Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 13:26     Subject: What would be your first choice for countertops?
I am getting soapstone because i've always wanted it, but the designer is totally against it. He wants me to do marble-look quartz. This is the same quartz every flipped house gets and I am sick of looking at it.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 13:23     Subject: Re:What would be your first choice for countertops?
We purchased a new home and chose granite. due to all the cooking we do..
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 13:21     Subject: What would be your first choice for countertops?
If I didn't care about resale, laminate--ours has held up so well and it's quite affordable. I also like stainless steel or recycled aluminum for that reason.

We'll probably do eco by consentino because it looks a little more modern and it's made from recycled materials. Or maybe Paperstone.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 13:10     Subject: What would be your first choice for countertops?
Quartzite. I've done 2 kitchens with it and love it.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 12:59     Subject: Re:What would be your first choice for countertops?
I love our granite. But I would never design a kitchen to be “in.” I actually think you should try to intentionally avoid anything too “current” unless you’re a flipper.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 11:54     Subject: What would be your first choice for countertops?
Anonymous wrote:We're going with quartzite! Natural stone but more durable than marble.

What would you choose and why?


Which quartzite are you using? We have quartzite and I adore it, but we have one of the "harder" ones vs. the ones that etches easily because it is like marble. So durable and lovely.

Ultimately, we discarded granite because it can look dated (but some slabs are great), quartz because I worry it will look dated once people start recognizing the patterns and marble because it is too soft.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 11:49     Subject: What would be your first choice for countertops?
Love soapstone, but concerned about the durability
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 11:48     Subject: What would be your first choice for countertops?
In terms of current look -- any granite is out. Quartz is in. Soapstone is great but had durability issues.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 11:47     Subject: What would be your first choice for countertops?
Anonymous wrote:Soapstone!!!

Love the look and super duper durable.


Love the look. If you dropped a pan there would be a dent.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 11:33     Subject: What would be your first choice for countertops?
Sealed granite. Had them at my old house and loved them.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 11:32     Subject: What would be your first choice for countertops?
Quartz then granite then marble.

We have granite because we fell in love with our slab. It has a lot of white and quartz in it.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 11:29     Subject: What would be your first choice for countertops?
Anonymous wrote:We're going with quartzite! Natural stone but more durable than marble.

What would you choose and why?


Careful as lots of quartzite is not labeled correctly and is pretty soft and not much different than marble.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 10:37     Subject: What would be your first choice for countertops?
Soapstone!!!

Love the look and super duper durable.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 10:32     Subject: Re:What would be your first choice for countertops?
Probably quartz for the durability or a granite that doesn’t need to be sealed.
Anonymous
Post 04/26/2022 10:27     Subject: What would be your first choice for countertops?
We're going with quartzite! Natural stone but more durable than marble.

What would you choose and why?