Do you have a picture you can share? I currently have 30ish year old white laminate which is in fine shape but it has some weird sort of texture and its the little crannies and depressions in it that I hate and make it look dirty when its not. That said, I really like the white counters in my darker kitchen but have qualms about using plain white quartz (and I don't really want a quartz or other product that is supposed to look like some other stone).

Agree! Our house growing up was built in 1982 and still has the original white Corian counters. Could probably use a polish but it is timeless.

I have friends who use white corian in every kitchen they do. It’s soft to the touch, no visible seams, can be repaired easily.

There were some long time posters here who had gorgeous kitchens featuring white corian. i would do white corian in a heartbeat. its the other colours that give it a bad rap. My SIL had a pale muddy pink corian countertop the colour of bandaids. i was not a fan.

Sorry no photos. I was only in the house briefly while picking something up.

I love the matte, silky smooth feel and appearance.

I have the LG version of orian called HiMacs is solid white and i do think its great. It feels soft and warm and mist importantly doesnt staun, crack or chip.

There are a few of us on here that are huge proponents of white corian, and i think its been many years since this forum was ”anti” corian. White corian is an extremely clean looking, contemporary choice that makes sense on a lot of levels. I also really like it in the thinnest option when used in either modern or mcm design. But best of all, no one ever looks at a thirty year old white corian counter and thinks that its dating the kitchen.

Pearl Gray is also nice, a very pale gray. I used Corian countertops, shower shelves, and a shower base in two of my bathrooms.

White isn't a color. It's a rainbow. So, make sure you've got a good-sized sample to compare and match to the other multiple whites you'll have to choose to get your project to the finish line. In the light you'll be using.

I did Corian Glacier White in my kitchen and haven't regretted it at all. The seam is basically invisible (I can see a bit of a ripple where they sanded if I am looking from across the room at exactly the right angle). I think a solid counter is a great choice when you want other elements, like the backsplash, to be the star.

Solid white Corian has never had an argument with a backsplash, sink, or floor in addition to being repairable, having highly inconspicuous seams, renewability, and is the most sanitary top you can get.

Im a fan, mostly due to the time I’ve spent in these forums.

I love Corian and it was a top contender for my new counters. I decided on Mount Blanc quartzite for both kitchen and bathrooms. I love it in my kitchen and one bathroom but as much as I love the quartzite I still sometimes wish I had gone with Corian because of how beautiful it is and so easy to care for.

I think Corian doesn't get much love around here for two reasons:

- It was "the thing" back in the 80s/90s, and now people who buy into "dated" think it's old-school.

- The price difference between Corian and granite isn't that big, so it's easy to justify "real stone".

Bottom line: If you want something very simple, Corian is a good choice. By simple, I mean simple to choose -- no picking a specific stone, etc. And simple in design.

I had White Corian counters in my old home for 20+ years. I loved them in spite of knowing they were not “in style”. We moved recently and inherited a kitchen that was just remodeled pretty close to my taste. However, it has granite countertops, thankfully a somewhat subdued color of grays and white. However, my biggest beef with them is they are impossible to recognize if they are dirty. You wipe them down and 5 minutes later, the light angle changes and you discover a spot you missed. Very frustrating. With my white Corian, I always knew where they were messed! Style or not, I would love to have those back.

We had Glacier White Corian installed in a previous home many years ago. It held up beautifully. I used Soft Scrub to clean it. Still looked like new the day we moved out. The installers had given us two 12" footed trivets...also Glacier White Corian. I took them with me to the new house.

Thanks OP for this helpful discussion!

@Indecisiveness

@cawaps

Would you mind sharing pictures of your kitchens with white Corian/corian like counters? It can be hard to find pictures on Houzz of what I like and what fits my criteria since Corian is definitely not trending! And when I look for more modern (as in right now) uses of Corian I often find very modern (as in style) applications which are not for me.

I am not as concerned with the "dated" vs "trendy" factor when thinking about redoing my kitchen. I have a 67 year old house (mid century minimal traditional) with a personal home style that is a cozy, colorful and sentimental mix of antiques, vintage, heirloom, ikea and handmade things... Some of my things may be trending right now and some are "dated" but eventually they might be trendy again! As far as finishes for kitchen I am much more concerned with what will wear well and age well. I cook a lot and have younger school aged children who are increasingly interested in cooking and baking too. I don't want anything in my kitchen that I have to protect or be mindful of more than I need to protect and be mindful of my children as they are helping me and learning for themselves. So Corian definitely is on my short list.

My house was 55 years old, definitely MCM.

I am putting Corian White Jasmine into my new kitchen. It's not installed yet so I don't have pics, but here are some stock photos...

It has some specks and splotches in it, which I like because I am not the neatest cook. However, it doesn't have the speckled look of the 80s which I wanted to avoid.

I think a great word of advice about Corian is don't try to make it look like something it is not. It isn't stone and it doesn't look too convincing when it tries to be stone. Embrace it for what it is.

I've had stone counters before. While they were beautiful I didn't like living with them. Always felt cold to the touch, and noisy. Corian is soft and warm and quiet, it is the only one of two decisions I have made for this project that I have never questioned (the other is cork flooring).

I have been on this forum since the garden web days, and I only remember one person who regretted choosing Corian - they chose a dark color which shows scratches easily. If you truly don't care about being trendy then you will love living with Corian.

Nicole

I love Corian.

I love plain white. Back in the 70's the firm I worked for installed it with integral sinks at O'Hare Airport. You can imagine the beating it took. This photo is of a current Corain counter and sink.

You can simply sand out cigarette burns & pot stains. Really an effortless material. I'm not crazy about most of the colors. I think it looks best in a shade of white or off white.

Here are photos of The Edition hotel in West Hollywood. I don't know for sure it they used Corian for the vanities, but it would have been easy enough to fabricate.

I have quartz in both of my homes, i would trade Corian for both in a heartbeat. My white quartz stains even though I’m OCD about wiping up any spills. Mine came with both houses, thankfully ( for me ) , neither has any fake veins running through it.

@Hope Stewart, here's my kitchen. FWIW, it is a 1910 house and I was going for a "collected over time" look. Definitely not slavishly vintage, but a mix of appropriately vintage elements with items that evoke a variety of decades. And color, and art.

@blackhole123

@cawaps

@Kendrah

Thank you for sharing your beautiful kitchens with me! Blackhole, I wish our house were slightly more mid century modern rather than just mid century simple/traditional. But, its so helpful to see in real life pictures! Kendrah, I love your brass hardware and walnut countertop especially! Cawaps, I love your style! Its similar to my own... tell me about your cabinets- I am considering a medium to slightly darker than medium stained wood for lower (not sure species, yet) and painted white uppers for the one wall where I will have upper cabinets.

ETA: cawaps, I love your "retro" look stove, too! I can't quite convince husband to go for that!

@Hope Stewart, the cabinets are from Columbia Cabinets, alder with hazelnut stain. I'm not a big fan of red/orange/yellow tones in wood, so I was going for "chocolate." I debated doing white, which certainly would have suited the house, but with very few uppers (there's one next to the fridge on the other wall, but that's it in the main kitchen, same color as the lowers) I felt like I could go dark.

Corian is a classic. And things become classic for a reason. I love Corian. Sanitary, elegant, repairable — probably the most perfect countertop on the market. We bought a home that used Corian in the kitchen and guest bath. We ripped out the kitchen and went back with quartz. Hauled the Corian and cabinets to one of my sister’s rental properties then recut and reinstalled it in a different configuration. My BILs hauled it on their open trailer, and did the recutting work themselves — that‘s how sturdy Corian is. I look at it now, and kinda wish I had it back . . .

We had Glacier White Corian two houses ago. It was installed by the previous owners sometime in the 90s, we bought the house in 2006 and used the heck out of it for eight years, and it looked brand new when we moved out. Our next house had soapstone when we bought it, which we also loved. When we moved into the current house and remodeled the kitchen, we went back and forth on which of the two to use, but ultimately landed on Glacier White Corian again. It was installed in 2019.

My only complaint is that I ordered a Corian-brand sink and didn’t catch that it’s only 7” deep. I was sort of mortified when they installed the counters/sink, but it’s actually worked just fine for us.

We’re moving one more time soon and if we need to renovate the kitchen, Corian and soapstone will be the main contenders. (Corian is also great in bathrooms and laundry rooms!)

My plan is to use white Corian in my cabin guest house. I want to use it for kitchen and bath, including the shower. I have heard great things about using it in a shower for ease of upkeep (no grout lines like tile).

I also love the matte finish for a cabin. Loving the pics everyone has posted.

On the show Maine Cabin Masters they had a custom color made called Labrador, it was a black base with flecks for white, deep green, and a sand color. That would be perfect in my cabin kitchen, but the custom option took it out of my budget. I am still loving the white.

K Laurence - What brand of quartz countertops do you have that are staining?

Brand has nothing to do with engineered stone staining because it’s all the same stuff.

@Kendrah

Your kitchen looks beautiful! Which white did you use and what finish is the Corian? Thanks!

@Kendrah I agree with this statement! Which Corian white did you use?

We have white Corian in our vacation house installed by original owners in late 1980s in the kitchen and three bathrooms. It's perfect, and I love it!

@Kendrah Where did you get your walnut countertop?

The very first Corian I saw was in the kitchen of a designer show house. It was white and, as the kitchen was very large (and was being fitted for a large family) and so there was a lot of it.

@Kendrah we are looking to do a white on white with a warmer tone, looks similar to your colours. What colour of white are your cabinets, and what colour of corian did you choose? It looks great