We are building a house in the mountains in North Carolina. We are planning on using soapstone and really appreciate your insight and knowing how it’s holding up 3 years in.
What a beautiful place to build a home I imagine. I think you will be really happy with your soapstone - and I’m so happy you found my review helpful. Hope we can continue to be a helpful source as you build your home!
Just letting you know that I have had soapstone in my remodeled kitchen and laundry room for 17 years now and I absolutely LOVE it!! We are building a second home now in the Sierras and I will definitely be using it again. I honestly can't think of a downside, except perhaps the fact that it obviously doesn't come in different colors. But that is more than offset by it's easy of care, heat-resistance and beauty. Highly recommend!!
Thanks for info I may consider in the future. I recently did my countertop in quartz concrete and bon ami is the only thing that takes out stains so maybe that’s more common than I thought . yours is authentic and more beautiful of course!!
Hi Marianne! I really enjoyed this post, it was what drew me to your Substack page. I am curious what thickness your countertops are? I’m looking at soapstone slabs now and it seems like most are 3cm but I’m curious if yours are 2cm? Thank you!
Thanks for the insight! We are restoring a historic house in Ohio and soapstone is the look we want but we need to know what we’re in for. Would you mind sharing what tile you used for the backsplash?
We used a honed Nero Mist granite which is similar to the Virginia Mist mentioned and it looks great. It looks way better than examples I’ve seen online. I wanted soapstone, but was worried I would obsess over the scratches.
I design for a homebuilder and we just sold a home with a soapstone kitchen. It’s beautiful, (I mean the day it was delivered, several trades people stopped what they were doing to look at it) but it’s misunderstood. I had to explain oiling vs not oiling to our superintendent over and over and every time water gets on it, he thinks it’s “stained.” Boy I’ve had my hands full, but it’s worth it!
Hi! I have another question about your soapstone: did you seal it? And also, did you do an initial application of mineral oil and then choose not to re-oil it or did you opt out of oiling entirely? I am looking at soapstone slabs for my kitchen right now and the slab sales person keeps pushing oiling. Thank you in advance!
Hi Krista, I didn't oil my soapstone ever since I didn't want such a contrasted look. For some reason fabricators push oiling it but I have loved mine. Oiling does hide some of the scratching that can happen with soapstone so if that is something you're concerned about, maybe oiling would be the best option. I have a few etches, scratches and chips and I don't mind it one bit.
We are building a house in the mountains in North Carolina. We are planning on using soapstone and really appreciate your insight and knowing how it’s holding up 3 years in.
What a beautiful place to build a home I imagine. I think you will be really happy with your soapstone - and I’m so happy you found my review helpful. Hope we can continue to be a helpful source as you build your home!
Just letting you know that I have had soapstone in my remodeled kitchen and laundry room for 17 years now and I absolutely LOVE it!! We are building a second home now in the Sierras and I will definitely be using it again. I honestly can't think of a downside, except perhaps the fact that it obviously doesn't come in different colors. But that is more than offset by it's easy of care, heat-resistance and beauty. Highly recommend!!
Thank you for the incredibly helpful comment! I’m so glad to hear you loved it for 17 years. Excited for your new home!
Thank you for the incredibly helpful comment! I’m so glad to hear you loved it for 17 years. Excited for your new home!
Thanks for info I may consider in the future. I recently did my countertop in quartz concrete and bon ami is the only thing that takes out stains so maybe that’s more common than I thought . yours is authentic and more beautiful of course!!
Bon Ami is the best!
Hello! Thank you so much! Can you also share the colors of your white cabinets and the colored cabinets?
My cabinets are Farrow and Ball Shaded White. Hope that helps!
Hi Marianne! I really enjoyed this post, it was what drew me to your Substack page. I am curious what thickness your countertops are? I’m looking at soapstone slabs now and it seems like most are 3cm but I’m curious if yours are 2cm? Thank you!
Hi Krista, thanks for reading our post! My countertops are 3cm. Let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks for the insight! We are restoring a historic house in Ohio and soapstone is the look we want but we need to know what we’re in for. Would you mind sharing what tile you used for the backsplash?
That's so exciting! I think that will look so nice and fit right into a historic home. Marianne's backsplash is 3x6 subway tilefrom Waterworks .
We used a honed Nero Mist granite which is similar to the Virginia Mist mentioned and it looks great. It looks way better than examples I’ve seen online. I wanted soapstone, but was worried I would obsess over the scratches.
I design for a homebuilder and we just sold a home with a soapstone kitchen. It’s beautiful, (I mean the day it was delivered, several trades people stopped what they were doing to look at it) but it’s misunderstood. I had to explain oiling vs not oiling to our superintendent over and over and every time water gets on it, he thinks it’s “stained.” Boy I’ve had my hands full, but it’s worth it!
We’re doing a new build on SLC and we’re doing soapstone in the kitchen surround and bar. Love how it is used in science labs and now my kitchen ❤️
That sounds so beautiful! We'd love to see how it turns out.
Can you let me know where you sourced the cute sconce above the window?
Hi! I have another question about your soapstone: did you seal it? And also, did you do an initial application of mineral oil and then choose not to re-oil it or did you opt out of oiling entirely? I am looking at soapstone slabs for my kitchen right now and the slab sales person keeps pushing oiling. Thank you in advance!
Hi Krista, I didn't oil my soapstone ever since I didn't want such a contrasted look. For some reason fabricators push oiling it but I have loved mine. Oiling does hide some of the scratching that can happen with soapstone so if that is something you're concerned about, maybe oiling would be the best option. I have a few etches, scratches and chips and I don't mind it one bit.
Thank you! One more follow-up question, is yours sealed?
I don't think so... but I honestly can't remember for sure.
Thank you very much for answering!