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I like the third one the best - most interesting. Then the second, the fourth, and last the first one you showed.

The first slab is whiter. The What Macubbus is a favorite, but has a gray background.

If you want the room whiter/airy pick the 1st or 4th. The other two have more grey in them. They are all gorgeous, and very similar. So, pick the one with the best price tag! :)

Third one is very unlike anything I've seen, but feels natural. Last one is so regular as to feel artificial, more likely to date. First is my second choice. All very nice, so pick your favorite or let your pocketbook decide.

1 is quartz, the rest are quartzite. This is what happened to my quartzite same (unsealed) lemon on the bottom, turmeric on the top. 6 hrs

Two more quartz. Obviously I'm going for the marble look haha

Whatever you pick, make sure you tape out part of the slab u want

Go with the Quartz!!! So much easier than worrying. Those slabs are beautiful.

I will go with the quartz. Now, what is this taping business? :) do I tape it and say this is for the Peninsula, this is for the waterfall edge? This is for the left of the stove right of the stove?

I like the last as if you are going with waterfall edge you want the eye to follow the lines across the top an then down the side.

All counters are going to stain, chip, scratch or whatever. Pick what you want and can afford and be happy. They will wear and you just have to deal with it. If this is a showcase vs used kitchen then it is a different story. Always take wear into account if you are using the kitchen.

Pick products that will have a nice look even with some wear. Love number 4.

Because of the large area to be covered, the second one is the most interesting

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The second one

Number 1 for all the above reasons. I like that the pattern is simpler. Patterns always are more complex looking when I am finished no matter whether it is on a sofa, rug, wallpaper etc. and I know I don't want it to take over. The quartz seems to be the winning material.

The first!

I love the second stone. It has just the amount of interest and pattern, yet it doesn't feel too busy. Is the second stone quartzite?

No consistence here, good luck pick your gut.

who is the manufacturer of these? i especially love the first + last. good luck with your decision - anyone will look great.

If you have a slab of granite with unique movement/ veins you can with the help of the stone person, map out with blue tape where you want them to make their cuts.

This does a nice job explaining

Yes, second stone is a quartzite called Brazilian Arabescato superwhite

I vote for the first. It's beautiful. The tape suggestion can be done two ways. First you can mark off the best or favorite area of a slab to be used in the most prominent spot---like your peninsula. Second you can put an x of tape on spots you don't want to feature in the showy areas. My supplier did a template of the counters on the two slabs used in my kitchen; but some fault lines in each slabs outer edges forced them to change the template that I had approved, and the part I had chosen for the island was changed as well. So every detail is not always predictable in these projects. I think your kitchen will be lovely! Please post pics of the finished space.

Number 4

#1 of second set of photos

They all have a very special look. Key thing for me, as to material, is the ease of maintenance. We've installed some beautiful slabs that require TLC. When they get stained they no longer look beautiful. The stains stick out like a sore thumb. In Europe, where the homes have a lot of age on them, the solid surface stone counter tops are so stained and modeled that they look beautiful. They have a patina that gives them more character. Here in the States, we want everything to look new and pristine. So ease of maintenance is huge. As to which slab, my favorite is #4. I really like the brightness of it and the linear lines. Since the room isn't that big, the linear lines will make the space feel bigger.

These who are by quartex (their 4000 series) . I don't know.much about them but am hoping to see a sample tomorrow.

I like 2, 3 and 4 better than 1 and would say that 2 is my favorite. Good luck!

If you're not present when the cut/layout the slab, you'll get this. It's a part of the stone, not a surface stain. If we'd been there, this section would have been avoided. It's not a big deal, an outside bar, but still, a cautionary note.

Thank you!! I'll have to look into this manufacturer in Canada... Love the look of this Quartz. Keep us posted.

We are in the middle of building the same kitchen! Trying to figure out our countertop as well. I love quartzite but Quartz is easier to care for and more sustainable. Looking for the best marble-like option. Let me know what you choose!

Mathew, what's on the wall opposite the kitchen?

Opposite the window I mean. We are either going with the quartzite or with one of the last two pictures. I don't see the point in going with ceasarstone or Cambria when they xsn get the veining right.. Looks like quartex got this one right. Hopefully it's affordable.

Just went to go see a slab in person. Wow. It is the best veining I've seen so far. I think my decision is made. I'll post pictures of the kitchen, before and after photos.

Can't wait to see how everything turns out!

There will be a wall of cabinets and thinking of going with a panel front fridge.

It's the same kitchen except my dish washer is beside the sink and you have a door beside your fridge. I have more cabinets but the rest is the same!

It all looks beautiful!! They are all great choices, but I love the third the most. Congrats on the beautiful kitchen!

For everyone picking #3, quartzite. It does look beautiful but when we put lemon and turmeric on it, it didn't hold up so well. We tried to scratch it and it wasn't so hard to do. Has anyone dealt with neolith porcelain?

I have Ceasarstone and love it! It does not stain and unlike marble doesn't need sealing.

I wouldn't recommend any with a definite horizontal veining unless your fabricator is willing to do mitered corner seams. You have too many changes in direction, and if they don't miter the corner seams it will end up a hodge-podge of vertical lines butted up to horizontal lines.

Hi Nancy. We are going to do the 45* edge regardless of the pattern. I can't stand seems!

I wasn't talking about the waterfall edge, but the 90 degree (2) on the other counters. The natural stone (quartzite) slabs only come 10 feet wide, so it will inevitably have seams.

If it etches with lemon juice, then it is not quartzite. It is marble. Lots of marbles being sold with false names these days.

That would be a concern of mine[ the seams matching] up on the mitred edge, You know like a plaid shirt?

So we decided to save money by not going midered (other than waterfall). This is the slab I tagged and is being delivered tomorrow to my fabricator. I actually went to Quartex (manufacturer) to look at the slabs and I had a mini panic attack. They were completely sold out and on back order. 6 weeks before anything else would be in. He told me where I could get a slab and I drove over immediately. Liked what I saw and tagged one book matched set of slabs (right side book matched) and one extra slab for the backsplash. I'll post before and after picks of the kitchen after we are done.

Quick note about the product. Instead of 93% quartz, they use less but more resin and are able to get a truer marble look than other quartz. I'm sure I'm giving up some durability but I really wanted the marble look

Oh my goodness that is soooo beautiful. I absolutely love it. Great choice!