufacturing paperwork is stapled to the back of many of the cabs. They were made for a certain design shop in August 1987. I think the family name is on my paperwork, so that is rather cool. Be sure to look for quality cabs if you do shop at GD. Mine are Quakermaid. My kitchen is the "Quakermaid Butcherblock and Beadboard Kitchen," almost halfway down the photos in the "sold" tab under the main "Kitchens" heading. Here is a link that might be useful: $5000 and less sold kitchens...See Moreilaine
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