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White soapstone backsplash and dark antique copper machined hardw

15 years ago

This is my first post and my first big kitchen remodel. This forum is wonderful. I hope that you all can help. We have ordered black cosmic granite-which is mostly black with brown, blue,and a little white swirls through it. It is very flowy and we want it to be the wow factor in our kitchen. The cabinets will be white. My contractor has suggested white soapstone subway tile as a backsplash. Has anyone used this? I would love any feedback. Also, I know I want the hardware to be dark and I am trying to decide between black and dark antique copper machined-which is described as looking like pencil lead-any thoughts?

Thanks so much!

Comments (11)

  • 15 years ago

    I'm not an expert, but is there such a thing as white soapstone? Maybe he meant marble?

  • 15 years ago

    I'm thinking he meant white botticino marble?

  • 15 years ago

    I will ask him on Monday. I want something that will not compete with the granite. My husband isn't crazy about glazed tile for the backsplash. Any ideas for a white backsplash not using glazed tile? I am open to any suggestions. Do most marbles have veining in them?

  • 15 years ago

    I have some dark ("antiqued") copper kitchen and lighting hardware and am quite fond of it. In my case, I needed to match my naturally patinating copper countertops. The antiqued finish might not be quite as dark as the machined finish you speak of. (Every brand is so different, too.)

    I think the darkened copper is a much richer feel than straight black would be - it has a nice gleam to it where the light shines. Your choice will depend on how all the other colors and textures in your kitchen interplay, of course. Feel free to post pictures for the good eyes here to help you out.

    This isn't the best pic but it shows my pendants in the antiqued copper finish from Rejuvenation Lighting:

    Sounds lovely -- have fun deciding!

  • 15 years ago

    I have the Machined antique copper and it is definitely a pencil lead color. I have white cab's and soapstone counter. I don't have a close up of the hardware. HTH

    I've never heard of white soapstone.

    Here is a link that might be useful: My kitchen

  • 15 years ago

    how about white glass subway, like theanimala's -- I love this backsplash.

    Here is a link that might be useful: theanimala's kitchen

  • 15 years ago

    there's some info on this url and the links off of it that may be useful

    Here is a link that might be useful: backsplashes

  • 15 years ago

    I want dark hardware for my white cabinets. Has anyone used the dark antique copper machined hardware?

  • 15 years ago

    If you look at the link I posted it shows my dark antique copper machined pulls and knobs.

    Here's a link to my Knobs

    Here is a link that might be useful: Hardware

  • 15 years ago

    Thanks becktheeng. Very useful link. Do you like your hardware? Would you say it looks pretty dark? When looking at the link you sent there are hardly any choices in solid black, maybe that is a clue that I should go with the dark antique copper machined.

  • 15 years ago

    I was looking for black too. I didn't find much and the dark antique copper machined was nearly black. I like it a lot. As you can see, from far away it reads black...up close it is close to the pencil lead color you described before.

    The specific hardware I chose because it gave me options on my bar pull size, was still traditional (a lot of the larger bar pulls looked more contemporary). Overall I'm very satified with my choice. I had my cabinet guy order a couple different finishes in the knobs, cup pull (when I thought I could use those) and pulls...then I made my decsion after I saw them in real life. HTH

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