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Which countertop do you like better?

5 years ago

I’m planning on replacing the current dark gray granite in my home with a something much lighter. Besides being too dark with the nearly black cabinets, I can’t stand the bulbous edge.



Quartz was my first consideration and I found LG Viatera Lumina which looks like it would work really well with my tile floor and overall color scheme. It has subtle veining with warm grays and a barely there gold. My concerns are cost at $115 a sq foot, and that the marble-ish look will be out of style soon. Also, less of a concern but something I should consider are potential issues with quartz in terms of chipping and maybe staining.


I also spotted this Allen and Roth solid surface (generic corian). The terrazzo pattern is fun and the colors are perfect (gray and terracotta). It is half the price of the LG Quartz. Concerns here have to do with whether or not it looks cheap. I think the pattern is fun, but it has a soft appearance in that the chips themselves don’t appear sharp and crisp(if that makes sense). I get that terrazzo is trendy now, I’ve always loved it though.


Current stainless steel sink will be replaced with a white or sea salt colored under mount enameled cast iron. All of the current appliances are being swapped out for brand new Bosch ones and the driving force behind that decision (to replace four year old decent GE ss appliances) is that I want the super easy to clean induction range. I want my countertops to be worry free and low maintenance too. Last house had honed marble, I want the total opposite this time around.





Sample of the quartz- looks less warm IRL



Allen &Roth solid surface Terrazo Sea Glass (the sample on the floor is the LG Lumina sample)



Comments (2)

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    there would be many light counters and splash to place here. Just looking at the images of your space the issue that s a little confusing is the classic warm vs cool notes overall. the cabs and floor seem to work as they are in the cool family...however your walls are really a yellow/warm off-white. some of the samples seem too warm w your cabs.....I see maybe a hint of bronze in floor but the floor still reads cool to me. So are you trying for a warmer counter/splash...it seems tricky to get it right in that sense w what looks like cool cabs and floor. This is the compelling case for your "real life" view of the tones and notes in your lighting and why its so hard to advise w this. From what I see I'd pick a really simple cool toned light counter w backsplash options in mind at the same time. A coordinated plan should be thought out...dont forget the splash.

  • 5 years ago

    The walls are being painted this week, still deciding between shoji or origami white. Doors and trim will be high reflective white. Accent all to be painted cavern clay which is a terracotta color. Door levers and hinges are being switched out to black. Pendants will go in over island.


    The light in the home is overall warm as there is a warm toned block wall and orange sort of landscape rock out back, so the light gives a warm cast.


    Floors are not cool. They look that way in the listing photo, but have a pinkish tan as well as a warm gray. Cabinets are aristokraft sarsaparilla, which is very dark and mostly neutral but leans slightly warm I’d say.

    For the backsplash I’d prefer to use whatever is done on the counter. There isn’t that much backsplash really and anything distinctive will look choppy.