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10 years ago

I keep coming back to this kitchen in my research -- I love it! Can you please tell me the name of the paint that was used on the cabinets, and also, is pietra Cardosa a high maintenance countertop? Does it scratch easily?

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Naty Alvarez
10 years ago
Pietra Cardoso is a limestone and is more porous than granite. All natural stones required maintenance. There is a granite similar in color named Costa Smeralda. http://www.marbleoftheworld.com/index.php/costa-smeralda.html
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Studio Dearborn
10 years ago
Cabinets are color matched to Benjamin Moore's Brushed Aluminum. Countertops are Pietra Cardosa limestone. It is definitely more porous than a granite, and not as hard. That being said, my customers who have used it have been very happy. For a more resilient stone, consider Jet Mist granite, shown here with Balboa Mist cabinets.
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cslowrance
Original Author
10 years ago
Funny- I had already reserved some slabs of Virginia mist granite before I saw these pics -- maybe I should stick with that for the lower maintenance option with a similar look. Thanks for the quick response!

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