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[GSPgirl]

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.

[Sister Golden Hair]

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

[aubnwa01]

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.

[151949]

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.

[GSPgirl]

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

[Sister Golden Hair]

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

[ID2]

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!

[sarpy]

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

[terrier3]

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.