Need help choosing a warm quartz that will go with creamy tile
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Comments (8)Buy some geraniums, put your cooksbooks into the shelf, make those romans, and live with the kitchen for a while. Then...go to the store and don't rush through--I assume you want a tile backsplash. Really stand in front of each display and mentally live in the room decorated with each choice. You will find something unexpected. Also don't be afraid of paint. Even a colorphobe can repaint. You did choose something safe but safe may prove to not be as suitable as you might have thought. Paint is pretty cheap to change out. (Chicken? Consider painting a section of wall, a stripe, a furniture piece.)...See MoreNeed Help Choosing Quartz Countertops
Comments (2)I would recommend picking the quartz based on how the sample looks in your own kitchen. Photos don't do a good job of conveying true colors or tones and store lighting isn't much better. The stone will also look different based on what colors you put next to it. I put in Cambria's Bradford because it had blue in it. The installers did not realize it had any blue in it until they put it in my kitchen next to my Nantucket Fog walls and QS oak cabinets. Try to keep an open mind - I thought I wanted a light counter and DH wanted a dark one. We ended up with a "light dark" and it turned out beautiful....See MoreNeed help choosing light gray color to go with reddish orange floors!
Comments (51)I bought 5 samples today, one of them was a white for trim so just 4 for the walls. After considering what I already have, I decided to pick ones that had different undertones. As an example, I didn't get Horizon, b/c it's so close to Paper White, and i have that color in two rooms in my current house. It's pretty, but it definitely reads blue. I think this is partly due to my trim being Snowfall White, which is very close to Simply White. I think with a truer white it might appear a little more gray, although still cool. I ended up with Intense White, which is actually what I had wanted to use in one room instead of the Paper White. Also got Shoreline 1471, which reads a little more gray than Horizon, although I feel like the purple will come out I wanted to make sure. Also got Classic Gray ElleN, I'm going to give it one more shot. And Swiss Coffee, b/c my sample is so old for that one. I feel like with what I have and the new, I should definitely be able to come up with something. I buy these small flat canvases at Walmart in a 3 pack and they work amazing for paint samples. I have found that even foam board can curl pretty easily, and I'm not a fan of painting directly on the wall anymore, have screwed that up too many times. ElleN I agree Halo is very green, so I don't think it will do me any favors. And Gray Mist is not a very fun color, but I can't believe it looked so yellow on your walls. I think you're right, they might have mixed something wrong. Here's a couple of pics of our old kitchen with it. It was a great neutral with the floors, cabinets and countertops....See MoreChoosing Quartz: Warm or Cool tones?
Comments (11)I wouldnt say 'true gold' but its a nice light brown almost with a depth to it. Its a really beautiful counter, we get compliments all the time on it. Order a sample and see how it looks with your lighting. Stood up well so far, 2 years in. Barkeepers friend is magic for stains. I still need to apply a sealer to the counter that will help with stubborn stains like red wine....See MoreLisa Caudill Designs
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