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.
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!!
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!
Living With Soapstone
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.
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!!
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!
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 ❤️