Note. Dark is pretty in pics but heck to dustmop several times a day..choose colors that help themselves look nice like anything which is in the family of the soil that walks in on the bottom of shoes in your house or whatever is in the air. Don't go too dark or too white but a denim or dusty sage or weathered wood look or medium hue basically, can be very enduring and add warmth to the tile and marble surfaces--- unless you have only adults and a very clean exterior? Than your options are many and that is easy to go with your dream view of the space. It sounds very pretty so go with the idea that the oak will evolve after you recoup from the kitchen update!

All quartz is foodsafe, and all quartz has a fairly low melting temperature, as you have discovered. You'll have to be very careful of putting anything hot on a quartz surface if you go with this material. Heat damage is difficult to repair inconspicously on quartz. Also, resin makes up a significant percentage of the composition of quartz so yes, if you have UV light exposure on the quartz, you can expect yellowing. Research the Houzz threads to learn more about previous discussions on this.

Yes you're right! So I had the old Carrara marmi and they were getting a new lot in June that would be whiter so I think that ended up being the difference. They said the company switched manufacturers and the whole lot they had received was the off white tone of marmi. It's identical to the first picture! I had no idea there was a new vs old. Luckily they were very helpful and are allowing me to pick out any quartz from the show room and replace it for $300 whichever I choose. I could have gotten the new marmi but I would have to wait until June when it comes in. This felt like a great option to me though as the higher up quartz was not really in my price range at all. So I am happy with that and I got to look through many different styles of white quartz slabs in the warehouse and bring a few home to decide. They are going to replace the whole thing. Now I just have to choose between Cararra Morro and Calacutta Clara!

Which did you end up choosing? Currently struggling