lisa0527, I have read through the forum issues and I am not quite scared off from the quartzite quite yet. I am curious if anyone knows how people are able to get their samples to take home and abuse, I mean test to ensure the quartzite is really quartzite and not something in between, or not quite quartzite... pretty sure the yard isn't going to knock a piece off, and it doesn't seem like something they normally carry that they'd have laying around. Feel free to enlighten me, anyone. Majra, maybe you can learn from my glory, or my mistakes! ;) Beekeeperswife, I think I'm with you. The more full kitchens I see with rfg only, the more aggressive it looks to me. I think it's best used as an accent and I sadly do not have an island... it's a stone to fall in love with, but perhaps maybe not to marry? I was reading another post a few nights back about lamenting the loss of color... and while I do like the idea of committing to color and not being all neutrals, I'm not feeling like committing to that much rfg all over my kitchen. lolab, as to the unintentional miss, I am very worried about that. I think I will go back to the yard and take some pics, including more detailed pics of the quartzite so that I can better consider that stone, and the grey/champagne. Truthfully if I can rule it out my husband would be so much happier at a lower $/sqft. On something else. Which would be back to square one. Ugh. Truly appreciate all the input! This forum is a wonderful resource.

We have our RFG now for a month. It's smooth and shiny, but there are duller lines along some of the veins. No stains, scratches etc. Would you stand on any counter? I'm not going to stand on this one for sure. And I don't think I would stand on granite either. RFG is so gorgeous. We keep looking at it and finding new colors and veins. Today my sister found a tiger next to a stream. I have one spot that is a tornado. There are lots of tree tops and just odd color spots. As you saw in the photos, my kitchen is very plain. Slab doors and drawers, wood floor etc. I think RFG would clash with a fussy kitchen. Regarding price, we paid about $4000 for 62 sf, including fabrication and installation. We didn't pay extra for a fancy edge. Saturday is backsplash day. The tile is 3x6 glass subway in a very light green. I'll post photos when it's done. I hope you will keep RFG as a possibility. We are so happy with it and everyone who sees the kitchen is blown away.

Perky, yes, it's such a small, small room that it is hard to photograph! How neat that you also have the same color! Justerrilynn, I was scared to pick a red without a sample (not even one!) so I am relieved it worked out. I am glad it makes you feel happy, too! I found this on Pinterest. It is somewhat similar in terms of the red I have, as well as the built-ins, though mine is much smaller, built-in on the other side, and window trim is dark wood, etc. I look forward to my puppy getting older so that I can copy this . ..some flowers, abundant pillows, etc. Those would all quickly meet their death by his puppy jaws right now!

Please post pics of your home so we can see what you have now. You can post the pics here in the comment section.