Does anyone have Ijen Blue Quartzite in their home?
Thinking about this for my Island top only. It's Ijen Blue Quartzite. Does anyone have this in their kitchen and would you be willing to share photos?
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3 years ago@Bill Parrish Good luck with your countertops! We actually decided to go with a different quartzite. They no longer had the lot we originally saw and they had a beautiful piece of Ocean Blue that I loved even more. We are only doing it on the island because the island is so big it will be a showpiece!
This is what we did choose:
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2 years agoHere's our remodedled kitchen with Ijen Blue Quartzite Countertops so far. We still have to add a backsplash and pendant lights over the peninsula. Please excuse the mess and let me know if you want any more specific photos. Once we saw the Ijen Blue, we knew that was the only countertop that we wanted. Enjoy!
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2 years agoMy Ijen blue was finally installed! Excuse the mess, as we are still waiting for cabinet doors and facings. We had to tent off the cabinets as sink was cut in place to avoid cracking the stone (so, lots of dust).
I have to say, photos absolutely do not do this stone justice. It looks much bluer in person. My husband and I keep stopping and just staring at it and are glad we splurged to make it our island. Our perimeter is a Cambria Torquay quartz.
You can see a sample of our future subway backsplash on the right, and the new flooring we plan to get below it. None of the walls or trim are painted the new color yet.
We had enough left over to use on top of our media cabinet (the family room and kitchen are open floor plan and are completely open to each other).
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