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chateauivoire

Marble countertops in kitchen?

Chateauivoire
hace 7 años

Love marble countertops and want them in kitchen any thoughts?

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    Renaissance Marble Works, Inc.
    hace 6 años

    If you want you kitchen to look like everybody else's kitchen by all means do quartz. We are fabricators and I sell a lot of quartz but I will tell you there is nothing more beautiful than natural marble. However, you must have it honed. Polished stone will not wear well for a kitchen countertop. The sealants today will pretty much take care of the staining part. The stone will patina over the years, if that bothers you, it can be rehoned in your home with little to no mess. I am sure that one of your eyes or ears is not perfect and neither should be your stone! Life is not perfect!!!

    • Comentarios (14)

    • latifolia
      hace 7 años

      Go for it! I did and have no regrets.

      Chateauivoire agradeció a latifolia
    • H J
      hace 7 años
      Ive heard complaints about how sensitive they are and how they absorb stains from people who said they'd never do it again. If you're concerned what about choosing quartz that looks somewhat similar to marble?
      Chateauivoire agradeció a H J
    • User
      hace 7 años

      Marble patina. It shows LIFE lived on it's surface. If you're a Botox kinda person that doesn't want life to show, it's probably not for you.

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    • Heather Macdonald
      hace 7 años
      If you don't cook or have kids or drink wine or tea or coffee....
      Chateauivoire agradeció a Heather Macdonald
    • sunshine home
      hace 7 años

      How about a quartz that looks like marble

      Chateauivoire agradeció a sunshine home
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      Patricia Colwell Consulting
      hace 7 años

      People in Italy have kids, drink wine, cook often and have marble, but they love the patina that life gives to a kitchen so if that works for you IMO marble beats quartz hands down

    • Mary Elizabeth
      hace 7 años

      Good advice and insight here:

      https://laurelberninteriors.com/2017/03/11/marble-countertops/


      Chateauivoire agradeció a Mary Elizabeth
    • coopermcboo
      hace 7 años

      No, no... a thousand times, no. Gee, I think I really have an opinion on this one. I, too, was going to go with marble and a friend talked me out of it. I went with Silestone in peppercorn. I love the look -- and it's indestructible - hot pans, red wine, coffee, sharp knives, this stuff is impervious to pain. Marble SEEMS like it will last forever... sadly no.

    • Elle
      hace 7 años
      Última modificación: hace 7 años

      Marble can discolor even just with items sitting on it so I would go with a quartz that has a similar look to marble.

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      JAN MOYER
      hace 7 años
      Última modificación: hace 7 años

      We've been WALKING on it for five hundred years or more...........

      All that depends, is what your idea of "forever" looks like. Personally I'd rather see a marble top with the patina of living and cooking, than a "perfect" quartz top junked with mail, handbags, ballet shoes, keys, phones, the last night pizza box, and shall I go on? lol

    • Maxwell VII
      hace 7 años

      I wouldn't do marble in the kitchen, myself. While it looks great, the staining issue. I would do Quartzite (not Quartz) in the kitchen. A lot of Quartzite (again, not Quartz) looks just as great and is a lot more stain-resistant than Marble.

      If you're worried about strength and etching, then go with Quartz instead of Quartzite. It's a bit stronger and a lot more unlikely to etch.

      There are so many choices out there for countertops. Don't even limit yourself to the stone and stone-derivatives. Do your research.

      Chateauivoire agradeció a Maxwell VII
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      Business_Name_Placeholder
      hace 6 años

      I know this thread is older, but since others will continue to read through it, I wanted to add my $.02. I am a designer who strongly discourages my clients from using marble, but I decided to put honed Carrara in my kitchen. I've had it almost a year, and zero regrets so far. I did, however, use a black soapstone on my island, which is where I do 90% of my work. I will also place very hot things from the oven on the soapstone as opposed to the marble, and have told my teenage daughters that they can do pretty much anything they want in the kitchen, as long as they are on the island! I've definitely got some etching here and there and a few scratches as I do use the marble counters, but they don't bother me. I still discourage clients from using it, as I know how most people want things to stay "perfect" forever and I worry about them being unhappy down the road if they go with marble. I do have one client who just kept going back to Carrara over and over again, so we will be installing it for her and she has promised to enjoy the patina over time and not worry about it. It's definitely not for everyone, but there is really no true substitute for natural stone. The quartz products get better all the time, but they'll never look truly real, so if that's a priority, and you can live with imperfection, go with the marble.

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      Renaissance Marble Works, Inc.
      hace 6 años

      When the "patina" gets to much for your client, it can be rehoned and brought back to its original state. Isn't natural stone wonderful. Your kitchen is beautiful! Quartz will never replace natural stone!!!!

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