Quartz help...MSI Calacatta Verona
Joy M
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Countertop Choices--Quartz. Pretty Please, Help!
Comments (6)You are just replacing the doors, not the cabinet boxes, correct? If you decide to replace the cabinets -or- you can move your cabinets around, I strongly recommend moving the DW & Sink to the left and putting the drawer stack b/w the sink and corner - that would give you a really nice stretch of counter for your Prep Zone! Right now, you have very little workspace where it's needed the most - b/w your water source (the sink) and the range. You have an island? I don't see it in the pictures. And, you want to add a peninsula? You do not appear to have room for an island in your Kitchen, especially if you add a peninsula. What will the purpose of the peninsula be? Just to add seating? Unless you're moving other items, it won't add anything for the primary work zones (Prep, Cooking, Cleanup) b/c they will all be in one small corner - the corner b/w the sink and range. Regarding colors... How "white" are your cabinets? Pure white? Off white? Other? (It's hard to tell on a computer monitor as computer monitors usually do not show true colors.) I would be careful that you don't get a counter or backsplash that makes the cabinets look "dirty" or brings out undertones of yellow or blue - unless that's what you're going for. There's a thread right now from someone who thinks her cabinets look yellow b/c of her backsplash and counter. Can you hold off selecting a counter for now? If so, then I suggest you wait until you have your new doors in and you've re-painted your boxes (assuming you're keep them). I would also paint the walls and refinish the floors. Once you've done all that, I would then bring home some large samples of both your backsplash and counter choices to compare - materials can look different depending on several things such as the angle (horizontal for counter, vertical for backsplash), wall color, cabinet color, flooring, and even lighting - both daylight and artificial light. (If you're keeping your cabinet boxes, you may have to paint them to match the doors - I doubt you'll get a perfect match to your current boxes.) Personally, I've always liked darker counters with white cabinets, but that's my preference, not yours. BTW...your link did not work, here's a link for the Winstead door that I hope works: http://www.aristokraft.com/products/winstead?prod={B24B42C8-3349-440B-9685-F0190C182820}...See MoreHELP ! (New kitchen) Verona quartz calacatta capri? Or vadara?
Comments (4)I really, really love the calacatta capri.. OMG! Do they have a distributor in Gainesville?...See MoreMSI quartz pricing msi fabricator vs others
Comments (13)I am a fabricator. If the fabricator has to buy slabs specifically for your job then whatever is left over is waste you pay for. Slabs are typically 55 -65 sq. ft. and many kitchens fall into the 50 - 75 sq. ft. range so more than one slab is needed. Your best opportunity for the lowest price is working with a fabricator that stocks a color you want as he can use one full slab plus a partial slab as the leftover material goes back into his inventory for the next job. Given the preceding it is still to you advantage to shop different fabricators as pricing can vary significantly from shop to shop. The fabricators that sell only a single brand will almost always be the highest price per sq. ft....See MoreUsing quartz on backsplash; matching up veining
Comments (12)Joseph Corlett, LLC; are you familiar with Cambria Bentley? I used that to do exactly what you’re talking about, and there was plenty of slab to cut the countertop and backsplash from with many inches left on either end. The countertop should have been shifted to the left of the backsplash and then cut to match as it laid on top. It wasn’t. I feel like this is pretty elementary; however I guess I may be wrong. Can you look at this and tell me your opinion? (These pics of the backsplash bleeding into the countertop are not really great or from far enough away to get the whole idea, but you can tell it doesn’t line up). Thanks....See MoreTrina Taylor
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