I hope you all enjoyed your Mother's Day weekend. Mine was terrific! Hubby and I went to mass and then he treated me to a wonderful brunch at Jack's at the Pink Shell Resort & Marina. A place full of family memories, where many years were spent with our daughters', neice and nephew for vacations.
Since arriving at our vacation house hubby and I have been busy securing estimates for our kitchen redo. We purchased our home in 2004. It was a brand new spec house. The couple that sold it to us, had it built, but were actually "flippers" during the Florida house boom. They never lived in it.
We've been so fortunate to have found some outstanding contractors and so our work began last week.....starting with our countertops. After much research we decided to install Quartz countertops. Quartz looks like stone and feels like stone, but is much better because there is virtually no maintenance.
There are many quartz companies out there. We chose Pompeii, color--Vanilla Ice. There is a very distinct likeness to the look of Carrera marble....which is what I was looking for.
The factors we considered when making our choice---
-practicality
-durability
-price
-requires no maintenance
-never needs to be sealed
-beautiful polished stone-look
-stain resistant
-resistant to scratches and abrasions
-antibacterial qualities
When we finally decided on the quartz we asked our contractors Savio and Alexandre from Trinity Marble and Granite, in Fort Myers, Florida, if we could visit the warehouse and watch the process of taking our 2 slabs and fabricating them for our home. We learned so much that I thought I would share with those of you that are making decisions like we are. Knowledge is power....hope you enjoy our journey.
Quartz slabs arrive at the warehouse....
Savio made templates of our countertop........
Template drawing.........
Stay tuned........
Wishing you a wonderful day!
Kathleen
****Many thanks to Trinity Marble and Granite for allowing us to photograph our countertop creation process.
Looks Beautiful Kathleen. Glad you had a great Mom's Day.
ReplyDeleteKris
Thanks Kris! You have been such an inspiration to me with your clean, crisp, white selections in your home! Hope your Mom's Day was great too!
DeleteKathleen
Kathleen, I love our quartz choice. We so need to update our kitchen, but I hate living in the hassle of it all. But I will definitely consider your choice and remember this. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rita. So glad you love my choice. It is so easy to care for and I am loving the brightness it has added to the kitchen.
DeleteKathleen
What a stunning countertop choice! Quartz certainly is a practical and durable material. Additionally, it really is a fantastic marble substitute. Engineered quartz products can offer the unique look of real marble without any of the associated maintenance problems: Quartz countertops are not porous. They are also far more resistant to stains, scratches, chipping, cracks and other forms of damage.
ReplyDeleteDebra Newman @ Unique Stone Concepts
Your kitchen look stunning!!! We are looking at this same counter top for our kitchen. How are you liking it. I would like an opinion of someone who actually has it. Thanks for any input!
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