You want your friends and neighbours to envy you.

Get slate.

JustErin said:

SOLD.

You know me too well.

SureThing said:

JustErin said:

slate tiles?

you dont mean soap stone do you?

Ribbed4UrPleasure said:

No, not soap stone.

Slate, as in slate slabs.

JustErin said:

ooooo

JustErin said:

O
M
G

A

FORK LIFT!!!!!

Ribbed4UrPleasure said:

Slate countertops...



They're gorgeous...and I got mixed up my sister-in-law and brother have the slate...my sister and brother-in-law have the granite. I really love both.

applekisses said:

OMG, yup, LOVE it.

Is it more expensive than granitle?

My husband is gonna HATE this idea.

i like the more matte looking finish on this slate and soap stone. the glass like finish isnt so attractive.

the slate , soap stone , and marble are much more high maintenance and will definately wear and age, which isnt always a bad thing.

but i think you should really chech out the silestone. its quartz. and much more praticle and also used in high end kitchens .

what does you kitchen look like?

Ribbed4UrPleasure said:

It's like the one in the picture apples posted.

A country look, but with stainless appliances. So I need something thats going to balance it out.

SureThing said:

that nice flat edge will look perfect, it gives it a bit of a modern touch. Dont get a beveled edge, its too prissy. IMO

Ribbed4UrPleasure said:

She's got kids and, you see, well, kids typically have these magnets in their heads...magnets that are drawn to any sharp edge.

But I agree that the flat edge is much nicer than the beveled edge.

JustErin said:

usually the beveled edge sticks out futher or has alot of over hang and still has sharp edge to it on the underneath where a small one is likeley to hit thier head.

the flat edge is usually more flush with the cabinets themselves, thus not having much of a free edge for one to hit thier head on.

Ribbed4UrPleasure said:

Okay, you two.

I'm starting to feel, like I have to pick between the two of you's, and I never meant for it to get this far.

Please stop.

SureThing said:

oh, i'm cool. i like erin. and i like to talk about this stuff with other people who do too.

Ribbed4UrPleasure said:

Oh.

SureThing said:

You little shit disturber.

domestic people :fallloff:


Oh Dani, I love you.

SureThing said:

Yeah Corian has to be cut too. I think maybe it's more durable, or at least it doesn't chip or crack like granite. And it's no cheaper, really.

Granite may become dated, but maybe not. It's a natural thing, right? It's not like bell bottoms. But EVERYONE's getting it. It's hard to say.

I think wood would get nasty eventually, but my brother in law installed that himself & it's a fraction of the cost. It seems warmer & more homey than granite, too.

applekisses said:

Damn, that's pretty.

I might like it better than concrete, which I loooove.




I wonder what the cost difference would be? Slate is expensive, isn't it?


Do you love how I'm asking like I have a house and it matters, when in fact I live in an apartment so small it barely HAS a kitchen?

I love this shit, though.

I once domesticated on a countertop.

From what I remember,
the grout got pretty yucky.

geez what is wrong with good old formica