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Bianco Dolomite Cheveron Pol, Polished, Marble,

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CaraGreen
Building Supplies
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars5 Reviews
+1 919-929-3009
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mirrors on cabinet doors

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Dakota Cup Pull 2 9/16" (c-c) - Tuscan Bronze

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Cosmas 783 Cabinet Cup Pull, Weathered Nickel

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color scheme

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Wheelock Home Services
Cabinet Makers
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars32 Reviews
+1 919-539-0206
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Phenix Custom Carpentry
Cabinet Makers
+1 919-987-5059
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fabric covered pin board for desk area

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Emily Culley
Kitchen & Bathroom Designers
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars43 Reviews
+1 919-600-6200
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Colors and countertop

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Counters, pulls, style

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Beware of buying dark colored quartz. We purchased Silestone Marengo (dark gray) 4 months ago believing that it was the 'most durable surface with the least amount of maintenance' (what the sales person told us at a big box store). This isn't true. The material does scratch and any imperfections are extremely visible. The slightest imperfection will show and ESPECIALLY if you have a bright, well lit kitchen like we do. After months of reading and experiencing conflicting opinions on the quartz I finally asked the fabricator point-blank if quartz was the 'most durable with the least amount of maintenance' as we were told. After a pause he said, 'yes, as a general rule that's true. Yours is an exception because of the color.' He also told me there have been problems with this color in the past. Upset with this news, I called Cosetino direct (Silestone manufacturer) and they confirmed that this color will show every mark and imperfection and that as long as we were careful we 'should' be okay with normal day-to-day use. Ridiculous. My husband and I believed we were buying a sturdy, practically maintenance free counter when what we got is exactly the opposite. We set our plates down gently so that it doesn't scratch the surface. We use coasters to prevent rings. We wipe the entire sink/peninsula area down EVERY time it's used because if the water dries it forms hard water deposits that are quite difficult to remove and look horrible. (From water!!) It's beautiful... and a nightmare to own. Buyer beware.

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Reply to: Beware of buying dark colored quartz. We purchased Silestone Marengo (dark gray) 4 months ago believing that it was the 'most durable surface with the least amount of maintenance' (what the sales person told us at a big box store). This isn't true. The material does scratch and any imperfections are extremely visible. The slightest imperfection will show and ESPECIALLY if you have a bright, well lit kitchen like we do. After months of reading and experiencing conflicting opinions on the quartz I finally asked the fabricator point-blank if quartz was the 'most durable with the least amount of maintenance' as we were told. After a pause he said, 'yes, as a general rule that's true. Yours is an exception because of the color.' He also told me there have been problems with this color in the past. Upset with this news, I called Cosetino direct (Silestone manufacturer) and they confirmed that this color will show every mark and imperfection and that as long as we were careful we 'should' be okay with normal day-to-day use. Ridiculous. My husband and I believed we were buying a sturdy, practically maintenance free counter when what we got is exactly the opposite. We set our plates down gently so that it doesn't scratch the surface. We use coasters to prevent rings. We wipe the entire sink/peninsula area down EVERY time it's used because if the water dries it forms hard water deposits that are quite difficult to remove and look horrible. (From water!!) It's beautiful... and a nightmare to own. Buyer beware.

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2 Cabinet Girls
Cabinet Makers
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars4 Reviews
+1 919-964-1128
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Shoji white cabinets accessible beige walls

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tile

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colors?

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birds!

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homey, nice colors

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shaker beige

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color possibility: white, our current pale green, black counters

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Red Chair Home Interiors
Interior Designers
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars6 Reviews
+1 919-622-5336
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Finish Pros
Cabinet Makers
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars7 Reviews
+1 919-848-3848
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Bull Restoration
Cabinet Makers
Average rating: 5 out of 5 stars44 Reviews
+1 919-848-3778
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Sherwin Williams, Maison Blanche (SW 7526).

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two level bar

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cabinets Benjamin Moore AC-2 Berkshire Beige wall Creamy white and white dove for the trim. Island is Texas Leather, They are all Benjamin Moore.

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sw gray matters cabinets

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helpful

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columns are drywall painted white I think

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wood counter

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shaker beige, wood counter

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undercabinet lighting

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The mechanism is Accuride cable system pocket door hardware. The series is CB1332 anti rack cable flipper door slide. Within that series you need to select the right one for the door size you are using.

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this house has similar layout to ours. Check paint colors

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similar layout to us. Dover white cabinets and mindful gray walls. Snowflake granite counters. Pretty tile.

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kilim beige walls with nomadic desert ceiling. like the black accents and tile backsplash. Cabinets are Haas painted Eggshell.

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SW Urban Putty -- colors that look good with maple cabinets

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Manchester Tan. floor tiles are nice!

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Tony Taupe -- colors that look good with maple cabinets

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Tony Taupe

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main counter is Tiffany Grey by HanStone Quartz. also like hood and backsplash

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nice clean lines in hood, white and warm

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compact hood and nice counters

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Beautiful simplicity and proportions

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soapstone?

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soapstone

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LG quartz Aria

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MetroQuartz Vogue

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The foyer is Bennington Grey, the walls throughout (beyond the foyer) are Grant Beige

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Benjamin Moore Bennington Gray

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BM Greenbrier -- looks to green at night in our house

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SW Foothills and SW Barcelona (beige above chair rail) -- colors that look good with maple cabinets

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SW Griffin -- colors that look good with maple cabinets

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SW Griffin -- colors that look good with maple cabinets

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SW Library pewter -- colors that look good with maple cabinets

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SW Virtual taupe -- colors that look good with maple cabinets

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SW Warm Stone in flat finish -- colors that look good with maple cabinets

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SW Warm Stone -- colors that look good with maple cabinets

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SW Moth Wing (front room) -- colors that look good with maple cabinets

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SW Virtual Taupe -- colors that look good with maple cabinets

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wood counter

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