I am so glad I found this thread!

We recently bought a brand new home, and the kitchen is white/grey. The cabinets are a soft grey and the counters are a stark white. While I love the look of it, the white counters are impossible to keep clean. Also, we want to replace the sink and faucet, so our thought is to replace the island counter.. possibly with OJ.

My question is, has anyone used it on soft grey cabinets? Would it compete? Photo for reference... thank you!!

Lover this thread. My question is for those who have had the OJ in place for a while. Is it easy to keep clean, and does every little crumb show up on the counter?

"Also, we want to replace the sink and faucet, so our thought is to replace the island counter.."

Countertop removal/replacement is not a requirement for sink replacement. Post the width of your sink base cabinet (33", 36", etc.) and the distance from the cabinet face to the rear of the cutout and I'll tell you what your choices are if you please.

I had it installed recently and am disappointed. As someone else remarked, the color of the slabs installed are much more grey where the sample has much more taupe in it. I’ll include pictures to show the difference. For the other poster being more grey worked better for them, but for me it did not. I spent HOURS wrestling with counter top and cabinet color selection and the taupe in the grey of the sample worked perfectly with my lighter cabinet color choice (I have two-toned counters with the island being a dark cabinet color). The grey stone that actually arrived does not work as well. For the amount of money paid I’m disappointed because there is no changing it now, and my counters will always look a bit off from my lighter colored cabinets. I think the sample should not be that different from your final product. If a more grey color is what you are looking for you’ll be fine. And in and of themselves they are beautiful. But if you are trying to match something with a little more taupe/brown to it, it won’t work. Don’t trust the sample.

Planning to install with white cabinets in the next month...would love to see backsplash options as have been struggling to find something I like. Thanks

Thanks for everyone for posting pictures! I've been wrestling with which quartz to go with, and didn't find any good options until I found the OJ. But I just learned I need at least 2 seams for my island b/c it's really big, and was about to ditch the OJ and go with something just as expensive that I don't like nearly enough. The seam pics posted here made me feel better, though if I need 3 seams I'm not sure if I'll still go through with it.

Where did you order it from ?

I'm in CA and working with a builder on a new house, so they'll deal with it. We have a few fabricators nearby who can get it, though. We have a Cosentino warehouse/ showroom nearby. If you go to their site, you can find distributors and fabricators.

I have been looking for this countertop for a while, so if anyone knows of a San Diego or CA warehouse/showroom let me know.

@casa_de_malcuth - there's a Cosentino showroom off of Miramar Rd. They have a great selection, though I got the last slabs they had in SoCal a few weeks ago. Not sure if they have more, but they should at least have the samples.

Unrelated to other posts, but maybe of interest. We did a bunch of science experiments on the sample slabs to see if we could get it to stain or etch - tried catsup, lemons, red wine, coffee grounds, beets, mustard, pickled something, and cocoa, and nothing stained. We left them on for over 24hrs, and everything just wiped off. Of particular note was that we did see some mild staining (I think just from the mustard) on a different quartz sample (different manufacturer entirely) so though quartz is great, it's not entirely impervious to bad housekeeping.

Anyone else see a big difference from some of the pics that the OJ seems more white, then all the way to a darker grey in some?

Mine is definitely more grey.

Watch out.. its way more gray than the provided samples...

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It's much darker than the samples, which made me really sad at first, but after a few weeks and seeing it a handful of time in situ I've come to terms with it. Still looks nice, and looks like natural stone so much more than most quartz, but definitely isn't like the samples.

HU-246711038 Sorry for the late reply but we installed a Carrara marble looking tile (I think it's ceramic) as our backsplash and I love it! It's kind of the reverse of the OJ with white background and gray veining. (Pics below)

We went with a glass tile backsplash

Has anybody had any issues with lines or marks in the OJ. almost like a seam but not. and you cant feel it. My installer has been trying to sand them out and has made things considerably worse.

The island is going to have trim added to it and painted in BM Hale Navy.

Stephanie, I'm not sure I understand these lines or marks you are referring to. Are you able to take a closeup photo?

It goes from one side to the other like a seam would. its under the surface - a very straight hairline. i think its a manufacturing defect. i dont want to upload photos because my installer is taking care of the problem.

It does sound like it could be a manufacturing defect. I hope your installer is able to fix it.

Mary McCarthy, what kind of install problems did you have and did the colors match once the partial install was completed?

I am so happy I found this thread!! Fell in love with OJ but then started to have doubts. The pictures posted on here really helped me decide to stick with this choice. Cannot believe how hard it has been to make a final decison on a countertop. Will need to go back through these comments to get backsplash ideas. Maybe now I can get some sleep and stop researching. LOL

We are planning to do white uppers and lowers with a wooden stained island. More of a medium brown stain. Would OJ work on the white and a lighter quartz work on the island or is that too busy?

Where did you order the OJ from? I cannot find it anywhere here in upstate NY!! I am looking to order it ASAP

Lowes has it.

I order mine from a company in NJ. The Stone Shop.

HI Everyone! I am getting ocean jasper quartz and white cabinets for our kitchen. Our floors are walnut wood. I am struggling on finding a backsplash. Can anyone share photos if they used a marble backsplash or a light grey backsplash?

Thanks!

@Angela G i love the backsplash! Do you have a the name or item number? I I think that would be perfect with my gray cabinets and ocean jasper counter tops.

Julie -  We had our countertops installed a few months ago and I love them! I have been undecided on a backsplash so for now we just have the kitchen painted in Stonington Grey until I can decide.

I would also like to know the name of the tile@Angela G used.  I love our ocean jasper countertops. Just cannot decide on a backspladh yet.

i am so worried about ordering the OJ. I love the slab they had at Lowes ( a lot more gray) but the sample I have is more tannish. When you had it installed is it more of the gray? T.Y.

I think the tile that Angela G used is available at Lowes. I had chosen that but then changed my mind. I hope to have my backsplash installed in the next week or so. Fingers are crossed!

@Terry Shields- My ocean jasper is grey with white and silver sparkly specks. It is beautiful and I've gotten alot of compliments on it. I'm still struggling to pick a backsplash though.

I ordered so many tile samples that my head was swirling. I went through the process of elimination and finally settled on one (or two or three) and ordered one. Just waiting for it to be installed. We shall see!

Thank you!

@Maureen Giaquinto, I am so sorry I just now read your post. Thank you for your compliment. I will see what information I can find for you and let you know asap. Again, my apologies for not seeing your post sooner.

@emoss - I sincerely apologize for not seeing your and Maureen's post until right now. I appreciate your kind words and will see what information I can find and respond asap to you both.

@TerryShields, if your countertop slab is more tannish, in my opinion you lucked out because that is thw color I personally was wanting. Mine is more gray. It is beautiful regardless. Our Lowe's store sample as well as the sample from another place was the tannish I was wanting but when the slab came in, it was the gray. I will also let you know there are white spots of different sizes that were not visible in any of the samples. I would prefer they not be there but what's done is done.

It must have been frustrating! i found a place that i can go see the slab. fingers crossed!

For those asking about my backsplash, here is the information. It was installed by Arizona Tile.

I have had my ocean jasper countertops for 3 months now and absolutely love it. The countertops look so much better than the small sample that I ordered from Silestone. The color is beautiful.

I chose ocean jasper countertops for my kitchen and struggled to choose a not so ordinary subway tile that wouldn’t compete with the beautiful countertop. I spent a lot of time in my local tile stores. :-) I love how the Daltile Remedy Elixir looks. we went with a silver grey grout. I am so happy with the results.

The backsplash has now been installed. Last thing (coving & cabinet pulls) now in progress!

For those that have used this quartz, what paint color did you go with? We are wanting to do a light grey throughout the house but something that complements the ocean Jasper and doesn’t clash

I did grey and white and I love it! It's been about 2 1/2 years and I so glad I chose it.

I used Stonington Grey by BM and a white trim. I love the ocean jasper countertops. No regrets.

I am very disappointed. The sample that was given to me had hints of blue and green and was lighter than what I have. It was beautiful. What I have now is grey and white and darker than what I have expected. Now I am stuck with it.