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Two different counter tops, two different style of cabinet in the same kitchen? No thanks!
Ouch! Hopefully all don't think that or this doesn't look too bad. I just finished it last week.
I did get the same exact cabinet door style just in a different color with a glaze that is close to the color of the rest of cabinets. Top is a Boos end grain cherry.
The house was built in 2006 and had a smaller island with same finishes as everything else.
Have to excuse mess in the kitchen and somewhat crappy pictures. We were getting ready for a family gathering on Fathers Day and took these on the spur of the moment.
Here is before. This all started when the oven kept having out of warranty problems with the control panel going out and the microwave lights died (oh and that model has also been known to come on in the middle of the night and start a fire). We had decided we would rather have gas burners in that time anyway.
Last edited by Sherifftruman; 06-24-2013 at 08:09 AM..
That is certainly not the case here. Buyers MUCH prefer granite to any other type of countertop. Quartz is nice and has benefits, but it lacks the character found only with natural stone. The exception is when the color is odd, like pink...
In my area granite is preferred, also other stone countertops
also there are some ugly granites out there..... but some people don't have taste, or don't care.
we looked a Corian at one point, and my parents have it in their kitchen. I find in a lot of cases, I find the patterns ugly.
their counters have held up well, they're almost 15 years old and are inoffensive.
To me for your house whether you should replace at time of resale.
How expensive is your house?
Where does it fall in the market? high, mid low?
what does the competition have?
I'm having trouble picturing honestly. in my area Hickory isn't common it seems like a conflicting material to corian, I picture, rustic and natural vs plasticy
I've added granite in both kitchens we remodeled (old and new house), granted its only 5 years in the old house, and 2 in the new one, but they held up well, not stains chips etc, just a little wiping down. we also didn't get any of the higher maintance granites and have patterns to them.
Just had the counter company in to measure for granite to update for selling. After my conversation with him, I decided to keep the Corian.
The first problem is if I replace the Corian, what color granite? Some of it is really ugly. Suppose I spend 20 grand, and a buyer does not like the color I picked? Do buyers want any ugly granite instead of neutral solid surface? Honed absolute black granite, stainless steel or butcher block are my choices. Bet it would be hard to find a buyer who wants that.
This was the second counter guy who says granite is an overpriced PITA.
I asked about science lab counters used years ago, soapstone or slate. He tells me that they now use Corian.
Watching those house-flipping shows on HGTV, the flippers seem to put granite in EVERY house now. Flippers wouldn't do it if it wasn't making those places sell.
Suppose I spend 20 grand, and a buyer does not like the color I picked?
Buy the granite countertop because you want it, not because you will make it back during re-sale. It's likely you won't. Just like $100,000 slate roof vs $6,000 asphalt roof. The house is going to sell for market value. Period. Stuff like that doesn't matter. You would be better off spreading that $20k throughout the whole house, updating outdated floors, $1000 Formica countertop, new paint, landscaping, stuff that matters.
I think is a damn shame that there is so much emphasis placed on freaking kitchen counter tops.
To me in my logic, a counter top has to be the least thing that should be important in a buying a home.
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