White macaubus? Or Taj Mahal quartzite? Not sure how it compares to super white pricing

Have you looked at honed Virginia Mist (also known as Jet Mist) granite?

Honed, it somewhat resembles soapstone in look, and being granite, resists stains/marks in general. I think it might be same price range as Super White.

I could see it with your backsplash and modern cabinets too, if your not going with a quartz.

What about quartz? Lots of options in gray or lighter, reasonably bulletproof.

I found this by googling Bianco Romano:

I think the pic is from a place debeer granite.

If your husband can't live with anything that can get easily stained/chipped good thing you didn't get the super white. People here have found out that super white is actually a marble not a quartzite. What was the price point for your super white. Madre perla and white macaubas are a couple of good choices. They may be a bit more pricey than the super white though.

Is there another stone yard?

Do you have any Princess White in the nearby stoneyards? I found it to be quite pricey compared to the Super White (which in my area stoneyards, etched). I second (third?) the recommendation on White Macaubus (or Calacatta Quartz -- the cross cut variant).

On the other stone yards super white was not as nice and actually was softer :(, scratched easier too

My husband does not like quartz, go figure...

Jet mist honed was our second option, until I saw it installed in one showroom... It looks like someone spilled the flour all over... I didn't like the look :(

Our super white was priced at $80 per sq ft honed sealed and installed...

I'll look at other options, thank you!

We just installed quartz, which sounds like it might be a no go for you, but it is called Cygnus and is light grey with darker gray swirls. I like it because it was not spotted. Good luck!

I am so upset :( we have black silgranite sink, black kohler carbon faucet and black pulls which would look great as accents on white kitchen with white/grey countertopâ¦But with jet mistâ¦it would all look just depressing :((((

Any other places locally or even semi-locally that you might be able to find Super White?

other place has superwhite, but i don't like it, and it scratches very easily

Went to 2 places today... All whites I looked at have some yellow/green stains in it...

I picked soapstone, tell me I am not going to regret it....

It scratches, but at least it does not stain, right? RIGHT?

I never knew picking countertop could be so stressful... I need a drink lol

Your soapstone will NOT stain. Those of us who have it love it. What kind did you choose? Pictures?

they just got it when i came in so they didn't even know what is the name of it, i guess they didnt receive the papers or something yetâ¦â¦.the only doubt i have is that this piece i chose..is pretty softâ¦They had harder one but i didn't like the look of it, black and shinyâ¦

the left part is just wet, not oiled

Soapstone is not porous, so it will not stain and it does not need to be sealed. You can oil it, or not. We love our harder variety soapstone in our white kitchen, but it is on the dark side. Over a year and a half and it's been (knock on wood) super easy to maintain. If I were you, I'd find out what variety you picked - it's good to know. Good luck!

Here is a link that might be useful: Dusty's white & soapstone kitchen

close up

it has freckles, its not water dropsâ¦.

It's very pretty!

That stone is gorgeous!!! Sometimes things are meant to be & that stone was meant to be yours.

Thank you both so much! I think its very pretty, too!

I was almost having nervous break down todayâ¦I am stressing out so much (which is really not my usual reaction to thingsâ¦.) i think my husband does not care about scratches and stains anymore, he is just scared to see me so stressedâ¦

I am gonna go get me some wineâ¦again

Hehehe - wine helps!!! Kitchen reno can be very stressful, but you sound like you are taking things in stride. The soapstone is very pretty. Agree with Romy - it was meant to be.

Thank you!
now i am off to appliance forum, because my range top didn't arrive yet and i need to pick something tomorrowâ¦

Just wanted to write an updateâ¦.our soapstone is in and i LOVE it!
i am still concerned about scratching, and also it has some strange blue stain, but other then that - its beautiful!!!

i have no idea why the photo is sideways⦠anyway, soapstone is not photogenic :) those freckles are actually glossy pieces :)

yulio-it sure IS photogenic. It's beautiful. I love the look of soapstone un-oiled. It looks fantastic and has plenty of character!

i like the un-oiled look, too! I caught the installers with oil, they almost applied it! I'll have to apply it at some point, because this soapstone is VERY softâ¦or, i'll learn to sand it :)

It is definitely photogenic! Love it!

On the good side of things, my husband (thank you, dear!!) talked me into returning black silgranite sink we had... We got Kohler stages! Yay! I wanted it from the beginning but was afraid to spend so much on a sink....
I ordered it online with overnight delivery and the sink got here just in time for measurements!

Yulia - your soapstone is gorgeous. While it's a different direction than you started out with, I hope you'll love it very much. For the most part here from what I've read, it sounds like those who have bought soapstone have been very, very pleased.

Oh, and congrats on the sink! Can't wait to see everything all in!

Yulia, I love that soapstone! Did you find out the name of it? I'd love to see your sink too :)

I love soapstone. Had a remnant piece in my last kitchen and thought it was so beautiful...even more wonderful is the feel. There's something about soapstone that feels so delicious!

Gorgeous! Congratulations :-)