Why not choose a counter top more in line with the vintage items. I know they may not be as popular right now as granite but the feel might fight better.

Love this!! Pompeii Quartz and Caesarstone have a beautiful marble looking quartz, Statuario, with brown and gray veining. It would be stunning.

I think that the marble-look would be nice, and since the stove is white, it must look fine with white/gray stone! (Solid pale gray could be another good choice.)

Agree, though, that with two vintage elements already, you might be better served with a period look, such as stainless, butcherblock, or solid formica with a metal edge...

Love your stove! Hope your kitchen turns out great.

Beautiful stove we had a 1942 wedge wood we had restored for our California bungalow. Agree with previous posters classic counters would be best.

Hi Angela, the kitchen will now be open to living and dining room. the look in the rest of the house is more eclectic/cottage so trying not to be too retro--ha! if thats possible with this stove and sink that I love!

acm - our contractor and the cabinet guy are adamant that butcherblock won't do well by sink/dishwasher or by appliances that will vent below them-heat and moisture. I've read many reviews from folks with butcherblock who love them. Part of the dilemma.

Hi Traci -- Love the idea of keeping this stove! You can create a beautiful and current kitchen with it! I'd suggest quartz, a white/grey color -- or butcher block if you like that. What color cabinets?

Hi Wheatland. I'm going with white shaker uppers, glass fronts for both sides of sink. Toying with either painted beadboard or subway backsplash and still deciding white or other color lowers. Does beadboard hold up to wiping/moisture?

I love that 2nd kitchen. Is that white quartz? I worry about too much white but the accents..my 'stuff' is all colorful, similar to this kitchen.

Beadboard would hold up -- but it would likely be a pain to clean (some feedback here from others: http://ths.gardenweb.com/discussions/2680125/beadboard-backsplash-regret). Subway backsplash would be the way to go.

Here are a couple quartz to consider:
Pearl Gray Quartz
Cascade White Quartz
Babylon Gray Quartz

Are these MSI? wondering too if grays work well with oak hardwoods?

Hello again,

I hadn't thought of grey but after looking at and bringing home a few of your suggestions, I think a cool grey works with the green of the stove top. I think Caesarstone Alpine Mist next to my stove looks great. I know it's still light, but it seems to be just enough color to break it all up without looking too modern. Opinion?

Caesarstone Alpine Mist would look great and think it would work fine with the oak hardwood floors. What are you doing for cabinets?

What a hard decision, if only I could be relaxed enought for real marble! So..White cabinets, glass fronts on either side of sink. I think I should wait on choosing backsplash--see what would work best. There will also be a few natural wood open shelves on wall of penninsula. I am leaning towards subway tile backsplash with something a bit different, but not distracting, over stove. Thoughts on that appreciated too.

As I recall, when your stove was popular...people used a Formica on their countertops that was a gray marble pattern, edged in metal. Therefore, your desire for a gray marble quartz would echo this period style. Go for it! It doesn't have to be a "restoration." It can be a "riff" on a period kitchen. Have fun with it! Are you doing a Smeg refrigerator???

Very classic! Real marble is great and all, but carries maintenance... I think you have a really good plan -- definitely go for the natural wood (knotty alder maybe) floating shelves and accenting in island.

ptreckel - Thanks for that input. I love the idea of a 'riff', it's more in keeping with the 'vision' I have in my head! I have Mentioned a Smeg fridge to the hubby and shown him pics- I love the fun colors and they have one that looks like it might be the same color as my stove. He insists our current fridge is fine. I know him tho' and I'm betting when we get towards the finish, he won't want to keep our current one. I will decide on that then. I'm not trying to be truly retro so I'm undecided on that.

Wheatland - I definitely want something knotty and with that rich warm wood feel. I haven't explored too much- don't know if this is something the cabinet guy would handle or if I find them elsewhere and have contractor install? I feel like the countertop decision is the hardest. I already have the stove and the sink and the house already has the hardwoods. I've always loved a white kitchen so really the countertop choice is the fist BIG decision I've had to make. Harder on the one hand because I already have other elements but easier too because some things just don't mesh. I think I'll look at some shelves!

I just looked at vintage kitchens online....House Beautiful has a photo archive. And, although I know that you don't want to go tooooo retro, they used to do stainless steel counters "back in the day!" Proof that everything old is (eventually) "new" again. A thought....

I would do the knotty alder wood accents in shelves with the cabinets being white. You don't happen to be located around the chicago-land area (would love to be able to quote the job!)? Otherwise, depending on the cabinet maker, they would install or your contractor.

I hear you trying to think about colors for the lowers -- I think a very pale gray would be gorgeous -- just enough contrast to make the stove really pop out (white and green against the gray) but not adding another color to the mix and not making the room too dark. Plus, could play up the veining in a marble-look counter. Really pale (both for lightness, and to prevent a patchwork effect with the top-color of the stove)...

Hi All. Ive been looking at light greys but
no decision yet. Due to open concept it will have to coordinate with LR too. I plan on picking the white this weekend. My contractor suggests SW or Pittsburg paints. I have tried out 4 whites from SW and they all read yellow. Will play with grey when white is selected! Any white suggestions from SW or PP?

Wheatland..I'm in the beautiful Pacific Northwest!

Traci, just seeing this, but I vote (not that it counts) is with Sharon Joyce on the green veining! and then some Jadite accents in the room.