Glad you love it! Every time I walk into my kitchen I get a reality check of what I what vs. what I should get. I'll allow myself to dream a little more while in the early stages of planning but once we are ready to go I know I'll have to make some practical decisions.

I wandered into a Mick De Guilio showroom last week & he had white, subtle patterned Caesar stone Quartz countertops in one of the big kitchen displays. The backsplash was marble subway tiles. The combination was beautiful.

Edit: I asked the salesgirl which pattern it was but could not find the name on the Caesarstone website. Of course, now I don't even remember the name. My MIL was with me. I told her I needed to check out the showroom for GW research.

Mirrored toekicks - those looked pretty cool.

I had found a quartzite I loved too, but just the material was over 10k, usd, so I could not have it, lol. Sometimes being practical *is* hard, but I am so happy that when I walk into the kitchen, I don't feel like I settled. That is what I was worried about.

romy, I had considered doing something like that, but I went with mother of pearl instead. :)

MOP - even better. That's going to be gorgeous.

Why is no one asking for pictures of the countertop???????

I am so in love with the MOP.

lol, it is not quite done yet, but it will be in another month or so.

oh, and the mirrored toe kicks are beautiful, but I think it would be really hard to keep clean.

Jenncent is that statuario? So glad you like it! We have similar countertop needs as your family and have plans for it in our kitchen going in next month.

It sure is! I looked at the Onixaa too, and it was a hard decision for me. I worried this would be too bright white, but it isn't. I love that it is a bit dramatic.

Have my onixaa sample too, but looks too grey with our cherry cabs. Thanks for the pics and feedback. Helps confirm the decision!

Looks beautiful! Can't wait to see the finished kitchen. Everyday somehow I get swayed back to marble, and then I see posts like yours and get swayed back to quartz! At this rate I will never choose a countertop.

heathero, that is funny, because in our kitchen, it took on a brownish tinge that made it look dirty. Just at night time though, I actually really like the softer tones of it, but I wanted more grey than brown. The statuario is not as stark as it looks in pics though, which is nice,

katielea, I flip flopped forever too, lol. There is just something about marble that is so lux and almost decadent. But if it will get beat on in your kitchen, you may not be happy with how it ages.

Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing the pic

Looked at a slab of the Vicostone Statuario today and it was very pretty. Do you have any pictures of your finished kitchen? I would love to see how your mother of pearl backsplash turned out!

I have these ones! There is finishing work not done in them, but it shows the backsplash. :)

Wow! Looks great!