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Depends on if you want something mild, or something that contrasts dramatically with the cabs. We did tons of natural maple cabs with either Uba Tuba or Absolute Black tops, and they looked great. If you're looking to be more on the safe side, you can go with Almond Mauve or Giallo Veneziano.
I have used engineered quartz in a ton of houses, has waranty, unlike granite, never needs sealing, and is much harder than granite. The NSF has vetted this product for commercial kitchens, which means it is not porous, unlike granite, so no bacteria can hide! My personal fave is Cambria, they have a line which really looks like granite. My fave color for light wood is Victoria. I am an interior designer, and this color seems to work really well with contemporary and more traditional designs.Good luck!
i think if i did something like that, i'd go contrast, and put in a dark counters ... my current kitchen is all neutral ... i have nothing that contrasts ... sorta ticked at myself for going that route.
You absolutely must go look at individual slabs (they come in lots)....you really can't tell by looking at a granite sample what your actual slabs will look like.
Engineered quartz will melt and there is no way to fix it when it does. I think some engineered quartz is beautiful but it is not perfect as some would have you think.
Sealing granite takes 1/2 an hour each year....I do it myself and it is simple and quick....and the variations in each of our slabs are amazing and unique...no one will have countertops exactly like ours and I like that.
[quote=Cattknap;2374767]You absolutely must go look at individual slabs (they come in lots)....you really can't tell by looking at a granite sample what your actual slabs will look like.
Engineered quartz will melt and there is no way to fix it when it does. I think some engineered quartz is beautiful but it is not perfect as some would have you think.
Sealing granite takes 1/2 an hour each year....I do it myself and it is simple and quick....and the variations in each of our slabs are amazing and unique...no one will have countertops exactly like ours and I like that.[/quote
You are thinking of Corian or Jettastone, those are resin based products and will melt.
Quartz has no resin, and will not melt, and is far harder on the Moh's scale, it is 4 clicks down from diamonds.
I like to use 3 or 4 colors when I am designing a kitchen, gives a far more custom look, even when the client is on a budget.
as I said in my first post, Cambria and Silestone have been vetted by the National Sanitation Foundation for use in commercial kitchens. They will not allow any type of porous material for countertops. This is a national standard. I have done dozens of commercial kitchens in my career as an interior designer, and used these products, they will NOT melt. They are actually put together with a non-resin epoxy.
I have learned all this due to the fact that I own my business, and its my name on the bottom line as far as knowledge of all products that I use in my work.
You absolutely must go look at individual slabs (they come in lots)....you really can't tell by looking at a granite sample what your actual slabs will look like.
Engineered quartz will melt and there is no way to fix it when it does. I think some engineered quartz is beautiful but it is not perfect as some would have you think.
Look at slabs- definitely true. Take a cabinet door with you, for the best visualization of color coordination.
Engineered quartz will melt? Maybe if I was using a plasma cutter, or better yet- my blow furnance overflowed onto my countertop. Please!
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