What a day. Our countertops and sink arrived today and they were more impressive and gorgeous than we dared to hope. Scott and Doug at
Bucks County Soapstone treated us very well, paying attention to the kind of slabs we wanted and then laying it all out to show off the best parts. Installation was amazingly smooth and just beautiful--you have to really stare to find a seam. There isn't much more to say---I'll just let the pictures do the talking!
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| On the truck |
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| Our stone and sink |
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| Smoothing and buffing |
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| Unoiled snack station--see the trash hole in back right corner |
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| Oiled snack station--oiling really brings out the veins! |
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| Unoiled section by fridge |
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| Same section, oiled |
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| Unoiled by cooktop |
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| Oiled, with cooktop in place |
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| Unoiled drainboard and runnels |
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| Same as above, oiled |
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| Sink with drainboards, unoiled |
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| Interior of oiled sink, check out those flecks of pyrite! |
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| With 2" backsplash--we even got a little copper color by the window |
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| Awesome green and white vein |
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| Looks like a little piece of sea glass got trapped in our counter |
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| Whole kitchen slathered in oil |
So happy to have counters again! I know I will probably be babying them for a while, but I also know they will get their first ding or scratch before I can say Boo! We're okay with that---we use our kitchen, make stuff, bake stuff, drop stuff....I'm sure it will look completely broken in in no time.
Looks GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeleteThe veining in your soapstone is spectacular! Be honest, how many times have you fondled your counters already?
ReplyDeleteLovely!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!! Lucky you!! I am trying to figure out what kind of countertops to put in my new kitchen. I think that I want soapstone and I have read tons about it on the internet. My general contractor is pushing granite. Your pictures showing the counters unoiled and oiled were very illustrative of how different soapstone can look. Appreciate your effort. Enjoy your gorgeous kitchen!!
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