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Counter help please?

GSPgirl — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 03:54:45 GMT

Anyone have counters that look like marble? My friend has white granite that looks similar buts it's very busy. Thanks so much. I have no idea what happened to my first post on the subject.

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Sister Golden Hair — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 04:08:24 GMT

Yes, it is a forest green. What would you like to know?

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aubnwa01 — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 05:48:55 GMT

I have Silestone quartz counters in the "Lagoon" pattern. It looks a lot like Carrera marble, but isn't quite as "busy" & is more durable than real marble. My back splash is done in real Carrera marble in a Versailles pattern mosaic & they look great together.

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151949 — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:17:01 GMT

I know that at the stoneyard they will discourage buying marble for a kitchen because it stains. I have seen quartz that resembles marble closely.

In my home i have formica that looks exactly like marble, the edges are finished with a bullnose and you really have to look closely to realize it is just formica.

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GSPgirl — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:55:37 GMT

Thank you. I just wanted alternatives to granite and if they are low maintenance.

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Sister Golden Hair — Sun, 10 Aug 2014 21:21:16 GMT

You might want to check-out Home Depot and Lowe's.

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ID2 — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:43:50 GMT

On 8/10/2014 Q2girl said: Thank you. I just wanted alternatives to granite and if they are low maintenance.

Granite is low maintenance. I have granite throughout my home here and my newly built cottage. My installers sealed it and all I do is just wipe it whenever I see anything on it. Just as I would with any other type of countertop. I wouldn't trade my granite for the world!

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sarpy — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 22:32:38 GMT

We have Corian and it just needs wiped down and no sealing like Granite.

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terrier3 — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:32:04 GMT

On 8/11/2014 sarpy said:
We have Corian and it just needs wiped down and no sealing like Granite.

Quartz doesn't need sealing either.

I have sage green cabinets and quartz that resembles white marble with soft green/gray veining. I wanted white quartz, but the designer at the store where I bought my cabinets suggested the marble pattern.

If you look in just about any home magazine, marble seems to have replaced granite as the countertop of choice. All the homeowners in the articles talk about how it stains and they wanted a "natural patina".

I wanted the look of marble (but no stains!) with the easy care and durability of granite - so I got quartz.