Minuet quartz full#
So similar, yet so different.Īt the same time I was looking through the tiny samples (seriously, who can envision what a whole kitchen of this stuff will look like from a lil’ bitty square?) I was Googling photos on my phone trying to find photos of full kitchens using those patterns. I’ve seen some incredibly beautiful quartz and also some that are really, really ugly. Because the tops are engineered, sometimes the patterns can look less than natural. This is one area to exercise caution when choosing a quartz counter. I knew I wanted an almost pure white counter with some light, natural-looking grey mottling. We started pulling out samples and placing them side-by-side on a table so that we could compare. While you can find quartz that is in line with the price of some granite colors, in general, quartz will cost you more per square foot. Just use trivets, don’t place oven-hot dishes directly on the counter, and you’ll be good to go.ĬON: The cost. This is because the heat can damage the polymers/resins used to manufacture the top. But quartz manufacturers are bursting with choices for light and bright patterns.ĬON: Quartz is not heat proof and can discolor from long exposures to high heat. It’s really hard to find a white granite that isn’t heavily veined or speckled ( but don’t get me wrong, those are beautiful, too). Today’s trends are all about light and bright, and I keep seeing more and more white or almost-white counter tops. PRO: If you like white counters, quartz is ya girl. No worries about lil’ buggies lurking in the tiny openings of a 100% natural stone counter. Quartz requires no such maintenance and is naturally resistant to stains, etching, and is easily disinfected, making it easier to keep your kitchen sanitary. Granite requires regular maintenance – sealing and conditioning – to keep it in tiptop shape. PRO: Unlike granite, quartz is completely non-porous. The tops are created by combining around 90% ground quartz (which is natural) with resins, polymers, and pigments, resulting in a remarkably durable surface that is even harder than granite. Now, granite may be the long-time superstar of kitchen counters, but there’s another contender that has zoomed up the ranks in recent trends and, I daresay, has even passed up granite in popularity. Next, we went back inside the showroom for the main focus of our visit -kitchen countertops. So we found a few that we liked, took pictures so we wouldn’t forget, and filed them away for when we finish designing that room. We’re planning on granite counters in our master bath, but as we are still early on in those design plans, we’re not sure which granite will look right. I could easily spend an hour walking up and down the aisles of slabs and gazing at the beautiful patterns of natural stone. I don’t care how slick the engineered products are now, nothing compares with what comes straight out of Mother Earth.
Sure, I may know what I’m there for, but I’m still gonna want to look at everything in the store anyway. I equate wandering through aisles of granite with taking a trip to Target. They’re so purty.įirst, we were set loose in the slab yard. We waited outside for about 20 minutes, but we were appreciative of the caution and didn’t mind. We picked our countertops this weekend! Matt’s parents babysat for the day while we went out to try and be productiveĪrriving at our supplier, we had to sign in on a list outside and wait for our name to be called, as they were limiting the number of people inside of the showroom to 4.
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