Appropriate Spacing for Counter Stools for Kitchen Island
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Comments (1)Counter stools at a kitchen island require careful measuring. The higher the counter height, the more splay in the legs (necessary for stability). A general rule of thumb is your stool seat height is 13" below the height of the countertop. As an example, if your countertop is 39" high then you'll be shopping for a 26" seat height stool +/- 1" depending on personal preferences. Warren Chair Works and Lawrence Crouse both make the type of stools you are mentioning, to custom seat heights. Ping me off-list if you need more info. -Duane...See MoreNew counter stools for kitchen island -
Comments (3)Sit in them before buying. A lot of stuff is made for LOOKS now, not so much function. If they get used a lot, invest in good ones....See MoreKitchen island counter and perimeter cabinet counters
Comments (9)Thanks for the feedback everyone. We moved this past year and yes, it’s a terrible kitchen layout. Unfortunately I know that my husband will not ever do a total kitchen remodel. We just don’t know how long we will live here to make it worth it. We made the mistake of doing WAY to much to our last house and ended up moving after only 1.5 years. We will be rotating the cooktop so that it is still in the island but instead face the fridge. There’s no way to put it elsewhere without getting all new cabinets, I tried. I see what you are saying with the grey, and maybe I should have said lighter counter as I’m not tied to grey, just something a little brighter. Is there any lighter granite that works well with Ooba Tooba? My main question is still do I only do the island counter or do I do the entire kitchen’s counters to be uniform?...See MoreIsland countertop different from the rest of counters in kitchen
Comments (13)Search for some of @KarinMT's posts - she is a geologist and has written quite a bit about quartzites vs. marbles and Super White in particular. Here is one of her published articles " What about Super White? Super White is one of the stones that is frequently caught in the quartzite vs. marble mystery. Most commonly, Super White is dolomitic marble. That means it won’t scratch glass and it will etch with acids. Some Super White has minor amounts of quartz mixed in with the marble. But the rock is still marble and will act like marble. When doing the glass test with Super White, be sure to test a few different areas to get a sense for the overall rock. Is it all the same? Or are there some parts that are harder or softer?" Be absolutely sure to test several areas of the slab(s) in question and understand you have a marble....See MoreThe Kitchen Place
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