Help! Counters Backsplash impossible to decide!!
This is our new floor which is White oak. The cabinet will be simply white in a shaker with bead. They are going to be stacked. The appliances are paneled. The style we are aiming for is "traditional/ elegant" in nature ...maybe with a bit french modern. The range hood is curved like this photo but will be simply white. The ceilings are 9 feet. I was thinking of using brass knobs, pulls and faucet.
I can not decide on the counters. I have considered the following but am open to any other ideas:
1, statuario marble for the island and back splash plain quartz perimeters
2. silstone eternal statuario counters and marble tile backsplash
3. Taj mahal quartzite counters/ tile backsplash
I go back and forth and get no where in a decision which I now have to make. I would welcome any ideas. will be texture and brass accents . To combat this I wonder if I should have the island a dark brown and maybe the trim on the hood dark brown.
I go back and forth and get no where in a decision which I now have to make. I would welcome any ideas. My
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b c
5 years ago
these are the photos of the two marble slabs that we have found for the island and the backsplash. The statuario eternal silstone product is much more subtle . The Taj mahal slab is pictured below and has nice brown and white to tie in with cabinets and floor.
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Comments (18)If your choice were only between to 2 you originally posted, I'd choose the one on the right--the cream one. From the photos it looks like it works very well with your quartzite. The gray one is "off" just enough not to look pleasing. However, as many have noted, either one is more difficult to clean than a smooth surface. What sort of cook are you--very neat or more devil-may-care? If you are very neat and do not splash much when you cook, then you may get away with the split-faced marble, but if you are a more exuberant cook, you may find it a challenge to clean. The mother of pearl is very formal and quite busy, so it's going to compete with the counter tops as well. Personally, I would use a smooth crackle tile in a tan/beige tone to work with your quartzite. Simple is always good....See Moreb c
5 years agob c
5 years ago
This is the eternal statuario by silstone. When I viewed the large slab in the show room it is very subtle but the photos on line seem more pronounced in the veining.
b c
5 years ago
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mark_rachel
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoThis picture might help you envision what I'm thinking. Taj Mahal is so warm & cozy to me, especially paired with a backsplash similar to this one. This looks like Encore tiles or Fireclay for the backsplash. The silstone is much cooler & much more maintenance.
PROBeth H. :
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agomark rachel posted a perfect example. Taj is beautiful. slabs are diff, so look around to see what you like. this one is leathered
both of these are Taj
when it comes to splash, you have options so i'd wait until it's installed before deciding.when you said washed out, that's exactly what all this white will look like
it's pretty, but there's no color.compared to this one. I love the personality, and all the color and life in this one
I realize, it's a little over the top for a lot of people, but it certainly isn't boring.If you still want the white on white, then how bout something like this for the island
It's marble, but it's stunning in a waterfall fabrication. next to you oak floors, white cabs, and gold hardware, it will be a fab addition.it's called, Bianca lasa vecchia. if I can find a slab of it, I'm going to get it!
b c thanked Beth H. :b c
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