NW Facing kitchen - replacing countertops...PLEASE HELP!

6 years ago

would love some help with our N/NW facing kitchen - we are slowly trying to transform/refresh/update its look and have replaced the appliances to stainless. Now looking to change our laminate countertops and backsplash. Been to several yards and loved some Quartzite slabs but they either weren't in our budget (luxury series) or had too many characteristics of marble. We cook every day and are no strangers to lemons, red wine, tomatoes and the like! We have tried finding some granite options but prefer movement to specks. Would love some feedback on how you think our choices will pair with the cabinet/floor colors. These are items (floors and cabinet color) that we would like to change, but for budget reasons, have to live with. I've included pics of the kitchen on a dreary afternoon as well as some considerations for countertops. I think we will live with the countertops and then move on to backsplash. One concern I have is pairing warm colors (cabinets) with cooler colors (counter). Painting cabinets is not in budget. Thoughts and suggestions are so welcome! Thank you!

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eam44

6 years ago

last modified: 6 years ago

“One concern I have is pairing warm colors (cabinets) with cooler colors (counter).”

Pairing warm and cool will make choosing a bs much more difficult as well. You can always choose a warmer counter material, like a faux Calacatta gold. This is Calacatta Nuovo by Caesarstone.

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JudyG Designs
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
One of my favorite granites with stained cabinets:

Costa Rose Granite Kitchen | Marble.com · More Info
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j quigs
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks eam44! The distributor we visited doesn't carry Caesarstone but we are headed to another today and they do. Calacatta Nuvo is actually one that always "popped up" in my online research and I will certainly take a look. Do you know how it typically comes in with pricing (high/low). The Cambria Luxury series is out of our budget. We have about 71st of countertop and would like to come in at/under $6K all in (material, removal, installation, etc)
Ephma
6 years ago
My parents put Cambria Calacatta Gold quartz in their kitchen with stained cabinets and it looks very nice. (I don’t know if that’s part of the luxury series or not)
j quigs
Original Author
6 years ago
Thanks judyG - that is beautiful. I looked it up on the distributor website that we've visited and there was a lot of green in it.
j quigs
Original Author
6 years ago
Ephma I actually had that name written down on the first distributor that we visited (that we are going back to today) but am not sure if I found it online or they had it there? I chatted with a rep from Cambria and she said that it is not a Cambria design but is similar to a design called Brittanicca Gold which we have looked at. It is stunning but too bold of a pattern for all of the sq footage we have....and a luxury series item : (