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Starting new post - which granite do you like?
Comments (4)your first picture: although they are telling you a different name: looks like "Ivory Chiffon" (100% the sample is from India) and you don't have to seal that granite: very very heavy & dense granite. (simular granite: kashmire gold/ madura gold/ kashmire white/chiffon white/ you can google the names and look at pictures. I love those colors the best: new ven gold is too common: but the white in the new ven gold will go well with white appliances. it's your choice. India granite is a better choice....See MoreNew granite has ink-like stains help!
Comments (6)We had a weird brown mark on our counter and the granite people said it was a defect in the granite (we have light gray/white granite)...but they were able to work with the small blotch and were quite happy to try and do what they could. They covered the brown with a light gray epoxy substance and then they did some other stuff to it. It's not nearly as noticeable but they are not quite done with it. I think the original company might be able to help you--call them. It's amazing what the fabricators can do to fix chips, cracks, stains, occlusions, etc. I think they are used to that and if you find an experienced fabricator, they are good at problem solving with the stone. They work with it every day!...See Morepainting countertops to look like granite
Comments (2)If you didn't find anything yet.... I researched this awhile back as I was thinking of doing the same thing. Please see the link below for ideas. Over the years, I've seen people on some of the forums here ask that question, which is what got me interested. Here is a link that might be useful: Painting counter tops...See MoreHELP! new granite countertop - can't stand it
Comments (84)I wish I could change the name of this thread I started three weeks ago! I would call it "New countertop Loving it!" Its been ten days since I posted the first photos and revealed the identity of my stone. I got to enjoy it for only a few minutes on a gray day before the contractor enveloped it in butcher paper so work could continue around it. On Wednesday evening I prepared to celebrate Thanksgiving by unveiling the stone. Since then I have enjoyed many happy hours with it. NYC has been blessed with a sunny holiday, and the stone is even more beautiful in a kitchen drenched with sunlight. It also photographs better, though the green still looks washed out. Ive posted new photos, including some close-ups. Cloud_swift predicted I would be even happier with my stone after living with it a while. In fact, it grows on me by the hour. To walk into the kitchen now is literally thrilling. I never know what to expect, as it changes with the light, always surprising me with how blue it is, but sometimes more green, sometimes reminiscent of stainless steel, and as the light fades, quieting to a rich dark gray. Aunttomichael -- "soapstone lover" -- got it exactly right: the effect is both serene and intense (which I think is true of soapstone as well.) Before this experience I knew literally nothing about stone. Now I learn from Theresab1 that Im a member of the (very exclusive!) "Azul Macaubas Club" though I agree with Cloud_swift (she of the glorious azul do mar) who calls it the "Quartzite from Brazil Club." While my stone is indeed quartzite from Brazil, I, like Mindstorm, find it hard to believe it shares the same name as Theresab1s amazing stone, which Mindstorm describes as "almost onyx-like in its translucent whiteness with streaks of blue" As she notes, mine is nothing like that! Not at all white or even light-colored. Its predominantly blue with a lot of pale green. In a single slab, the blue ranges from a deep, rich blue to greenish-blue to pale blue to deep lavender a shade Cloud_swift noted in azul macaubas slabs she saw. The only photos Ive seen of anything similar were a variant called Azul Imperial. Theres a lot of interesting information at www.bluemacaubas.com. The most important thing Ive learned, though, is that you dont choose a stone by its name unless you are willing to settle for an arranged marriage!...See Morenoodlesportland
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