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What countertop color to use in my kitchen with marble floors?

5 years ago

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So my kitchen has warm toned marble on the floor, and now I have to choose countertops and I'm extremely confused.

The kitchen is a modern, all white kitchen with no handles.

I was thinking plain white corian or quartz could look good. But what color could I use for the island? It'll be a waterfall island and so the countertop needs to go with the floor since they will literally touch.

I would appreciate any help!

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Nanke Signature Group

5 years ago

Great space!

Countertops with a little less figure than seen in your floors would be a wise way to go.

While you could white countertops on white cabinetry, a contrasting pop would be a fresh look and help tie in the door and window headers as well as the darker tons in your flooring. Consider a darker perimeter top with a lighter island top:

Neolith Pulpis

Aurea Stone Phideas

Best of luck with your project!

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BeverlyFLADeziner
5 years ago
Quartz with less pattern
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mvcanada
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Have a look at Capri Limestone from Silestone. Medium colour that looks like it would play well with the veining in your floors. Or maybe Yukon Blanco, also from Silestone. If you go with a white, you'll want to make sure it is the same family of white as what is on your floor - ie cool white or warm white etc.

I'd be tempted to go with something different like Silestone Charcoal Soapstone. I think it would look great with your cabinets. If there is a darker colour in the veining I think I'd look for something like that.

From Caesarstone maybe something like London Grey. Off-White background with some subtle grey - you'd have to check if it would work with the flooring.

Maybe just plain white quartz is your best bet. That floor is beautiful but i feel like it might really limit your choices to go with any pattern especially because of the waterfall design.
SJ McCarthy
5 years ago
I would personally find a stone that has the INVERSE presentation from your floors. Right now your floors "read" white with warm caramel veins. That means I would find a stone that is caramel (or darker brown/orange) with white veins. In fact, Nanke shows you a picture of Neolith Pulpis. This is PERFECT for what I had in mind.

Inverting colour schemes is one very simple, very elegant, very sophisticated way to go about designing a space with very little knowledge of how to do it. And the darker counter top will anchor the space...give it a sense of depth.
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Anglophilia
5 years ago
Use Glacier White Corian. It looks fabulous in a contemporary kitchen!.
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5 years ago
Nothing with a pattern. Two different pattterns two different materials, nope
Dina Azouni
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you everyone for your great input! This is my first time designing a house and it is overwhelming.

I learned a lot from your comments and I think I am leaning towards plain white quartz on the countertops attached to the wall, while giving the island a pop-of-color by using a light caramel quartz with no pattern. I'm doing this to be safe knowing that the island has a waterfall and I don't want patterns clashing.

Thank you so much for your help! If you have ideas regarding the backsplash, I'd appreciate it. I was thinking light caramel colored glass as the backsplash.

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