Quartz countertops and kids
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M V
2 years agoHave a look at Silestone Eternal Serena is one that I have and love but there are others as well which would look nice and maybe wouldn't show as much as a white background.
This is Eternal Serena. mid tone grey with white veining.
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Eternal Charcoal Soapstone. I saw this one in person and loved it. It just wasn't right for our kitchen but it is gorgeous.
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Something like this that has a lot of subtle veining might work for you. You need to look at these in person with a sample door from your cupboards. The background isn't a true white and if you have white cabinets, then this can sometimes look dingy against them.If you want the light background then I'd consider a pattern like this where crumbs etc might not be as noticeable as a mainly white background with very little veining.
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Another option to consider are porcelain tops. I've seen some installed and thought they were gorgeous. I'm told they don't stain (even red wine and other acidics). Ask at your local stone yard to see what they have.Related Discussions
Anyone opinions/input on quartz countertops?
Comments (39)I have Silestone in my current kitchen in a color that's a light blueish/white/gray with silvery reflective pieces in it. It's been absolutely bulletproof. I've done everything wrong... cut on it, put hot things on it, clean with whatever, DH's coffe maker had a leak underneath that I didnt' see and it had coffee underneath the coffee maker for who knows how long on it. It's been in for about 8 years and look exactly like it did when I had it installed. Now, with that being said, when I remodel our kitchen in our other house; I plan on all natural products (granite and marble). Not because of any deficiencies with the quartz; just because I've developed a love for the look and notion of natural stone. I also think I want a product with a lower sheen. The stones I prefer have wavy movement in them as opposed to "chunks". There are no quartz products that have that kind of movement. If it weren't for that; I'd get quartz again in a heartbeat. I really feel that if you go quartz; get one that you love for the beauty of the product itself; not for it's ability to mimic stone. It's like we're leaning toward the wood look porcelain tile for our entire living area. Not because I want to fool people into thinking we have wood in So Fla.; but just because we think the tile itself looks beautiful....See MoreGranite/Quartz and Kids
Comments (10)I don't think that you will have a problem with staining at this age only because since they are so young you will be on top of them more and most likely are going to clean up the mess as it happens. When they become teens that's another story. I have 2 boys 13 and 16. When I get home from work there is always something fermenting on the counter. I have come home to grape juice, chocolate syrup,jelly and protein shake just to name a few. This is the reason we have the very unpopular Corian which cost us more than the low end granite we liked....See MoreBest Countertop Material for Kids?
Comments (37)I am the OP for the "why is it so hard to pick a countertop" thread. In the end, my kitchen needed light countertops, which made it easier for me to pick quartz. If I were doing a dark countertop I think I'd still do quartz, but might also look at honed dark granite if I could justify the environmental cost. I know it seems irrational, but the though of digging something out of the ground for my kitchen bothered me (and, yes, I know a lot of destruction got done for my kitchen anyway!). The amount of recycled content in my counter is not going to save the world, but I am pretending it might :) I really considered soapstone from Virginia, but with a very destructive child I think soapstone might be a mistake. I know CS comes from Israel, but in my research I found out that pretty much everything ships from all over the place, and that they ship the slabs with lots of other stuff, so in the end I let that part slide even though of course transportation does help determine if something is "green." I know that the CS company is super-green in their practices, and that you get some LEEDS points for using the product (not many-- not as many as using the paper stuff, or Ice Glass). Also, from a human rights perspective they are good, which some (not all) mining companies are not. Actually, I think the dark laminates are really pretty, and they certainly are cost-effective. A dark concrete can be really inexpensive, too. Neither is all that bullet-proof, but that is offest by their cost....See More3 CM Quartz Countertop to replace 4 CM Laminate Countertop
Comments (21)You do not need to stack two 2cm slabs on top of each other to make it look like you are using 4cm thick slabs. You only need a small amount of extra material (1-2â inches depending on edge type) to beef up just the outside edges of the counters. Laminated or mitered edges are very common here in So. Cal., where most stone and quartz is sold in 2cm size, rather than 3cm. The fabricator will put a 5/8â thick plywood subtop that is a little narrower than the finished counter size on top of the cabinet. Then the 2cm slab counter is put on top of the plywood. A narrow strip of the quartz is attached just at the edge of the counter to hide the edge of the plywood and make the whole counter look thicker. For standard 24â deep cabinets, the finished counter width with overhang is typically 25.5.â I donâÂÂt know what brand of quartz you plan to buy, but Caesarstone slabs are 56.5â wide, Hanstone is 55â wide, Silestone is 54âÂÂ, Cambria is 55.â (Some brands sell wider âÂÂjumboâ slabs if you have deeper counters.) Assuming a 55â wide slab, two 25.5â deep counters will use up 51â (plus a small amount of loss in the cutting process), leaving the few inches you need for the edge strips. You should need the same number of slabs whether you use 2cm or 3cm material. The thinner material will cost less, which should offset the increased labor cost for the laminated or mitered edge. I am going to try to attach pictures that show the different types of edges....See More
PRODebbi Washburn
2 years agoJR L
2 years agoHache Haas
2 years agoWe have a quartz top on our island. No issues with crumbs showing and we use it a lot throughout the day. I do recommend a quartz spray cleaner. We use it each night. It tends to streak otherwise.
PROBeth H. :
2 years agoI have the Eternal Serena. In the matte finish. it does show some spots, but not a big deal.
How about the Honed (or matte) Pental Sorano? it's very pretty. you can look up more pics.
Calacatta Laza? it's beautiful and has the veining that will hide some things.
a good standby, inexpensive, is River White Granite. this will hide everything
get it honed or leathered for a diff texture. (you will need to seal it)M V
2 years agoNEBULA ALPHA
Silestone
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Cosentino is the manufacturer of Silestone but also other lines like Dekton (gorgeous $$$).
I'd recommend going to one of their showrooms to see the range of lines and colours etc that they offer. I could have spent all day looking at options and touching and feeling them - especially the leathered and honed options.....
Tanya Shelly
2 years agoJennifer Svensson
2 years agoCeeWhy
2 years agoI have white quartz with subtle gray veining (Daltile One Quartz "Valor White") and while you can see drips, crumbs, etc. it is extremely easy to clean. I wipe my counters every morning after my kids go to school--so only about once a day if it's not super messy--and nothing has stained it yet. Believe it or not, the most difficult thing I've had to get off? Pencil. But with the veining it isn't too noticable if I missed any!
This is Valor White. I am really happy with it.
turtlexings24
2 years agoJulie R.
2 years agoI’ve got Caesarstone Cosmopolitan White. It’s actually a subtle gray with soft white veining. And it has some tiny speckles (including the odd orange or red) that can mask crumbs. I do make sure I’m not getting wine or juice stains, but so far so good (on a fall 2021 install).
Here you see the lighter half getting more sunlight and the black spec is a burnt pizza crumb.
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