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What kind of counter material is this?

7 years ago

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Is this some kind of marble? I went to a stone yard the other day and didn't see anything like this. I saw some deep rich colors, mainly grey and gold mixed, but didn't see anything with chocolate and cream mixed like this. What do you think this is? I've asked the designer but it that was just yesterday, not much time for a response yet.

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7 years ago

Onyx or semiprecious.

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friedajune
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
I believe that is a granite called "Delicatus Brown". Each slab is quite different - I am posting a couple pics, but you would need to go to several stoneyards to find the slab you like, because the pattern among Delicatus Brown slabs differs quite a bit. Some will have more cream, or more brown, or more "black coffee" vs. "cafe au lait", and some will have a chunkier pattern, some will be swirlier, etc.

It is beautiful, and very good in the kitchen because it does not stain or etch. It is quite dramatic, so you would need quiet cabinets and quiet backsplash with it.
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not the greenest option, but a lot of the solid surface companies are now using products with pretty high percentages of recycled material, and look pretty good we just did our kitchen, and i couldnt find too many around here in Virginia that offered the recycled glass, let alone justify the price. granite was absolutely not an option(grew up in colorado springs, ive seen first hand what granite quarrying does to a mountain. the designer was boggled that i refused granite. i tried to explain, but here in this region, theyre about 10yrs behind the west regarding real sustainability or recycling). i didnt want the particle board/laminate countertops as theyre throw away. so we went with the corian. yeah its plasticish, it probably takes a ton of energy to make, but the transit to here was short(and put Americans to work) it can be repaired,(not many others can be), contained some industrial by product/recycled/reclaimed content, and it looked nice. install was fast and took little to no adhesives. will the next owners probably jsut throw it away? maybe. id like to hope that it would end up in someone elses kitchen though. i know laminate wont, and granite doesnt travel well. sure theres a lot of other options, but wheres it manufactured? hows it manufactured? and at the end of the day, whats it cost? i love the way granite looks, really, but i really find it less than functional, and tough to justify for me the stripping a mountain of million year old stone so my kitchen looks nice. thats prepostrous to me. nevermind what happens when it stains, or cracks? it ends up in the trash. thats wasteful. wasting some laminated/compressed paper, or particle board is one thing, but stone is something completely different. that crap cant just be grown again. apologize for the resurection of this topic
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Pllog, Well, we are in both in CA, as some would say! ;) I do agree with your comment about granite being the standard because of its perception as being a luxury item. FrmrsDghtr, WOW!!! Love what you were able to do!!! RosySunnyGal, Our counters are Floating Blue which is a mostly turquoise in white cement matrix color. We were able to pick our slabs at the factory when it was still here in the Bay Area years ago. We have several KDs in our area that had samples of Vetrazzo, Icestone and Fuez to look over. IF you are looking for the wow factor, these will do it. With that in mind, I do recommend that you really like your countertop color because it is a very prominent part of your kitchen. They also aren't cheap and I highly recommend that your installer be someone who knows how to work with this material. Our installation fabricators claimed they did and we had multiple problems with them that we finally had to hire a second company to fix. We looked at all of the green countertop materials, and this was the one that my DH and I were able to agree on despite the price. BTW, I don't include quartz or C-stone in this category. I do recommend that you do an online search for recycled glass companies because there are several others besides the three I mention above. The ones that I have ran across are: Gilasi in the Chicago area, Urbanslabs in SoCal, Vetrazzo is now in the Atlanta area, and more that I have seen around the US. I do recommend if you can using one that is near you because of the weight and shipping cost of the slabs. If you are interested in knowing more or seeing some pictures of my counters, please, PM me.
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@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/
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Briana Johnson
Original Author
7 years ago
Thank you both very much for your help. I can't imagine how expensive semi precious counters would be! I'm really hoping it's granite! It looks like it might have a honed or leathered finish. That is pretty granite, I like it.

My cabinets are going to be similar to the photo. I have white perimeter rows, oak island, oak oven cabinet, oak fridge cabinet. I had been daydreaming about grey and white marble but was probably in reality going to do Zodiaq calacatta natura or a similar one by Metro Quartz and while even though about the same price, I'm fearful of the insane etching I know I will have because I'm a sloppy cook. And I love the tile they have here with it. I hope I hear back from the designer.
Miranda33
7 years ago
It's very hard to tell from the photos but it could also be one of the man-made quartz countertops. I would check the various manufacturers of quartz counters to see if they make something in a brown-and-cream pattern like that. I know that Cambria does not, but check the other brands.

The granite slabs pictured above are stunning.
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eam44
7 years ago
I'm not a granite person, but the image reminds me of Amarone granite...
hsw_sc
7 years ago
It looks like Emperador Marble or Dark Emperador. I had it at my old house around the fireplace. Here are some examples: Light and Dark Emperador
Briana Johnson
Original Author
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago

So it reminds me of this, just in different colors although I don't see the "circles" in the designer photo like I do here. This is on an antique table I have in my house. What does this look like to you? I'm still not sold that it's granite though (the original image I mean). Well, maybe it could be granite....

Eam44, I didn't think I was a granite person either because I have it now and it's too busy and brown, but there are some pretty nice examples here. I really love the one you posted!
Briana Johnson
Original Author
7 years ago
What about this: [Stone Wood Granite[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/stone-wood-granite-traditional-kitchen-atlanta-phvw-vp~8664293) (According the Karin it's actually sandstone)

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eam44
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Oh no... I meant I'm not very knowledgeable about granite. It's beautiful, but I'm much more comfortable discussing tile :-) The Berea Sandstone Formation begins pretty much under my house; my fireplace (and everyone else's in this area) is surrounded by beautiful sandstone. I'm absolutely a fan.
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mama goose_gw zn6OH
7 years ago
I don't thinks it's Stonewood sandstone--closer to the Emperador marble, but if you like Stonewood, the following link has more of gwlake's kitchen with tops installed: gwlake's Stonewood tops
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Briana Johnson
Original Author
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
I think it's Michelangelo Marble.

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B DC
7 years ago
Looks like hsw and mama goose are correct. The company responded and said this: emperador dark marble that has been honed, aged and leathered!

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