Jerseygirl - Your window is one window? This may be a silly question but how did you use two blinds? Was it in inside mount? How or what did they connect to at the middle of the window? Natal's right about the romans on my doors and I have that white blind in the bathroom. When I finally get around to finishing up the master bedroom I'm going to use a bamboo shade in there. None in the LR because I love the natural light and never want to get into a habit of not opening the blind. The lack of a blind doesn't bother me since I don't sleep there. I don't like that bamboo shades aren't private and liners seem to be a challenge to find. I saw someone suggested using a canvas painters drop cloth to make liners and I'm going to try that for the patio doors. It doesn't bother me if all the blinds in the house match or not from the inside/outside. If I went with 2" blinds I'd want the white because of the dust issue. I'll have to make sure I clean that bathroom blind before company gets here. :) I'm glad to hear you guys think the woven shades will be around for awhile. I think for now I'm going to grab something cheap for the windows and I'll end up changing it out later. - My sister loves that I do this and she normally gets first dibs. ;) Thanks everyone! I'll let you know what I end up with.

Thank you all for your help. Okay, it is sealed. So far, I have performed 20 min and 1 hour test with ketchup, balsamic, turmeric paste, orange wedge, red wine, olive oil, water, and bar keeper's friend paste(I use this alot in the sink and want to make sure it will not hurt counter)... For 20 min and 1 hour-wiped off with water, NOTHING! YAY! But...yes, the oil and water area darkened...I can tell it is soaking up the liquids. Actually, when dh brought in the sample from the rain, I could see that the areas under the rain drops were slightly darker. Did the same test over 3 hours, but added crushed blackberry...it is slighty stained now-the blackberry and turmeric left very faint discoloration on the polished area, and a very noticeable stain on the unsealed/unpolished edge. The water and oil, again, left a very very slight darker spot that I cannot see after a few minutes. NO etching. AT all. Not even sorta. I decided to crush a blackberry on it and see what happens after 20 minutes...no stain at all, wiped up with water. So...I am okay. I was most worried about etching, and it is not happening. The staining? Am I correct in assuming that this will happen with any natural stone? I know it is not supposed to be as porous as granite or marble, but it still is some what porous right?(kinda like you are saying PreciousStone?). I am thinking this just needs some more/better sealing? Thoughts? What type of sealant you think?

White Dove and Super White quartz…and you want another white? I don’t think I would go in that direction because 3 whites are going to fight with each other. If the white dove is presenting with some yellow, it is the natural light doing that to it, as white dove tends to have gray undertones. So, I would paint the cabinets white dove with the gray/white quartzite. For color, put it on the wall. Something like Seattle Gray…just enough blue in it.

@jill lopez - we loved the white lux, but it was our installers that didnt know how to install. We had a very complicated design where the main island connected with the top island and sides seemlessly to look as if was all one piece (no overhangs) picure attached with our new montblanc counter tops using our new amazing installer.