Counter top help please
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Counter top help please
Comments (1)If you haven't already, I suggest posting this on the "Discussions" side of Kitchens. This is the "Conversations" side that's for off-topic, general conversation types of topics. The Discussions side of Kitchens is for on-topic discussions concerning kitchen remodels. You will most likely get many more responses over there. Good luck!...See MoreCountertop Help, Please!
Comments (12)Keep in mind that both soapstone and marble are "large patterns" and could very well clash. Don't just look at the colours but also the size of patterns in the countertops that you are considering. This is just my 2c worth but I agree that if I had two different finishes on the cabinets I would probably go with the same counter top all around UNLESS it was wood. If the island is going to be not only a different colour but also a different style so that it is going to look like a piece of furniture then I think you could put wood on it and something different on the perimeter. Keep in mind though that wood also, depending on if you make it butcher block or wood strips that there is also a pattern there....See MoreKitchen cabinet color and counter top help please!
Comments (12)Thanks - and I was planning the white perimeter uppers and lowers with a darker quartz counter top ( i like the darker charcoal -matte finish- on top of the white cabinets)and the light gray island cabinet with marbled quartz top. I do love a dark gray cabinet but I have a small kitchen and worried it may be too dark. We are a family of 5 with three messy kids - although they are getting older and less messy lol. Ill have to look at the stained gray - i just dont like to see the grain of wood in cabinets. This island below has the pendants I will do (I'll do 2 smaller Hicks pendants). I like the look of this island and top and the white cabinets with dark quartz in lower pic what do you think?...See MoreReplacement Countertop Help, Please!
Comments (51)well, I can tell you that a slab of the Giallo costs about $900 bucks at my stone place, and that's retail. the big stores prob get it for half that. Your kitchen fabrication is very simple. it shouldn't cost 3K to fabricate a slab for your spot! So if you're going to be paying that price, then get a granite or quartz upgrade that you really like. there are so many out there to choose from. places usually have the slabs laid out by make. marble in one row, granite in another, and quartz in another or in cut samples in the office. You should be able to walk around and look. find something that you like for you kitchen. this is a smaller yard. in the foreground are pre-fabs. (for you size kitchen, you could do a prefab. they run about 500 for 9' countertop. a fabricator cuts the sink/stove for your spot on site. the larger slabs in the background are granite/marble and quartzite. (quartzite and granite are similar. marble is soft) Here's a slab of Silestone Eternal in the charcoal (comes in grays and whites ) the price is 2200. figure another 2-2.5 for fabrication. But this Silestone is one of the better quality quartz option. this is a slab of your first pic choice. (Alask White is the common name. stores rename these granite slabs whatever) what exactly do you want to see for your kitchen? are you going to do a tile splash? (if so, do NOT get the 4" backsplash piece. they will charge you more for it. )...See Moremark_rachel
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