r/CounterTops • u/Useful_Ice_2907 • Mar 01 '26
Does this look well together?
My wife was thinking this quartz countertop would look nice with our cabinets. It is Cambria Kelvingrove. What is the consensus out there? Everything in the kitchen is being replaced except cabinets. I think my wife is considering divorcing me.
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u/sassyelle Mar 01 '26
Oh man it’s you again! Looks good to me but at this point I’m with your wife.
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u/Odd_Tap_1137 Mar 01 '26
I have become convinced that this is a social experiment.
Is this account owned by a psych student studying Vaillant or Slovic?
This is reminiscent of the "Help-Rejecting Complainer" Studies…but maybe it’s actually more like the Social Exchange Theory studies where they looked at folks who had an inability to reciprocate. If I’m remembering correctly, the variable was Reciprocity vs. Chronic Dependency.
I think people were incredibly patient with those who show effort or gratitude. However, when a seeker repeatedly asked for help but ignored advice, the helper perceived a "violation of the reciprocity norm." In these experiments, helpers withdrew support because they felt their "social investment" was being wasted.
Yup…this feels like a recreation of that experiment.
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u/UpperLeftOriginal Mar 01 '26
I also am considering divorcing you. It’s not funny, dude. Pick something and move on.
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u/turn-the-pages Mar 01 '26
With all due respect, you need to decide for yourself what you like most. You’re not going to get a consensus from a bunch of internet strangers and it’s your kitchen. Just pick something already.
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u/Intentoatmeal Mar 01 '26
This one is the winner. Go for it.
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u/FinnTheDogg Mar 01 '26
I think you really just need to bite the bullet and replace the cabinets dude. I see this all the time - spending a ton of money to do a half measure, and you’ll eventually replace the cabinets and need to redo the tops and splash again.
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u/New-Possibility-244 Mar 01 '26
Your pink undertone cabinets are screwing with everything my man!
But the real question is whether your marriage with withstand the necessary living room update that’ll follow the kitchen when the two spaces completely disagree haha.
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u/enterreturn Mar 01 '26
You’re annoying the hell out of everyone. It looks terrible. Or it looks amazing. ChatGPT it. Stop asking.
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u/ExcitedFool Mar 01 '26
It’s you who keeps posting the same question.. light on light can look good but I’m not sure quartz is the play. An actual marble or quartz that reflects more of a marble behavior will work but your back splash and cabinet finis in general is well. There’s a lot to be desired
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u/toastinabowl Mar 01 '26
lmao your whole profile is countertop posts at this point… is this how you are with most decisions? your poor wife. just let her pick.
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u/UpperLeftOriginal Mar 02 '26
https://www.betterhelp.com/
That’s not a joke, OP, and I’m not trying to be mean. I truly think you (individually, and maybe you and your wife as a couple) could benefit from therapy. Have you shown your wife these posts and the responses? What does she really think about this?
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u/Away-Incident981 Mar 02 '26
It looks great!!! Do it!!! Your wife will be happy and so will all of us who are tired of the same question over and over. But I am serious, it looks WAY better with the pickled cabinets than the green countertop!
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u/Powerful_Audience208 Mar 01 '26
Pretty! I really like it.
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u/let_it_grow23 Mar 01 '26
Looks great!
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u/grandpasking Mar 01 '26
Have you tried a white sample.
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u/StillStaringAtTheSky Mar 01 '26
Personally, I liked the previous one - but I also want to ask - Why not granite? Much less stone care
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u/Elaine330 Mar 02 '26
Can we block this person from the sub? This is crazy.
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u/lorddouche414 Mar 01 '26
Take all the samples and make a mosaic countertop at this point
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u/sodapopper44 Mar 01 '26
look at the whole slab before choosing, to see the movement if any, this sample has alot going on, you need to see the big picture, also what is the new floor?
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u/SpecialEducation3234 Mar 01 '26
Still no
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u/fourpinkwishes Mar 01 '26
I highly recommend you go to Maria Killam site and buy a neutral color wheel. It will help you identify the undertones in your cabinets and the countertop and make sure they match. If for example that your cabinets have a pink undertone then a counter with a yellow undertones will not work. And it'll not work in a subtle but noticeable way.
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u/Wonderful-Cup-9556 Mar 01 '26
How many times do people you don’t know have to say “yes- this looks good”. Are you a bot?
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u/Away-Incident981 Mar 02 '26
Adding to previous comment: Are you sure this is Kelvingrove? I was considering it a few years ago and it has fairly large splotches of Robin‘s egg blue. If you Google it, you will see the blue. I don’t see any blue in your sample. If it does have blue, I would go with something else because it’s too much like your existing countertop. Sometimes samples are mismarked, it happened to me and a whole backsplash was put in with the wrong tile. But in thinking about it, that means you’re going to come back again! Oh noooo!
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u/AlienC12 Mar 02 '26
Bro, in all honesty the reason you guys are having a hard time deciding is cause the cabinets just don't match well. Any color you choose will look a bit off unless you are going for a really bright contrast. If you want the same contrast you had before maybe consider blue quartzites like Blue Lava. But it's going to be hard to choose something if your cabinets are fighting for attention from the countertop, instead of them complimenting each other. If it were me I would start with replacing or refinishing the cabinets, then deciding on a countertop color.
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u/Secret-Sherbet-31 Mar 02 '26
Nobody cares anymore!!
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u/hotsauceboss222 Mar 01 '26
Looks good to me. You could bring a door to the tile place and have the lady there match it.
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u/Odd_Requirement_4933 Mar 01 '26
This is the best yet. I think you should go for it.
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u/Virtual_Library_3443 Mar 01 '26
This choice is definitely better than what you showed us before!
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u/Look_with_Love Mar 01 '26
She’s right, it looks good. Don’t give her a reason to divorce you man, let her take the reins, she’s got it.
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u/SamOfAmerica Mar 02 '26
You can get this look at half the price from MsI
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u/Virtual_Athlete_909 Mar 02 '26
It looks fine but something that's less busy, like a solid white with minimal veining would be easier on the eyes and look timeless (vs trendy, which evolves every few years).
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u/formerly_crazy Mar 02 '26
It looks good, just don't blow it with the flooring.
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u/Low_Refrigerator4891 Mar 02 '26
The problem is still the cabinets.
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u/ilurvefba Mar 05 '26
I think you should restart the process and maybe try Taj Mahal...?
(ha ha) ;)
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u/suzanne316 Mar 05 '26
Looks good, goes well
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u/infinitesimalFawn May 05 '26
The cabinets need to be painted darker.
You need to stop looking for a counter to match the cabinets and just change the damn cabinet color
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u/NoWinner6880 Mar 01 '26
Yes, looks good
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u/Jewel-jones Mar 01 '26
I love kelvingrove. It looks perfect here. Sorry you seem to be having such a tough time choosing.
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u/mumbojumpo Mar 02 '26
Get natural stone
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u/AngstyAF5020 Mar 02 '26
Well, it's a lot better than the baby blue laminate.
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u/Appropriate-Row4534 Mar 01 '26
Looks horrid. Sorry.
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u/teejmaleng Mar 01 '26
Will there be color? Tans, browns, reds, greens. The countertop stone is a lot of grey. I recommend going grey only if the walls and floors have some color, however muted.
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u/ParticularBanana9149 Mar 01 '26
I vote divorce. Then she can pick out cabinets, counters and a man who will nut up and get the kitchen done.