What is the EASIEST & FASTEST way to choose bathroom tile / counter
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Does anyone regret granite for bathroom counter?
Comments (12)Thank you all for your comments. Our friend tells us that she visited someone who had granite in their bath and every time anyone used that bathroom, they were required to wipe down the counter lest water be left on it. Maybe the friend was extremely anal. The Bella Verde is somewhat dark but with a lot of white veins in it. Actually when I do a web search for it, the images I find look different from the small sample I have. It always seems to be this way with granite! I saw a Verde Esmeralda that was about the most beautiful piece I have ever seen (but too bright a color for a counter), but none of the online pics of that same color are as brilliant or as beautiful/ Anyway, I think we are going to have to visit granite yards to see the actual pieces we have to choose from, but I won't be overly worried about choosing granite for the bathroom. For the kitchen, I am a bit more concerned, since we are not the types to tidy up eveything right after cooking or eating....See MoreBathroom Counter Ungrouted
Comments (147)WELLLLLL>>>>> as my baby Texan Brother would say.... welll bust my britches !!!! that is a sight for sore eyes !!!! it is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo amazing... I've very seldom been speechless... but you take the cake!!! What in the world have you done to me....now you've gone and done it.......... You've made me crazy with desire !!!!!! Yes , it's true... i"ve been bitten by the bug... the gluing, grouting, glass, marble what ever... B U G !!! all from reading this post !!!! I don't know whether to SHOUT ~ Sing ~ clap my hands ~~~ jump up and down ~~~~ or W H A T !!!! It was an amazing T R I P for me just reading and L O '~' O K I N G at these pictures !!!! THANK YA __ T H A N K YA ===== T H A N K YA !!!!!!!! God Bless You and your tallent and Fantastic Work !!! Thank you for sharing and thank you for inspiring me... that I can at least do S O MN/THN !!!!! ***** H A P P Y * * * * HOLIDAYS !!! M E R R Y + C H R I S T M A S !!!!!! God Bless! susiesunshine PS I AM A TEXAN TOOOOOOO!!!!! hope I drank the same water as you..... born in Odessa, Tx lived in FRISCO, TX - before I moved to Rockford, IL !!! (now I'm Freezing!!!) but perhaps I can WARM up if I learn to follow in your footsteps!!!!...See MoreIgloochic, DS Bathroom countertop?
Comments (36)Igloo... Quoting from you... "Now Mom...on that black mosaic...definately polished (just in case that was part of the question). It needs the polish to bring out the stones. And then because it's polished, I would NOT do a honed stone on the other counters surrounding it because it would be...well it wouldn't work. But, that said, I would do an antique finish on the nordic black. It's both shiny and matte, and would flow well with the Mosaic. In fact, if it would help...I'll take a picture tomorrow while I'm working at the house, of nordic black antique right next to the mosaic for you. And if you'd really like...I could send you a 4x4 piece of nordic black antique to look at in person if you can't find it. Just pop me out an email and I'll get it out next week." I was definitely going to do the polished in the Black Mosaic. I think that's why my DH loves it because it looks like rocks under water and I am sure that's due largely to the shine. So, thanks. It was the rest of the counters that I wasn't sure about. They are not right next to the island. The closest counter in Nordic or AB (whatever we decide) is about 42" away from the island. Does that help? I am really impaired when it comes to posting links or pictures here so I don't know if that helps you visualize or not. But that was my question, what kind of a finish to get with the Black Mosaic to compliment each other. I would love a picture, if that's not too much. I will be out of town for a week. My great niece, who is 7 months old, is having heart surgery on Tues., so I may not be checking GW for awhile. The sample would be great, how do I email you? I'll check to see if I can find that out somewhere her. Thank you so much! Pluckymama, thanks for telling me about Nordic Black Iced, I will check that out, too!...See MoreQuartz or Corian for bathroom countertop?
Comments (30)I think I'm the second person to respond who actually has Corian. We put it in every room in our remodel. And after about 1.5 yrs, we still are thrilled with it. Our home is very contemporary and the seamless sink in the kitchen is at home. I also love the feel of running my hand across the counter and I like that it isn't cold. Witch Hazel seems to be extraordinarily popular with some people and I don't recall anyone who put it in who had buyers remorse. Now Quartz is really nice too. It was going to be my first choice until we started looking at solid surface. I had been eyeing a quartz countertop for years waiting for the next time we moved--way back when granite was at its zenith (which our house came with) and quartz was hard to find. Now that granite has declined and quartz is all the rage, I'm glad I did Corian even more. I realize the quartz is nice, but it's not terribly special. Where I live, almost every single house that is new or re-done and put up for sale has white quartz counters. It's in every single episode of HGTV. White Quartz seems to me to be the 2010s version of the 2000s Beige Granite--everywhere. I just like being slightly different than the masses :) The last poster correctly notes that her granite is is "not understated"--definitely never been a term used to describe loud shiny sparkly granite tops. Corian is classically understated. Now for my next house--Lord willing that won't be for a long time--Neolith is my current fascination :)...See Morebagofchips
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