What is this natural stone countertop
jiffer21225
7 years ago
I have been a long time lurker and have gotten so much valuable info on here for my kitchen remodel.
I have a question about my countertop I just had installed. The stoneyard called it Milano quartzite. But I can't seem to find anything on Milano quartzite. I was wonderingif it's a brown fantasy but it does have as much brown it in as other brown fantasy slabs that I saw.
Im even wondering if it's a quartzite at all since it looks like a marble. I did a test the sample piece with lemon juice, oil and wine and ir didn't stain. It does scratch some when I used a knife. On the sunlight the white parts sparkle.
What do you guys think this is?
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jiffer21225
7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoSorry the picture are not better. I took them with my phone. Here is a pic of the full slab. BTW ..I didn't choose that backsplash. Lol.I'm still on the hunt for the perfect backsplash
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Comments (4)We visited Moab last fall and it was one of the highlights of our entire Western US trip. Arches, Canyonlands... wish we had had more time there. We hope this fall to get to Bryce and Zion. The red rocks are amazing. But as plllog said, best left as natural art, or at least as vertical surfaces. Some stones have good reason to be polished, and some k;tchens have good reason to have polished stone, and some people have good reason to prefer that look. And polished is not necessarily unnatural. However, if you don't prefer that look, then as jrueter said, there are other options with granite. We bought the same thing that she has but ended up exchanging it for a different leathered stone for various reasons. The options are confusing.... leathered, honed, brushed, riverwashed, satin, antiqued, maybe more. One supplier I talked to last week said that the boutique names may differ but often mean the same thing or close to it. But it doesn't have to be polished. These kinds of treatments really bring out the beauty of some particular stones, but may mute certain characteristics on other particular stones....See Moregranite counter-top seams ... are we being too picky?
Comments (44)These are my pics of my countertops placed Friday June 22, 2018. I cried looking at these seams. It looks so cheap. Fabricator explains that's the way it comes. I explained that I shouldn't be able to see the seams so clearly. It looks so unprofessional. They ended up taking them back to their warehouse. In hopes they say if it is quality control will try and fix it just to make it look better. Otherwise I will have to pay an additional fee for them to come out again to install. I just don't know what to do and if still looks the same. This is the first time I've replaced my counters in 24 years. I don't and can't live with it. looking at this for another 24 years. It looks so cheap and it really was not it's a lot of money to me. I hope fingers crossed that they will fix this problem. They never told me that there would be such seams. I thought the edges were done by a machine and it would be all one piece. I have read up on this and now understand there are seams. But now I do know that they should not look like this. If they are good fabricator you shouldn't be able to see them so clearly. I will find out next week what happens....See MoreWhat kind of kitchen counter-top is this; granite, quartz, glass?
Comments (7)@Sophie, The more I look at Pyrolave, the more I think you're right. @Everyone, btw, in case anyone's wondering, this is Roger Ailes' home in Florida.. http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/real-estate/g9229692/roger-ailes-palm-beach-house/...See MoreHelp with kitchen counter-tops is really needed...
Comments (42)for the handles, may I suggest something to pick up on the hues in the flooring? A little more copper toned. you have light cabs, light floors. I think throwing in a dark ORB w/o actual copper highlights would be too much of a contrast. IMO. cypress park Sandra, I like the porcelain one better than the other one. Does the backsplash have to be done immediately? If the tones in the porcelain tile you picked clash w/the ivory tones in the counter, it could be a problem. However, I did find some copper toned ones that should be avail. these are porcelain/SS, and treated so as not to stain or tarnish. I LOVE these for your kitchen. timeless and gorgeous. They are probably not super cheap, but it would be worth it for me. http://www.miusartmosaics.com/arabesque-lantern-beacon-copper-tile-in these would also work. the site is here: maybe they have them in stock.http://www.westsidetile.com/arabesque-tiles/ i like this one too. notice the copper faucet. beautiful w/the glass mosaic. if you got the cream countertop, this would look amazing w/your floors. this last one is a copper colored slate/quartzite....See Morejiffer21225
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agock_squared
7 years agoI don't have a really close up photo of the back splash (I see in the link I'm not showing the back splash). Hopefully, you can get an idea here of both the BS and the counters:
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