kitchen countertop help
I need help picking a quartz countertop. The options are overwhelming. I would like something white, but maybe not stark white. We have medium wood stained maple shaker cabinets. No backsplash picked out yet. Pic below is not great lighting. 2nd pic is an inspiration photo of what I like. I believe that is ceasarstone frosty carina. Our flooring will be a grey ceramic tile. There will be an island same as rest of cabinets in the middle that is not installed yet, so the counter will be prominent.
Comments (10)
Kat M
last year
PRODiana Bier Interiors, LLC
last yearRelated Discussions
kitchen counter help - new build
Comments (10)rb-we may end up doing that very thing (alternating colors and mixing materials) but my thought was to go with a more tight or homogeneous perimeter like the black you posted and then something with a bit more pizzaz/movement/interest on the island. But like joaniepoanie I think that is personal preference. I also think that it possibly depends on your kitchen layout and where things are in the room and what you see most of when you are looking at the kitchen. For example with ours the outside wall has windows flanking the range, so when you look that way you will see island first and then likely the windows/range hood/backsplash so I don't want anything too busy on the perimeter making your eye go there. We also may just be mixing a quartz (or even laminate depending on budget) perimeter with a granite island. I think mlweaving might be doing quartz and granite as well. I know she has already chosen her tops so maybe she'll chime in. I think it would be pretty easy to find something to compliment the black you chose and I think certainly the specchio works if it works with your white. Have you visited any stone yards with your white cabinet sample? I like the bluish undertone in your choice though - I am partial to grays and blues as well....See More1950s Kitchen Counter Help, Opinions wanted!
Comments (32)We used B&W tile! I think they are called American Tile now- these are the 27S Aqua Satin. The website has their catalog of sizes- they carry a lot of sizes and shapes! We used them them for our green bathroom and we are doing a pink and aqua bathroom this summer- they have just the right shades of pastel!...See MoreKitchen counter help
Comments (3)I’d probably put one of the light corian selections or a basic light granite. Then in truth I’d spend more time looking for a great backsplash to alleviate those shadowy receding corners. Your backsplash will also set things visually for the very tall height of the cab doors. Get all that working together. What type of lighting do you have?...See MoreNeed kitchen counter help!
Comments (2)my apologies. I just posted another one with all photos. for some reason I couldn't do it....See MoreG
last yearG
last year- PRO
Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year 
PROLinda@icookinmykitchen.com
last yearlast modified: last year
socks
last year
Lynn Lou
last year
Susanne Woolley
last yearWe recently remodeled our kitchen and we’re initially considering Frosty Carina. Ultimately, we made a different choice because I was concerned about mixing warm and cools tones in an attractive way, and with pure white cabinets and Cloe white backsplash in mind, decided I didn’t want to commit to the soft gray that would make the space overwhelmingly cool. We decided on a quartz at MSI called Blanca Statuarietto, which is a nice neutral white with some gray veining as well as small accents of beige in it. I feel it marries the warms and cool elements in our kitchen, and I love it! I’m glad I didn’t spend as much as we spent on a gray tone that would’ve locked us into a predominantly cooler palette. Here is an area that shows how the cool and warm tones work together. It’s a little hard to see the taupy/beige veins in the pic.
RoyHobbs