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Stainless Steel vs. Soapstone--Who wins?
Comments (36)Thank you, all, once again! Diy crazed, we are living with two Ikea "Udden" units flanking the range right now. They are topped with stainless counters and one has a small integral sink. They've been surprisingly functional and it was the convenience of being able to set hot heavy pans right on them and not having to worry about stains that first made us consider the stainless. The look, especially in winter, leaves me a little cold. One of my favorite kitchens in my files has ivory cabinets and zinc counters. We were so keen for zinc in the early days (zinc counters paired with a patterned encaustic tile floor a la french bistro--at least as reimagined by Thomas Keller--if you can believe it). In the end we decided to try be truer to the Victorian provenance of our house, but with quite a bit of allowance for contemporary conveniences and eclecticism. I'm having a difficult time visualizing the soapstone though. Thank you for your read of our kitchen. We may be too close to evalutate. Malhgold, those are my concerns exactly. The marble reference in the drawing is from an earlier iteration. We've made the decision for perimeter counters to be all one material. But I do know what you mean about the soapstone changing the tone. Next to black, lighter colours often read as white and texture fades. The other surfaces are not white because we were going for a kind of neutrals plus texture look. One of the considered options we will still have is to put a different patina on the bricks, or even paint them in the future. I installed them myself, to match the existing brick and concrete pillar. We're also having our cabinets hand painted on site, so one thing we've been contemplating is painting the island much darker. The entrance to the kitchen is through a small library (not yet installed) with dark stained, possibly black bookshelves and a white oak herringbone floor that our neighbour, a master woodworker, is going to be installing for us in the spring. Anyway, all this is to say that we've tried to build allowances for change into our plans and although the overall light look was our favourite for some time, we're starting to feel the need for some anchoring. Kitchendetective, unoiled soapstone is definitely something I'll consider. It looks almost like zinc unoiled and I think that softer colour will pick up some of the more subtle veining in the marble. I'm just concerned that it will darken regardless.--but the evolution of its surface is also appealing. Finally after my long winded response, Vtkitchengirl. My pendants are called "Franklin pendant". Their finish is antique silver (and they do tarnish!). I bought mine at Ginger's in Toronto, but if you google the name, I think you'll find other distributors in the US....See MoreSteel For Show, Steel For Go
Comments (62)My favorite line - "snowed in and out of booze". Anyway, I remember reading your intro post and the "face" I put on your kitchen was sort of take on plllog's second kitchen only with red cabinets and no round prep space or modern backsplash. If you go with metal counters, my vote is to let the surface develop it's own patina ala circuspeanut instead of forcing it. As for reconciling your differences with SWMBO - DH picked out most of our aesthetic details (with only slight nudging from myself) and I held firm on the layout issues....See MorePlain Steel Entry Door + Sidelites - Provia vs. HomeGuard
Comments (4)BpChill - The doors must be painted the custom color mix specified by my HOA. I don't know whether Provia and HomeGuard can do that, or if they can, whether one will charge a lot more than the other to do it. I would prefer the factory do the painting because I think it will be much more durable than if I hired a painter to paint the new door and frames in my HOA's custom color....See MoreSteel Grey Granite vs. Cambria Fieldstone
Comments (13)Babs711 - I have to disagree respectfully with your statement, "they all have some kind of issue." I have had my granite (called Piracema, aka "Wave") installed for 6 years now. It looks like the day it was installed. I have never re-sealed since the fabricator sealed it upon installation. I doubt it even needed the sealer then, but fabricators apply sealant as a matter of course. I definitely do not baby it. Wine, vinegar, lots of spaghetti sauce, dropping stuff on it, you name it. I do not use ammonia-based cleaners on it, but actually I don't use ammonia-based cleaners anywhere in my home. So, six years later, still gorgeous. I have had literally not one issue with my granite. Some granites are not as indestructible as others. I always recommend people bring home samples and abuse the samples (leave wine on them, etc.) to see how they do. I also think the absorption rates are very helpful to know. The lower the absorption rate, the more indestructible. I'll provide a link below. My Piracema granite has about the same absorption rate as the Silver Pearl, which I mentioned is similar (perhaps even the same) to the Steel Grey the OP is contemplating. Here is a link that might be useful: Findstone's list of granites...See Moremillworkman
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