Caesarstone Noble Grey or Frosty Carrina w/ Gray Cabinets with Brass??
We are remodeling our kitchen in our new home and I am trying to determine which Caesarstone countertop will work best with the "look" of my dream kitchen (inspiration image below!) - hoping that this board can share any pictures or provide any advice. We want to do light gray cabinets with brass hardware and Royal Satin White marble subway tile that is primarily white with light streaks of gray - that will surround 2 huge arched windows... the kitchen gets tons of light, but also has a lot of countertop with a huge 94 inch long peninsula. I love the look of the Noble Grey but worried that it might clash with gray cabinets and the backsplash, but on the flip side, I'm concerned that Frosty Carrina is too white without a lot of visible veining or "personality" based on pictures I have seen online and the lighting in the warehouse. Any thoughts, pictures, words of wisdom???
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Comments (64)Another vote for quartzite here. Where we live, quartzite and marble are roughly the same price (marble being slightly more expensive). We lived with marble before and while I loved the look, I did not love the performance- the etching staining, chipping... we are very heavy cooks and entertain often and I couldn't stand the thought of chasing people around with coasters. We've been living with white macauba quartzite for 7 months now and I love it- it doesn't stain, etch, or chip and seems VERY hard and not at all prone to flaking. We actually have it as all of our bathroom counters as well (same slabs.) I also love that I can put a hot pan on it without worry- I beat the heck out of those counters and they look brand new. I know you said you're not interested due to "flaking" and cost, but I'd have a look if I were you!...See MoreSOS: HELP ME PICK THE COUNTERTOP!
Comments (27)answering your question^^ nothing wrong with it but they have to be almost identical. if not, it will look like a "miss". very tough to pull off. if possible, i would return the hex b/s. its just too much with your floor. your floor and b/s are fighting each other..... your floor is commanding everything around it. if u changed the b/s, then the counter will be much easier to pick. you could have a slight pattern in the counter and then go plain with the b/s - as in one color, no shading. if it we were me, i would go with either a light gray counter and a couple shades darker for the b/s. or light gray counter with white b/s which would have to match the cabs exactly, very tough to find the exact shade. if u keep the b/s, then just go solid. i would pick the darkest color in the b/s for the counter. look into Corian, they have tons of colors....See MoreAll-white kitchen remodel: Marble backsplash makes counters dingy!
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The photo above at the top is actually from Houzz. The designer wouldn’t respond to the color inquiries. I tried my best to replicate in our kitchen and bath, can send you this formula if you want it.
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6 years agoI really love it. It actually has much more personality than appeared when we saw the sample and even the slab.
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5 years agoOoo, that is my concern too. Do you think this looks too gray? It's Ikea lyrhyttan light gray cabs w/ nobel gray. Not great lighting in the Ikea store :P. The other color I was looking at was pure white, but I read some bad reviews about staining in that color and it looks a bit sterile to me (2nd pic). Have you had any issues with frosty
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