I don't think natural materials ever age out. I see lots of granite recommendations on this site, and not a big fan group of quartz. There are recent news articles re health risks for workers manufacturing quartz slabs, and Australia has banned them, California is considering the same. Those do not make for a prediction of timelessness of quartz for me.

What is your floor material?

Go with what you like and don’t worry about things being dated. If you like it who cares if others think it is dated. I would chose natural stone over quartz any day. There is nothing wrong with quartz I just do not like the way it looks. It has no depth and feels like plastic.

I didn’t realize Australia had banned quartz. I find that to be very interesting, particularly since I’m Australian born.

And I agree - natural stone really cannot be ”dated.”

I‘m a granite lover. Any granite. If it was good enough for the ancient Egyptians - it’s good enough for me.

The popularity of every material will ebb and flow. At some point each material will fall out of favor only to be rediscovered and be all the rage again. So, choose what you like and not what you think is necessarily popular.

I think granite is much stronger and cheeper
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Do whatever makes you happy. I still love my granite countertops after 7 years and may still love them after 37 years. Design changes and if you like something, who cares?

Think how lucky we are that people who owned what are now historic homes never changed them as styles changed.

Granite all the way!

The uniformly speckled granite is currently not on-trend, but the granite you show is not in that category. Very pretty.

Some granites aren't currently that desirable. Just like some colors of white for cabinets. Choose wisely for better results. You example looks good to me. Quartzite would work.

Granite is still a good choice, it's the distinctive patterns that everyone buys at the same time that fall out of favor. As long as you choose something that you love that coordinates with your other kitchen finishes, I wouldn't worry about your choice.

I put honed jet mist granite in a kitchen over 15 years ago and I would choose it again in a heartbeat.

I really like the slab you show in your second picture! See if you can take home samples of all your counter considerations to test (or try to test in the stone yard.) Here's an article written by a Houzz contributor about testing stone Be Your Own Stone Sleuth.

Also, do you have any corners in your counter design? The stone has lots of movement so you'll want to ask about how the fabricator will handle changes in direction and seams, if applicable. And you'll want to participate in the templating process (see how they plan to lay out the counters on each slab.)

I’d rather have any granite than a quartz. I especially don’t like any patterned quartz, but quartz just looks plastic-y with little depth and character.

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If the kitchen matches the style of the house then no, it's not dated.

I too would choose granite over fake anyday.

What dates a kitchen MOST?

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I don't think stone itself gets dated.... but often styles/colors of stone fall into and out of trend. There have been lots of threads about dated stone counters and people ripping out stone counters to replace with updated stone counters.

Certain colors and patterns of granite end up looking dated more so than the material itself. It's like jeans. Jeans themselves are always in style. Low rise, bell bottoms, high waisted, boot cut, the styles come and go. I love a high waisted jean and will wear them forever and ever. Go with what you love, unless you are thinking resale.

Some of you asked Floors I have I have red oak, but it’s going to be done as water base. I’m going to attach some pictures.

Let me know wich is the best I will post picture of my kitchen soon thank you

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Those are both great candidates. I remember Blue Flowers! I so wanted to use it but I had a busy floor (knotty pine) so I couldn't go with something with that much energy in the stone.

Viscount white

Frankly in these photos they all look the same. The background white looks fine. It will most likely come down to your preference as far as uniformity, love of little dark spots and the color tones in them. (But you know which one I loved.)

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Currently your floors are very warm. With the water base finish they are still going to be warm, yes? They will be an important driver of the decision for your stone. Any chance you can get a sample of what your floors will look like to compare against the stone? In your photo of two stones, the slab on the yellow bar is much warmer in tone, the other is much cooler and I don't think it will look good with your floors.

In that picture with the two slabs, I like the one of the left. It seems warmer, but I prefer warmer colors in general so perhaps I’m biased. Also, it’s hard to tell what the actual colors are when looking at a screen image - also can’t comment on how it looks with the cabinet color.

Floor color

@Jenny gave you an important perspective - you’re moving in a “warm” palette direction so look for warm stones. So far, the left one is the better of the two, but I think you can find something more perfect. Think “caramel” veining. Take a piece of the floor and a cabinet door with you to another stone yard. See what looks good with both.

Nothing with prominent gray.

I loke the one on the right because it is calmer. One on the left looks like a chunky Jackson Pollack painting and is what I think of as dated looking granite.

I understand what others are saying about a warm look to go with the floors. I’d want to see a sample of flooring against both options. My feeling is that the floor and counter need to compliment each other but don’t have to coordinate with each other. From the little I can tell on my screen, you floor and the one on the right are two neutrals that dont fight each other and would look good together.

So vinscon white is on right And bianco antico on left so you think vw would work better?what about blue flower?

Blue flower here

Any of them would work with your floor.

And there is no such as ”dated” granite. It just comes down to personal preference and herd thinking, with that whole ”dated granite” thing For example, the same herd that ran out and bought the “speckled” granites because they were ”in”at the time, now no longer want it because it is not ”in” right now. It has nothing to do with the granite being dated. Ancient stone cannot be “dated.”.

Countertops are fashion. You see very little heavily particulated/low movement natural stone these days. Why? Because it looks like state-of-the-art Corian from the 90s.

I can't see a long life for the so-bold-they-suck-the-air-out-of-the-room natural stones either. And then someone puts a geometric subway tile as a backsplash. Not my thing; too much going on. I like the little-black-dress of countertops, whatever that may be. Less is more.

Hello everyone, as much as I got myself exusted yestrday, I think I got you all tired as well,with my questons and posts, I wanted to say thank you for your time and patience with me, but here is a update, I brought bianco antico and vw sample to the house,since I have open floor plan, to many things around and busy counter just become to owervelming to me,then I relize I am opening can of warms adding warmer tones tone brings me back to rethink everything again,as far getting diff paint on the walls,already have guy doing the floors,I would have to rethink everything, as much as I love how durably granite is,I am going with quratz, is just easer for me to continue with design I already started, it is been to long I feel like if I see another countetop slab am gona be nauses (hahah)so owervelming.I am going with Arabsque white, champagne bronze door pulls,stainless steel sink and Appliances , champagne faucet,still thinking about lighting if I should do black I will wait till counters get in and then decide on baksplash and rest of the project.Thanks for reeading I appriciate you all.

Smart move on your part Lola, getting samples home and seeing them all together. Best wishes on your renovation.

I’m late to the party, but I agree the slab on the left has warmer tones and it is important that it goes with the floor so have a look again at that slab against the flooring sample. The brown tones in the floor play nicely w warmth of the slab on left. The slab on the right is very homogeneous and is predominantly grey; it will come down to personal preference obviously, they’re both beautiful slabs. I personally also like a bit of movement in the slab on the left.

Good luck with your new renovation. I’m glad bringing samples home made a difference. Let us see the final result!

Lola BO - Congratulations on finding what works for you. Flooring covers more space in our homes than anything other than walls and paint is comparatively inexpensive and easy to change, so flooring has to be a key driver in selection of countertops, cabinets, furniture . . .

There is absolutely nothing wrong with quartz. As for durability, I have Formica countertops that were installed in my home in 1970. I am going doing a whole home renovation and am going to put in quartz when I renovate, but the previous owners used cutting boards and trivets and the counter is still in great condition. Quartz is more durable than Formica an this lasted 50 years. How much longer than that will you need your countertop to last?

As to your original question, "dated" is such a loaded term. A room done well with quality materials and workmanship will last a good long time. And a good layout for a kitchen or a bathroom will serve you well into the future. When selecting materials, go with what you like.

Personally I never hopped on the granite train way back in the 90s (?) and a friend of mine was appalled when I said I didn't like granite. I still do not like any speckled granite, but my friend LOVED her granite counter tops, and still does. I chose white laminate, which looked absolutely fine after 27 years. However, our layout and the lack of natural light became increasingly problematic. When my husband suggested upgrading the counter tops, I said I'd rather wait until we could address the layout and lighting problems and change the counter tops at that point. We had raised panel cherry cabinets which were in great condition, and when we had a bank appraiser in after applying for a mortgage refi, he said he loved our "new" kitchen. Couldn't believe it was 27 years old.

Anyway, we finally changed the layout and added 4 more windows, and we love it. It functions way better than the original. The cherry cabinets were donated to a family member, and we went with white cabinets, a medium color oak floor, Danby marble and Jet Mist granite counter tops, and we couldn't be happier. We also added reclaimed brick and oak beams to warm up the black and white palette. So the takeaway here is focus on the layout first and foremost, then select the materials. Make sure you love the way it all works together, and get a VERY good contractor, someone who is experienced in doing kitchens and has excellent references. This should ensure that you will have a kitchen that works for you for many years. Don't worry about "dated."

Also, don't worry about wood being warm and not working with cooler tones in your other materials. Wood goes with anything.